The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1822-10-16

they, equally with the friends from whom they
& .fer, will deprecate.
Thus far we have not spoken of the alleg-
ed objection to Mr.. Adams, but have urged
some Of the weighty considerations which sug-
gest themselves in favour of united support
Of his nomination. In the present state of the
country, the objection seems to us to be Of
less practical Importance than it may have
been supposed. 1t was urged, 1t the last e.
lection and it enabled minority Of the Dis
trict to triumph in our defeat. And yet what
practical good was accomplished by this self
inflicted modification? What have we gain
ed by our voluntary humiliation We gained,
it is true, new Representative, kindly offer
ed us by political minority,-an individual of
whose sentiments upon any important SUBJ
ject no assurance was or could be giyen-who,
for aught we knew, might, and indeed proba-
oily wOuld, upon any question Of political econ
omy, vote precisely like Mr.. Adams, unless
perhaps some scheme Of prirate pcliticks should
control him. The party by which Mr. Rus
sell was nominated, would not degn even TO
ing from the obnoxious sentiments held by Mr.
Adams; and they laughed us to scorn, and
fairly too, for thinking of deciding an election
upon such principles. No occasion, however,
has occurred for testing our new Representa-
tive, in this particular; nor is it probable there
will and We have thus the aggravated NOR
thcatlon OF being represented by man suf-
fered to be chosen in order TO vote in a par
ticular manner, without having any assurance
that he was inclined to vote in that manner,
and without his having any opportunity to
vote at all upon the subject We discarded
"A Representative in whose political integrity
all confded, for an individual who has brought
shame upon himself, and no small portion
of reproach upon the District! This is our
"gain - aud this, too, is our shame.
1t viii not be denied that the objection to
Mr.. Adams is, at the present period, rather
speculative than practical. Upon the expe.
diency of the particular bill in favour of
which he, together with almost erery other
Northern Representative, voted, there was and
Is difference ofopinion. But the particular OBJ
ject of that bill, so far as ats Object was ob7or-
aous 10 some Of .Mr. .Adanas's constituents. has
since been accomplished. The enormous dtE
ference Of erctange, for the last TWO wears. be-
tween England and this country, has more
than eqndAed the proposed addition to the du-
ties upon British manufactured goods; and,
IN that way, our manufactures have received
an impulse which the government declined
giving. No such Bill viii, therefore. be again
advocated, unless the government should find
1t necessary as foundation for an improved
system of revenue. To oppose hIr. Adams
on the ground Of his former vote, will be, then.
to distract the Oi.trict for the sake of theo-
ry; and to hazard the loss Of the political in
huence of the majority, apparently for the
sake OF Furnishing an honest difference of o.
pinion. Is any one prepared for this l.? viii
any one refuse to abandon course which
leads TO such result?
Another suggestion, and we Shall have
done.-The most careless observer NAV note
symptoms of political alienation between nor.
tons OF the community which have hitherto
been associated. They, however. are but
symptoms; and, if checked in time, NAV dis.
appear. We mean no particular allQsion to
one party more than to another. But the
streams which now flow side by side, at one
time peacefully commingling their waters. and
again quietly diverging into separate courses.
when once their channels are obstructed and
their currents divided, will be forced in TOR.
rents INTO new directions, and will spread vida
desolation before they again find steady and
tranquil course.
1t becomes, then, every good citizen to be-
ware how he excites jealousies and animosities
between portions of the community which
ought to be united; especially between the
Agricultural and Manufacturing interests and
to consider that the objection urged against
Mr.. Adams, if persisted in, is supplying fuel
Tor flame which, when once enkindled. NAV
not be easily quenched.
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