Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1824-02-04


freedom, then would he become a fed
eralist. The importance of this ques-
ton had been greatly magnifed. The
Turks, he could assure gentlemen,
were not going to make war with US
the Allies were not going to trouble
themselves about us, because we were
going to appropriate or 5000 dollars
to send out an agent to Greece. Ifany
such measures were to be produced,
they were already produced by the
Presidents message.
He insisted that power ought TO be
given to the President TO enable him to
avail himself of the first mt when
Greece might have achieved her indie
pendence, TO send to her his greetings
As to the Turk, it is more probable
that an expression of ours would re-
strain, rather than rouse him. He COM
plimented the gentleman from New
Hampshire { Mr.. Bartlett) on his ingen-
ious, ironical speech but wished him,
if he intended TO oppose this resolution,
TO favor the House with an argumenta-
tive speech on the subject, to prove
the propriety of his course. What was
the course of Washington dnring the
criticize changes of the French revolu.
ton? He received every minister alike,
laying it down as principle, that We
ought not TO NEEDLE in European poli-
tics, but be prepared to receive the a.
gents Of all countries, who had acflev-
ed IA substantive character among the
nations of the world.
He thought there was storm gath
erlng against this country, anc he
thought we ought to be preparing
ourselves to meet it. Let us not dis
courage the people, but prepare our
selves to die, if it be necessary, in the
great conflict, whenever it may come.
With regard to the commercial view
of the question, are we to be deferred
from correct couse by a pakry con-
liberation of figs and opium. What are
we protited if we gain this commerce.
and lose the liberties Of our country
What have we to do with the Allied
ooverelgns? What has Greece do with
he Allied Sovereigns? What right
nave these Sovereigns to interfere If
hey attack US, it will not be because
we express our feelings for Greece,
'ut on account of out free example.
We should make distinction between
cause and pretext-the resolution could
Iot furnish the former, but it may the
after. Ii is not for Greece alone-it
: not for Greece chiefly-that he ask
ed the adoption of this resolution -
Il is for ourselves--for our own Char
acter-our own fame. What else
would be the record ON the page of his
tory =? He asked gentlemen how they
would Care TO go home and face their
constituents, and tell them they have
rejected the resolution, which the peo-
pie themselves were so eager to see
adopted. For himself, if he stood alone,
he would vote for the resolution.
Mr.. Cuthbert wished to repei the in
situation conveyed in the close of Mr..
Clay's speech, that the House could be
influenced by fears ofapy character.
Mr.. Clay explained, that while he
did not intend TO take back single ex-
preston, he would say that he made no
personal reference.
The Committee then arose.
SATURDAY, JANUARY "a.
Mr.. Livingston, of Lou. submitted
another amendment of the Constitution
on the subject of the choice of Presi-
dent and Vice President of the United
States.
The House went again into commit
tee OF the whole, on motion of MIR. Web
ster's resolution. &c.
The depending question having been
stated,
Mr.. Randolph rose, and took an ex-
tensive view of the whole subject be-
fore the committee. He was decidedly
opposed to the resolution. The doc.
trlnes preached in the debate implied,
he said, to his apprehension, total and
fundamental change of the policy Pur-
sued by this government, ab mbe condi-
ia, from the foundation of the Republic
to the present day.
Mr.. Webster then rose, his object
was to reply to the objections which
had been urged against his proposition a.;
he felt that character had been, at
tributed to his resolution, which had no
more to do with it, than any two things
which were the most foreign from each
other. If any debates on this occasion
had gone forth to the world, separate
from the resolution itself, it might have
been conceived that he had proposed a
subsidy, an alliance, or direct war, in