Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1824-02-11


the gentleman from South Carolina and the
| proposition Of the gentleman from Kentucky,
go still further-by adopting which, you will
put the peace Of the nation into peril-and
Tor whom: For people Of whom we know
almost as little as we do about the Greeks.
Can any man in this House, say, what even is
the state OF society in Bus1os Ayres-its NOR
al condition, &C.?
Let US, said Mr.. R. adhere to the policy
laid down by the second, as we'll as the
hrst founder of our Republic-by the Can't
lus, as well as the Romulus, of the infant
state to the policy of peace, commerce,
and honest friendship with all nations. entan-
gling alliances with none for to entanglins
alliances you must go, if you once embark in
projects such as this. And with all his British
predictions, Mr.. R. said, he suspected he
should, whenever that question should pre-
sent itself, resist as strongly an alliance with
Great Britain as with any other power. We
are sent here, said he, to attend to the pre-
serVatlon of the peace of this country, and
not to be ready, on all occasions, to 20 to war
whenever any thing like what in common
Pariance is termed turn up takes place in
Europe.
These sir, said Mr.. R. are some of the
views which have taken of the subject.
lhere are other views of it which | might
take, but from which abstain q may be per-
united to say) out of self respect, as well as
from respect for this Committee.
/ can, however, assure the Committee. for
one, that the public burdens on those whom
represent here (though they are certainly
better off than those to the North and the
West of them; that is, till you come to the
| favored states, where the interest of the nub-
nc debt is paid and where almost all the pub
tic moneys are discussed their burdens.
SIT, are greater than they can bear, because
'heir private engagements are greater than
they can discharge-and if this is not self
evident proposition, an at a loss to know
what can be such. And this universal dis.
tress In the country has been the effect of
freaks OF legislation. do not deny but there
may be some who have drawn great prizes
IN the lottery, but that is not the case with
the great mass Of the nation. And what is
mas scheme but lottery? fit should end
IN war, there will be more great prizes TO he
drawn, but it will be for me, those. whom
represent, to pay them, have been acouaint-
ed with my constituents a long time to little
purpose, and have greatly mistaken their
tiey are IN any such "melting mood" The
freaks OF legislation to which have referred,
tne vast expenditures which begot the neces-
SUES for over-issues of paper .money-that
system, compared with which all the evils
OF landlords box are blessings-have brought,
both England and America to this distress.
Inc two cases are strictly parallel-they run
on all tours-and, if this resolution be adopt
ed, not merely similar but yet more disaster
Gus consequences will ensue.
shall then, said Mr.. r. return to NV con.
stltuents without the least alarm in regard to
THIS question. Unless, indeed, ], and those
VINO In this case think with me, have reason
10 lear that our constituents viii award us
merited censure for not having better sup
ported the cause we advocate. Unless on
tins account, cherish not the least doubt
that when for one, 60 back TO those that
sent me here, shall be greeted with their
honest, open countenances, and gratulatino
hands. There has not been a question. since
have been a member of this House gu
winch nay opinion, has been more clear than
on this-no, not even in the case of the Sc
dition law.
What, said Mr.. R. is our situation. We
are absolutely combating shadows. The
gentleman would have US to believe his res.
olution is all but nothing-yet again II il 70
prove omnIpotent, and fills the whole globe
with its influence. Either it is nothing, or it
is something. lit is nothing, let US Law il
on the table, and have done with it at once
but, If it IS that something which it has been
on the other hand, repre Sented to be, let us
beware how we touch it. For my part, |
would sooner put the shirt Of Nessus on nv
back, than sanction these doctrincs-doc-
'r ll such as never heard from my boyhood
III! now. They gothic whole length. ifthey pre-
van there are no longer any Pyrenees--every
nulwark and barrier OF the Constitution is
broken down: it is become tabulo yasa--s car
,e blanche, for every one to scribble on it what
he pleases.