Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-08-04

mac, and by degrees into the interior of the onnrr
NAT refuge they were seelSsg they found-Thouoh at
Instance from the abode of civilized man ouol snr.
rounded ON every hand by the wild beast aud the savage
Iey themselves upon the ayIurn thew had
"unu u ON the iron hand of persecution Aloof from
'N'dn'S anu despots they
crossed a traCkless 10 obtain They yrodu.IIy
IthproVed-the wilderness smiled. Where but n
@ years before The savage red iran roamed in lord
majesty, civilization soon reared her enveni crest
Tie hauns OF the beasts of Tire fJres-and hos- ex
lchsVe wilds hitherto untouched BY the Ioughshare
soon exhibited toxins OF the husbandman's toll Bcs
WIN fruitful soil, tkcy had
am tranquility beamed around them. Each ono .sru
DER his own vine and fgree,n smoked the caunut of
peace save when he compelled occasionally TO rise
up against the Tomahawl ard ScalpiDr Knife Their
commerce. population and resources rapidly ad-
vancInG. Their internal Affairs were nanagcd with the
utmost order and regularity century and Lalfro>
ca round and found them Furnishing and happy. But
lhiS Tranquility doomed to be incrrunted Great
trltan, jealous of the rising strength of her Colonies
began otorge for them the shackles OF oppression AT
hs perLod the politics pursued by tie Mother Country
towards her Colonies bespoke total want of affection
and were aimed 10 ntrude every possible barrier 10 their
growing power and prosperity. Measures equally re-
pughant 10 justice aud humanity, adopted and in
spite OF remonstraRcc upon remonstrance rroro,rs,y
executed under the preeXt, use the language the
priu'h ministry, OF 0trU1taitiHc lie dignity Of TIE
Cro5rh! In l7G3, new system Of Colony Admnisira-
ton commenced the inevitable issue of which would
have been the cnslaviRg Americas system in direct
ct the gFeat fundamental laws nature,
OF her several charters and compacts and of the priu-
ciples ef Tie British Constitution TO all the bencGts of
VIII Oh British subjects they entitled,
In considering this new system of Administration, "
arc at loss whether 10 lie surprised at IFS weak
ness and ITS iinpolicy in regard TO the interests of tue
Mother Country, shocked its cruelty AMI rigour
with respect To the Colonies.
Iomtroduce this course Of politics. the ministry
SET forth specious preamble declaring pcdient
'raIse revenue in American for certain purposes nd
10 raise ths revenue, six branches Of duties
oished. The declaration Of such principles al
reused spirit of jealousy and created cause of alarm
among the Colonies They saw in them nothing but
unconditional servituic-resIsanCe their only alter
naive lie ministry tearing that these symptoms of
jealousy and alarm might become tiled confirmed
discomfort and determined resistance repealed five
branches of che duties intended TO compose revenue
Thus directly coatradicting the eXpediecy avowed in
The preamble Such the shifts and devices resort
cd TO ID support OF hc principles asserted in the fmous
preamble But their Inconsistency and artffice
readily detected by Tie jealous and watcui ColJies.
They did not recognize the repeal of the ivu duties
! d'saT""ai OF !he riaSt TO tax They saw that " hIe
BT e deH y GPo" Tea 'emled the prGrc concluded for
revenue, in fail force and reco milton. And Tie
withdrawal of the ftcc Duties iari ON quictize their
fears had the tendency 10 increase them Tor became
manifest that repen"e was not The obicCt-t.at the Nil
nistry, by retaining t!e tax, aimed the establish,
Enent OF the right in Parliament cgsIate for .lefn
both in their internal ternl eations SUCH was
tie lace" istenCy Of the Ministry that originated and
adopted the Admins ration
Nor this less Inconsistent than ,nJo!iiic
With ordinary share of foresight the Ministry might
have known that there was bot one method of render
ing the Colonies efficient and useful branches u The
pre-, system OF indulgence extending to thcn ali he
privileges OF Brith Subjects could alo!e effect tis de-
sIfabe object. There erl0r nay absurdIty the
suPposlon that men, when driven by persecution from
their native land bad crossed immense aud
landed wilderness, whose leading characteristics was
a love OF freedom love induced and confirmed by
many circumstancesby banhincnt from their homes,
by descent from iccmcU, by distance from scenes Of
Il tyranny and oppression, by tended religious free
dom they had enjoyed from the period Of eir co!onza-
ton say there error nay absurdity in the sup.
position that men under these circumstances would
ameiy submit to abridgcuent of those rights TO
wnch they bad been long habituatcd and which Bri
fish subjects they could claim from the British Consti-
nton Yet diilereat pursued in Tie v
dom of the Ministry, to maintain me hgniY of the
CTOic! lut tire politics pursued by the Mother
try towards The Colonies marked with impnav in
another point OF view. Previous 10 The Introduction Of
Il the system: the of the Colonies tpvFard= the
! Parent Stale had been only dTul and 10y but
highly SeTvlCeabic. They furnished the most liberal
supplies in time OF waf-ihey expouded not only their
treasure but their blood And lad liberal course been
continued, the dutful and loyal part would sill
have been acted by the Colonies But The Elinistry
cosc rather ocoercc and pcGcGc to tte tan
though insight into the character of tie Co
loDics would have told them that with them persuasion
was efficient weapon liaH Coerfor and COMMON
& sense would have taught them tha benefit freely and
voluntarily conferred IS preferable 10 attained by
usurpaon and violence. Such was Tie mistaken
OF Administration 10 support Inc dignity Of The Cro1on.
Bot if its weakness and rnpolcy tend to excite cur
surprise cruelty and gour under practical operation
must arouse Indignation and shock feeling Of
\ humanity. The rigo Gus system commenced in des
potstn progressed cruelty and ended in blood. IT
was not enough, to Introduce principle the end OF
S which was unconditional slavery, which would draw
from the Colonies the fruits q thcir industry any de
gree the avarice Of the Mother Country might suggest
r No, NY Fellow Citizens this cruel enough "a
su The high ioncd refinement Of the gccrops Ministry
They must tax them without their consent and, because
they resisted the despotc principle enforce II nj the
point of the bayonet-addinC cruelty 10 oppression,
breaking asunder the sacred Ties which bind heart 20
heart and eventually wantonly splitting that blood which,
IN former occasion had been avsy she'd for fc Mo
ther Country. When oftle King, of ancient Per
STA had resolved 10 make upon the CarthagcEaut
and called upon the Pbocnicians afford him MD, they
replied that they could not take uP arms against their
Couuirymcn and children, the Caagcnaps being de-
scendans from the PhGncIaUs. Compare Tins 2ct 81
Pagan m9gpauin,itY with that conduct of tbe Mother
Country, and by it test her cruelty
In casting eyes The long list Of our grew.