The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-11-14


return have you made to us for our cordial
support of the citizens of your choice we
speak not of those reckless disorganlzers VINO
foretell disunon and rejoice at its approach,
publicly declaring that they prefer George the
Fourth to a Yankee President, nor OF those
who proclaim that they will not pay tribute
II is matter of indifference to them, whether
old or Nc1, England shall be our carriers
But we speak of the unklndness and hostility
of the great body OF your citizens, who, step
ping far short of these extravagancles, stlll SO
far unite with their authors as to give them
countenance and support Had we so acted
for we, too, had our demagogues,-in the Gays
of Jefferson and Madison, what would have
been your fate ::
What reply, my fellow citizens, can we
make 10 this severe, but deserved reproach
know of none The existence of this Union,
let me assure you; does not depend on Parrl-
asent but in cherishng kind and brotherly feel
ngs in a spirit of compromise, dispensing with
equal hand as far as practicable, honors and
benefits We, surely, have had our share OF
these But if, whenever another portion OF
the Union claims its equal rights, we are to ar
raw ourselves in opposition, and threaten dis
union, because the men and measures are not
our own if men, intoxicating those councils,
are to direct orr destiny, then, indeed, we have
arrived at the point foretold by Washington,
and against which he lifted his paternal and
warning voice-then, indeed, our days, as
free, united, and happy people, are numbered
Pa :. --,th;eey To so abborrent, as the
sight OF little strutting politician, wise IN his
own conceit, and talking of diSaniOR as of an
every day trlhing occurrence. Such men,
when the disasters which they have contrlbut
ed to produce have arrived, are always the first
meanly and cowardly to shrink from the storm.
Next to those in contempt is the man who,
with his talents for better things, and knowing
the disgrace and mischief which he must pro-
duce, can sit calmly down and inditc a string Of
designating resolutions, intended TO operate
exclusively to his ACKNOWLEDGMENT, which he
knows may be affected in the temporary ex-
element which they enkindle. Such charac-
! tiers as these however they may prosper for a
time, and seem to have reached the iruition Of
! their hopes, must ut last sink into contempt
and infamy. | ask you, my fellow citizens, if
you can follow such guides ? These are the
men who cry out for i" the hero''-who make
up in noise and clamor what they lack in rea-
son and who, floating ON the surface of the
1 great ocean of mankind, gather around them
/ the scum and foam of the agitating storm );
! while the more sedate and prudent, who con
4 suit their ease rather than their duty, are
swept along in the current, till the mischief
becomes inevitable, and the alarming cry is
I heard throughout the land, Let every man save
/ himself who can
/ 1t is to avoid this threatened mischief, that |,
humble as am, hut having your good at heart,
/ have undertaken to warn you in time before
the misfortune is upon us. have found it the
more necessary TO do so, because the watch
man, IN whom we have heretofore confded,
has gone over to the enemy We followed
him, and believed him, when he told us that
Jackson was too little of statesman. too rash
and violent in his temper, his measures too
much inclined to arbitrary government, and
that his election would be Il curse 10 his coal.-
try. But now be cries aloud that all will be
well, if we elect this very man whose portrait
he so faithfully drew Can we trust him still !?
| confess that | cannot.
We all kn0aC that a large majority Of car
/ citizens entertain n0a0 tie same opinion of
JsckS0a, aohich they some gears ago imbiJcd
from the press ace aeere proud Of His real
paltizans are few How stood he at the last
election with us And has he done an, thing
since, that should increase the number of his
admirers | answer fearlessly that he has
not. It is the duty of every man to hink that
upon his single vote depends the happiness
OF his country. Let him reflect that maiori-
/ ties are made up of individuals. Let no man,
therefore reason with himself that his efforts
( VIII be VAIN; but let him remember that treas
( on to his country may consist as well in acts of
enjoy the confidence of their fellow-citizens,
because they deserve it, appreciate the magni-
I tude OF the occasion. Let them miDgle with
| their less intelligent fellow citizens and ex-
/ plain the nature, and the probable result of the
I contest and summonng together all who are
opposed to the election of Jackson, whether
few or many, in their respective counties, aD-
point one or more delegates to meet IN Rtca-
mond on The first Of January Rent, to deliber-
: ,tEa mn h. =
ShaH support .fOr President
The advantages of such measure are OBJ
vlous First, you relieve the members of the
Legislature from a service which does not COM
port with their appropriate duties, and which
produces dscord among the members most I'M
favorable to Il wise legislation; and secondly,
because the representation is so unequal that
the voice of the majority may be controlled.
Is 1t not enough that the minority control IN
the Legislature of the State VIII the MAORI
ty also surrender to the minority the high privi-
lege of elccting the President of the United
States And it may be added that this pro-
posed body of delegates, thus convennr. will
be able to bring together the views and wishes
OF the people of Virginia, and so to regulate
their acts by existing circumstances, as TO pro-
mote and answer the best interests of the
State in other important concerns.
If am answered, that such a step would be
vain, deny the conclusion. cOnScientiousIy
6elicoe, that a minority Of our citizens are or
posed to JackSon'S election. Activity and CON
cert of action are all that is necessary to make
manifest this majority. BY this step you form
a ralying point-the indolent and despairing
are reused into aeton--the public mind to
THlNK-and doubt not the best consequences
will be the result. But suppose we fall We
shall find a consolation in after times in having
done our duty. TO do nothing is in effect, as
pernicious and dishonorable, as though we lent
our whole force to the election of Jackson-
70 do our duty in endeavoring to prevent this
calamity, to ward off this +" curse" to our coun-
try, is all that man can do. The blessing of
heaven is on hiiA who exerts himself The slug
gard is left unaided to reap the fruits Of his in
dolence.
Let us, then, my fellow citizens arouse from
our lethargy Let us 60 forth and act as be-