Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-03-15


alarm. becausr If is forewarned, l. fnrearmed.
II was forrwarned, aud he Trusted the Legis-
Eiure Of the State the humbIrst OF whose re
nrssentaiivrs he was, were al>o forewarBed. "
not. he knew the people Of The State were and
he gave a warning 20 every one who was dis
posed 10 mount this hobby, that il could end
in nothing hut mischief
Here Mr. r. commrn'ed on the expression.
"Save me from my friends" and the evils
which spring from the mol!ia Temporal fandi.-
He asked, for whom arc we ,emprd 10 endorse,
but our friends? We are 10, in the habit ct
doing it for our enemies. He spok" OF he So
gacIty OF Geo. Mason and Patrict Henry, who
had never looked to the day when this nucleus
" ould he formed Of volcano the eruption oil
which is TO shake The whole country, from Ma
son and Dixcn's line 10 The Sabre. Trey ne
yer DIRE ampt Of il. Has not Congress exclusive
jurisdiction here? 1t has. What is it? Le-
gi,'aiive. Does tba, give full power in all ca
ses? 1t does not, in all CASES. Congress has
not the rignr to eeslsle into danger. BY
voluntary gran, from Maryland and Virginia,
his ten miles square was coded 10 Congress;
but under this voluntary grant II cannot exfr-
rise power dangerous, and obviously so to
the senses of every man, ard destructive 10 the
rights Of Virginia.
He then spoke Of the unity Of interests
| which prevails in the union, and advised gen
'lemen ,ha, The interests Of The southern States
are so intimately blended with those Of the
north. that they must al prosper or perish as
| one, and blasted be the man who shall attempt
| 10 screrarr them, wherber by 4 treaty with the
great King, or any other King, the tendency Of
which is TO dissolve these United States. He
would not he that man; If he could, he would
| be worse than q parrcde. Bu, when he was
called upon to- offer his throat 10 the knife
aud 10 see his neighbors ofieru up their chastr
wives, ard pure and unds fled daughters, and
lntle infants, 10 the lust and carnage OF sangul-
nary, because i'litcra:e, and spiiitt u? barba-
rans, he would act then, as he would when
driven against wall, in .e'f defence, for the
union, in thar case, ins'e I'd OF bringing happi-
ness and security, would be d, struc,ioD itself.
This then, h. said, must be met. Southern
gentlemen mus, not. shall not as far as he
could prevent it. throw down a carpet 10 cover
he dry rot on this floor
He then referred 10 the time when Lord
CORVALLIS went through the south and
ried off about three slaves IN five. which re-
turned the sumo NIGHT VIVA, would il
have been when Packentan's army land ii
they had not been met nv a Military Chiritain,
and made 20 bite the mud and sand OF thai al
luvlal soil. We know the British policy. The
West Indies is to Great Britain. what the
Sou'hern men are 10 he north-as mire in an
exhausted receiver. He had been led away
FRI m the subject. II" believed tha, the law Of
Marv!ond stillsprevailed in the district il sx>
listed, when, in an unhappy hour, Congress AS
suracd h jurisdiction here. He voted against
j.. More Of the affIir stuck TO lis skirts.
"SbaJse not .xg!lf, s.'sI, tr' Z retrorfssfon he
had voted to 60 10 Philadelphia; no not to Phil |
adelphia but to go from this place, and he |
would vote to day orto morrow to remove the
seat OF Government, and the fui thsr from his
state, the better. He believed the law Of Ma
rvland 10 be The same row, as il was then
he law IN Alexandria is The same. FIc had
added Aexand, ia county Washington Coun
", IN order that The whole subject nigh, be
under the view of III Commi,,ee on the Dis.
rIct al Columbia, # which his honorabl,
riend (Mr. AL xande) is the Chairman If I
any thing was wanted, il must be supplied
inless Congress was wiling ha, here, in this
en- miles square, under tho very nose Of the I
government, y is incipirnt ser,,le war should
commence. He would not subject himself to
'r Called to order by the hair. for he would i
'ot impeach the mo'ives OF gentl men. He |
believed tn motives Of other gentlemen who G
bought differently, wee as pure as his own;
ut that they were acting under GeluSion c
lie called on gentlemen to interpo,e as TO this 7
lack popula'iop-v orse even than slaves 4
hat this City Of Washington may not be c
rade a refuge for all he free blacks of Mary Il
md n
If he were residen, Of Philadelphia or Ma p
vland, he would he agains, this in difference,
scause thr presen, system will drain Philadel- 4
hia and MARYLAND of ,ha, population There ii
in Philadelphia an excellent police. The
opula,i"n, originally quaker, is orderly and a,
oral. He was bred among quakers and con- tt
dered them most useful animals They keep
'e black population under. The nave pen pl
entia'y for them. But LEI a man go through
! -shingt"n, AID he will see here is no eo,-
nment There is a corporation here, and in
GEORGETOWN, hut he would end by saving Com
ess could scarcely recognise such corpora,
ons. Our power over the s"bjec,-guoad The ca
operations of Washington and Gen,ge 4own in
not the States Of Virginia and Naryraud-is III
nnipotent; and If they fail TO mike proper nc
gulNtions, or to carry into effect those which by