The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1828-07-31

true, the late Tariff, and all the
of Congress, enacted TO regulate
Dor OF the citizens, to contioi then
IN the choice Of professions and pursuits
possesses the very essence oil tyranny
They are unjust ia taking out OF The pock'
cts Of one class Of citizens to enrich anoth-
er. They are not in consonance with Ell
ther the letter or spirit of the Constitution
OF the United States. IL is our bounden
duty to ourselves and TO posterity, to strive
by al! fair means TO cause them to be re.
pealed, and by our Industry, economy and
self denial, to render them 40 much as pos
siblc. imperative Oh ourselves.
To these who would go further q be-
lieve there are none such presently would
say, look TO the movements oiour neigh
bouring States, aggrieved as we are by
these laws. Has North Carolina, Geor-
gia or Virginia advocated the measure OF
conventions among the injured States, OF
withdrawal of Senators and Representa-
lives from the floor Of Congress Shall
South Carolina, propelled by rashness, start
alone for the goal in the expectation that
other states will follow? No gentlemen,
our citizens would not follow their leaders,
if their leaders should commit this folly.
The legislature Of the state of Pennsylya-
MIA once IN Olmstead's case) undertook to
resist the authority OF the General Govern.
mont Governor Snyder was directed by
resolution, to resist with all tie force Of
the state-he ordered out brigade of mi
ltia, to prevent the serving of a process
emanating from the General Government ;
the streets ofPhiladelphia were filled with
81, hi, l.. rs
side, and the marshal and his posse commi-
tdiuS on the other. The sober and think
ing part of the CO immunity were 10 agoniz-
ing expectation of the result. The women
hugged close to their bosoms their infants,
in the fear Of the horrors Of the civil strife,
about to be commenced; when 10 and be.
hold, back door was opened, the marshal
admitted to tl.o dwelling Of the defendant ;
the process served the front door opcned
this event announced, and the brigade and
the posse comitdtuS simultaneously dismis-
Aed. Not tn bear hard upon our respecta-
bic sister states, it is but fair to acknow
lodge, that # Pennsylvania Gas conquered
she was conquered by her oWn~cnlzens it
was the good sense Of a community correct
igg the rashness ofthemselves after they
had time TO reflect.
This severing member from an estnb
lished confederation, is not so easy mat
ter as some seem to think. The project |
meet with in some Of our newspapers OF
forming conventions, of withdrawing our
Senators and Repres will repe al
no law or treaty now biuding upon the
whole. Those who act under the authori
ty of the General Government, if they do
their duty, must on its performance bring
the two authorities in collision. There is
no eludrng the question 1t would arise the
first hour after the dissolution was attempt
ed, and then -. But will not GO on.
The picture, or ra ther the reality, ouSht to
be vailed from our eyes.
do. not yet despair Of the republic
cannot believe that the strongest motives
which actuated the states in forming the
confederation, can long be lost sight Of; |
mean our for cign commercial relations, lbe-
lieve that when this regulating Of com
merce, so much relied on, shall be found 10
have destroyed 1t, that our general govern.
ment will retrace her steps. | well re.
member when Mr.. Jefferson and a ma jori-
ty Of the wise men Of the nation maintain
ed, that by commercial restrictions and EN-.
bargoes, he could bring Great Britain to
terms, III other words, that it was substi.
tute for war. At this day, how many ad
vocates could you find for this mode OF
making war ? The opinion is gone out as
completely as the opinion Of that Pope and
Conclave, who condemned Calico to the
inquisilion for saying that this world OF
ours was round.
Our representatives in Congress demon.
strate with too much success, that with the
present minor ity they can afford no relief
and still rely on the ballot box when the
nostrnms of our political empyricks shall
have failed to bring down tlC showers OF
gold into the laps of all the north, east and
west; when our own energies and selfde'
malls shall have left them to bear the brunt
in paying the bounlies they expected to
wrest from us; when they see that we cur
and will raise our own horses, mules, cat
tie and hogs, and spin and weave and wear
our own homespun, and make our own IT.
on /; when they shall perceive that even a
mong ourselves, these tariffs arc calculated
to make the rich still more rich, and the
poor still more poor. Then the sufrages
Of the people and not Of the great capital
lists would tell. Then the cries Of the lana
locked yankee sailor will be heard. 81
have not despaired, see nothing TO make
me willing to give up the ship"
fit were an easy matter to dissolve this
Union,I would not for one forcgo partici
patton of the glory which our fellow citizens
Of the Union have achieved; your uniforms,
your military array, remind me that you
arc brother militlamen with those who
fought on the plains Of New Orleans /; ma.
ny of you the sons and grand sons ofthose
who stood in arms, when the birth Of ma.
tion was tn be sustained.
| give you as a toast.
The Republican LigM Infantry.
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