Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-09-04

Steps which we have denounced with 50 W.
bi,.erness. Let US no. forget, that, at II.
time when New England thus acted. ,bp ID.
uistra,ors Of the general government, b,,.
exhausted its funds, had not wherewi,b n !.
in the field, the troops stationed on on,
board, for It's defence. or this dreadful ~
Gen. Pinckney advised the then Cover
South Carolina; how did its Legislature A.,
Did it embarrass Congress with reproach,, :
upbraid the Executive with the failure ~
most important constitutional duties, N'@
magnanimously advanced, withou, dis,.,,."
voice, the estimated amount Of The in,en,I,'.n
es, for the ensuing year, before even .bs -
was passed for imposing lhem.. Wa -
there among US, that is not 10 the present, Mo-,
of this transaction; Notwithstanding, nor
Of this very debt. is still meanly withheld ~,
for which the Legislature have in vain ns;
toned? Deplorable, indeed, will be III. F a.
which shall first subtract from the mor,IG'
and beauty OF so bright an example. IH,~
said, cannot see, should the Lesislalu, ;
driven to take the remedy into its own hand,
how il can better our situation. | taksif
granted, no one will contend that i, will. h.,
lering the case, to be at open war with the =,
of the Union. If there be any so deudsJ a.
frantic with passion, as 70 think olhersi,. +,
such one do not appeal. Let US suppo.e n.
next step short of war--tha. we have wi,ldr,v,
from the Union, and that the general Cove.
ment will not resort to open war 10 prevent.
are there not other and ample means, BY Vii;
it could enter into The Improbable cou,es -
who shall do the olher the most harm, MAXI,
our own government TO US, what tina; Of eer
weak and feeble state has been TO its ci,iz,O,r
suDiect,-a very curse? Suppose our treps
ton Withdrawn from Congress, the cu.ror
houses taken into our own hands, ard II ON,
5, aports declared irte,-(my eyes have Bee,
nearly bIislered by looking on such prorc
OH paper.) 1t appears 10 me that any man VII.
Is wicked enough 10 conceive such proistr,
must have wit enough to see, how easy il woul!
be for Congress 10 prevent every possible cir,
cumstance Of supposed advantage from accu.
ing 10 us.
These projects, weak as they are, furnish t..
most efficient resistance by the Legislature
With Infinite respect for the suggesor, Con.
slider the attempts to tax domestic good, :,
published in speech in the Telescope sriG
weaker. OF success, from such means Of co.
ertion, utterly despair. That which you have
suggested as being most favorab'y entertained
in your district, namely associations for non,
consumption OF Eastern and Western articles
think better Of, Only because il may kreplh:
two governments, State, and United STATES
from direct conilict-it will only array (b.t
enough God knows) section against setlO,
Such a course, if executed, would proba1,
nave sensible effect in opening the eyes d
those who have had too much success, in e
gislating goodly portion OF the profits O.
labor TO their own benefit. But i. is, 10 Say,t:
least, much to be apprehended that resolutOF
for such objects would &c badly executed, ~
tuNh I'll aY8sld hea hdaaS, tFFi6pI h5 n
favora5ly of any project, that shall tend 1,
rectiy or indirectly 10 lismember the union;
that may, without more time Cor oonyctIJ,
render hostile, any portion Of that famIr
among whom union and harmony alone al
give strength and prosperity. Dreadful nus
be the times, and severe indeed the sufi rnH
Of our people, that shall warrant an appsl 70
the elements Of passion and discord for reid
My advice, therefore, is, to abstain from ",g
act that will add TO the present exci'emsi
confident that the good sense Of the people i
large will, with moderation and justice on o..
pat, remedy our evils, better and soorer 'hsa
we can ourselves; most Of all, impIOc yop,
not 10 urge the Legislature to entertain any dlr
cussion on the subject whatever. 10 addition
to such course OF moderation and loyalty
consider il perfectly consistent and moral thai
we should, with settled and peisevering deter
do every thing, individually, 'ha' Is
legal, 10 take ourselves Out of the operation o.
all the tariff laws that have been, or MAJ
enacted. - II that the Legislature or volunteer
associations can do, win any probability
success, may be better done and ought to 't
by individuals. We have ample means 10 TraI'
the interests oil the friends OF the ,arl!, Il w
will bu, use them. 1t has been satIstac'ou!
ascertained that there are trough! into !'h
State over the Saluda mountain road aIoN
from The West, one and half millions worn
Of live stock annually If we abstain from P"'
chasing these, can it be doubted, that the re,'
ton will extend to every fre-side West oil i''
mountains. AT least, our old friends '"''l
might be induced 10 remember, [the deIUAo'
incident to the Presidential comics. being o''..
that they have deserted US for new, not Dr'"'
friends, even for those who, &c say the e@'i
have been as uniformly opposed, as We n'..
been as friendly, to their admission into Inc ~
mily Of States. Our influence in New EnSau-
is OF The same nature, but stronger, beciu",'
a much larger amount. No people on earn