Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-02-22

valuable vent Of the commodities which II
h RINGS from abroad, or manufactures a, home.
The wesf derives from the east supplies reqsis-
tie to It's growth and comfoit-anG what Is per-
haps Of still greater consequence, it Gnst o, nr-
ce ssity owe the secure enjoyment Of indispensa"
BILE outlets for its own productions. to 'he
weight, influence, and the future maritime
strength of the atlantic side OF the union, a'-
rected by an indlssoluble community Of inter
esr as one nation Any other tenure BY when
the ,uesf can hold this essential advan'asr,
whether derived from its own separate strength
or from an apo>tare and unnatural conn, xoh
with any foreign power, must be lnulns'ea'iy
precarious.
"While every part of our country, thus ite's
an imm diale and particular interest IN UNION,
all the parts combined cannot tall TO hhu' Il"
the united mass OF means and efforts, great
er strength, greater resource, Proporuoha"H
greater security from external danger, less
frequent interruption of their peace by foreiso
nations And what is Of inestimah!e value, they
must derive from union an exemption rom
those bruils and wars between themselves,
which so frequently afIiici ncighboring eouh-
tries, not lied together by the same government;
which their own rivalships alone would DC SUI
6cient to produce, but which opposite foreign
5,
mulate and embi,ter. Hence, likewise, they
will avoid the necessity Of those overSro"n
military Establishments, which, under any form
Of government, are inauspi, ious 10 liberty; and
which are to be regarded as particularly hostile
to republican liberty. In this sense II is, that
your union ought TO be considered as main
prop Of your liberty, ard that the love ct thr
one ough, 10 endear TO you the preservation ol
the other.
/" These considerations speak persuasive
language to every rejecting and viI,uous mind;
and exhibit the continuance OF the union as a
primary object Of 2atriouc desire. Is there a
doubt, whether a common government can en-
brace SO large a sphere? Les experience solve
it. To listen 10 mere speculation III such d
case were criminal We are authorised to
hope tina, proper organization of the whole,
with the auxiliary ag' nry Of governments for
the respective subdi,i >ions, will Afiord happy
issue 10 the experiment. Ills well worth a full
aud fair experiment. Wi h such powerful and
Obvious motives to union, afftc ting all part, of
our country, while experience shall not have
demonstrated lis Impractlca6illy, there will
always be reason TO disrust the patriotism Of
those, who in any quarter may endeavor 10 wea
ken IT'S bands.
"lD oonte plating tht causes which may dis.
turb our union. It occurs, as a matter OF serious
concern, that any ground should have been fur
nishrd for charac,s' rzihg Parties by Grogra-
phica DETERMINATIONS Northern and South.
ern- A. !an,ic and Western; wheucr designing
men may endeavor o Xcue a belle, that there
is real differyrre # local inle,ess and views
One OF the exped en,s Of party q"ire in-
tlurnce, within paricula districts, is 20 miSre-
pres"n, III opinions and aims Of ether dis,ric S.
lou cannot shield yourselves 700 much az inst
the Jealousies and heart-hurnings which spring
frum these misrepresen,a They tend 10
render alien TO each Other, those who ought to
be- bound together by fraernal afftcton. The
inhd bltants of our W, stern county ave lately
had useful lesson on This head. They have
seen, in the negoci tion by the Xccutive, and
in the unanimous ratification by The senate, of
the treaty with Spain, and in the universal sa-
tls!act ton al that event throughout the United
States, decisive proof how unfounded were
the su>picions propagated among tn m, OF
policy it, the G. neral Government, and in the
Atlantic states, urfrieudly To their interest in
regard TO the Mississippi. They have been
Witnesses 20 The formation Of two tire 4ties, that
with Great Britain, and that with Spain, which
secure 10 IN m every thing they could desire,
IN respect To their foreign relations, towards
confirming their p osprrlty. Will it not be
their wisdom to rely for the preservation of
these advantages on the union by which they
were procured? VIII they not htnceinrlh be
deaf t. hose advisers. if such Their are, who
would sever them from their breih EN-, and con,
meet them with alicns9"