Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1829-03-10

sllferngs OWnng nearly third of the tonnage in the
omeo otates se fe that her voice ought be heard il
wnat felatea 70 It's security Depending principally he
foreign trade and fisheries for support her situation
desperate under the operation of this law in its terms
ua IL was bitter aggravaon of her suerngs to be told
at It's OBJECT was to preserve these interests No people
peace IN an equal space OF time, ever endured severe
pryauons. She could not consider the annihaon Of he
rade as included In the power regulate it. To her law
Iyers statesmen, and citizens general it appeared d
rect violation of the constitution was universally odous
ne disatecton was not confined the federal party Mr.
ADAMS, 1t is sad, and not conradcted announced in h
letter TO the members OF Congress- that government must no
rely upon It's own friends The interval from 1907 to
was hled up by series of restrictive measures which KEEP
alive the discomfort and irritation ofthe popular mind Their
followed the war; under circumstances which aggravated the
pubck distress In this progress, Massachusetts was deprv
ed OF garlsons Tor her porwh line of sea-coast equa
IN extent to third of that of all the other maratme States
she was left during the whole nearly defenceless He
citizens subject to mcessant alarm "a portion of the coun
try invaded, and taken possession of conquered territory
lie own militia arrayed and encamped enormous ex
pense pay and subsistence supplied from her nearly exhaust
ed treasury, and reimbursement refused this day
Now, what under the pressure and excitement these meas
ures the conduct OF the federal party the devoted ma
jory, with the military force of the State their hands =
with the encouragement to be derived from conviction tina
the Northern States in sympathy with their feelings
and that government could not rely its friends? D
they resist the laws? Not in solitary instance. Did the
threaten separation of the States Did they array the
forces with show of such disposition? Ddthe governmen
or people OF Massachusetts any instance sweve fom
their allegiance the Union? The reverse of all this is the
truth Abandoned by the national government because she
declined, for which her highest tribunal addged
be CONSTITUTIONAL to surrender her militia into the hands Of
military project, although they always equipped ant
ready and faithful under their officers she nevertheless
chung the Union the ark of her safety she ordered
her well trained militia into the field stationed them thu
points of danger betrayed their expenses from her
ury and garrsoned with them the national FORTS All he
taxes and excuses paid with punctua and prompess
an example by followed by of the States il
which the cry for had been loudest These facts
eced for other purpose but that of preparing for the
qury what becomes of MIR. Adams key his project ant
his posulates The latter were all inens and purpo
SEES, to use his language, consummated.
Laws unconstitutional in the publck opinion had bee
enacted. great majority of exasperated people
in state Of the highest excitement The Legislature (f hi
word be taken under he management OF the leaders
The judicial their side, and the ures
as he preends, contaminated. golden opportunity had al
rived. Now the winter of their discomfort made glor
summer All the combusibes for revolution ready
When, behold instead of dsnembered Union, miltar
movements northern confederacy, and British alliance,
compished the favourable OF almost total pros
raton of the credit and power OF the national rulers
and peaceful depuaton of grave citizens, selected from tn
ranks of civil life, and legislative councils assembled at Hair
ford There, calm and collected like the Pilgrims ror
whom they descended, and not nnndfu Of those who ha
achieved the independence of their country they deliberate
on the most effectual OF preserving for their eowc
liens and their descendants the civil and political liberty whc
had been won and bequeathed to them.
The character of this much injured assembly has been sui
ected heavier mputaons under an entire deficiency nc
only Of proof but of probability than ever bele any ohe
set of men, dscharging merely the duties of committee
legislative body and making pubck report Of their dc
ngs to their constituents These mputalons have never
sumed precise form but vague opinions have prevailed OF
combination separate the Union AS Mr. Adams has con
descended by the manner in which he speaks of that
venon to adopt or those impuatons its pre-
ceedings we may be excused for making few more re
marks on the subject although this not suitable occaso
to 90 into full explanation and vndcauon OF that measure
The subject naturally resolves itself into four points,
questions:
First the constitutional right of State to appoint dele
gates to such conventions
Secondly the popriety and expediency of exercising tina
right at that time
Thirdly the objects intended be attained by it, and tn
powers given for that purpose by the State to the delegates
and
Fourtby the manner in which the delegates exercises
their power.
AS to the first point will not be doubted that the peop
have right in an oder and peaceabe manner to assemble
to consult upon the good and to request OF hel
rulers by the way of addresses petitions or circumstances
redress Of the wrongs done hem and OF the grievances the
suffer- This is enumerated in the constitution OF Massachu
sets among our NATURAL essential and unaenabe rights ant
lit is recognized in the constitution OF the United States ant
who then shall dare to set limits its exercise, to pres
Icrbe the manner Ill which IL shan pe eAereo! !"
have already spoken of the of pubck affairs and thu
measures of the general government in the year 1914 ant
of the degree Of excitement amounting nearly to desperation
n which thev had brought the minds of the people in hi