Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1829-03-24

VIM. PLUMER AND THE REASON
PLor. To complete the documents con-
nected with the disunion project alleged
by Mr.. j. @. Adams against the federallsts
of Massachusetts. we give below letter
from M. Vim. Plumer, of New-Hamp-
shire written TO Mr.. Adams since he made
the said charge, and not TO be considered
therefore as any part of the " unequlvocal
evidence This letter is rather an ex-
traordinary document, and will excite
feelings of disgust in the minds of people
generally, rather than Of respect Tor the
man who would thus criminate himself
for the paltry purpose Of gaining notorie'y'
i. is, in fact, perfectly suicidal. We sub
tom Journal on MI h6sdlitssr ,e It the Bo'.
EpPING N. H. DECEMBER 20, 1928.
During the long and eventful session o.
Congress of 1903 and 1904, was member
-ofthe Senate, and was at the city Of Wash
ington every day of that session. In the
course of the session, at different times and
places, several of the Federalists, Senators
and Representatives, from the New-Eng-
land States, informed me that they thought
it niece ssary to establish separate govern
ment in New England, and if it should be
found practicable, to extend it so far South
as to include Pennsylvania; but in all events
TO establish one in New-Englani. They COM
planned that the slave holding States had
acquired, by means of their slaves, great
er increase of Representatives in the House
than was just and equal-that too great
portion of the publick revenue was raised in
the Northern States, and too much of it ex-
pended in the Southern and Western
States; and that the acquisition of Louisi-
ana, and the new States that were formed,
and those to be formed in the West and in
the ceded Territory, would soon annihilate
the weight and influence of the Northern
States in the government.
The intention, they said, was to establish
their new government under the authority
and protection Of State governments. That
having secured the election of Governor,
and a majority of Legislature in State
in favour of separation, the Legislature
should repealthe law authorizing the peo-
pie to elect Representatives to Congress,
and the Legislature decline electing Sena-
tors to Congress, and gradually Withdraw
the State from the Union, establish custom
house officers to grant Registers, and clear
ances to vessels, and eventually establish |
federal government in the Northern and
Eastern States. And thatsif New Englandl
united in the measure, it would in due |
time be effected without resortlng to arms. |
Just before that session of Congress clos
ed, one of the gentlemen to whom | have
alluded, informed me, that arrangements
had been made to have the next autumn, in |
Boston, select meeting of the leading fed
eralists IN New-England, to consider and /
recommend the measures necessary to
form system of Government for The North
ern States, and that Alexander Hamilton OF |
N. Y. had consented TO attend that meet
ing.
Soon after my return from Washington,
adopted the most effectual means In my
power to collect the opinions of well inform
ed leading federalists in New-Hampshire.
upon the subject. found some in favour of
the measure, but great majority of them
decidedly opposed to the project and from
the partial and limited inquiries made in
Massachusetts, the result appeared to me
nearly similar to that in New-H Hampshire.
The gentleman, who in the winter of 1903
and 1904, informed me there was to be
meeting OF federalists in the autumn of 1904,
ut Boston, at the session of Congress in the
winter of 1904 and S, observed to me tina.
the death of Gen. Hamilton had prevented
that meeting; but the project was not and
would not be abandoned.
! owe It to you as well as to myself, to
state explicitly, that in the session of Con-
gress IN the winter of 1903 and 1904, was,
myself, IN favour of forming separate Gov
eminent in New England; and wrote sey-
eral confidential letters to a few of nv
friends and correspondents Recommending
the measure. But Afterwards upon thor
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