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


paramount all other considerations enorces by eabo
rate reasoning, and refers express to Wahangton
tareweN address, its text book. Ii, then, power to do
wrong giuen by the legislature the conventions and
nothing unconstitutional disoya, tending to dsmon, was
IN fact done GALL which is manifest OF recor there remains
no retex for mpeachng the members Of the convention by
mpung to them covert and nearous designs except the
unchatabe one, that the characters of the justify the
belief that they cherished i'll their hearts Wishes and mten-
TONS do, what they had authority execute and what
IN TACT they did not attempt On this head to the people OF
New-Engand who were acquainted with these characters,
no explanation necessary For the information OF others,
behoves those ofus who members to speak without
reference ourselves. With this may all be
permitted say, without fear Of conradcton, that they fairly
represented whatever of moral, intellectually patrlolck
WORTH to be found the character Of the NewEngand
community that they retained all the personal consideration
and confidence, which enjoyed by the best citizens those
who have deceased the hour Of their DEATH and those who
survive to the present time For the satisfaction OF those
who look to seye, and private interest," springs OF
human action, may be added that among the mass OF c-
zens friends and connexions whom they represented, were
many whose fortunes principally vested In the pubhck
funds to whom the dsnon of the States would have been
rum That convention may be said to have originated with
the people, Measures for relief had been demanded from
immense numbers countries and towns, all parts OF the
State, long before organized Its main and avowed
object the defence Of this part Of the country against the
common enemy The then wore its most threatening as
pect NewEng land destitute of national troops her
treasures exhausted her drawn into the national co
lers
The proceedings and report of the convention, were in
conformity with this object The burden Of that report con-
sisted In recommending application to Congress to permit
the States provide for their Defence and to be ndem
ned lar the expense by reimbursement, IN some shape,
from the National Government, Of at least portion OF their
money This convention adjourned early in January
On the 9th OF the month"; an act OF Congress was
passed. which gave the State Governments the very pow
which sought by Massachusetts,; vz-tha of 'rais
ing, organizing and offering State troops to be employed
IN the State raising the same, or an adjoining State and
providing for their pay and subsistence This repeat was
the most important object aimed at by the institution OF the
convention, and by the report of that body Had this act OF
Congress passed. before the act OF Massachusetts, Tor organ
zng the conventions that contention aUod haze east
ed Had such been anticipated by the convention,
or passed before its adjournment that assembly would have
considered its commission great measure superseded
For although prepared and reported sundy amendments to
the constitution of the United States be submitted to all
the States, and might even if knowing of this act of Con-
gress, have persisted in doing the thing yet as this
proposal for amendments could have BEEN accomplished in
other NODES they could have had special motive for SO
DOING but what from their being togeher and from the
consideration which might be hoped for to their PROPOSE
tons from THAI circumstance. 1t thus matter OF absolute
demonstrations to all who do not usurp the privilege OF the
sEARcHER of hearts that the design of the Hartford
ton and its dongs were only constitutional and audabe,
but sanctioned by of Congress- passed after the report
published not indeed with express reference to 1t, but
with It's principal features and thus admitting the reasonable
ness of its general tenor, and principal object 1t is indeed
grevous perceive Mr.. Adams condescendng intimate
that the Convention adjourned Boston, and in strain
of rhetorical pathos connecting his imaginary plot then
least in the thirteenth year of It's age, with the catastrophe
# which awaited the ultimate proceedings of the convention.
That assembly adjourned scitho day, after making ITS
port. 1t was ipso fsoto dissolved like other Committees.
One of its resolutions did indeed puport that If the appca
ton OF these States to the government OF the United States,
Recommended IN foregoing resoution should be
f and peace should rot be concluded and the defence of
these States should be neglected 1t has been the
commencement of the war; will be, in the opinion of this
e Convention expedent for the Legislature of the several
1t States to appoint delegates another ConUenton
at Boston on the third Tuesday Of June next with such
powers and Instructions the exgency of crisis
+ tous may require On this it to be observed,
First That the Convention contemplated in the foregoing
resolution appointed and never could have been,
according to the terms of that resolution; because is
shown above the object of the intended application Con-
gress had been attained And Secondly if the contingencies
mentioned in that resolution had occurred the question of
forming such new Convention and the appointment of the
delegates have gone into the hands of assemblies
because all the Legislatures of the England States would
have been dissolved and there would have been new cleo
TONS before the time proposed for the second convention
And lastly, is Of pubck notorety that the report Of
this convention produced the effect of assuagng the pubck
sensby and operated repess the vague and ardent
expectations entertained by many OF citizens of mme
date and efectua relief from the evils of their condition
It We pass the elaborate exposition of constitutional law
the Presidents letter having CALL any inclination
this time its leading principles Neither do
comment upon though perceive and feel the UNJUST and
we be excused for saying nsdious, mode which he
has grouped together distant and disconnected occurrences
which happened in his absencerom the country for the pur