Delaware advertiser and farmer's journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1831, 1829-03-12

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The effort OBSERVABLE throughout this letter,
TO connect those latter events, which were Of a
public nature, and ofwhich the natural and ade-
quate causes were public with the mysterious
project known only TO himself, Of an earlier or
ign and distinct source, is in the last degree yio
rous and disingenuous.
The cession Of Louisiana 10 the United States, |
when first promulgated, was theme Of com
plant and dissatisfaction, in this part ofthe coun
try This could not be regarded as factous or
unreasonable, when II is admitted by Mr.. Adams,
that Mr. Jefferson and himself entertained con-
atitutonal scruples aud objections to the proTis-
son Of the treaty Of cessinn Nothing, however
like apopular excitement grew out Of the meas
nre, andit is s,atedby Mr.. Adams that this OBJ
iect 'siimbered' until the period Of the embargo
10 December 1907. Suppose then for the mo-
tnent (what we have not shadow OF Treason for
believing) that upon the occasion Of the Louia-
ana Treaty, certain leaders influenced by con-
stitutional objections, (admitted to have been
common TO Mr.. Jefferson, MIR. Adams and them
selves had conceived project Of separation,
and Of the Northern Confederacy, as the only
probable counterpoise to the manufacture Of new
States in the South. does it follow that when
che public mind become reeonciled to the cess
ion, and the beneficial consequences Of Il were
realized, las II is conceded by Mr.. Adams, was
might be, would still cherish the embryo pro-
iect, and wait for other contingencies, to enable
them to effect IN On what authority eau Mr.,
Adams assume that the project merely 'sluulber-
al for years. ifhis private evidence applies only
tothe time Of its originl aF
The opposition tothe measures OF government
in 1903 srose from causes, which were common
to the people, not only Of New-England, but OF
all the commercial states, as was manifested in
IT,. Vs.
what process Of fair reasoning then can that OPP
position be referred TO, or connected with plan
which Is said to have originated in 1894, and to
have been intended 10 embrace merely north
era confedcracyl The objection to the LOUISE
ana treaty was founded on the just construction
Of the compact between sovereign states. 1t
was believed in New England, that new mem
beers could not be added to the contederacy be-
yond the territorial limits of the contracting par
ties without the consent of both parties This
was considered as fair subject of remonsirance,
and as justly ing proposals for an amendment Of
the constitution. But so far we're the Federal
party from attempting to use this as an addition
oil incentive to the passions Of the day, that in q
report made to the Legislature Of 1878 by o
committee, Of which Mr. Adams excellent
friend Josiah Quincy was chairman, (Lonisiana
having at this time been admitted into the union)
il Is expressly stated, that they hare NOT been DIS
possd 10 connect this great constitutional question
soith The transient eaiaHittes of The day from
which it is in their opinion very apparently dis
tingushed both in lis cause and consequence.
That in their view Of this great constitutions
question, they have confined themselves to top
les and arguments drawn from the constitution
with the hope Of limiting the further progress o
che evil rather than with the expectation Of i'm
mediate relief during the continuance Of existing
influences ia the national administration. Ihl
report was accepted, and thus the project in
stead Of being used as fuel to the fame, is DELHI
erately taken out Of it, and presented to the PEG
pie BY the leaders, as resting on distant consid
Grafton from the transient calamites' and 70
which present redress ought neither to b
sought nor expected.
10 the embargo imposed in December
isiz, hearley All the ds]egasasn ~ Mass
s'issg,ttssa- gt y, "a, TsArs{ sR t, szr.3n
pesiag 1t were deemed b. her citizens
mockery Of her sufferings---Owning nearl!
one third ofthe tonnage In the United States
she felt that her voice ought to be heard il
what related to her security. Depending
principally on her foreign trade and fishe
fies for support. her situation appeared DIES
perate under the opperation OF this law il
It's terms perpetual. II was bitter aggTa
vation of her suffeTings to be told, that it
object was to preserve these interests. N
people, at pease, In an equal space Of time
ever endured severer privatlons. She coult
not consider the annihilation of her trad
as included 10 the power to regulate it. II
her lawyers, statesmen. and citizens in gen
eral, It appeared a direct violation Of tn
constitution. 1t was universally odious. TIL
interval from 1907 to 1912 was filled up b
series Of restrictive measures which KEEP
alive the discomfort and Irritation Of the pop
nlar mind. Then followed the war, unde
circumstances which aggravated the publ
distress. In its progress, Massachusetts wa
deprived Of gsrrisons for her ports--wit
line of sea coast equal in extent TO on
third Of that of all the other maritime State:
she was left during the whole war nearly de
fenceless. Her citizens subject to incessan
alarms--a portion Of the country invaded
and taken possession Of as conquered ter
ritory. Her own militia arrayed, and en-
camped at an enormous expense; pay an
subsistence supplied from her nearly exaus
ted treasury. and Reimbursement refused eve
20 this day. Now, what under the pressur
and excitement Of these measures, was tn
conduct of the federal party, the devote
msjoritY.' with the military force Of tn
State in their hanhs;--with the encourage
ment TO be derived from a conviction thu
the Northern States we're in sympathy wit
their feeling. and that government coul
not rely on its own friendss Did they resil
the lawsi Not in solitary instance. hi
they threaten a separation of the State,
Did they array their forces with show
such dispostions--D the government q
people Of Massachusetts in any one instanc
swerye from their allegiance to the Unior
The reverse of all this is the truth. Abar
doned by the national government becaus
she declined, for reasons which her highei
tribunal adjudged to be constitutional, {
surrender her militia into the hands of