Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-02-24

r, d,bate in the Massachusetts iegisia-
,,r. ON an amendment 10 the CONSTITUTIONS
.;,, IN reduce the number OF the mt m
her. If the house of Representatives, MT.
Hobart, Of Leicester undertook 10 r'u'eu'e '"1
,opuIation Of Boston, calling them SCI Vi
" printers, book binders. BARRIERS coo'er'' '''
,orx and mixers moving here and there win
IN, ,nv prrmanen, places OF abode Mr.
Baylies. Of Taunton, replied IN me '''''"'"s
happy manher. ,e,i.l,,ioo
have had some experience !" w.
having held seat IN ditfeFn'
dies for tea years; have hs'ehea "'
eislasive debates, and have hea'u ma''
,n.orJ,,,ry .n,erhes. but confess The most
v,r,o,d;n,rv was ne one which was made by
rho gentleman from Leicester yestrday: -
,h,, Gentleman aware Of he character OF MS
,roposi,ion! in adjusting the terms "' d" d
m.ndm,n, Il, the Constitution he advocate
the establishment of principle which "oeia
tolerate a real, 6onafed Arls 'ocracy. ne mas
,rarelv urged upon this assembly the proPtie'
~ Of ei,ing to one clJss OF our ci''zehs e'ea'
er civil privileges han a,e allowed 10 Inc o,her
classes. If his proposition prevails, one eias'
must be favored at the expense OF ''e o'".' >
and those thus favored become virtually an Ar
is,ocracy, for il is no, titles which cohs'i'u'e
an Arisrocracy, but prisilrg's. ne ~ou'd ie-
nv an equality Of rights and privileges to the
n,iutcrs, bo0kbinGers, cfockmakers' 1iack
smiths, cobiers. tailors, BARRIERS an9 "hke'S,
or in other words the mechanics Of our slae,
nm whom he has lavished bis sncrrs, add whom
he epdeayors 10 cover with contempt. lie
speaks Of them as"h binds OF passage NOV,
inc nl,rets." as devoid both Of patriotism and
20 Inc al attachments, as men without home
who hang on society as membranes, and
he hiss placed them in humilia'ing contrast
with the cullva ors Of the soil, to which class
he complacen'ly Tells US ne belongs.
Sir, there are none who cheris'' more SIN
cere respec, for The yeomanty-the tarf"erS o'
Massach sets than myself know 'he'r Wof
Il know their vir,ues--l would give mem
their full sha,e Of civil end political privileges
bat would give them no more, and II ondet-
stand their feelings, they would ask no more
an certain thai they would never coh'e"a ior
more than an equality Of privileges, and DE-
lev them 10 b., the Ia It who would undertake
to wres, from their neighbours one ti';ie oil
their right. - :,
The gen Ieman from Leicester has called
up his revolutionary "reminiscences. * has told
us Of hi. personal knowledge OF The patriots
and heroes who composed the glorious band
of revolutionary chiefs, The men VINO were
engaged IN the noblest enterprise oil modern
times. Bu,,.sir. Can tell that gentleman that
is mt amongst the green hills OF the county
of Worees err, that he Can look Tor those OAR
ing spirits who gave the FIRST Impulse which
re sui ed 10 ,ha, mighty eveot In TWO H'Ie
rooms in his city were assrmblee the men
who devised the projec, Of emancipa'ng ma
lion-the pioree OF the American revolution
were the Me.hsn Of Boston. In their
mee,inps thew drliberated on The highes' OBJ
iects Of human cnnc-rDment-a nauon's rights,
and having ascerl aimed the suenglh OF me
founda ion, they had no dread OF me issue, and
court,d the confltc.; l can transport he gen.
,ieman to another place-the Carpenfsr' Hall
| in the city OF Philadelphia In that place, on
a dsy memorable in our annals, the iourih day
! of July, 1875, a deed was done which has no
parallel. On that day, In that piece, was as
| semoled the mos, august PoiiicaI BODY mai
ever delibera,ed on a cations destiny. rive mtn
| haL been sclec ed as the elte Ut that assemoi.
the greatest amongst the grea'-to prepare
the manifesto OF natipu's righiS-ol q nation s
wrongs Amongs, them was man ny tine
name of Benjamin Franklin ('he gentleman
| from Leices er in his mutIfari"us reading
NAV we read Of him J a man mighty amongst
! the SOhS ~ Incbb WIN " Sop"o"
=, the he ad of the philosophers Of America
| and Of Europe, who's deep Investigations IN o
rue secrets OF rure had given him The knowi
| e &c Of her subllsi, most mysterious, most
| rene ndous mos. destructive agent, which he
di,armrd If its power Yes Sir, he PLACED
"lh The forked lighniuss as with 'amed
snake, and yet the elements Of that marvellous
| wisdom viii enlightened and as'on'.hsd the
world were gathered 10 a Printer. Office, and
this prral m an was Printer.
| There was another no, me inferior OF Frank
lin in sagaci,y, his superior in sound pracIi-
cal knowledge Of politics. mat whose
opinions were thr essence OF strong common
sense, the ,c>uirs Of the united action OF clear
head and an homes, hear. The name OF this
man Wa Roger Sherman (the gentleman from
Leicester has heard Of him This Roger
Sherman wrough, al the trade OF shoemaker
many years af,er he had reached he age oil ma
,urity.
There was yet ano'her, not mechanic him
self, but he SON Of mechanic, AID bred IN
the family of mec anic. | will now 'ske the
| gentleman from the room where the > aiesmen