The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-07-21
WORCESTER:
WEDNESDAY, JULY FL, 1880.
DISIJNION.

what a pitch some Of the mad caps of South
Carolina have wrought themselves, in opposi-
ton to policy, which, we verify believe, does
not affect that State injuriously, but which,
whatever may be its operation upon them,
whether advantageous or otherwise, is one
which South Carolina took the lead in fixing
upon US, as the policy Of the nation, and, for
the odous and oppressive features of which,
she is indebted to the exertions of her own rep
resentatives in Congress, and those who leagued
with them, to make it obnoxious to New Eng.
land At this dinner, a number of speeches
were made in the same temper of the extract
which we make from that of Mr.. Hayne. The
spirit of disuniOn and notification pervaded
them all, with the exception of that of Col.
Drayton, whose manly frmness in opposition
to the dlsorganizers, entities him to the graft.
tude OF his State and of the country
The notification doctrine is stamped with
absurdlty, too strong, we should suppose, to re-
qure any argument in opposition to it, were it
not supported by men of undoubted talents and
character-men whose opinions have great in.
fiuence over the population Of their State But
let us look a moment at the consequences OF
their doctrine. FIVE understand it, at the time
of Jefferson's Embargo, Massachusetts, or any
other State, might have declared the act i'm.
posing it, unconstitutional, suspended its oper-
alton and thereby defeated its object, until the
opinions of the Legislatures of the other States
could be taken, which would require year or
more, and then, if three-quarters of the States
should not support the law, it must become
imperative. Thus the minority would con.
troll the majority, State might dictate to the
Union, and cabal of seven States out of the
twenty-four might always reverse the measures
of the general government. What would the
South Carolinians have said of Massachusetts,
in the time of the embargo, or of the war, if
she had advanced such doctrines The welkin
would have rung with the cries of Treason"
the echoes of which would not, even yet, have
died away upon the ear. Adopting the nullf-
cation doctrine we might have escaped the
evils, both of the embargo and the war, for it is
well known that the States were nearly equal.
ly divided on the expediency and policy of both
those measures
But it is consoling to reflect, that, though
these opinions are advanced by some of the fiery
partizan leaders, there are those who are not
carried away by them, and we have good rea-
son to believe that they are, by no means, the
doctrines of a majority of the people, even of
South Carolina. The mass of the population
is sound and faithful to the Constitution. adopt.
ing as their motto, "Liberty and Union, now
and for over, one and inseparable."
GREAT REPUBLICAN FESTIVAL. The recent
celebration of the Anniversary of Independence
in Washington, by the Republican citizens,
friendly to Henry Clay, "a notice of which will
be found in letter dated Washington in an
other column) was one Of the most decisive
manifestations of popular sentiments which has
been witnessed for long time. 1t was, liter.
ally, pouring forth Of the whole population, to
manifest their adherence to the system of pro.
scripton and misrule which is the distinguish
ing feature of the present administration. We
say, the aohOtc population, for, although there
was Jackson celebration the same day, the
number attending it was so small as to be hard.
ly worth naming in comparison with the over
whelming mass at the Clay dinner, and was
composed entirely Of Office holders and their de-
pendants, whose living depends upon their ex-
hibting every possible evidence of fealty and
obedience to "the powers that be-" Such
contrast as these two dinners shew, taking place
as they did, at the seat Of government, where
tho acts Of the administration are subject to the
constant observation of the people, afford an
instructive lesson to the people of the country
at large.
The following are few of the toasts select
ed from above 800 which were given on the &C.
casien:
Henry Clay-Of whom Thomas Jefferson
said, his career thus far in life has been ca.
reer of glory; and he has achieved that for his
country, whilst engaged in her cause, which
would ornament the brightest place in the es.
cutcheon of the most favored statesman of any
age or nation"
By J. T. Griffith, Esq, of Mississippi Hen.
ry Clay and Daniel WebSter-The standard
bearers of the Constitution supporting the
banner of their country, and her motto "spread
all over in characters of living light, blazing on
all its ample folds, as they float over the sea,
and over the land, and in every wind under the
whole Heavens, the sentiment dear to every
true American heart; Liberty and Union, now
and for ever, one and inseparable"
By Mr.. VIM. Browne, Vice President. John
Quincy .Addms-A man of warm heart under
cold exterior; tree of deep foliage, which
hides under its leaves the delicious fruit il bears
By Mr.. r. P. Anderson, "a Bookbinder.1 The
present Cdbiaet-A loosely bound volume, fin.
lshed in sheep, gilt but not lettered-it vii,
soon fall to pieces, being put together by bad
workman who never served an apprenticeship
to the trade.
By Mr.. l.. S. Beck, Ia Turnerl Rotation in
Ofiee-A political schirtigig, whose twisting
and turning, impelled by faction, have exalted
vice, and depressed virtue.
By Mr.. Leonard Harbaugh. Martin Pan Bu-