Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1830-03-09

means, BY vote of lending money, dare to
PROSTATE himself at the altar on the fast
dav." Will Federalists subscribe to
the loan Will they lend money to our
national rulers Its impossible T! First
because Of the principle, and secondly
because of principal and interest. 10
not prevent the abusers Of their trust from
becoming bankrupt. Do not prevent
them trom becoming odious to the pub
lick. and being replaced by better men,"
"Any Federalist who lends money to
Government must go and shake hands
with James Madison, and claim fellowship
with Fslir Grmdy." Il beg pardon OF
nv honorable friend from Tennessee
bu. he is good company. Il had thought
il was g James Madison, Felix Grundy
and the Devil'' Let him no more call
himself Federalist and friend to his
country" "He ,ciA be called BY Others
infamous, &C."
Sir, the spirit of the people sunk under
these appeals. Such was the effect pro-
duced by them on the publick mind. that
the very agents Of the Government, las
appears from their publick advertisements
now before me) could not obtain loans,
without pledge " that the names of the
subscribers Should net be known. Here
are the advertisements, the names OF all
subscribers, (say Gilbert u Dean, the
Brokers employed by Government) shall
he known only to the undersigned"
AS if those who came forward to aid
their country in the hour of her utmost
need we're engaged in some dark and
foul conspiracy, they were assured that
their names should not be known. -
Can any thing show more conclusively
the unhappy state ofpublick feeling which
prevailed at that day, than this simple
fact OF the same character with these
measures was the conduct of Massachu-
sets, in Withholding her militia from the
service of the United States, and devising
measures for Withdrawing her quota OF the
fares, thereby attempting, not merely to
cripple the resources ofthe country, bit
actually depriving the Government, (as
fas as depended upon her) of all the means
Of carrying on the war, Of the bone aud
mascle. and sinews of war;" ofman and
steel, the soldier and his sword" But,
il seems Massachusetts was to reserve
her resources for hesself-she was to de-
iend and protect her own shores. And
how was that duty performed ? In some
places on the coast neutrality was declar-
ed, aud the enemy was suffered to invade
the soil of Massachusetts, aud allowed to
occupy her territory until the peace, with
out one effort TO rescue it from his grasp.
Nay, more, while our own Government.
and our rulers, were considered as ene-
mics. the troops of the enemy were treat
ed like t,ieads--the most intimate COM
mercial relations were established with
them, and maintained up to the peace.
At the dark period of her national affairs.
where was the Senator from Massachu-
sets How were his political associates
employed /? Calculating the value of
the Union !" Yes, Sir, that was the pro-
pitious moment, when our country stood
alone, the last hope ofthe world, struggling
for existence, against the colossal power
Of Great Britain, /" concentrated, in one
mighty effort to crush us at a blow p
that was the chosen hour to revive the
grand scheme of building up" "a great
Northern Confederacy,"-a scheme which
it is stated in the work before me, had its
origin as far back as 1896. and which APP
pears never to have been entirely aban-
doned. In the language of the writer's Of
that day, (l796) rather than have a
Constitution, such as the anti FederaHStS
were contending for, (such as we now are
coniending for) the Union ought to be
dissolved )" and to prepare the way for
that measure, the same methods were re-
sorted to then, that have always been re-
lied on for that purpose, exciting preju-
dice against the South. Yes, Sir, our
Northern brethren were then told i" that
if the negroes were good for food their
Southern masters would claim the right
to destroy them at pleasure" Sir, in
1914, all thesetopic were revived. Again
we heard of ga Northern Confederacy :;
1.-THE Slave States by themselves !" the
mountains are the natural boundary :" We
want neither the counsels nor the pow
er of the West" &c. &c. The papers
teemed with accusations against the South
and the West, and the calls for dissolu-
ton of all connexion with them were loud
and strong. | cannot consent to 60
through the disgusting details. But to
show the height to which the spirit of dis
affection was carried, will take you to
the temple Of the living God, and show
you that sacred place (which should be
devoted to the extension of peace on
earth and good will to man." where g one
days truce ought surely to be allowed to
the dissentions and animosities of man.
kind" converted into the fierce arena of
political strife, where. from the lips of the
priest standing between the horns of the
altar, there went forth the most terrible
denunciations against all who should be