The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-03-10


ton, though before he concluded / was filled
with surprise. Certainly, l was never more
surprised, than to find him following up, to the
extent he did, the sentiments and opinions,
which the gentleman from Missouri had put
: forth, and which it is known, he has long en-
tertained.
I Ineed not repeat, at large, the general top.
les Of the honorable gentleman's speech. When
he said yesterday, that he did not attack the
Eastern States, he certainly must have forgot
ten, not only particular remarks, but the Whole
drift and tenor of his speech; unless he means,
by not attacking, that he did not commence
hostilities-but that another had preceded him
in the attack He, in the first place, disapprov-
ed of the whole course of the Government, for
forty years, in regard to its dispositions OF the
public land and then, turning Northward and
Eastward, and fancying he had found cause
for alleged narrowness and niggardliness in the
" accused policy of the tariff to which he
represented the people ofNew England as wed.
ded, he went on, for full hour, with remarks,
\ the whole scope Of which was TO exhibit: the
results of this policy, in feelings and in meas
ures unfavorable to the West l thought has
opinions unfounded and erroneous, as to the
general course of the Government, and ventur-
ed to reply to them.
The gentleman had remarked on the analogy
Of other cases, and quoted the conduct OF
European Governments, towards their own
subjects, settling on this continent, as in point,
to show, that we had been harsh and rigid in
selling, when we should have given the public
lands to settlers. thought the honorable
member had suffered his judgment to be be-
trayed by false analogy; that he was struck
with an appearance of resemblance, where
there was no real similitude. think so still.
The first settlers of North America were enter
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or fleeing from tyranny at home. When ar
rived hero, they were forgotten by the mother
country, or remembered only to be oppressed.
Carried away by the appearance of analogy,
or struck with the eloquence ofthe passage, the
honorable member yesterday observed that the
conduct of Government towards the Western
emigrants, or my representation of it, brought
To his mind celebrated speech in the British
Parliament 1t was, sir, the speech of Col.
Barre. On the question of the stamp act, or
tea tax, forget which, Col. Barre had heard
member on the Treasury Bench argue that the
people of the United States, being British colo
nists, planted by the maternal care, nourished
by the indulgence, and protected by the arms
of England, would not grudge their mite to
relieve the mother country from the heavy
burden under which she groaned. The lam
guage OF Col. Barre, in reply to this, was
They planted by your care! Your oppression
planted them in.America. They fed from your
tyranny, and grew by your neglect of them.
So soon as you began to care for them, you
showed your care by sending persons to spy
out their liberties, misrepresent their character,
prey upon them and eat out their substance.
And now does the honorable gentleman
mean TO maintain that language like this is
applicable to the conduct of The Government
OF the United States towards the Western emf
i grants, or to any representation given by me
\ OF that conduct? We're the settlers in the
West driven thither by our oppression Have
they fourishod only by our neglect of them
has the Government done nothing but to prey
upon them and eat out their substance? Sir,
this ferVld eioquence ofthe British speaker just
when and where il was uttered, and ct to re-
main an exercise for the schools, is not a little
out OF place, when it is brought thence to be APP
Piled here, to the conduct of our own country
towards her own citizens. From America to
! England, 1t may be true from Americans to
their own Government it would be strange Ian
guage. Let US leave it TO be recited and de-
claimed by our boys, against foreign nation
not introduce 1t here to recite and declaim our
selves against our own.
! 1.-THE alleged contradiction in the two
speeches is here dwelt upon, and after show
ing conclusvely that none such existed,
Mr.. w. adds" Sir, if this be sample oil
that discontinue with which the honorable
gentleman threatened me, commend me to
the word discontinue for the rest of nv
life."1
But, after all, this is not the point of the de.
bate; and must bring the gentleman back ia
that which is the point.
The real question between me and him is
where has the doctrine been advanced, at the
south or the East, that the population of the
west should be retarded, or at least, need not
be hastened on account of it's effect to drain of
the people from the Atlantic States? Is this
doctrine, as has been alleged, of Eastern origin
That is the question. Has the gentleman
found any thing by which he can make good
his accusation submit to the Senate, that he
has entirely failed and as far as this debate has
shown, the only person who has advanced such
sentiments, is gentleman from South Carroll
ma, and \ friend to the honorable member him
self. The honorable gentleman has given nc
answer to this there is none which can be Civ
en-. The simple fact, while it requires no com
ment to enforce it, defies all argument to refute
il. / could refer to the speeches of anothe,
Southern gentleman, in years before, of the
same general character, and to the same effect
as that which has been quoted but will moi
consume the time Of the Senate by the reading
of them.
90 then, SIT, view England IL gulltless OF the
policy of ietarding Western population, and o.
all envy and jealousy of the growth of the New
States Whatever there be of that policy in tn,
country, no part of it is hers. If it has loca
habitation, the honorable member has probably
seen, by this time, where he is to look for it
and if it now has received name, he has him
self christened il.
We approach, at length, sir, TO more impor
tant part Of the honorable gentleman's obserya
tons, Since i does not accord with my view
of justice and policy to give away the public
lands altogether, as mere matter oc graf ,ity,
am asked by the honorable gentleman OH wha
ground it is, that consent to vote them away
in particular instances How, he inquiries, do /
reconcile, with these professed sentiments, my
support of measures appropriating portions o.
the lands to particular reads, particular canals
particular rivers, and particular institutions ot
education in the West This leads, sir, to the
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