Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-04-13

may be the inclination of the East. the South to.
wards Kentucky in regard to alliances it may be aban
doned She is no, in wooable condition; she is we'd
ded to the Union, and will not hear of any other al
lance.
The Senator from Maine, too (Nir. Sprague) has Civ
EN- us most glowing description of New England. He
does not, as the gentleman from Massachusetts, did,
speak Of New England through Ohio. He speaks right
ut her. and directly of her. lie has told us of the first
colons,s, of the mapner of their landing and of the
place at which they landed. He has described them,
not as hardy puars, but as venerable pilgrims, land
ing upon the rock at Plymouth, with the Bible in their
hands-yes sir, the Holy Bible in their pious hands
He has told that they extracted the model
their free and happy from that sacred
lume, and that they got from that holy book those
principles OF morality and piey, and that love of
order, which sgnay charactcrizcs them this day.
And he has taken special care to inform us that thew
were inspired with emphatic adherence Of siausrV,
by the divine injunction oil that sacred volume
do unto others as they would that others should do
them"
While the Bible furnishes the very best rules bv
which to regulate the conduct of individuals each
other and their Maker, must be allowed TO say that
the pilgrims OF Plymouth must have been very ngeni-
Gus TO have discovered in it either the model of free
Government, or the political principles upon which a
free Government be predcaed-wih the cx-
cepion OF what is called Thcocracy-in which the
priests ruled all the Governments of which it trcats
were those OF Kings and Judges At present, the
personalities of the people OF New England seem to
have very decided preference for the judges. No
man can read in the Bible of republic Those pill
grnis only took their government, from the Bible
I'll they found leisure 10 make better" and they did
make, and do enjoy, much better government,
than any OF which that good book speaks.
Sir, was so charmed with the elvIncurn OF the gem
tenan that fa0cisd fo- the while that New England
was very eiysiumhat it, surface was gently unJu-
lang,-carreed with verdure of the dsepest hue in
terspe'sed with flowers OF every nt and flavor: that
the forests were composed Of sacred giows he palm,
he cedar, the fir tree, and o'vcleneatcd by birds Of
the most varied and vivid plumage, and OF eXqute
notes. That the music of the grove WAS renhe red some.
what more emn, by the lla;nvo cooling Of the dove
pcrched, not upon the withcrei limb OF thundei-
sca'hei oak, but upon the verp'nt bough OF its OIL
n fIa ttrhif .1.al IL.
sprg which il bore ia ills bsak TO the patrarchal voya-
ger. That the venerable pilgrims saunered upn the
surface, or recned gracefully recumbent, upon the
green banks OF the peucid streams, which meand4red
In every variety Of curve through the stately groves
and disooursed sweet music with the pebbles, except
perhaps, Snndays That in this posture of grace u
recumbencv, they inhaled the odorif,rous breeZes
which gently agated The balmy air, and oc ,sicnslly
qnaiied Nectar FROM the hand Of obsequous Gany-
edes But when the gentleman had closed hi' descrip-
'on' end the Illusion produced on my fancy 10y his eo
quence had srhsided-or, in cher words MIR. Presi-
d-n', when the rce'ry OF his description reduced
pam p'css--l found IL was all a notion That he had
been talking ahou, the hardy Nav Englaniers, and a.
bout the poor broken scrubby lands of New England
out oil Which The viruous eomanry Of that country, by
the din OF peTsevering industry, ony
ior, but wealth. That the iaGced Nectar was neither
more nor less, than plain New England rum; and that
IN the generous use OF it, each his Gany-
msde and help himself with alacry proporoned to
his thirst.
Now, sir, willing admit that the people ofNew
Ens'anl have many virtues; they are honest ndustr-
Gus, enlightened, enterpising, and moderately pious
admire their free school system, and have no doub
that II conduces greatly to ihs diffusion OF much useful
knowledge among the of the people. Bat after
all they are better than they should be-to better
than their Southern or Western ghbors The peo-
pie OF every Stateave their respective advantages and
Inconvenience; and are al of them less under
the control OF circumstances, which they have
themselves 20 control They all aiming The sans
oJectad ali employ .uch means 10 promote it, their
condition permits. To be happy is not less he aim of
the people of the Other States, than of New England
and they perhaps have been less success in the
Lei Ter be. Nsak tn tt,.t
none can enjoy il, who do not conform her standard
Let all the States unite in maintaining the FIRE of
each and let each be free TO pursue its happiness
It's own way Comparisons, taunts, and reproacbes,
can produce good effect, and may disturb those
friendly relations which ought 10 subsist among tie pee
pie OF our Union.
Let me not be understood as disparagng lew Eng
land in any, the slightest degree. rank her with her
Sisters OF the Union, neither more nor less fair or ac-
comllished than either Of hem-thcy are all virtuous
he only trcck!e which can discern the face OF N
Eng aud, is that .hc il some lines little vain OF her
beauty too much disposed TO trumpet it, have never
been 10 that region;bn to take their late repre-
sentative in This body (Senaor Loyj0 the criterion
by which shoulj ju ge oil them would certainly rate
them very high. He would have filed the character
Of Sena in the prodest days OF the Roman Republic
no man ever occupied seat in the Senate Of tha
United states, who was his superior, in all that
stu &c eNce nee OF Character in the senator aud The
gentleman have 10 prtJrdices against, bat rather
par,li'es for New England. OF one thing / an,sat-
lshed that New England can, and will, take of
herseD Ny inclination, is, that the other States should
do the same; and that neither should unnpcessaiy or
wantonly, in ermeddlc with the concerns OF the ohers
But dill not rise let assure you, to difcuss the
subjects " hcli have cur,otily noticed. | could not
have heen tempted ty them, encounter the embat-
rassn ent which speaking in this body has always in
iicted uron me. rose mainly 20 enter my solemn
protest against some of the political doctrines advance
cd by the honorable gentleman from Massachusetts
(N1r Webster lie has asserted, in the of th.
debate, that the contribution Of the United States, was
not formed by the Saies; that II is not a compact form
ed by The States but government formed by the Peo-
pie; nat II ss popular government formed by the peo-
pie large; and he adds, "iha ii the whole truth must
be told hAy Ught ii into existence, esthbli.hed IT,
and have hitherto supported it, for the very purpose
among Others, OF imposing certain salutary restraints on
State s1vereigniies."
He asserts farther, that in forming the general gov
ernmcnt the people conferred upon the Supreme Court
OF the United States the power of imposing these GER
tain saluary restraints upon the sovereignty OF tho
states. Now, sir, believing az do most solemnly,
that these doctrines strike at the root OF free
Institutions anu lead directly TO consolidation of
the Government, / cannot refrain from attempt
ing, however feeble tho attempt my be, 10 eN-
pose their fdllacy and their dangerous tendency.
itis the FIRST time they have been openly avowed go
lar as have been niormcd) in either House Of Con-
gress. They were thought 10 he fairly infeffible,
from he tenor and import II the first message Of the
late y, esdsnt Adams to theCongress; but they were
lett to inference, and were not explicitly avowed The
rocofnmen aiion OF Secretary Rush. that the industry
Of the people should be regulated by Congress, must
have been predcafed upon his be lei, and that Of Mr..
ADAM, in Ihese' doctrines But siH, the friends Of
Nh. Adams, when these doctrines were imputed TO him,
ard lis message quoted in support OF the impu'aiOn,
resisted il with warmth, and ascribed the differences
from te messagc, and lrsm the report Of Secretary