Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1830-03-02

ANIthaSS va tuG cast tUWuIuS LllG Y
west, with sediments Of an opposite char
acter displayed by the south in relation to
appropriations for Internal Improvement.
Now, sir, let be recollected that the south
have made nd professions Ihave certainly
made none intheir behalf of regard for the
west. 1t has been reserved to the gentle
man from Massachusetts,, while he vaunts
his own personal devotion to western inter-
ests, to claimfor the entire section of coun-
try to which b. belongs, an ardent friend
ship for thewsst, as manifested by their sup
port ofthc 'y,tem Of Internal Improvement,
while he casts in our teeth the reproach
that the south has manifested hostility to
western insressia opposing appropriations
for such~objects. That gentleman, at the
same time acknowledged that the south en-
tertains constitutional scruples on this sub
ject. Are we then. sir, to understand, that
the gentleman considers it a just subject of
reproach, that we respect our oaths, by
which we are bound to preserve, protect
and defend the Constitution of the United
States ?" Would the gentleman have US
manifest our love to the west, by trampling
under foot our constitutional scruples
Does he not perceive, fthe south is to be
reproached with unkindness to the west, in
voting against appropriations, which the
gentleman admits, they could not vote for
without doing violence to their constitutional
opinions that he exposes himself to the
question, whether, if he was in our situa.
ton, he could vote for these appropriations
regardless ofhis scruples? No, sir, will
not do the gentleman SO great injustice. He
has falleninto error from not having duly
weighed the force and effect of the reproach
which he was endeavouring to cast upon
the souh. In relation to the other point
the friendship manifested by New-England
towards the west, in their support o the
/ system If Internal Improvement, the gen
tleman will pardon me for saying, that
i think hin equally unfortunate in having in
troducet that topic. As that gentleman
has forced it upon US, however, cannot
suffer tito pass unnoticed. When the gen.
tleman ellis US that, the appropriations fol
Internallmprovement in the West, would
in almost every instance, have failed but fol
New England votes, he has forgotten 10 tell
1, ms tbs when, the hon, and the therefore
this newborn zeal for the west sprung up ii
che bosom q N. England. If we look bacl
only few years, we will find, in both Hous
es of Congress, an uniform and steady op.
position, on tie part of the members from
the Eastern States, generally to all appro.
priations of This character. At the time
became member of this House, and for
some time afterwards, decided majority Of
the New England Senators were opposed to
the very measures which the Senator from
Massachusetts, tells us they now cordially
support. Sir, the Journals are before me,
and an examination of them will satisfy eve
ry gentleman of that fact
1t must b. well known to every one whose
experience dates back as far as 1926, that up
to certain period New-England was gen.
orally opposed to appropriations for internal
Improvements in the West. The gentle
man from Massachusetts, may be an excep-
ton, but i he went for the system before
1926, itiscertain that his colleagues did not
go with hin. In the session of 1924 and '25,
however,a wonderful change took place in
New England, in relation to Western inter-
ests. Sin, an extraordinary union of sympa-
thies and of interests was then effected,
which brought the East and the West into
close alli,nce. The book from which have
before reid contains the first publick annun-
citation O. that happy reconciliation of con-
flicting interests, personal and politicall
which Brought the East and West together,
and lockedin fraternal embrace the two
great orators of the East and the West
while the result of the Presidential election
in the House of Representatives., was still
doubtful, while the whole country was look
ing with intense anxiety to that Legislative
Hall. where the mighty drama was so soon
to be acted that we saw the leaders Of two
great parties in the House and in the nation
stalking sweet counsel together" and in a
celebrated debate on the Cumberland Road
fighting side by side for western interests
1t was on that memorable occasion chat the
Senator from Massachusetts, Aeld out tie
white fog to the Vest, and uttered these lib
eral sentiments, which he, yesterday, so in-
dignantly repudiated. Then it was. that
that happy union between the members Of
the celebrated coalition was consummated,
whose immediate issue was President from
one quarter Of the Union, while the success
sion las supposedly was secured to another.
The +" American SYSTEM" before rude, dis.