Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-02-20
Speech OF MR.. BARTON. OF MISSOURI

Mr. Fool's Resolution concerning the further
,.ryey and sale of the Public Lands being un !,
10, consideration, Mr.. Barton addressed the
Senate.
Mr. President: am one Of those s unline al
,,d bastard sons Of the West" whom YOU
L,y. heard denounced as false 10 their country,
turing this strange debate, in the commence.
men, Of which. l am persuaded, The grand sa.
hem, Of your party could hot have been son.
sIled.
All was going on tremendously here
The magnanImous yiclors in the late presiden.
.i.I rsmDaigu seemed satisfied with their tri.
.m,h and their trophies. All part. sf The
Union were expressing favorable dispositions
award. the young West. A liberal system
!, dispasng OF our public domains, prrpitioas
=, our growth and our prosperity, and the de.
,.,,,rment 10 all our resources, was openly adj
.,,rs,,d by the North. the Sou'h. the East aud
n, West VII n minor chirf,ain Of your party
= Nh, much renown for either policy or war,
,rnl. B,nron,) not satisfied with the scalps he
mad taken in he late Campaign, fell su ddsniy
and Unexpectedly upon the prisonerS of the mi
.or;,y. and commenced 4 soeue OF massacre of
the living aud, dragging The dead from their
caves, even re- scalped them who had been
,c.lped and buried BY other arms more valor-
Gus than mis- own, during the existence Of The
by-gone wat.
And thus one, arrogantly speaking for the
whole Wes,, threw the fire. aud among the
members Of this body, and lighted up he Fame
Of his partisan warfare Of sectional prejudice,
local animoslIy aud civil discord!
The latitude an1 liberty OF his deba,e Seem
10 be kind of Saturnal;a in The Senate Of the
Uui,ed States. This may be good Ihins du-
ring long Session of Crngres,, il not TOO Oft
IN repeated The Romans, too had their Sa'-
urnalla, 10 which it was allowed 20 the veriest
slaves 10 the Empire 10 speak home 'ruths TO
their masters, without either fear or reserve.
llisuo, my purpose 10 avail my self Of ,he full
range Of ray privilege: nor o effect. TO speak
dasgers 10 the bosoms Of eli h.r the rulius ma-
iorlty here, OF lha, board Or wards and pun
ishmenls yo der; who having Obtained possess
ion Of the treasury, the P ess and the Offices,
hon,,. and emolumen,s e the republic. have
been enaeIing such freaks of "par,y discipline"
as would make The Fl'hers Of the Revocation
weep if they could behold m m.
1t is not my purpose TO re>rneasure all the
grounds OF This eudSd debate; But propose
to review the prominent poinls-,o pass from
20 mouHtAin. a. we'll as may, giving blief *
imperfect sketcn of he principle features oI
each. And II gentlemen vail 40, be surprised.
and think me cut Of order, will even touch
upon The M teT IN bae-.lhe proposed
inquiry for information of the Senator ftom
Conaectcut: { Mr. Fool aud the anne 1ment Of.
ersd by the Senator from New-Hampshirr
{Mr Woodbury. which covers the whole reso-
md
Looks we're much ike substitute.
have the honor to be one OF hose "unlenial
and bastard sons of the West" who were 50
party warfare, in The concluding par, of his
three days haTrangue in The Cause of sectional
prejudice, local animosiy, and civil discard.
om one OF hat great and patriotic minority
in the Yves, who so disln,eIes edy endeavored
10 sustain the hunted administration of Mr..
Adams against which all the arrow, OF party
m,hgoity were shot; all ths he'll hound, OF sec.
uouai prejudice local animo,ily, aud civil dis
cord re let loose, and all the lus Of office aud
power NJ combination were arrsyed. 81
And in this our fallen condition and day Of
aisersi y, an1 our countrys diversity we feel
thankful thai this notice OF Us, from such
quarter. did not come 10 the mure mill-dsw wing
N'm Ni a2probarIon or Of praise.
BI as his debate has been converted in,o
mere partisan warfare of sectional prejudices
and civil disoOrd, and rs This war has degenera-
Ted into mere relentless mas>acre of priso-
en-, >'ek'ng Of towns and robbing Of graves
ITd sAi"i' myself under the great funda-
m'"ai principles OF The Constitution. and with
The 'ieN OF the Farewell Address of The Fa
Mer Of his country in ms hand, and with some
"lhS Vt he little liberiy still remaining to the
minority Garry beck thr war into the enemy's
country, 80 lar a. 10 obtain that indemnify for
he past, which can only consist N recaP'ur'ng
'l' lost property, and that security for The fu-
a's which can only consis' IN placing our mo-
yves above The reach Of assallanls--not hoping
"co'qleT, N him, the propensity TO violate
vac rights OF others, or 20 destroy, IN him, ,he
4'''I 10 Co further mischief, white backed and
''a'1sd by such d majority as thavto which
s has attached himself
Aware Of Ihe unequal contest agsins, such
pn!>lcal superioriy of force in possession OF
AZ he strong holds, all the artillery, and all
y, e munitions Of war, with my sling and peb-
Nes advance TO the & ID
NeNer old q more disiuteres,ed and patriots
: SOay OF men appear in one Of our presiden-
Nh contests, than that nninoritv in the Nest