Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-01-23

fence, and Tue government Of Virginia had Of
fered 1000 men-the East had oppo-ed The
acceptance Of the services, and the offer was
adopted, and accepted by the vo,e Of the South.
Mr.. Bell moved that the Senate adjourn,
which motion was rejecied-Ayrs -, Noes Is.
Mr.. Haynes said. that when he had sp ken a
few DAYS since, i, was not hiss intention to have
troubled The Senate again. He had then
thrown out merely a few hints and suggestions,
stating al the time ,hat his opinions were not
fully made CD. But the gentleman from Mas.
saehusse,s, (Mr. WeLs'er,) had chosen 10
change The question. he had gone from the
West to the South. Had the gentleman found
tina, The Senator from Missouri was an over
match for him, tina, he had gone over thar gen>
tIeman TO attack himself Was the murder
Of the Coalition aoarng before The magma.
,ion of The gentleman? But he cared not what
was The motive. lhe gentleman had chosen
his enemy-he had gone into his (Mr. H's.)
territory, snd. by the blessing Of God, he
would drive him back dis omitted.
The senator from Massachusetts had said
much Of he ~pa'ernal care shawn by New Eng
land TO the Wes,; bu, when he heard that re-
mark, he could mol help~s"me mbering the
course of the tory members in The British
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of the Colonies, when it was urged that The
Blush Government had s-srsd their Colonies.
&" You reared ,h"m! They reared themselves
in spite OF you
Mir. n went briefly into the history Of Ma
than Dane, 10 show ,ha, af,er his opposition
to the Yves, in Congress, he had pursued the
same course in The Hartford Convention
The Senator from Massachusetts had alluded
to a speech of Mr.. McDufie on the Cumber-
land Road. J4n. Is, 1925. Mr.. Hsyne read an
ex,r.c, from MIR. Webs,er's speech on that oc.
~casion, 10 show shat Mr.. w. had uttered sen.
,iments similar TO his own. With these opiu.
ions, Mr.. w had yesterday repudiated the
ideas OF MIR. II. and considered The public
lands as a pc perpetual fund. Mr.. II. believed
that the fund ought 10 be administered for The
purpose of raising Up great and hourishing
communities. If was to be reserved Tor the
common brn,6, Of all the States, how could
The gentleman vote away land Tor colleges,
schools, canals and bridges! Sou h Carolina
had NOT been benefited by such votes, so much
as she would have been by the building up oil
great communities.
The gentleman had said The Easr had been
friends 10 The West, while the soa,h had oppo
sed such grants. The gentleman had cast il
as a reproach on he South, ma, Constitutions
scruples had led them 10 tn opp 'si'ion. The
Gentlemen mad forgotten 20 ell ihe when, The
how, and The wherefore, ihe East had shown
her friendship He though, this was q new
born zeal. He believed that until the year 1925
The East had been opposed to the growth OF
the West. 1t was a matter Of history, thut
sometime in the year 1925, certain gentlemen
had changed their policy in reg ard to The Wts'.
If tn Arnsrcan system had grown out OF d
policy at that time adopted, Of Manufacturers
10 the East and Internal improve men's In re
West, from wbicn tHeSouth vas shut our, he
though, il was not to be boas ed o as friendly
10 the West.
On the remarks Of Mr.. w on The public
debt, he should wait until the Senator from
Massachusetts should act before he gave him
entire credit for his declarations. The stn le-
man had said he would pay The debt, because
the government was bound 10 pay 1t.
MIR. Webster TX EXPLAINED, tba. he would pay
the public debt, because IL was onerous TO he
industry of The country
Mr.. Hayne aGded-thr gentleman had said
that, as it was the bond of union, he should not
object to have it kept on the country forever.
Mr.. II. re2udiated such an idea was not .
Government, that we wanted, but a free Govern
meut, and tina, should make the people Inde
.,endtnt aud happy. This would bind men 10
the ~footstool Of a yran, as much as to he Con.
sti,uion. II was such sentiments as those That
led directly TO the celebrated mrxlm, that a
public debt was a public blessing
Mr.. GIuLdv moved TIA, The Senate adjourn,
and
On motion OF MIR. Webster, the Senate adj
journed TO Mouday
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