The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-02-25

1t would afford us great pleasure to pub
lish the remarks of Mr.. Hayne in reply to
the first speech Of Mr.. Webster But the
limits of our six by eight" forbid the at
tempt.
In order, however, that our readers may
have some idea Of the general scope ofthe
argument of the Senator from South Car.
olna, we have given an abstract Of his
speech. In doing this we are aware of en-
deavorng partially to crafty public curl
osity at the expense Of justice to the impas
stoned eloquence Of the Southern orator.
The speech of mr.. Hayne is indeed splen.
did exhibition of mental power-but con-
tanning many sentiments to which no true
hearted Northerner can give his assent AS
"partizan effort" it is however mastery
production, and will win for the gentleman
not only the "golden opinions" Of his con-
sttucnts, but the need of general admira-
ton.
Mr.. Hayne commenced with a declaration
that the attack upon the East had been made
| by the Senator from Missouri, and that Mr..
Webster, in his vlndcatiOn of New England
instead Of fioining issue with the gentleman
from Missouri, had selected him ,(mr, Fl as his
adversary, declining contest with the West,
and making war upon the unonending South
From this, Mr.. II believed that the gentlemen
had some Interior object in view which he had
no: ventured to disclose.
Mr. II cOntendcd that the West had grown
great as the colonies had in spite Of the alleg.
ed ''protoction Of the government"
Or Nathan Dane he said that the gentleman
J from Missouri had proved that he was not the
author of the ordinance of o9by which slavery
was forever excluded from the new states
north of the Ohio, and that so little was the
South acquainted with the modern great men
of New England, that MIR. Dane, represented
bv mr.: w. as greater than Scion and Ly-
curgus, was only known to the South as u
member of the Hartford Convention, witch,
declared that provision ought To be made tc
restrain Congress IN the c1ercise IF an uruim
it6d pOIcer In maize Rctc states and admit them
inio the Uaion.
In reply 10 mr.. Webstcrs remarks relative
To the opinion expressed by mr. IInyne that
the public lands ought not to be treated "as
fund for revenue" or boarded as "great
treasure" Mr.. H. observed, that the Senator
from Massachusetts, in 1925 expressed sent.
mcnts precisely similar, and read speech by
the latter gentleman in support of this asser.
tion MIR, ii. believed that the public lands al
though in the terms Of the grant declared TO
be "ior the common benefit ofall the States"
were not intended merely as so much treasure,
bnt for the purpose of facilitating the erection
ofnow states, as is expressly set forth in the
conditions of the grant Ifthey are intended
for tho common benefit of all the states,
whence is derived the right of appropriatipg
them for partial and local objects.
As to the alleged hostility of tho South to
the West in opposing Internal improvements,
Mr. Ii. said that the South, according TO the
admission of tho gentleman from Massachu-
setts, was influenced on that subject by con.
stitutional scruples, and asks oflhe gentlemen
if he would have them, out Of love TO the
: West trample these constitutional objections
under foot
Mr.. Fl. then goes on to show that until 1924
and % New England was opposed to appro.
priatons for Internal Improvement in the
West But at that time, however, "sn extra.
ordinary union Of sympathies and Of interests
was effected" between the East and the
West.
In reference to the public debt, and to the
observations Of mr.. Webster, that there is q
fever prevailing in a certain quarter, to dis
charge this debt, and that so far as il binds
the Union together, he, (mr. w. would be
glad TO have it exist forever, mr.. II. said that
the South repudia,ed the idea of pecuniary
dependence, that n monied interest was base
interest, and opposed 10 all The principles Of
! free government, He would lay the founda
tions Of the government in the affections oil
the people.
In the contrast drawn by the gentleman
E from Massachusetts between Ohio, and Ken
lucky mr.. III thought no could discern the We
~ spirit of the Missouri question. He ,her
alluded 10 the prevailing impression of tho
weakness of the South as connected with slav
cry, and 10 the injurious effects which had re
suited from that impression, and avowed bii
Willingness 10 make up issue with the gentle
man as to tho influence of slavery on nation
: al and individual character. He said that TIL,
profits Of the the slave trade were not coniin
ed TO the South--that they found SLAYER,
: ready made 10 their hands, and that finding
their lot cast among people totally disqual
flied for freedom, who could not, from the
numbers, be sent back 10 the land of the
fathers; aud whose condition would be atcre'
, for the worse by such restoration, they re
solved TO make the best oftheir situation, ant
, TO fulfil their trust as owners of slaves
in the only way in which IL could be fulile,
without spreading dosola,ion through the land
He further declared that the condition of th'
, blacks the South was Far more enviablc thar
that ofthe fee people Of color in New York
Philadelphia and Boston. As 10 the charg
of weakness resulting from slavery. mr.. "
said that slave holding states by reason of tn
!. value Of the productions could probably main
? tain number of troops fully equal to wha
. could be supported by states with lary