The Arkansas advocate., 1830-04-14

She threw open her Treasury to the Government. She put at the absolute disposal of the officers of the United States all that she possessed-her men. her money, and her arms. She appro- priated half million of dollars, on her own account, in defence of her maratime frontier, ordered a brigade of State troops to be raised, ,and whenleit to pro tect herself by her own means, never suffered the enemy to touch her soil, without being instantly driven off or captured.
 Such, sir, was the conduct of the South--such the conduct of my own State in that dark hour "which tried mems souls.'
 When l look back and contemplate the spectacle exhibited at that time, ill another quarter of the Union, when ] think of the conduct of certain portions Of New England, and remember the part which was acted on that memora- ble occasion by the political associates of the gentleman from Massachusetts-nay when ! follow that gentleman into the councils of the nation,. and listen to his voice during the darkest period of the war, am astonished that he should ven- ture upon the topics which he has intro dueed into this debate. South Carolina reproached by Massachusetts? And from whom does the accusation come? Not from the Democracy of New Eng land; for they have been in times past, as they are now, the friends and allies of the South. No, sir, the accusation comes from that party, whose acts dur ing the most trying and eyentful period of our national history, were of such q character, that their own Legislature, but few years ago, actually plotted them out from their records, as a stain upon the honor of the country. But how can they ever be plotted out from the recollection of any one who had a heart to feel, mind to comprehend, and 9 memory to retain the events of that day! Sir, shall not attempt to write the history of the party in New England to which have alluded--the war party in peace, and the peace party in war. That task shall leave to some future biograpferof Nathan Dane, and doubt not it will be found quite easy to prove that the peace party of Massachusetts were the only defenders of their coun- try, during the war, and actually achiev- ed all our victories by landand sea. In the mean time, sir, and until that histo- ry ry shall be written, propose, with the feeble and glimmering lights which I possess, to review the conduct of this party, in connection with the war, and the events which immediately preceded it.
 1t will be recollected, sir, that our great causes of quarrel with Great Brit ain, were her depredations on Northern commerce, and the impressmento of New England seamen. From every quarter we were called upon for protection. importunate as the West is now repre- sented to be, on another subject, the im- portunity of the East on that occasion was far greater. l hold in my hands the evidence of the fact. Here are pc titions, memorials, and remonstrances, from all parts of New England, setting forth the injustice, the expressions, the depredations, the insults, the outrages, committed by Great Britain against the unotlending commerce and seamen of New England, and calling upon Con gress forredress.s Sir, l cannot stop to read these memorials. In that from
 Boston, after stating the alarming and extensive condemnation of our vessels by Great Britain, which threatened a to sweep our commerce from the face of the ocean,7 and sto involve our mer- chants in bankruptcy they called upon the Government {" to assert our rights and to adopt such measures as will sup port the dignity and honor off the United States.''
 From Salem, we heard a language still more decisive; they cali explicitly for San appeal to arms, and pledge their lives and property in support of any measures which Congress might adopt.
 From Newburyport, ,an appeal was made !" to the hrmness and justice of the Go vernment to obtain compensation and protection." It was here, think, that when the war was declared, it was re- solved < to resist our own Government,
 eyenuntob tobloodr' Olive Branch, p. iOI.) In other quarters the common ian-
 guage of that day was, that our com