Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-02-18

the south 10 calculate the value OF the Oni'n'
and in the language of thezbitterest sarcasm,
dds g surely tnen the Union cannot LAST lon
ger than July, is3L"-n is impossible to mis-
AXE either the a.lusion or the object OF the gen.
,Iemau. Now, Mr. President, call upon eve
rv one who hears to Bear witness, that TINS con
,royersy is no, Of nv seeking The senate VIII
do me the Justice 10 remember, tha' a. the
time this unprovoked and uncalied-for attack
~ a made non the south. not one wore mao
bpeu uttered by me in disparagement OF ne"
ENGLAND. nor had made the most dis AM ai'u
sinn. either 70 the Senator from Massachusetts
or The S ale he represents. Bu', sir, tha' gen
tleman has thought proper, for purposes "es'
known 10 himself, 10 strike the south 'hro"gh
me, The most unworthy Of her servants. ne
has crossed the border, he has invaded me "a.e
of South Carolina, is making war upon her ei-
tizens, ard endeavoring 20 overthrow her P''">
ciples and her institutions Sir, when the gem
,leman provokes me 10 such conhic'' meet
him a, the threshold I will struggle while
have life. for our affairs and our Gre-sides, and
if God gives me strength, will drive back 'he
inv ader discounted. Nor shall sop there
1.-THE gentleman provokes The war, ne shan nave
war. Sir, will no, stop a, the border; will
carry The war into the enemies territory, ana
no! consent to Law down my arms until nave
obtained "indemn,y for the past. and security
for the future" 1t is with unfeisned re'uc>
lance, Mr.. President, that | enter upon ms
part of my duty. I shrink almost in'uhcuVeiy
from a course, however necessary, whieh NAV
have a tendency III e1cite secuonai ieelnes,
and sectional jealousies. But, sir the task has
been forced upon me- sDd proceed figh' on
ward to the performance OF my duty; Or me
nsequences what they may, the responsioiii'y
is with those who have imposed upon me this
necessity. The Senator from Massachusetts
has though; proper 10 cas-, the hrs' stone, ana
if he shall find, according to homeiy aasge,
that he lives in a glass ms mead
be the consequences The gentleman has maze
a grea, flourish about his fidelity TO Msssac hu'
sets. I shall make no professions Of zeal fer
the in eres,s and honor of South Carolina-ot
tina, nv constituent. shall Judge. If there be
one State in this Union, Mr.. President, land
saw il no, in a boasltul spiriD that may chsi-
lenge comparison with any other for an uni
form, JEALOUS, ardent and unca'eulating devotion
TO the Union, that State is South Carolina
sir. from the very commencement Of The Revo'
lu ZION, ~ to ,hi. hour, there is no sacrlhce,
however great she has not theerfully made
no service she has ever hesitated 10 PERFORM
She has adhered to you in your prosperity, but
in your adversely. she has chung 10 you with
more than filal affection. No matter what was
the condition Of her domestic affairs, though
deprived Of her esourees, divided by parties, or
surrou nded by difficulties, the call Of the eoun
try has been to her as the voice OF God.-Oo-
mesuc discord ceased al The sount,-every man
became a, once reeonciled 10 his brethren, and
the sons Of Carolina were all seen crowding to-
ge,her to me temple, bringing heir gifts to the
altar Of their common country. What, sir,
was the conduct Of the sou during the Revo-
luton! Sir, honor New England for her
conduct in that giotious struggle. Bot great
| as is the praise which belongs 10 her, think,
| al least equal honor IL due TO The south. They
| espoused the qrarrel OF their brethren with d
| generous zeal, which did not suffer them 10
| stop to eslcuIae their interest in the dispute
| Favoriles of the mo her country, poss. ssed OF
neither ships nor sesmrn TO create commercial
| rivalskip, they might have found IN their slu-
| alton guaranty, that their trade would be Tor.
| ever fostered and protected by G,eai Brian.
But ,rampling on all considerations either Of
| interest or Of safey, they rushed into the con.
| Aiot, and, fighting TO- prime plr perlled all in
the sacred cause offreedom Never was there
exhibited in the history Of The world higher
examples Of NOBLE daring, dreadful suff ring,
rolina, during that Revolution. The whole
| State, from the un,ains 10 The sea, wos over
run by an overwhelming force Of the enemy
The fruits Of industry persisted on the spo,
where they were produced, or were consumed
| by the foe. The "plains Of Carolina" drank
up he most precious blood Of he' cilizens.-
Black and smoking ruins marked the places
which had been he habi:a,ions of her children!
| D,ven from their homes, into the gloomy and
almost impeae,rable swamps, even there the
spiri, &c liberty survived, aud South Carolina
Sustained BY the example ofher Sumpiers and
| her Marions proved, by her conduct hat tho
her sol Nigh, be overrun, the spiri, Of her pee
| pie was lnvincible
But. sir, our country vas soon called upon
to engage in another revolutionary struggle,
aud that too was struggle for principle. I
mean the political revolution which dates back
to 90, and which, If it had not been successful
ly achieved, would have ef US none of he fruits
of the revolution OF rs Th- revolution Of
'ss res ored the Constitution, rescued the liber
ty Of the citizen FROM the grasp Of those who
were aiming at is life, and in the emphatic Ian
puage Of Mr.. Jefferson, saved The Cons,itu.