Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-02-17


was on ,ha, memorable occasion that the oena-
Tor FROM, Ma.sachuse,ts held out he waite nag
n ,hr yrs and uttered those liber al sentiments,
which he. Yesterday so Indignantly fepuola'ed
Then il " as, that the happy uui"n between inc
members OF the celebrated COALITION was con
su,ma,ed. whose immediate issue was freSl-
dent from one quqrier of The Un'on, wL'h NJ sue
cessi,n. (as II was supposedly secured 10 dnothT
The "a American System" before rude, us
Join, ed and missh apou mass now assumed i''h
and consis ency: Then ~ was, mat II became
" he settled policy OF the Government, '"a'
| Ibis system should b. so administered as ~
create a reciprocity of Interest,". nd re'ipio
| cal distribution Of Government fVois,-EaS'
| and West (thr tariff and Iotrrua! Improve
| m, ms, while tie South yes ST., me iihp'ae
| ,ica5le South was to be " OUT OF your proc
ton" TIE gen len,on NAV hoas, a. mu'h as
he pleasas Of the friendship # New England
| for the west, as DISPLAYED IN their upper OF
| in ernal improv emeh,-bui, whr" h" mex IN
PRODUCES that topic, trus, thai he "iiI Tell Us
,chen that friendship commenced, hoW !. WIS
broueh' aboui, and ,chy il was estshii,htA! d
fore leave this topic, must he perml''ed 'os Say
| that the true character ct the policy now p"'-
sued BY the gentleman from MassI'huse ana
his friends, in relation /" appropriations OF id"o
and money, for The oen,ii OF he West, IS In my
| es in, alton very similar TO that pursued by ia
| cob of old towards lis bro her E>au-" II RODS
| them Of their birthrieh for mess OF poage
The gentleman from Mass -"husetts, in allnd
| ing 10 a remark Of mine, That, before any DIS
position could be made Of the p.bic lands, the
! National debt (for which hey stand pledged,l
must be first Daid, took occasion 10 intimate
d" that the extraordinary jerUor which seems to
exis' in ce,tain quarter meaning the South,
| sir for the payment OF The debt. afisrs from
disposition 10 neak,n The hes ,Chich bind The Peo
pie 10 the Union" Whi'e the gentleman deals
US this blow, he processes an arde"t cesre 20
see the debt speedily ex inguished. he must
rxcuse mt, however, for feeling some dls'rust
on rha, subec,, uniil i'd this disposition ma
infested by something stronger than professions
| shall look for acts, decided and uneq"lvacal
acts; for The perform nance Of which an oppor'
tunily will very soon Of am not greatly mis-
taken,) be afforded. Sir, if w,re al liberty to
! Judge of the course which that gentleman
would pursue, from the princi pleswhich he ha,
! lid down IN relation to this matter, should b'
bound 10 con, lude that hr will be found act
! ing with those with whom il is a darling object
! TO prevent the payment of the public debt He
tells US he is DESTROYS Of paving the debt be
cause we are under obligation TO discharge
/ III.
the public creditors, with whom we have con-
,ractrd the obligation, should release Us from
il, so far az 10 d, clare their willingness TO wait
for paymen for fly years TO com, provided
only, the interest shall be punciualy dIschaig-
ed. The gentleman from NJ sslchusetts viii
then be released from the obligston which now
makes him DESTROYS o. paying the cehI, and,
ler me- tell the gentlemen, 'he holders oil the
stock will NOT only release US f ON this obIiga-
ton, but they will implore, nay, they will even
pau VS. not TO pay them. 3al adds hr gantle
man, $50 far as thu deot may have an ell
feet in binding tn d. btors TO the country, and
there by serving link 10 hold the States o
eerh.r, he would be glad that il should exIs'
forever" Surely then, Sir, on the gen'rman's
own D incipes he must be opposed to The p1y-
ment Of the debt.
Sir. let me tell hat gentleman that the South
repudiarrs he idea that pecunidry dependence
on the F. drral Government! is one OF the I'g'u
! MAZE means Of holding the States together
monied intrres: in he Government i, ess n ial-
" base interest; and just so far as il operates
in Creating sympa hes md interests that wonld
no, otherwise exists il opposed TO all The
principles of free government, and at war with
virtue snd patriotism. Sir, the Iink which
binds the public creditors, as such, 10 their
country, binds Them equally to all go'ernmen S,
whe her arbitrary or free. In free govern.
ment, this principle of abj-c' dependence. il
extended through all The ramIfca,ions Of So
cir,y, must be fatal TO liberty. Already have
we made alarming strides in that direcuon.-
The enlre class Of manufac ,urers, he holIers
OF stocks with their hundreds OF millions OF
capital, are held to the Government by the
strong link OF peeuninyy interests millions IF
peopie-entre sections Of cou"try, Interested.
or believing themselves 10 be so, IN the public
lands, md the public treasure, are bound +" the
Government by he cxpectstion OF pccunfny
fdvorS II his >ys EN- IS carrie much further,
no man eau fail 10 sre tha, every generous mo.
live of attachment TO the country will be de-
s,royed, and in is place will spring up those
low, groveling base and s-ifish feeling, whic'
bind men to the foo'stool If despr by bonds
as sroog and enduring as hos viii, h al
tach them to fee Institutions. Sir, | would
! lav the foundation of Ibis Government in The
affections Of the People, would leach them
to cling TO il by dispensing equal justice, and
above all, by securing the dressings 81 liber-
"" 10 themst Ives, and 10 their posrtrny"