The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-08-26

1t just what they are worth, pass 70
oreign countries, and there are canght
,p and treasured, and trunpeted forth
A. unques,ionahle' Indications Of the
internal weakness and inherent cadnci-
ty of our federal system. Are we ask
ed for the proofl Ii is a, hand, in the
annexed article from the London
Times; and Mr. Blair, and others III
South Carolina who think with Mr..
Blair, may possibly be shocked at per-
ceiving the effect they are producing
by the intempcrancc Of their language
and proceedings, in Europe.
". y. amer.
+ From The London Times of14th June.
The Ncw-York papers of the liih
uIt. contain an extract of speech
which we have elsewhere inserted:
and which will be read, We doubt not,
with more surprise by some OF oui
readers than by us. The speaker wa
Mr.. Blair, member for South Caro-
lima; and the subject of his discourse
was the tariff, which has been III OPP
Grafton for little more than q year.
The substance Of Mr. Blair's speech
els this:--' We (tlIe people of Carroll
"na. and the southern states) do not
"wish to separate from the Union, II
"you will let us alone, and not impose
Oppressive laws upon us: but II yo"
.sattcnpt To sacrifice our interests to
those of the manufacturers OF the
northern states, we DW separate rom
.ty0u. and ifnecessary we will defend
.sour SEPARATE existence by force OF
''arms.
This seems 20 US to be an opltome 0i
| the hon. gentleman speech, and we
tI,aye reason 10 believe that IT rs by no
| means an exaggerated expression oi
the angry feelings of his constituents.
There is no doubt that the sentiments
generally prevailing amongst the pop
ulation OF the United States are favor
a5le to continuance of the Jmon.
The memory of common origin, nnd
! If common struggle for lndepen-
dence the habit of incorporation,
which has been gradually strengthen
| ing, anti the consciousness OF power
| derived from mutual support, in refer
| cnce 10 all questions with foreign Gov
ernments, must be presumedto act for
cibIy on the citizens of the United
States as SO many principles OF cone
! SION.
On the other hand, there is such Il
| number OF interests, separate, II not
opposite, to be consulted, ,-;heie -
sovereign power so extremely iecple
| towards the repression OF violent pro-
cecdings, consequent on the dlssatiS-
faction Of particular .States,-the WoT-
ship Of the divinity Of iUcle is withal
90 universal, We might add, so fanaticai,
throughout thus inoney-mnhing repub-
lie, that if, as in the present Instaace,
any considerable portion Of the con
fcderacy should see no method of shak-
ing off an oppressive tax, or an enibar-
rasing re gulatio IN, but by declaring that
i, would henceforth legislate for itself,
and be no longer sacrificed for inter
ests in which il took no concern, we
cannot find, in the character of Amer
lean citizens, or IN the history OF their
or i'm the dislinct prcroga-
tives hahitualy exercised by the legis-
Iaturcs aud magistrates of particular
States, any in,incible obstacle to an
attempt at breaking OF from the gem
eral conicdcracy of the republic. Com
mon origin and old family feelings did
not form an eilectual bar to the revolt
of the United States from England,
when their real or supposed interests
induced the former to set up for them.
selves. Why, then, should the sense
of injury operate with less effect upon
Carolina and her southern neighbors
at this moment, when the wrong pro-
cceds from manufacturing neighbors
in the countries of New England and
New York, than the same spirit acted
so years ago, when England, the COM
mon ancestor, was the uggresscr! The
catastrophe, indeed, now more than
limited at by Mr.. Blair, may not, and
we trust will not, arrive too suddenly,
or he accompanied by danger, suffer-
ing, or trouble to any part ofthe Unit
ed States; but arrive it will. We
might as well dream Of all Europe con-
stituting everlastingly a single Govern
ment, as fancy that such u territory,
and such variegated people as those |
OF the United States, could go on much I
longer under the name OF a single com
monwealth, while every new restraint
or relaxation, applied to the foreign or
even the internal commerce Of the
country, must of necessity affect the
of the different states in
nodes the most opposite and conflict
ny. We say nothing here of the one
grand element ~ d.suniou introduced
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