Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1830-03-09

anathema g Let him stand accused, !"
against ali who by their g personal service
\ es" or " loans of money!" conversation"
or writing" or influence" give
countenance or support, to the unrighte-
GUS war, in the following terms: That
man is an accomplish in the wickedness
The loads his conscience with the black
est crimes--he brings the guilt Of blood
upon his soul, and in the sight of God and
his law he IS a murderer !"
One or two more quotations Sir and l
shall have done. A reverend Doctor of
Divinity, the Pastor of a church at Byheld,
Mass, on the 9TH of April, 1914, thus
addresses his flock ); Up. 32D-" The Is
raelites became weary of yielding the
fruit of their labour to pamper their splend-
id tyrants--thcy left their political woes
they eparated-where is our Moses
where the rod of his miracles Where
is our Aaron Alas no voice from the
burning bush has directed them here.''
We must trample on the mandates of
despotism, or remain slaves forever" Up.
1927 "You must drag the chains Of
Virginian despotism. unless you discover
some other mode of escape" Those
Western States, which have been violent
! for this abominabe war, those States
which have thirsted for blood, God has
giren them blood to drink" (p. 323.)
Mr.. President, can 90 no farther-the re-
cords Of the day are full of such senti-
ments, issued from the press-spoken in
publick assemblies-poured out from the
sacred desk God forbid. sir, that | should
charge the people Of Massachusetts with
participating in these sentiments. The
South aud the West had there their
| friends-men who stood by their country.
though encompassed all around by their
enemies. The Senator from Massachu-
settts, (Mr. Silsbee) was one of them; the
Senator from Connecticut, (Mr. Foot)
was another and there were Others now
on this floor. The sentiments OF q party
embracing the political associates Of the
gentleman from Massachusetts. If they
could only be found in the columns Of a
newspaper, in few occasional pamphlets,
issued by men of incorporate feeling,
| should not consider them as affording
any evidence of the opinions even Of the
party of New-Ecgland. But, sir, they
were the common language Of that day
they pervaded the whole land-they were
issued from the Legislative Hall-from the
pulpit, and the press-our books are full
ofthem; and there is no man, who now
hears me, but knows that they were the
sentiments of the party by whose menu
bers they were promulgated. Indeed, no
evidence of this would seem to be requir-
ed. beyond the fact that such sentiments
found their way even into the pulpits of
New-Engand. What must be the state
of pnblick opinion where any respectable
clergyman would venture TO preach and
TO print sermons containing the sentiments
l have quoted {! doubt not the piety or
moral worth of these gentlemen. | am
told they were respectable and pious men.
But they were men, and they kindled in
a common blaze And now sir, must
be suffered to remark that, at this awful
and melancholy period of our national his
tory, the gentleman from Massachusetts,
who now manifests so great devotion to
the Union, and so much anxiety less it
should be endangered from the South was
q, with his brethren in Israeli He saw all
these things passing before his eyes; he
heard these sentiments uttered all around
him. | do not charge that gentleman with
any participation in these acts, or with
approving Of these sentiments. But will
ask why, ifhe was animated by the senti-
ments then which he now processes, if he
can augur disunion at distance, and
snuff up rebellion in every tainted breeze,
why he did not at that day exert his great
talents and acknowledged influence, with
the political associates by whom he was
surrounded, land who then looked up to
him for guidance and di-ection) in allay-
ing this general excitement, in pointing
out to his deluded friends the value Of the
Union instructing them that instead of
looking to some prophet to lead them out
from the land Of Egypt they should be-
come reconciled TO their brethren, and
unite with :hem in the support Of just
and necessary war. Sir, the gentleman
must excuse me for saying, that if the re-
cords of our country afforded any evidence
that he had pursued such i course then
if we could 6nd.it recorded in the history
of those times, that, like the immortal
Deatcr, he had breasted that mighty tor
rent, which was sweeping before it all
that was great and valuable in our politi-
cal institutions-if like him he had stood
by his country in opposition to his party
sir, we would, like little Children, listen
to his precepts and abide by his counsels.
As soon as the publick mind was suffi-
ciently prepared for the measure, the eel
ebrated Hartford Convention was got up
mot as the act of few unauthorized
individuals, but by authority Of the Lcgis-
lature of Massachusetts and, as has been
shewn by the able historian Of that Con-