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

stain like q wound, they resoiVeo '" 'eea' III
omen war. for redress OF those injuries, which
/, did not becomefreemen to endure Sir, 'he
whole South, animated as by Common I'm,
puise. cordaly uui,ed in d cisrins and pro-
mo,ing tina, war Sou h Carolina SEM 10 your
councils. as The advocates and supporters
Of ,ba, war, the mobiles, OF her sons. How
they fulfilled that trust, let gra'etui country
tell Not a measure was ado2ed, no' oa'',e
fought, not victory won, which coh'ftou'eo'
In any degree, TO the success, oil that war, 20
which Southern councils and Southern vaior
did not largely contribute. Sill since oou'h
Carolins i, assailed, must be sutf"' ed 4" SPEAK
il TO her praise, that at the very moment wnen
in one quarter, WE hfard l. so'emnly proclaim
&C, that it did not become religious and
moral peopIe TO rrj'icr at ne vic ori"s OF our
Army or our Navy" her Legls, 'ur. unani-
mously
Rs,olped rlia, We will cordially support the Gov.
eminent IN the vigorous prosecution of the war, untli
peace he obtsmed Oil honorable terms, ana We
will cheertuy subm: to every Privauon that may %
! required of VS. by our Government, tor the accom-
| plishment Of this object"
South Carolina redeemed h airdee. She
threw open ner rreasury t" th' Government.
She put at the absolute dispose! Of he fh'ers
Of the United States all that sh~ possessed -
her men, her money, and her arms Soc p
propria,ed half million Of dollars, on ner own
account, in defence Of her maratimr frontier,
ordered brigade Of STATE troops o be raise d,
and when left TO project herself by her own
means, never suffered the enemy 10 ouch her
soil, without bring instantly driven off or cap
turrd.
Such, sir, was the conduct rfthe South suct
the conduct Of nv own Sate in that dark hour
which tried mems souls "
When look back and contemplate the spec
tacle exhibited at that time, in another quar-
ter of the Union-when 'hirk Of the conduct
of certain portions Of New England, and re-
member the part which was acted on that me-
morable occasion by the political associates Of
| the gentleman from Massachusetts-nay, when
| | follow that gentleman into he Councils of the
Nation, and listen 10 his voice during the dark
est period Of the war, am indeed as'onished
that he should venture 10 touch upon The 10
pics which he has introduced into his de bate
South Carolina reproached by Massachusetts!
| And from whom does this accusation come?
No, from the Democracy of New England; for
they have been in times past. as they are now,
the friends and allies nf he Soulb No, sir,
the accusation comes from hat party whose
acts, during h. most trying and even ful period
of our national history. were Of such charac
Ter, that their own legislature, tu' a few yrars
ago, actually b'oiied them out from their re-
bords, as s'ain upon The honor OF the coun-
| try. Blu, how can they ever be bloued out
| {, ON the recollection Of snv one who had
heart TO, feel, q mind 10" comprehend and a
memory TO retain, The events Of that day! Sir,
| | shall not attempt 10 write The history Of the
party in New England to which have allud-
rd-the war party in peace, and the peace parry
| -, 4 k.u I.,y Enfn ra
bioerapher of Nathan Dane, and doub, not
i, will be found quite easy to prove that The
peace party Of Massachusetts were the only de-
| ftnders Of their coun'ry during the war, and
| actually achieved all our victories by land md
sea. IT, the mean time, sir, AID until that his
tory shall BE- written. propose, with the treble
and glinmering lights which posses, 70 re-
view the conduct of This party. 10 connection
with the war and the events which immedi
stelv preceded II.
I will be recollecled sir, that our great causes
Of quarrel with Great British, were her depre-
daIIons on Northern commerce, and the i'm
pressment Of New England seamrn. From
every quarter were cslled upon for protec-
ton Importunatr as the Wes is now repre-
senred to b., on ano her subject, The importu,
nifty OF the East on that occasion was far gre at.
er, hold in my hands the evidence Of he
fact. Here are petitions, memorials, and re-
mons,rances, from all parts Of New England,
setting forth The justice, The oppre ,sious, The
deprcda ions, the insults, the outragrs commit
ted by Great Britain against the unoffendiug
commerce and ssamen Of New England. and
calling upon Congress for edress. Sir, can
not stop to read these memorials In thai from
| Boston, after stating the alarming and ex'en-
sive condemnation Of our vessels by Great Bri.
tain, which threatened "to sweep our com
meree from the face Of the ocean," and 10
involve our merchants in bankruptcy" they
called upon the Government " 20 assert our
rights, and 70 adopt such measures as will sup
por, the dignity and honor Of The United
| States"
| From Salem, we heard language still more
decisive; they call explicitly fpr " an appeal to
atms," and pledge inrir lives and prop,r,y in
support OF any measures which Congress mighl
adopt.
From Newburypor,, an appeal was madet',,o
the 6rmness and JUS ice Of the Government 20
OBJ ain compensation and protection II was
here, Think, that when the war was declared
| il was resolved TO resist our own Govern