Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-12-22

FANEUIL HALL MEETING-Bosro,
The meeting al Boston was held on Mo,I ~
the Hon. CHARLES WELLS, Mayor Of ,.c.
in the chair. and WIN. sturses and II W
Chards. Esls. acting as Secretaries. Tia r."
man called the attention Of the meeIi,, ;, :"
object for which it was convened, viz ia ,,r =
to consideration the proceedings Of til. I,.1
ture and Convention of South Carolir, %. o.
proclamation Of the President, and reor..
that gentlemen who should address The ws.,,
would confine themselves strictly to that nh.
The following resolutions were then .f.,,1
the Hon. Tnos H PERKINS.
The resolutions will b. inserted in ,,.
They approve Ut the Proclamation en,ir,I, "'' 'l
remonstrate against the course pursued tyS -
Carolina w
The resolutions were advocated by NJ D.,
TER. in a speech nf same length. '''
He was succeeded by the Hon DAVE, ".
srER. wh" addressed the meeting as follows.
Mn. CHAiuM,N-Ha Having been d.,,ml
ho,uc few day, after the meeting Of Co. Q
= ihe necessity of attending TO some prv,,,?
iat have been induced to delay my DE-
e. atolher day, that | might BE- pre.,pi nr
ace tag oi ny tcIIow.citizens. When L.
arnp..d he 90 the numbers. who iii thu, al,
riss AID crowd this ali, thank AlmIpb,y 4
,ha, may sill address. them as Citizen. n :
united Sia'cs The same Almighty Dove,
|, know> ~hrtHer. when we meet again. il Mi,
bt a. ril2rns of MASSACHUSETTS only. Tin,
,eu' is moment fU! Of interest Event, $,
on the @inS. and arp already near us, uhIrhn,,
produce the mos important effects, ore sn !
The nlher. on tie ermahcncyof the Con.l,l,
Of the United States. ! regard the .,sm,
this Proclamation by the President a, hiS
! important occurrence. The actual coal.
the country, III my opinion, an oplnloa h.r,
fore expressed, called loudly upun the Pc,
dent TO make pubic hi. determination To r,Lu,
the spirit Of .lsallrc ton, Ia MAINTAIN The rad
Of the country md the integrity Of tie Uliu
| and TO call rn al patriotic citizens 10 discounts,
nance all such proceeding, as ilTea0garl 10 DE-
stroy the one. cr disturb the other.
Mr.. Chairman. the general pine pc. Of ia
! Pros iama,on arr such as | entirely approve.
esteem them To- b" the true principles q, he {
stitutIon. II must now be applrc0; Ia ru,
man, that Ills docir inc uf Mobilization uCs',r
sIstance to the laws, by force. l'i> b., .cai,
Game for civil war. The author. II the 81,
Carolina Ordinance cannot regard 1t asa Py,'l
bic measure; they act as If they understood |
as being, what 1t eaily is. a measure Ieadn.
hosiililie,. They know 1t must bring On u
test, and. accordingly, they have endeasOnt
prepare for that contest. by putting IN a sft
readiness the whole military power Of lhrS.
Every man must see, that they rely, @
any constitutional or legal effect Of ,heOt
nance itself, but on the military power ~
they may be able to bring TO maintain Then /
their resistance to the laws
Mr.. Chairman, / hope | NAV stand scqull
before my county Of any negligence, 10 ld
To give the true character of this doclrln !
notification. when it was fist advanced 10 !
Imposing form, in the Halls OF Congress. vi
it then appeared to the to be. in its very nat:
it now proves itself. in this, the first aI'e"f
put in practice. 1t is resistance TO IaT'
force; II Is disunin6. by force; II Is sete,s''|
b, force. It's Girl Var.
The President has declared, that 10 n''ri!|
the cxigencles Of this crisis, 1t is his de'r""
ton 10 execute the laws. TO preserve 'hr IH"
by all constitutional means; 10 arrest, u l'rI
ble, BY moderate, but fair measures, e"s'HI
ty Of a recourse to force; and sd to ton"0''
the curse. impending on the shedding" pr'
blood. shall not be called down, bv any 0f,''
act, ON the part of the United safes u
this, most cordially concur. 10 eS,cuf
laws. by lawful means, to upho'd The '"r
! tion by the JOINT exercise OF the power ~
red by itself, to be mnderate. t0rbeafih9'
rccur 10 nltimat" measures, 10 "dho"
= mi,1e 10 r, urn to ther du y" Keep
vernmrut always III the rishi, an" I" P'''
who oppose II clearly in the wroh.' anu 1"
out, with uashaken frmness. in n'aIn'a''',
Union, and causing the laws to u "u!
ed:-thcse Sir, IN my opInl"n' comps
stance of the duty winch the ncca''o" Nv
upon the Chief Magistrate Of the nal'"n
Mr. Chairman-I think | can Sd!
more satisfactory 10 this meeting OF Wv"
ME Of thi, Commonwealth, Than thai, ~ W.
Of meeting the crisis, shall give Tue l',s
my entire and cordial support. s'' "'S 1.lg
Is in a crisis of the utmost magnitude az, e.,
most imminent peril The Union o. u. IN,
is 10 danger. II IS threatened b' lHe ""I wv. :.
application Of military Iorce. Let Us ' TO-, 4
deceive ourseI,e, by the imas'na"o" w. ", ia,
Union may sub,ist, tho one Stale sI', ,i., a
il. No, Sir. If the Government o" we
trial, should be found mt able 10 h'p