Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-06-25

with the policy Of Pennsy lvania. While ,%"'.
sur, he Gen Jackson,) voted for an approD,;,
ton to survey this very route about Which u"
are nov contendins. At that period there n We
perfect harmony between Gen. Jackson and W., mS
self-aud we both hrmonized, to the very Is,;:..
with Pennsylvania. How Is it now sir: ~"
Sir, another circumstance is worth men,;o,;.
have said, and no man dare dispute the fact ~.
it Pennsylvania had not taken Gen. jackson ~.
his pretensions never could have, never voa,
have, been seriously considered Sir. Is,v
here in nv place before this House, and hs,,.
the whole Nation, that if PENNSYLVANIA had w..
thrown her weight in his scale. his friends wO"li
have been compelled to withdraw him from bs
contest In that hour Of trial, when "sh,dow'
clouds aad darkness" rested upon hi, pro.ner,:
what State. | ask, was willing to unfur her h.,
nrr in his cau,es Was Virginia: Oh, no! Vr
GINA at that period denounced hin, as an ionc
rant, an overbearing. military despo,-" no mara
fit for civil rule than cock woulIbe for s,l0,
or goose for soldier" Al that period yro;
MAS leading presses and statesmen Deprecated
his election as a " curse upon the coyiiry," uD
der whose blasting influence all cur bass,ed IND,
tutions of freedom would Mther and die. Who
then, sir, | ask again. would haze taken him Il,
if PENNSYLVANIA had not: Would New YaI:
Not at all! II we are permitted 10 judge from ,br
tone of the public journals and leading politician,
of New York at that period she entertained he
very same sentiments towards him which Viz
ginia did.
ask you. sir. if PENNSYLVANIA has not warm
ed and nUurished viper IN her bosom, which i
even now thrustIng his ycnomous langs iohery We
ry heart? Yes, sill, the highly favored, the Ion,
cherished measures, which have elevated and
given her wealth, power, and honoc, are to b.
Frustrated forever. Her system of home indu;
try, of domestic manufactures. and internal i'm.
proyement; the Bank of the United States H.
re.chartering OF which she has much a, heart. are
all to be sacrificed at the shrlna Of Vireiui,. n
short, Pennsylvania system Of practical govern.
ment, which has made her citizens prosperous and
happy, is to be exchanged for Virginia. titous
and dogmas about free trade" which never
have and never can be reduced to practice, and
which have made her citizens poor and m.ers.
BILE indeed-Sir | am told that traveller is al.
ways struck with the contrast which these tSoar.
cient states present the momenthe crosses lbe line
! On one side he sees the farmer in possession Cf
good roads, canals, and system Of domestic M.
nufactures. The necessary consequence VI this
is, he has ready market for all his produce, aud
is stimulated to industry. His farm, surround.
ed by good and, in many instances, enduring
fences; his fields, in high state of cultivation,
Weld him exuberant crops, BY which his spacious
barns are filled to overlooking In the midst Of
these Interesting scenes, neat and commodou'
dwelling presents itself to the view OF The travel
Ter; its inmates, thus surrounded BY all abundsuce
of all that the heart can desire, ale peaccabl!
and contentedIy pursuing their laudaIIe "Ge,
tons. He passes on into Virginia, where 'h'y
are above following any pursuit but commerce.
where they are always canting about "tree trade
and State rights" What is the aspect OF things
at this day in this venerable and ancient com
monweaIth? Why. sir, her forests are eIled;
her soil, haggled by slave labor, has run mo
frightful ravincs; her houses diaPlda'cd; anu
the whole scene looks more like blasted heath
more like haunt for witches, than haol'aoOh
for men. Sir. it gives me no pleasure to sPeaS
thus of Virginia; Virginia is "my own my "a
tive State; '&althoughh her leading PaItymen amer
with me in politics as widely as the r"es; al,
though we are separated on political pFInep'r'%
far from each other as the cast Is from The "e''
vet the remembrance OF early days, the reme",'
brance that nv ancestors, lineal ard coilater.i'
for generations gone by. were PirCln'an', mem
ed me to view all that Virginia or Nlro'hlan' O'O
with partial eye.
Sir. I regret to say il, but feel It my lmFe
rious duty TO say it, that the dominant parry u
the South at this time seem TO be more incline"
to have intercourse with foreign Powers than VIVA
their sister States. This is most eaiam''oC'
state Of things; a state Of things which seriously
threatens the integrity Of the Union. L. Tor one
would be willing to make very great sacrifices ~
keep the Union together and IN harmony
have no doubt that this is the feeling OF al, W!
constituents But communities like ind''uua''
may be humored too much. They may De NJ
moreJ until humoring only. makes mem WIZ
am almost inclined to believe that 'h'' 10 u"
case with the South at this time.
These reflections, sir, lead me to r!Se ~, u.
mark on the subject Of consolidation: ina! l''."
fu state of things which the opponents OF lna."a
Improvement are ever thrusting into our tee'n'.
Sir, have always believed. and my cons,''u s
believe, that consolidation is not the e.i' WIZ"
the American people have to dread. NY ro".
stituents believe, and have taught me 10 peI',, ~
that the centrifugal force. IT may be a''"SsO "
illustrate the idea in astronomical language !
much greater in this government that the eem';
petal force That the disposition Of the s'alea .
to fly of from each other rather than TO eopsO,'
date. What is the tendency of the Go'ernntn'
AZ tb;e ,;meS Consolidation? Ono, SIR! Dnt vi