Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-06-14
ALEXANDRIA, I'd. c.
rurRsoaY MORNING. JUNE II. 1852.

THURSDAY MORNING.. JUNE is' 1851
g. we're much gratifed and pleased at visit
mid, Yesterday, to the new institution about
NJ established in our town by the "sisters of
c,,,;,v.1 The building that has been prepared
=. ,bs accommodation Of their pupils is, in eve
= ,s.nect. commodious and convenient, and eve
:. thing connected with it appears properly ar
cd The amiable and intelligent ladies who
70 have the management Of the school are
I'll v,rsed in the duties of their situation. The
..,.n Of education to be pursued has nothing
:. do with sectarianism or the doctrines Of any
.,,;,nlar Church. We repeat our expression OF
LITIGATION at our visit, and our belief that the
o.,,hI.hmenr of the school will be OF great aid
,,nt,re to the community.
:, !, known that we have uniformly recon-
.I.d 4, revision and modification Of the Ia
IS Strongly Impressed with the importance uf
.,.,,or our own manufactures from the ruin
y, competition Of rival nations. and deeply con-
,,eed that our complete INDEPENDENCE as
,.,;ou depends upon their success, we are, ne
v,,,hesss, as deeply convinced and as strongly
IMPRESSED that the present Tariff is injudic'ous
:, some Of its details, and burthensome and oP-
D,essiys in its operation upon some OF the Inte-
,s;s Of the South. Our ground is, therefore,
Min and broad But, in addition to abstract
,,,sOning upon the subject, we have the assur-
,oes that large portion Of our fellow citizens
,,,,-lr condemn the Tariff, and that so strong
ave these feelings Of repugpance become, that
men resistance To the laws enforcing the system
/, talked Of in preference to submission. That
our fellOw-ctizens, wrought TO this state OF ex-
element, arc misled anu deceived. we have no
doubt. They attribute to the operation OF the
r,rH. evils which have another and far different
source. But no man will deny that their error
San honest one, and we cannot believe that their
curse is dictated BY any other spirit than that
which they conceive TO be a regard for their
NIGHTS.
We hold II. therefore, to be a duty to continue
our efforts and exertions in the cause OF peace,
CANCELLATION and UNIoN. And We cannot but
hiok that there is large majority OF the people
Of this country who think with US as to this mat.
Ter. There seems to be growing desire, on
the part Of the people, that the Tariff should be
settled 10 spirit Of comprom',se-that the North
should yield-that the South should yield.
The obstinate pertinacity Of Northern manu-.
hcturers, and the threats Of Southern nullifiers,
are the greatest hindrances to the proper adjust
nent Of the question. Both Of these must,
however. be overlooked. II is natural that the
manufacturer should hold on to all he has, and
strive for all he can get: it is equally natural that
@e uuilifer. thinking himself oppressed. should
complain and even threaten. But will the OBJ
siuacy Of the one, or the bullying Of the other,
ever alter the true and actual condition Of affairs?
Statesmen must disregard the tempers and pas
,Ons Of men when they come to settle the great
principles Of government. For ourselves, we
will not relnquish the hope that we have, found
cd on the wisdom and patriotism of the master
sPuts Of our land, who, in this instance, can
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The happiness and future welfare Of their coun-
,ry.
We are urgent in these views, because we are
'alIy convinced Of the danger that is before US.
o'asr men may not See and interpret the Signs Of
ne times as We do; but, for ourselves, we con-
less they appear portentous. The spirit at the
south has been going on from bad to worse. At
arsi was memorialize, then petition, then pro-
est then calculate the value of the Union, then
aufy-the series will end only in resistance
aud rebellion. Who Is not for arresting this
mad spirit aud calming the excitement? If the
%rms Of compromise and concession are not &C
0P'sd IN the same temper with which they are
Olsred-if determination is exhibited by either
"ue not to give way, bu, resolutely to persist in
"'ulns out against all attempts to adjust the
quesuon-if any man or set of men estimate
We Increase or the lesseuing of the duties upon
IMPORTS as OF higher value than the preservation
u ms uNlON,-upon him and upon them let
We consequences rest.
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