The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-12-26
From The Boston Courier.

tons against notification. Georgia was
the prereptor of Carolina in the science
and when The latter was rebuked by her
| teacher tor asserting the theory which the
former had successfully practised, the world
was wonderfully amused, as well as aston
ished. Except in kindred document, en-
nnotlng from another sonrcc, the Georgia
resolutions are almost without precedent
| or parallel. The feelings they have excit-
Ell IN South Carolina are such as we're TO be
expected, and are expressed IN tune of
contemptuous sarcasm and whitening scorn,
which The Georgia politicians must have
nerves OF seven times tempered steel, and
faces OF blass, 10 stand erect under The
Iehuke Is rs severe as it is well Inerited.
! The following extracts from the last receiy-
ed Charleston Mercury are made for the
| purpose, chiefly. Of Indicating The state of
leenng IN Sopth Carolina on the subject.
me hrst is from the letter Of correspon-
dent:
The Georgia Legislature has expressly
aehounced us, and In most indecent terms.
they tell Us that Georgia abhors nullifca-
tlon as neither a peaceful nor constitution
al measure. Neither peaceful nor cons;-
tullonal What Georgia, who has gibhet-
ell The Indian and chained the missionary:
e.
breakers? If we hare offended, surely fit
ter hand than hers might be found 10 cast
the first stone. Peace and constitution ~
! Where were they when the United States
treaty Of the Indian Springs was torn to at
oms by Georgia: Where-when she flung
! her edicts in the face of President Adams
and his army? Where-whcn she tramp
led on the mandates of the great judicial
] m iln ri
the United States claimed to protert and
i'hmureu IN the walls destined for fclons the
sacred persons of the servants of the Unit
ca states and of Heaven? Can Georgia
Josply any one OF these proceedings upon
nicer or more constitutional grounds than
those taken by this State? Is there sin.
g'e man Oh mat legislative majority that has
dared to reproach Us, who is not steeneJ ~
tnG Ups VI an mat they lmpute to us as ille-
gal or violent: Is there in that whole arrav
VI ue'h"sogues one man, large portion Of
whose notorety or influence is moi forndod
on his being identified with measures thu,
whether peaceful and constitutional or mot
m v;,h adopted c WI far less TO justify them
win lar less deliberation--and win far
more violence, than any tbino which ",s' Iu
ever done, or ever will do. "'e
1t is shameful, an ignomin;o,s s...-
Gle. Liberty and Right (which nre ~, Ipe e.1.
true union-the only union tba, ,"e oH!y
nJ P h are not only passively betrav-
minded recrenncy of those who , io"-
PROFIT by the struggle-wbo wers ~ nc 10
deemed by our Efforts. 1t is tho vo, &c !c-
OF the Spanish mob, who, friebtened =. to ne
mere sound of freedom. cried mn /" NJ, w. 'ne
la Constitution Viva ell Rev des moe,i y,
lhey should have voted in tbosa v,d-'fs
Miledgevlle-" Death to Libertv IT, ~
despotic King for ever" Inc
VINO can be so shameless as IN ,ro,o,
that thIs majority at Milledgeyille have u.
ms great question, been governed Inv on -,
single view 10 the safely, honor. freedom ~" ~.
consistency of Georgia i? Have ,bey No,
oeeh manlfestly dealing in the merest mG
est most pltilnl cant2 Have thew NOT sbrnni,
'Ioin WoTd, sound and cherished ,ho
r"eue ana senseless horror it ipspire1 tho,
'hey might plead it as an excuse fnr ro
nouu,nciiig every thing that could make tbe;r
Puniio conduct respectable, or their political
a me 'oHowing are the remarks of the o,,o.
the teller OF his Correspondent. e eu'''i upon
Inc people of Georgia have m,rG,Il,, -
sss'ed me power that VIC are nnv res;s,;rr,
iheir attitude towards it is at this veru ~,
i'eiit one OF defiance. Does il beco,ne ,han,
70 league with that power aoains, ms -.
'neih compare The usurpation which Co.
u ga resisted on the Threshold with tba,
which aiter years Of SUFFERING. If ro,non.
s'ra"ce and warning, we have resolvod r.
loiV'a'e no longer. In her case. if the non.
etai government did stretch its noweFs il
was IN FAVOR OF the poor Indian. no, of The
r'ch capitalist. 1t was an interpos;,;o, i,
uehnl' OF weakness, and if The conduct RI
'he ieterai authorities was dictated \.
nhS'aNeh sense Of justice, tie violation of
; ilght was ut least disinteresteJ and mas
even graced by the plea of generous bn1
manly This TO the tyranny which we have
nu'l'iieo' was Hyperion to Satvr.u Hero
10 Solltary enrolling motive can he imorin-
e"' out lnsolent avarice obtrudes its sord;d
nobt IN nnmasked baseness. and EXERCISES
Ine privilege to plumber under the form of'
Jaw, Ana shall Georgia, that struck dawn
io''nwnh the federal arm, when nxtcndeJ
70 sh'el'i the 'eeble-shall she preach 10 no
" peace AMI constitutional harmonics -
an" quariei with the names and E,,ys of
our reS'Stance, now that we have burst the
siaSP OF iyrannous cupidity, and broken the
r""' "h'i crushed the talons of the vulture
."a' was covering and devourinr u.s. Does
e. pecome Jcorglans to kneel before the
tootS'ooi or usurParion, and thank heaven
,o' we GU OF meek and gentle spirit: TO
""eo' upon the very fragments of The fedcr-
a. a.ePerc themselves have broken. and in
we true SPIRIT OF the Pharisee. boast that
my "Ie 'oyai and quiet persons, not as 9TH
81 men ., even as these multiplying Carolini-
ans why the thing is intensely pitifullv
rn,icuious Georgia reading homies Of
SUBMISSION eXclaimng against Cardinals
es'Sihhce as observation-disclosures
hr "'horrehce of il as violent? Why the
ciood OF TAssELs is upon her ricbt loval
,aee ,ne process of the Supreme Coult is
n nf her foot; the groans of the imprisoned
missionaries are in her ears-and the kew
ol 'ne peni'entlary is at her girdle the pa
per bullets exchanged between Gov. Tporr
ana Ten. GAINEs and President ApAMs.n re
scattered fhIckiy around her; Gov. Gil
"ER messages are smoking in the hack
ground from spontaneous commission vb,lo
u, ner F,ght hand stands the "measurnhv
obsolete" Gov. LUMPKIy-chantino nasal
ll'iy OF" constitutional harmony" and heat
ing 'Ime with his gauntleted fist in the face
o' mr.. CHEsTER-who is clamorinp for n
nearing OF the cause of his Reverend e. tn,sl
i" ny ltls GLOUCESTER at his devotions: it
Is SAUL among the Prophets; it is The
| Devll chlding sn-anA her treatment to tho
rederai Government is like that OF the Ital-
ian SAILOR to his saint in a storm, now ptav
ing TO him and vowing him n wax-candle-
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