Litchfield enquirer., 1832-03-22
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 tke Nep- KorE nssnosial, by lIr. 1dunis MF Clayton of Georgia. said that th, gsntlensen who had drawn up and present ed that memorial were doing what they
 had no right 10 do were, meddling with what did not concern them; and were act. Ejng imperlinentIy in the presentation oi such paper. He w as alnost afraid to
 trust himself wiih such asrbject, represent- ing n he did half a million of the free peo- l pie ofihe United States, and Knowing the great indignity which they had lately re- ceived in inc pronounciDg of d decision
 which he hoped and believed would be re- sisted with the promptitude and spirit which became Gsorgians, and which he
 was very sure never would be executed till
 Geurgia was made a bowling wilderness. {
 | ask if Georgia has not as much right
 to memorialize Congress, in reference to
 the manner in which, Now York treats her
 Indians as that the latter should busy her- self with Indian affairs in Georgia2' q Is she not separating the Indians from the homes of their childhood, and bones of their fathers; and, what is worse, sending them to Green Bay to freeze, taking from them . fine fertile soil, and hanishing them to a region of almost perpetual .snows !- But | am wrong; !. do the State of New York great injustice-it is not the State of New-York who is officionsly obtruding herself upon this House it is none other than a set of fanatics, gentlemen of the black gown, who have, or think they have, all the .beneyolence and piety that is in this country; and therefore all the States must be placed under their holy keeping. Geor- gia will let these pragmatical gentlemen, and their packers, know, that whether for conscience sake, or political intrigue sake, they shall have nothing to, do with her af- fairs - Gentlemen should reflect that ours is . government of affection, not of force no part of it's principles admit the idea of coercion. Founded in mutual interest and kind feelings. altogether-yol- untary, and composed of independent con- the moment this interest and 0f- fection is destroyed, you destroy the ele- ment that binds them together. Youcan- not fight the States into your views kind Treatment is the power to keep the Union together--wiihhold this and you have no right to expect allegiance. I warn gentie- men what they do. The Southern States have long been ground Under oppression,
 and have only been restrained from anim-
 of Union, and hope that . sense of Jus- ice. at this session of Congress. would re- lieye them from these burthens. Believe me. with tho present high degreoof excite- ment, on account of other wrongs ana wrongs so often treated with indifference with a state of feeling wound up to the high est possible. point of endurance. this meas ure. preceded by the decision of the Sn- preme Court, is calculated to apply the match which is to rend the Union into a fragments. will not implore gentlemen to pause, for we have begged long enough; but warn them of the dan- ger. if thoy have any regard for the Union If they have any affection for a sister
 S,ate--if they have any discretion, amidst their thirst for power--halt. before they proceed another step; for ! repeat, be- fore Georgia will surrender her sovereign
 rights, and give up the government of near .ly one third of her territory, she will not stay one hour in confederacy so lost to every principle of justice.
 MT. Dickson of New York, observed, that it had been communicated to the
 House this morning, that tae Supreme
 Court had decided the law If Georgia to
 he unconstitutional, the sentence of its
 Court nuli, and that a mandate had been
 sent directing the prisoners to be set at
 liberty. And now, what did he hear g---
 To his utter surprise and astonishment, he
 had i,eard language such as he hoped ney- CT would have been uttered within these
 walls. A gentleman had declared in his
 seat that that decision of the Supreme Court. "never would be enforced till Geor. pia was made a howling wilderness. -- Meaning until her plantations should be
 destroyed, and her inhabitants slaughtered l Under these circumstances, a memorial came into the House, on which. it was sait lthe House could not act. But, he asked
 was it not proper subject of inquiry whether any measures could be devised t aid inc Executive in carrying into execu
 ton tlse decision of the highest judicial tri bunaig He would say, that fl those deci s;ons were to be disregarded, and ever, state was to be allowed the liberty of pro nounciue them null, our Union was no bel fer than d rope of sand, and the entire ia
 bric of our Government was dissolved.-- He did not say that any measure vas ne 4 cessary. Before Congress adjourned, the