Southern planter., 1832-05-19

expression Of their thoughts ''''
ihe doctrines which | espouse are those of Jalrsr.
son IN 80, when he opposed the alien ana o,,,
aw. That law attacked the liberty of speee5I
'ns law attacks our purse and property
have never solicited lucrative office humble ne
am, have acted as flr as my limited capacity ok.
tended IN public and private stations, without re.
gard to The emouments Of station Nordld keen
station, moment longer when the public voice.
Indicated a preference for another. If lam n
aulliheT, ,iwoud be dasiardy for me, nor To change
TOT tue sake ola seat in the convention NV hopes
ana aspirations are not yet exiinguished- do
despair OF the returning confidence Of my fellow
citizens. They know me besl--for have had 40
little Of policy or worldly discretion, as never 10
disguise my true feelings and political opinions.
have taken these principles up--examined them
cherished ihcm--and by these must abide--fte
has placed me in this attitude, and let fate arrange
The consequences. Il is my deliberate opinion that
y IS the only mode Qf all other means should faD
IN one con vention, nerpose The sovereign power
OF The sta te, aud rescue by law Of our own, our
citizens from the operation Of unjust laws and de-
creesi iand their property from inevitable ruin Sim
iiar events take place all over the world; and
"chides Us, for our doubts and delayn These
subjects are introduced; as they will enqross much
OF the attention Of the Convention, in keepino
invloote the land marks Of federal and state SOW.
ereigny so that one may not come IN collision with
the other
U !. The former Convention adopted as the law of
the state, an ordinance of Congress, whilst undera
territorial government, imposed as a condition TO
our admission into the union This ordinance, OK
prossly requires us TO relnquish our claim TO the
public domain; and denies us the right of taxing
the same IN the hands of purchasers for FIVE years
and to be exempt in tho bands Of federal govern.
entioreyer. see no reason, why the preamble
TO our bill OF rights should be encumbered with
such yoke oivassalage. The Constitution of the
United States, prescribed no such conditions and
do not know, where the Congress founded their
right TO impose conditions and restrictions, when
none were imposed upon the old states; when
the new states were guaranteed an equal footing,
to every extent with the Oldest states. five are
dependant state, sent into the wilderness to sirp
gle against these conditions, It is time for us, 10
throw oil that yoke of bondage, which Congress
imposed, m violation of the compact; and against
reason and justice. As there can exist no distinc-
ton OF ranks with us; none should prevail amonpst
members of the family; there should be the utmost
recipIotcy Of benefits, obligations and conditions
II the old states are not fetlered; why should we
be. That law, which gives the domain TO Geor.
ga, and denies them to us, partial and unjust as
part OF Georgia, we have never alienated our rights
Congress took them from us when we had no capa.
city to contract; we were minors, under the tuteary
guardianship Of Congress, and they have perform
ed their tfus so adroty as to cheat the minor on,
ofhis inheritance. Now while the minor, has ar
rived at the age Of discretion, 's his duty TO throw
Off the bonds imposed upon him. deny the right
Of the former Convention TO raufy any such ordin-
ance; they had no powers, but such as the PEOPLE
clothed them with, under the United States Con-
suutlon; they had no right under that to barter
away, ALLEVIATE or dispose of the domain the pro-
perty Of the whole people. BY the operation Of
this ordinance, heavy iaxfalls upon the community
when II distributed over the whole domain, would
be comparatively light 10 each citizen. Our re-
sources, for education and internal improvement
would be multiplied; and the domain in our own
hands, would form the basis for a numerous popu-
lation, and constitute a fund for rail roads and ca
nails, bringing the "extremties of land together by
shoH'nng the time ofIourney from days TO hours.n
Congress would realize ten times tho advantage
by a voluntary abandonment of this claim to our
domain, in the advantages which would result, in
the increase of populations her revenues; her phys
icalsIrength Themuliplied blessing which might
bebrought to every man'sdoor, removing every cause
Of discomfort that dislracis our happy country BY
SO doing, they would establish to all countries, that
the "mOst illusrious attribute of this uncxampled
empire is, that its principei is beneyolencel-that
knowledge goes forth with il, that tyranny sinks
before It, that in its magnificent progress it abates
the caamltes Of nature, that it plants the desert,
that it civzes the savage, that II strikes off the
lees ofoppression, that rs spirit is at once "glory
to God, aud good will to man"
2-ToshOw our reason for asserting our claim,
and multiplying this ordinance, few facts will suf-
feel. Our claims founded upon treaty; and acts
Of Congress are but partially settled; claims for
land, to large extent, are still undecded-and the
land remain wilderness
3.--We realize but a trining benefit from the
sale Of the public lands-and the revenue from
that source is expended in more iiyorite states.
The United States, being the largest proprietor OF
lands--bears none of the burdens of roads--none
oftaXationn several Of the states, the hardy pio-
neer, who fenced our boundaries from the savage
blazed the path for emigration, and raised proyi-
sons for the United States, purchasers, have in ma
ny instances been driven of by federal troops-and
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