Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-12-05

blessings of posterity will rest upon the heads o.
those who shall be the chosen instruments OF ei'
fectiny thi, great work Of regeneration. ihey
will he hailed in all after times, as tine restor'
or, Of The liberty Of their country" fou' TEL
Inv. citizens. have commenced this most glorious
of all reforms, and let me conjure you III tne III
soired language Of one Who may DC heard 70
voice speaking to Us almost from the tomo'-
.. yive not sleep to your eyes nor slumoer 10 your
eyeIids, until the good work shall be aeeomp'''"
ed"
II trite remark that a nation OF ifeemeh
.,n never find a master until they have bec"m'
&, m no slaves Whatever truth NAV be III THIS
observation. the descenl from liberty TO desP'is"'
is so easv, power Is so perpetually stealing 'r""
the MANY 10 the fe~-aud 80 specious are the pre-
texts, under which the approaches OF tyranny are
masked, that a gene rous people are liable ~ or
BETRAYED. and NAV find themselves IN chains, De-
fore they are conscious Of the approach Of dan
ger.
The history Of our own country affords meian
choly proof of the truth OF these pn>Itions. u
the past were not notorious. II WOULD almost oe
incredible, that a Federal Govern ment. deriving
its powers from written compact. brt"'en SOW
ereign and independent S'ates-strIctly im'teo'
by the very terms Of its charter. TO the exercise
u
raj character-with an express stipulation, that
all puwers not granted. were preserved 10 the
states respectively, or 10 the people" should. by
gradual encroac hmenrs. have already established
an almost supreme domlrion over the states
which created II. and should nabiruailv exert an
authority nearly as unlimited rs that Of the must
absolute Government upon earth.
.9buses of Jackson's Administration.
Gov. Hayne touches these in cursor! but
powerful manner
1--WE have seen The power over the purse and
the sword openly usurped BY the Executive. With.
out his delgning to make an appeal to Congress:
and We have seen Congress itself yielding obedI
ence to the slightest intimarIon Of the Executive
will, granting to him. without hesitation, sxtraor-
binary powers. and making him the absolute dis
poser OF the lives and fortunes Ut the people,
We have seen high officer Of The Government
deprived of his office for having refused to dis.
obey the positive injunctlnns OF the la",-snd
We have seen another officer, distinguished tor
his gallantry. expelled f"m the service IN The
face of an acqutIaI by military Court. We
have seen at "ficer pegstived by the Senate. re-
appointed and kept in Office. in open dr6ance Of
their authority, and the express provision ct the
Constitution. We have seen the power and pa.
lronage If the Federal Government, brought into
hourly conflict with "the freedom OF elections"
the ire. dom Of the press-and freedom OF npi-
mon. We have seen q hired sOlJiery. IN tim. of
profound peace. invading the limits ot SoVrr-
eign State. in obedience TO mandate from W ash
ington, forcing peaceabe citizens from their
homes, and numbering them Win IMMUNITY. and
then finding protection under the guns Ut a mill
tary fortress. setting al d-fsnce the judicial pro-
crs. Of the State, and held amensbie Tor their
conduct. only to The Federal tribunals, to which
have beer gwen, under thr Force Bill, an abso
lutte control owe. the Judicial Tribunals OF the
State; and, to cap the climax Of Federal usurpa
ton. the power has been asserted and SO long ex-
ercised as almost TO have become "a settled po'
icy" If Regulating and controlling the whole
Iaoor and capital Of thecoun'ry." Surely. when
We contemplate this picture. we have right to
warn our brethren throughout the Union, that
their Liberties are in danger. and tn summon
them ..to the rescue" We have reason to hope
that this appeal will moi Or 10 vain. The eyes Of
the whole country are beginning to be opened, !
and the penp'e awakening to sense Of I'm. ,
pendIns dangers."
Riot in Chariestown. Mass.-An Irish dane. I
Ing party took offence on Thur,dsy evening. at
the curiosity Of man by tie name OF Blu amin
Daniels, who vas locking in al the window 1t
one Rndger MCGOWAN. at CHariestown, Mas.
where they were holding carouse Ten or
twelve ui them attacked him with bludgeons. and
beat him SO unmrrciuiIy, tina: he died the next
Iay Mr. Aarnn Center went In his relief huf