Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-01-18

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she had uniformly found liked majority in n.
the nc a iescence of the cons i'uionaI maior,,,
two thirds of the two Houses? Under Ties, :. Il
cumstances. she made no application until -
State ,tselfhad declared It unconstitutional, -
the emergency arose which called fort.
These were all the remarks which he consia.
ID himself called on to make at this moms,,
reference to the errors Of the Message Of The g.
e, utive. q
IL was obvious that the country had now re,..
ed crisis Ii had been often said that ev.. h
thing which lives carries ~ itself the e!emeu,, Nj
its own destruction. This principle was Do i.
applicable to political. than to physical con,rr
tons, The principle Of decay is to be found
our institutions; and unless it can be check.
and corrected in its course, BY the wisdom Of /,
Federal Government, its operation will form
exception 70 the general course Of events. r.
nnly caus. Of wonder in his opinion was, that.
Union had continued 80 long; that. at the end 4
fnrtv four wears, our Government should still
tain its original form. lie considered that ruF,
great event of 1901. the success Of the p,-,
which had elevated Mr. Jefferson to the Prev &
dsncy, was manly to be attributed this dur,,o
lI+
prevented the earlier termination Of an exn,r
meat. But the time had at length come VIII,
we are required TO decide whether this shall b,
Confectionery any longer. or whether il shall ga
way ,o IA consolidated Government lie cait
on Senators soIemniy to pause aud deliberate <
this important question. AS he lived. he belle,
ed tha, the continuance ii any consolidated o.
vernnent was impossible. Ii must inevira5, (
lead 10 military despotism. At this monen
without having been brought into contact vii
anv adverse circumstances, without any t0nalr,
ing causes. in time of peace. and under the IN
finencc of an unexampIed prosperity, our uap,
stands on the eye of dissolution. or the verge q
civil var. How was this? Was It not atm
butabIe to the powerful workings Of the con.l.
dating principle.
In this widely extended republic, there b.,
been. of necessity, an active conflict of interest,".
In one portion system works beneficially, wMd
is found to be oppressive in another portion
The system of protection is said to operate 1T,
advantage Of those parts of the country which ar
the strongest. Every one said sn, and thereto,
he was bound to believe so. But IN the weaNf..
portions OF the country, there was scarcely to b
found one who would not, If he had the po@er,
put down the system Of protection. There ~eR
thus different views Oh both sides. How VA
this to operate? He intended, in nothing Nhh
he should say. to make any personal reference.
1t was his wish to argue the subject solely on phi
losophcal grounds. A President is elected, and
comes into pow err; his policy necessarily COT.
forms to that Of the party BY which he is chosen
II cannot be otherwise. The Tariff party. lot
example. support as their candidate gentIema
L.. -. - II.
did not condemn this II was the natural and
unavoidable course Of things. The opposite 'lls
must then take up one as their candidate who's
opinions on the subject Of protection are len
marked, but who may be sustained by poria
of the Tatiffparty, because he is for that sy'sa
to certain extent, and BY portion OF The An
ti.Tarif States, because he is less hostile to Their
ihtereststhan his competitor. By this combns
ton, triumph is obtained. He who comes Iolo
power, in this manner. if he is possessed Of any
intelligence, can never he dislodged. How car
he? lie takes u middle ground between the Nmh
and the South IL one interest attempts to make
a inrward movement, the other side has OccupId
the ground. And by this means. burthsns to n:
amount OF thirty millions, without the Post OH e
Department, and. Including that Department
th'rty.two millions, are impused on the country,
under the pretence Of revenue -an amount rol
sidprably greater than the value oi any sim nhe
Of the great interests Of the county, exceeds!
the whole amount Of the cotton crop, or the Ell.
tire value Of the shipping interest Thus leuiI.
fving himself neither with Tariff nor anri.TInO
Bank nor anti Bank. Internal Improvement mr.
anti. Internal Improvement. he cannot BE- dI'm!
ed What is the result? The system Of oppe
sion goes on. The weaker side sees it is hor
less case, and makes resistance The srOnsa
still adheres to the system. The middle poan
is then thrown to the stronger side, and the ,'ron
ger calls in force, which put, down reason. Tbs
was the process Of consolidation. GenlIPm'a
misht contend that this was not question oi con
solidation But il is consolidation. Ard hs
could see no distinction between CONSOLIDATED
government and one which assumed the right o.
judging of The propriety of interposIns militia!
power 10 cOerce a State.
We (said Mr. C.. made no such governmehl
South Carolina sanctioned no such government
She entered the confederacy with the under''an
ding that State, in the last retort, has rsRs
to judge OF the expediency Of resistance to nP
preston, or secession from the Union. And 10;
so doing, il is that we are threatened to have our
threats cut, and those Of our wiye,land Children
No; 60 too far. did not intend to use IAN
guage so strong. The Chief Magistrate bad oo'
vet recommended 50 desperate a remedy. Iss