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partial atoDetacnt for his roc iou> folly, had I
caused the above nlsmeu;o To bc cngray.n
upon his tofnbstons, rs u monuclent IN all
'ime to come, against camp, rcisul, in all it,
various forms. "Lct well enough alone" j. 4
al adagc not more homely than IL Is true, and
pregnant With practical usefulness. This We
nerated old sasc, all agree Is righifuI,y regard
d n. AN elementary principle m the prudence
OF private hie; aad lac who loses sight If il \
In the conduct OF his own fairs, justly
subjects himself TO tie practical application /
II that Instructive fable laugh: Us, by the re-
nowned lEsop, called " The Dog and his Sha-
dow
From this partial glance Mt "a trnism, ad.
nitted BY all la be so highly conducive To- our
private interests, let u, turn 10 the great bu-
sincss Of the whole community and see how
Tar it may be applicable to the latter a. well
a. the former case--ihat We may thus be eu-
abled To judge whether or no The political
quackery, which IN the present crisi. has
brought our country "a the very briuk of ruin
deserves not Tire unqualified rsprobatiou and
whitening denunciI,iOn of every sober-minJed
Patriot IN the land
Could the honest, but deilded yeomaur, of
carolina and the South, but have brought be
fore their eyes tic soul-c killing scenes of DO
verify and wrotebcdnes-, and OF foul oprrcs-
sion, which present themselves almost uni
Nersally throughout the old governments of
Europe, including England herself, the free,t
OF the whole-ior instance, that accused
blot upon Christianity itself, the system of
Tythes, presenting In bold and unbiushug re-
lief the fox-hunting, horse-racing, sensual
Priest, reveiling in luxury and dlrness-
while. ia the back ground, Is seen tho wi,her-
OIL form oil woe-wcrn and poverty -strickcn
mother, with her starving children around
her, whose las, bed has bccn toru from under
Them, and sold. TO ramper the bloatcd car
cases OF these favored objects of ki,..y boun
", wearing the mask Of Religion: Could thu.
poor man IN the Soulful, strictIy speaking
any poor there be-but once experience the
b'tirr anguish Of bcholding him upon whom
The humble but anxious father ard dootiu,,
mother have depended for the support and
comfort of their declining years, seized by the
savage press-gang, and dragged away with
Ruthless inhuinanity, to fight tie glorious bat
TIES oil theSr Royal Master: ouid they but
realise Tor time, in their various forms. the
wrongs and grievances, and heaycn-olIenJinp
acts OF legaiised robbery, which grind down
the poor man 10 the very earth, and exact
from MIN ms iabour, almost unintermitied
Tor miserable pittance, utterly INADEQUATE
TO give bread 10 las children, or to c!othc hi,
wife otherwise than in rags But above all
could they but witness the degraded white
slave, bending and cringing in base seryi!iiy
OF soul, before some naughty lording of the
land: Then, yes then, would the fire OF P,tri
otism be famed into n fame of CONSUMING
wrath against those Who dare to calculate The
value OF the Union, thereby endangerinr the
PerPetuiy oil our happy exemption from
scenes like these. Then, indeed wouId the
unavoidable inequalities in the operation
oil the protective system, or any other mea
sure oil FEDERAL policy, be esteemed as but
The small dust ia the balance-and 10 some
adequate degree, would we be led TO appre.
ciate the excellencies OF those free institutions
and admire the beautiful symmetry Of thai
government which confer and guarantee To-
US privileges and blessings never before. by
'as grea' liver oil oil good, voaehsafed to an.
other people on earth.
And what is the character Of this inest;m,.
pie political Freedom OF ours--now so great
~ JeoPardized by the mad spirit of dena-
EoSuSm! And what are iis rich fruits which
We are now in the fun enjoyment of, NAV
not every American citizen, =. sit down under
ms own vine and fs-tree with none 20 make
MIN afraid" Are not talents and honest in
oustry, wherever found, most richly reward
edt. is not the road to distinction. and The
honors and Offices Of government. aiike onco
10 aii' Justice dealt out with an even hand
10 ine rich AMI the poor Ours. n government
H'id IN ITS pcration-poworfll ouly for good
and cheapiy ndmniS,cred-Rifh no hanOh
" ofhcial to lord il over u.s. without r.snonsi-
oiiny to the people, from whom ali Off
cial power eEnanatcs-Plenty smiling around
.-ihe fruits OF the earth, a. il were, from
the very C0rHu eoyia, the horn OF abundance
itself, poured out upon us, in rich prof,,sion
Facilities OF transportation 20 market. in the
shape OF roads and canals, sprincins an
throughout the country, a. If by magic-Me-
chahie labour every where in demand aua
amply repaid if at any point the poou-
Iation has become too dense there sprsad ~,
Tar regions of the glorious West. a cooJly
heritage indeed-far exceeding in richnes.
ana grandeur, that Tor Which the israelite, of
Old encountered their Iainfni pilrrinare
through tho wildcrness-a land snaTe ncc,.
mary Independence and wealth Itself eroUn
tne eiOrts OF industry and entcrprise-apd
where abundant success, in all dat /, Law
tut 30 surely follows upon exertinn. as 20
render toll no longer such-and 10 make Ia
Dor almost unfeIt
lhese, fellow citizens, arc a few (f,intlv
sketehed,) of the rich blessing We enfov a +,
people, envIed IN the enjoyment az or so~ial
and political condition rs the whole c,,it,l.I
world. These are the rich Treasures ms,
ours, but which my soon be lot ,cyer =.
oc reEained-forfeted forever, If We rer,ri
hot the prophetic warnings Of Lia vLosn
N"c uPies the uppermost seat IN The
nes'S OF All who truly love the futsr exts az
heir country more than those Of tieir o,xn
scraoic factions. The writer of these mum.
Ders' mas PurPosely abstainrd from entering
upon constitutional argument aEainst Nyil,,
heaiion' and ~ eo'isin-eerman. the new-f,n.
geo theory OF STATE Rigl'ts; task. howe Yer.
TON which be VIII not finch. 81 The proper
time and upon a suitable occasion. n, ~.
sought rather, by few general reflections 10
on the high value Of our political right. =.
row. enjoyed flowing, N be honestly beIie,es
hem, directly and alone from orr blessed
nion, to light up upon the altar of the pa.
riots heart, that latent FIRE which. ELrn
'nee ablake, he knows will Do its work and
70 rvet fast, % the extent 81 his humble ab,ii.
ucs, that devoted attachment to our common
country, 'nouleated BY the warning vice IL