Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-02-07

standing law through all the ditiercn, admins.
tons of the Government. 1t was passed in =.
Senate b, a vote Of IA to 6-Sou,h CaroI;n,
TIM unanimously in its favour; and it n,,.l
the House of Representatives without dni,a.
No attempt was made during the whole ts,.,
sion of that bill to strike nut the 2jth sec,ion ;,
It. which ha, been standing law ever since !.
was consrdr red as the sheet anchor Of the Cow,
tu,ju-that which was to hold us together ,y,'
tualIy through all the sturms Of politics WIKI
might occur. Virginia. Penu., lsanla, aud vs
sachuset.s failed in their powerful a,temnt,,ot
si,t the constitutlonaity Of this section. ~,
had not the section been repealed. if 1t va, :.
unconstitutional Congress dared no, repeal =
Tor the the repeal of that section would break ,,
the Union.
II he'd been asked what was the neccssitv
this bill.
What had South Carolina done? lie rrI,
only answer that she had done this -she had dom,
nothing more than repeal our laws, and 10 max,
il highly criminal to execute them. She had ,,
pealed them in many points, as he showed by,
reference to her acts. And she had also dom,
few other things. She had raised an armr !,
carry on a contest against the United STATE.
THE was easily she@n. She had raised an arm,
to enforce the execution Of her own laws ub.i
have repealed tie laws Of the United S,a,es.,,d
in doing this. had she not raised an army 10 car,
on a contest with the United State: II su
direct aggression. He would adapt the law rrs
c,sly to meet the case. The State Of South G..
rplina conid have no good reason to complain d
the penalties prescribed by the laws Of the Urn
ed States for violating their laws, we're they n,
greater than those which she has enacted Tor
violation of hers. There could be no great cru
city in this course. Mr.. II then read the fgy
and penalties imposed by the acts Of Sautl G..
rolina. He stated that the General Go,ernnen,
was, by the provisions OF these laws, placed IL
situation where she was obliged to esisa,e 81 d
to meet the whole case.
The gentleman from Kentucky said that d,
Federal Government sad been vi Isl to Soga
Carolina. This word brought up the whole Qq,.
Ltion. He was not disposed to do inju,,lee toaw
one, nor did he believe there vas any ground Il
the declaration, that there had been any Mr.
unjust done to South Carolina. We had al,
been told by the same gentleman that we mus
forgive as we hope to b. ourselves forgiven. b.
it ough, to b. remembered that forgiveness mus
be preceded by repentance. Now South Caro-
lima instead Of exhibiting any signs Of repet
lance. had set herself in array against the UnIa
States. And the Federal Government would SCI
bad example to the other States, IL, without II,
pentance on the part Of South Carolina, they
must forgive this hostility As the case no'
stand, the whole Cancellation must come iron
one side.
Sir: have done. continued Mr.. II oOkn!
to the portrait Of Washington, at the left Of To,
door. That portrait ought not to be here; IN
cruel admonitIon upon US, who have rejected
his counsels and disregarded his preceprs l.
was. you recolect, difficult to gain it admlsOl
you at first placed it over the clock wonder;
there it was looking dowa upon revolving tIns
II was pale, languishing, and thought It sePf
1T seemed to be rejecting upon the changes d
the last thirty years. II was removed. and PAT
ed over the Presidents chair; still It cast N,
lanchoy look at the clock. At length you Ia"
showed ii away to the LEFT. don't Complain!
fit emblem Of our Abandonment OF his prlnrPs,
Look his lips appear to move, and he scene u
say, what he once before said
1.-The unity Of Government, which ccn''lah
YOU one people, i, also dear to you Itl.!o''i
so; for it is main pillar in the edit oil ,oE'
real independence; the support Of Your ''anqTi'
ty at home. YOUR honor abroad; o! your sai',i
of your prosperity; Of that very liberty ah@
you so highly prize But as il Is easy to lorf'''
that from different causes and lrnm d'T't
quarters, much pains will be ,aken. many af.a
ces employed to wPaken. IN your minds, the 'Hl
vction of this truth; as this Is the p"n' IL l"l
political fortress. against which the batteries "
internal and external enemies Will be most "D
stantly and actively, (houeh often to'H"'" a..
in,,duousy,) directed. 1t Is of inilntr """''
that you should properly estimate The In"r'S
value of your National Union 10 your e"iIr'H'
and individual happiness; that you 'h"ah '''
rlsh cordial. habitual, and immoveab'e a'''t.
ment to it; accustoming yourselves 10 speak "'
as the palladium of your political safety ara prov
perit,; watching for ITS preservation win l''"'
anxiety; discountenancing wba'ercr mat 'u..
even suspicion that il Can in any event b'ar
doned, and Indignantly frownins upon tNe w.
dawning of any attempt to al'enate any p"
Of our country from the rest, or to @nlerpr"'
sacred ties which now link together the '4''''
parts"
And further to add:-O nv children! va
for This endured the privations. sutierI"g'' :"
dangers, which gave YOU national eAI'teG'''-
Was il Tor this, that watched over y"uf "',.
days with parents s"IIc,tude! Was j.
his. | marked your growth 10 manhoud WV
parents par,iality? On what fatal ',','
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