The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1837-08-30

excite the envy aud opposition Of political rivalry This
we have reason TO expect, and can encounter and
even endure opposition from such Her fair,
liberal and honorable competition, IN her business and
commercial operations, cannot excite the jealousy Of her
sister States She seeks not to impose her systems,
whatever they may be- and however much they may be
priced by her own citizens, upon any other portion Of
the Union. Her example Is before the world II, III
her system Of internal improvements, her common
school fund, her literature fund.- her canal fund.- and her
bank innd there be any thing worthy Of imitation, let
those avail themselves OF il, who think not degrading
to derive bcnehts from the experience OF others These
are the monuments OF her pride and her glory. She
only asks 10 be left to the enjoyment Of them They
no longer have the character OF experiments Time has
already tested their usefulness. Her internal commn
nleations, extending from the ocean to the lakes, have
spread the activity Of commerce TO portion OF the
State Her common schools have diused the blessings
Of education 10 every hamlet within her borders, Her
literature fund has extended its benign influence the
higher scmlnarcs OF learning and her banking system
has secured The community against The hazard 0f an
irresponsible paper circulation; and forms the Comm
thian capital rhieh crorns The mighty column ci her
famr, Why then is New York singled out as the object
OF political vengeance Why her institutions which
have no connection with the political affairs of the
country assaicd with much yirlcncel Has she
ever been wanting in her duty to herself to the UnIon
For the sake OF the Unon she originally surrendered
her nnposts, which now form about two-thrds Of the
whole revenues Of the government Yes, sir those
very revenues which the subject Of the prcscn, dis
cusslon, about which gentlemen very sensitive
and from the dcpos,e OF which IN her local banks they
are fearful she may derive incidental benefit, No.
SIR she never has been backward IN her dutyshe has
sustained the government IN peace and in In the
darkest period ol the late contest with Great Britain
she furnished men to relcl invading foe and when
that contest was over she again contributed her full
portion OF the means 10 lqudae the debt OF the nation
incurred in that memorable struggle The enterprise Of
her citizens has been every the yaor Of her
sons has been felt in every a,lc-tcld--nay, more n
raS W same 81 these much abuscd tanks that The ma
honai arm raS uphci, IN The hour Of her greatest peril
They FURNISHED The means by rhich The american oops
mcrc enabed 10 her resfera ),oncr, and charge
the enemy on )oreign s0i, r,h impetuOSity, Ike
MHof The mighty torrent ,rhose shores rerc The
q INC conck Ihey Ton, lurnSb ed The means By rhich
Pu,y secured Mc Lake, anil Wacdonongh The
pisc. She Is still willing to make any further sacrifice
Tor the benefit of the Union But she cannot quietly
yield up her most cherished systems to crafty political
ambition, or appeasc political rivalsh. She hopes to
be able to sustain herself agans, all attacks from without
and all assaults from within But, If the time shall ever
come when she, with her gorins institutions, must fall
God grant she may not fall by the hands Of her
offspring Let not her last moments be embttcred by
rejecting upon the stabs Of her own children
children whom she has nursed and nurturcd into
hood-who owe to her all Of character, Of honor, or
OF prosperity, which they ENJOY II she must fall, let
there be no necessity to apply TO her when stricken
down, the pathetic lines Of England's noble bard,
another occasion:
50 the struck eagle, streichu upon the plain,
No through rolling clouds again,
View d his own feather on the fatal DART
And wing'd the shaft that qulycrd in his hcart
Keen were his pangs, but kccner far to feel
He nurscd the plnon which impcd the steel
Whlche same pumagc tina, had warm'd his nest,
Drank the las, life drop Of his bleeding breast