The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-02-03
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Great times at Washington. The Federa'ists after
ruling short year, after spending millions Of dollars
running the government in debt bankruptng the rrea
sury destroying public credit and spreading cons'era
ton over the country have last arrived at the point
so long sought forby the monaoh-ts ofGreat Britain
and their allies in America-namely the proposed dis
solution ofuur glorious UuOu. Aware that their
course for the last year was condemned by the people,
and knowing that they will be hurled from power, as
soon as the people reach them, the leaders seek to
avoid their downfall by overlhrowing the government,
by breaking up the Union.
But will they succeed9 Will the democracy of the
country see the only free vrnmen on earth dissolved
-blowed up by disappointed iederalism2 No. They
will come the and by the aid of an overrunS
Providence not only the government, but expe
tho usurpers from the land On the patriotism, the
virtue, and love orcountry ofthe Democracy depends
the future salvation ofthe Union.
TO show tha: we are not mistaken IN the attempt OF
Federalism at revolution, we quote from the proce
dings Of Congress, Jan. a. lS42
Mr. Adams presented the Pc iton of sundry clt"
zens ofHlverh, in the State Of Massachusetts pray
ing that Congress will Immediately adopt measures
peaceably TO dissolve the Union OF these States;
"Frst because no union can be agreeable or perma'
nent which does not present oe'
eft Second because vast proportion OF The revenues.
of one section Of the Union annually drained to sus-
tain the views and course Of another section, without
any adequate return. Third, because in judging from
the history of past nations that Union, if persisted in
in the present state OF things, Will certainly oVerWhcIm
the whole nation in destruction
Mr. Adams then moved the reference Of this petition
10 select committee with instructions to repor; an ans
swer to these petitioners
After the petition he'd been read the greatest conu-
sion prevailed among the members. Some wished 10
burn it. Some wished the House to take no notice of
it. Some hough too great an insult TO be passed IN
silence. Same moved that Mr. Adams be censured for
offering the petition; others that he be expelled Mr..
Marshall of Kentucky, brought forward preamble and
resolutions, stating that Mr.. Adams had insued the
House and the Nation and thathe merited expulsion.
He advocated the passage of his resolutions in an eo'
ouent Speech bearing down heavily on Mr. Adams, the
petitioners, the abotionss, and all who were at the
betom ofthe plot to dissolve the Union. MIR Everett
opposed the resolutions and defended the petitioners
Mr.. Wise called for the reading of Washington's
Farewell address. He addressed the House at great
length, commenting on The course of Mr. Adams, and
tracing connection between that course and for
oign influence which he endeavored to show was busy
at work. In tracing the designs ofthe English d'o-
ton incendiary party he made coplous extracts from
Trazers Magazine, and certain abolition papers IN this
country which breahed the berest hostility to our in
slitutons and exhibited settled design 10 break up the
confederacy. Several other speakers addressed the
House. Mr. Adams opposed the resolutions, stating
that they charged him with high treason. and that the
House had no jurisdiction over such crime.
AT our latest dates from Washington, "Wednesday
evening last the debate the resolutions was still go
ing on.
What spectacle! A man once our President, once
reveed for his patriotism his virtue and his public SER
vces-now the spokesman Of British Monarchists IN
England and America, to dissolve the Union! But hS
has accompces in this plot well known to the coun
try as himself They are the Hartford convention
Federalists, They are the men who in the late war
1vould rather have seen the British batter down the
Capitol than appropriate dollar to feed and clothe tho
barefooted soldiers. They are the men who are array
ing the South against the North, and encouraging the
neoroes TO murder their masters and then flee TO Cana
da for protection They the men who rallied 10 the
support of Harrison and made the country ring with
the cry EXCHANGE" Little would the mass be-
lieve then the warnings oflhe Democratic press that
they vented to 'changs our government by breaking
ND the Union. Let those who dis5elieved then, now
look at the reasonable attempt of an Ex-Presldent and
his coadiutors and they can soon see the "CHANdE
they were going fora change from Democracy to Ar
istocracy-from Liberty to Slavery
The Treasury note bill has passed the Senate and
the bill to repeal the Bankrupt law is on its winding
y way.