Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-10-19

if he is honest. He himsef--his own
feelings are nothing; his country and his
public duty are everything, and he should
sink whatever is personal to himself in far
higher considerations these are the char
acteristics that mark US as great or little
men.
There were many persons in December
l84l, we found great objections to
my remaining in the Presidents Cabinet
You all know, gentlemen, that twenty
vears OF honest, | do not say of efficient
service. Of mol altogether undisunguish-
ed service in the Wing cause, had scarcely
prepared mo for an outpouring such as
Sc IN prcc e IS from whig friends, against
" h g, or asa nst any body. am little
ha d 10 be coaxcd and great deal harder
to be driven. chose to act from my own
Judgement; and thinking that was in a
post where could render service to my
country staid there; and leave you this
DIV, and leave my country 10 say wheth-
cr this country would have been better off
if had gone also.
have 10 attachment TO Office | have
tasted is sweets, but have also tasted It's
bitterness. | am content; and | aCknowl-
edge am more anxious to preserve the
good have done, than to run risks for new
acquisitions in public life. | suppose |
ought not to alIude, and | viii not TO any
thing farther that concerns myself.
Gentlemen, very respectable Conven-
ton. a most respectable Convention assem-
bled here some ten days ago, and passed
some important resolutions.
Among other resolutions, they declared
in behalf of all the Wings the Common
wealth full ard final separation from the
President of the United States. Il these
gentlemen said this for the expression Of
their own opinions, to that eXtentit is good.
Wings speak their sentiments everywhere
and they have a perfect right TO do II here.
But it becomes quite another question,
when they assume to represent otherchar
ncters, and to speak on other points than
those on which they were authorised to
speak.
accept the decision of a Wing Conven-
ton for proper purposes; for know that
only through such bodies and such organ-
cation, great public good can be obtained.
But it is quite another question when a
tonVeh'Ioh' hcuhg rom 'ic l''iPu'oe VI VIC
moment, decide upon questions when nave
never Oeeh suotlI',eu ~ ''e" "'O''' "''o''
at all. 4 full and final separation they
declare. between the Wings of Massochu-
sets and the President Of the United States.
Tins text needs cohmeh'aFy;-"ha
does il mean!
The President has yet three years Of
his time uncyDircd Does the resolution
mean that during that three years an Tue
measures al MS Administrations sno'' oe oP-
posed by Inc wings oil NlasSacnuse''S-
right or wrong! Grsat PuOiIc Ihtc'GS
require his attentlon-those 10 when
have alluded. II the President oil the Oni-
ted States should make an earnest ana Serl-
oHs effort to "I@rl l"Vorao'y me naN'8a-
'.'n 81 me country :" ir8u'ate me ques'ioh
~ hr.hS" I"i"hi"' '''"' Sn"'. an '',e " "'S9
.. Massachusetts, EeTae .i"m nun ana
refuse the!r Ntu! (Crles OF NO J ven
say no! II the PRESIDENT ulfectS me pro-
per department 10 review me "ho!e com
mercta! regulations OF me Onlted olales'
to take deeply INTO consideration that re-
ciproclty in our direct trade TO which SO
much tonnage is now sacrIhced-'and the
proper measures shall be suggested and
adopted by him shall all the Wings OF
Massachusetts seperate from and oppose
him? Look, gentlemen, at the question
DO you know That now great proportion
more than onc-halI-ot the carrying
trade, the transportation, tor instance, OF
goods between Brazil and The Cn'trd States
IS carried on by the tonnage OF Northern
Europe, IN consequence OF the IlI-consIder-
ed reciprocity treaty! As well might we
admit them 10 share our coastng trade :
We give them the right, without the shad'
ow Of an advantage IN return, to take the
bread from our chIdren's mouths and give
i; unto strangers ask YOU sir, turning
to gentleman at his right as a shipping
merchant IT thls is not true