The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-02-07

TO convince them that the Union had better not AZ
present be dissolved [ A taught | have said that
there may be- doubt 10 The character Of The
port which may come from The gentleman from Mas
sachusetls. would not in any Inydious sense Tefr
even the public events of that genemans past his
tory look back, AS doubt not the gentleman does
and as know his counirymen do, with pride and sa-
tsfaciion many of the acts of his public life But
the gentleman has presented many different phases
at the different periods OF his life that must be par
doned if still entertain some doubt am not in ia
sor of divugng secre or repeating private CONVEX
saons, or reading confidential letters, but have re-
cevej letter OF somewhat public character from
man | do not personally know, but who
Senator OF The United States and who is the son Of
Senator Of the United States, enclosing TO let
ter written to Senator by the gentleman from Mas
sachusets, under date of The 9Th December, 1903
which shall now take the liberty to read having been
not merely authorized but requested by the writer of
the letter to do The gentleman having resigned
his in the Senate about year after the case OF
John Smith, wrote the following letter TO Mr. An
derson then Senator from the State Of Tennessee.
The event has shown that in my calculation OF the
frmness of the Senate, was not mistaken. The
system Of submission to British insolence and usur-
patton which has been preached aud prayed and re-
solved and pettoned and demonstrated in this part
of the country for the last eighteen months, finds in
the Senate, thanks be to God, the same invincible
spirit of resistance which it found at the last session
of Congress. The will and influence Of my constiti-
ents has had its full constitutional range, and they
have Ilad the Dest'OppOrtunlly &c tncir own
affairs in their own way. You have now had an
nounced to you, with due Formally, the process OF
resistance which may be pursued against your laws.
So that at least, if an attempt to divide the Union
should be made, you will have no cause to complain
of being taken by surprise. Now, if had remained
with you, instead of threatening nsurrecton and Sc
paration could only have expressed my adherence
of every such attempt or project, however colored,
and from what cause soever intended My sentiments
with regard to the Union are well known to you.
John Smith and Aaron Burr were in my view, my
fellow-ctZens, Just If they had been natives OF
Boston; and if any native Of Boston, in pursuit OF
the same end which Burr and Smith were aiming at
should proceed far as its execution would as lar
as my power extended, treat him in the same man
ner as thought they ought TO have been treated
believe will be far better for YOU and for the whole
nation to have men from this quarter who will pre-
pare you for what they mean TO attempt than one
who, feeling and believing that we have all but one
common interest, could avow other sentiment as
representing this section of the nation"
Yes, the honorable gentleman from Massachusetts
still entertains-l do not say doubts and suspi-
cions as to the designs cherished by some portion
of the people Of New England but had he invaria-
bly, pursued the same which is avowed in this
leter-had there been no spot, no coud--had the
same bright sunshine been exhibited throughout in
regard to all that touch the Union, should not be
afraid to trust him. But now must say to him in
his own language, Non tall auriio nee defensoribs
istisn had rather take the Union as it is than trust
it to his hands And now, | ask will this House en-
terrain and dispose of the question of dissolution, OF
will they meet it at the threshold, and treat the men
ton of it outrage Who is it, ask again, that
wants any argument for the Union' We have argu-
ments enough. Where is Bunker Iiill' Where is
Yorktown Where is Saratoga' Where are the
thousand battefeds, all rich in victories over the
meteor flag of England' The gentleman is himself
| at once witness and an argument in its favor.
1t is impossible to look at him, where he stands
holding in his hand petition for the dissolution OF
this Union and to forget what he has BEEN and what
his father was before him. 1t should be a consola-
ton TO the gentleman that he cannot in the OF
nature, live long enough to pull down the fabric OF
his country's fame amid the ruins of his own. The
people of the United States have not forgotten the
farewell address of him who achieved their liberty.
They look with exulting pride on the national flag
it floats proudly this Capitol and every stripe
and every star, with all their glorious associations,
has been to them sufficient argument in favor of
that Union that has made them the envy of the world.
1t has satisfied the of their wishes for more
than half century, and trust in spite Of all which
the gentleman from Massachusetts shall be.abe to
say that il will continue to satisfy their children for
centuries to come.
Mr.. G. concluded by observing that he had before
him other documents which pertinent to the
subject in hand but which he should forbear to use,
lest they might increase the excitement which already
prevailed and tend to aggravate feelings which could
| notf oosn ha oil