The Democratic Whig. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-09-14
NUMBER 81

al the canals ana faH fQt4s leiuNaNs % Alf
are finl sold, then al her pubic lands, the
Eastern and Weaiorup cnitsniiafies lhe State
house, allsoid b. The narshalL Then AZ tho
taxes are paid INT The stats treasury, they win
Of course be attached 10 pay DE debt, and The
State NAV be Invested OF iig property and De-
prved OF lis future means Of suppor. THIS
seems incredible to our ignorant vanity. But
Is not perfectly right Ought TIE State Leg
statue TO defraue is citizens with impunity,
10 retain the properly Of others, and laugh a
their distressed Nor is j. probable that any
loreign Slate would incur the least odium By
thus sustaining The rights Gifts subjects. Rec
olect that the Iegislat1fe owes upwards Of
nine millions Of this very debt 70 PENNEY lvani-
ana. who cannot sue, and who WIN Be very
grateful to TIE foreigners who can sue, nlhey
viii enforcs their rights. Because there is not
the slightest fear that the quarrel viii be car
RE, 10 extremities, for the moment PennsylYa-
MIA perctives that she must pay, she viii pro
pare to pay, and Of course pay all aiIko--her
own eitzens as well as forelgners. Besides,
there are in Pennsylvania quite enough true
men, and bod men, 70 force the State Legisla-
lure 10 save the Commonwealth from disgrace,
You win say, perhaps, that this decree can
never be enforced in Pennsylvania, and that
the marshal win be opposed ia the execution
Of his process. There is not the least danger
OF IT, Big words there win belong speeches
there willbe-magniOque resolutions there
will be--hiah sounding acts Of the Legislature
there may possibly be; but when the question
comes 10 Sc tried, whether the people Of the
State win stand By the Lpgisatur0 in ils at
tempt to cheat lie own citizens, there need he
a.. laN4 n,
ular opposition 10 the marshal has been already
tried three times in Pennsylvania: IN the IN,
surrecton Of l794, the marshal was resisted
By large popular meeting--whereupon an ar
my Of Pennsylvanians, joined BY the iorces o.
New Jersey, MarylEnd,,an Virginia, took tho
marshal with them to the scene, and saw that
he executed his wfits. in 1877, th5 marshal
was again resisted in Northampton, and an
armed force Of Pennsylvanians alone enforced
the law, and the rngleader ofthe resis,ers was
condemned to death.
Again in the case Of Olmstead, a Judgment
ofthe Supreme Court was obtained against
some property which the State claimed &c ne
own The marshal was ordered to seize IT,
the Governor ordered out the militia TO prevent
The marshal The marshal called out his force
and the two parties met il the heart Of the
Dopulous city Of Philadelphia. The result was
that the marshal executed his writ, and the
major general Of the Pennsylvania militia,
commanding an armed force 10 the streets Of
philadelphia,u1acFls he ORDERS Of The Governor
ia resist Ire riarshai was himself arrested and
imprisoned BY theHulIt fir prezminG q or
pose "a decree Ma q tins was dale whea
| Inc State had some plausible grounds Of OPP
lsition, What we expect from PaPnlar tnEanli
when lts ,ghala object i 70 ssist the Leglfa-
suge IN deifaujng private cltnsnsl
These views which are probably wholly
new tothe dspulants, may be useful to theni
bothsFoT-
LIST Pennsylvania must see thai she owes an
honest debt, and must pay il; that nothing can
possibly prevent her paying il,and that instead
I ofsufferuq Il to accumulate, she should begin
at once and make provisions foe The punelual
payment Of the Interest," She maj shut her
own eyes to hef duties, bur she ctnnat blind
Others 10 their tights and she viii find Il TAR
mofe easy and honorable 70 pay her debts,
which Sire can DO wiih.convenlence than be
dragged through couFis,an be subleci 70 eyes
| y ldnd ofdogradation.
Cd. England. toe. may find ia Them Gauss
for reflection.
One would suppose from her load aud IN.
I discriminate clamof that tie whole people Of
| DE United States stimulated By their dsmo-
cratic Institutions were engaged W one great
conspiracy to deiraud these innocent Englsh;
men. Yet il now appears that tho United
states have done what England has certain.
/ " never done-Nhatr0 other country has ever
| done they have established ) tribunal, wholly
independent Of each State, before which any
Stats that has wrongod foreigner may be
/ brought, and Il that sad foFeieHef proves hls
Gains all tie otter twenty five States are
bound 70 sec justice executed This g trb;
bunsl which does noi now exist elsewhere !
When, lherefoFe England complains that
| Pennsylvania owes her money, The iirat inquiry
Of course IL why don't you make her pay !
| Why don't you sue her II private manin
i penHsyl you moneys vii nolpay
Won. sue HMM the circuit court Of the United
States; and make him pay. II the state T.
self owes YOU money, and VIII not pay, your
Government can sue her Tor you IN the Sup
RENE Court, and make her pay. But you
have never done 60. you have never chosen q
avail Yourself ofthe tribunal created expressly
iof YOU bui you sit down, and abuse the
whole country. and rail and rave about demo.
f
Little childish. tIetv Is a nation consisting OIL
twenty SIX states, with a greater population
than al England and Scotland together-Eng.
, lands greatest and best customer, nation
which alone Of al nations has pad Oft its n )
, tonal lebt-who has settled its oong,ercia
debt 10 England with the most honorabh
! pmctually Ofthese tweEty,eix States, sey
en- have no debt at all-.there are eleven VIII
/ have borrowed money to improve their land.
! but theYpay their interest regularly, and wi
]. odoubl pay the rfncpal when Il falls due
i There are seven Or eight who have failed 4
: pay their interest punctually, but uh0 hav
! shown 10 disposition 10 throw off the pFinoipa
: and only a single one who seems to have avog,
ed any such wish Now these States re /
, entirely distinct in their debta as tho ~
} Counties Of England are. Tho Gar,,er,y -
/. eFnment and the State Cover amasls ~
4 only BY rumor ofthese debts ana 5eEnhs !,
the very next door nei9hbosz of psn,syI,
4 New Jersey, and Del ware vbo ~ I
z debts ana New York Virginia, and Ohio, vi
s pay thelrs punclus iIy, know no more about d
D pennsylvania dot, than AIiddlssex does tho,
v Of fofkshHes AN that these States could
i Nhen my mada the Umon with Pennsy
e wanna p.iey provided an Impartial tribunal B
e tween Der and foreign States, and il sny 3
Q eig1 State wilgo there and obtain iulTmaI
o sncse States viii Unnecessary do whit Ne
Jersey and Virginia did once already 60 arml
J. INTO Fenusylyania, aud see the law execute
y BOT until England does that, the other Slat
p save 20 right 10 interfere; aad while these 10
q eign States Do not choose to seek Fedre
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