The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-09-28

other nations say of us, what they think OF US, If
they nevertheless say you don't pay your debts
Loud applause Now, gentlemen, belong 10 Mas
sachusetls /; but if | belonged 10 deepy-indeoied
State I'D work these ten fingers to their slumps I'd
hold plough, I'D drive plough, Ia do BON, before IL
should be said of the State to which belonged iiat
she did not pay herd bis Loud cheers Ihats me
true principle let us upon il, cheers let US go
it' to its full extent! [Deafening applause IL II
costs us comforts let sacrifice our comforts IL
it costs farms, let US mortgage our farms fal
don't let il be said by the proud capitalists OF England
'You don't pay your debts" "fou Republican 20
vernments don't pay YOUR debts Let say to them,
"we WILL pay them" ''we will pay them 10 the ut
termost farthing" That's my firm conviction oil
what we ought TO do. That's my opinion, and waters
can't drown-fre can't burn it out Of me. Loud APP
Pausel If America owes debt let her pay It
let her PAY IT. [Deafening cheers What have
IS ready for the sacrifice. What you have know
would be ready for the sacrifice At any rate and
at any sacrifice, don't let it be said The Exchanges
OF London Paris don't lei il be said in any one oil
'he proud monarchies of Europe, "Amerlca owes,
and can't or won't pay" God forbid lCheers
Let us pay-let us pay! Long continued and loud
appiause.l Let us say to them "produce your bond
and take your money principal and interest Add 1t all
up ana take your money" Applause Let US say TO
them, "We not your slaves we are not paupers
we VIII not be your debtors we WILL PAY; pro-
duce your bond-here is your money, TAKE IT."
This was followed by repeated and deafening cheers.
And until that is done, my friends you and cannot
feel as if we could draw free breath. don't want
to be in Jebted TO the capitalists of Europe IL
owe them any thing let them produce their bill If
my professional earnings are of any worth-if they
are waned--If my farm is wanted-if the convent
ences of life for myself, for my wife and children
wanted, SO far as am concerned, SO far as America
is concerned, come and take them. [Cheers That's
the right ground take and let US take it. In the
North and South in the East and West if there live
any who descended from the fathers of the Rev
outon, any in whose veins drop of their blood,
and in whose hearts lives particle of their proud
spirit let them rise up and say that if Eu-
rope, Europe shall be paid Loud and repeated
cheers II wish 10 breathe the breath of indepen-
dent freeman.-A citizen Of a proud and honored
country, abhor the idea that my daily happiness is
to be marred by the consciousness that any thing dis
graceful hangs on the country or any part Of it let
us, gentlemen, be proud of our country, but let us
preserve for that country the character of just and
debt-paying nation let it be said amongst the
nations of Europe that the United States Of America
the nation that had its birth in the glorious
of '76-the country of Washingon--Ihc example
and great type of all modern Republics, cannot
will not pay its debts
| Mr. Webster sat down amid the loud and most en-
thusastic applause of the assembly; after which
given three deep and sepulchral groans for repuda
! tion
Mr. Gowen said that when he adverted to the debt
of Pennsy lvania he did it in spirit Of dependency
Pennsylvania will pay her debts she will pay them,
but she must first sink her party spirit and break up
her party dscipline.-Give Legislature of prac-
| teal men give Legislature made up Of FARMERS,
such as have attended this eat meeting, and my
word for it she WILL in less than ten years, have paid
every item of her oppressive debt