The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-03-07
Prompt to rise at Virtues call,
No foars their Patriot hearts sppal:
Ever guarding, for the Free,
The Sacred Shrine of Liberty.
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Fit Memorials OF our love.
The entire arrangements OF this magnificent bal
reflected the highest credit on the Committee Eve
| ry thing was in good taste-every thing was in uni
son with the patriotic origin of the JOYOUS scene
every thing was as it ought to have been, if we ex
| cept the unavoidable absence of Major Joe Hopkins
OF the democratic Pewter, who was, it may well be
said, the creator of the whole affair-and another
great event has been added to the chronicles of the
reign OF Captain Tyler, and wreath OF fresh lau.
rels been entwined with the verdant garands alrea
| dy decorating the "young democracy" of the En-.
| pire State.
| Lat AND IMPORTANT FROM COMFY lsLANp-If the
Great Western will not make her appearance, the
Long Island steamer Thunderbolt has just arrived
and gives the following intelligence, being mes.
sage to the Legislature thereof:
COMFY ISLAND, March 6, 1913.
| FELLOW CITIZENS
OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY -
herewith transmit writ, issued out of the Su,
preme Court OF the United States. against this State
calling upon it to prove the Consttutonality of the
"Paper Mills recently erected by an enactment OF
your honorable body. In remarking upon this sim
gulsT and extraordinary legal document, cannot
find language adequate to express my asonishment
at the assumed audaclty OF such proceedings But
if we take into consideration the character of the
Court, OF its naughty demeanor-averse in lis ten
dency to our democratic instiutOns-Ifee as pre-
sumo you will, somewhat relieved from the weight
of Indignation which may at first possess us on read
ing this mandate.
twas feartully predicted, at the formation of the
Federal Government, that the powers granted, and
those that would be assumed in time, would crush,
if not, at least humble, the daring spirit of liberty
such degree, that we would have but the name to
worship and the shadow to serve. It is for you to
ir,dU uyho hos dOfIpv vuoIf HoH
and whether time has proved them-Ipso tacto
When the States formed the confederacy it was
done with all the caution that possibly could be used
at such a critical conjuncture. Doubtless, our fore
WINGED OF the danger and responsibility they were
about to undertake.
The fate of ancient republics should be as a burn
ing light to guide us onward in the march of free
dom. If the Federal Government attempts to step
beyond the bounds set by the founders OF it, il then
becomes an aggression, land dangerous to those ber
ties our sIREs achieved and handed to us a rich
inheritance.
The idea cannot be entertained for moment, that
our revolutionary sires rellnqushed those inesma-
BILE privileges for which they freely split their blood
to obain: and without which freedom ndeed,is but
boast. For my own part, conceive it TO De repug-
nant to the genius of our free institutions, that they
who struggled, to desperation, to throw off the
chains OF a foreign power, should Immediately 60
about creating monster which would eventually
srangle liberty in its mighty folds It is not to be
supposed that such ever was designed, unless we
question the integrity of those, which justice forbids
It might not be improper for me to assert that the
powers granted to the Federal Government has
been exercised to such an extent of late that would
be found difficult to define its precise duties,
they not placed in clear and concise manner be.
fore the American people. 1t was never formed TO
protect the Liberties of the States, for 1t would be
very obvious, If the several States after achieving
their freedom, should surrender it to anohers keep
ing, they would tacitly acknowledge, their incapa
defend
promise obedience to the laws Of the Confede
racy SO far as they keep within the literal meaning
of the Constitution, but shall not, under any cir
cumstance, submit to have that sacred instrument,
used as a weapon to cut the Liberties which bind
our happy country together.
The indirect taxation gathered from mportations
has been prolific source Of corruption, which has
been principally used to paronse political venality,
appointing warm partlZans to foreign posts, where
there is no manner Of use for them. This do con-
ceive TO be too plain TO escape the most careless OBJ
server.
Whether the time has now arrived to resist all fur
ther encroachment of our rights, is left for you to
determine. For my part, feel resolved to protect
our "Paper Mills to the last gasp, be the conse-
to the several Commanding officers of the Island, to
call OUT for camp exercise, the divisions under their
command have also ordered the machinery used
to extract CLAIMS in deep water, to be worked only
five hours day, so that those citizens employed at
the clam beds can be made perfectly acquainted
with the use of arms to defend the soil upon which
tneV Toll. Inc Will commissioners nave cIN-
ployed sufficient force to guard the premises about
the "Mills"
convincing proof of the rectitude of our laws,
in the devotion of the people; five hundred brokers'
two hundred bank clerks, and twenty-five presidents
have volunteered to protect the public Golfers.
rely upon your cooperation in these important steps
that have taken to sustain the henor and vndlcate
the Justice Of our laws.
would recommend you to make immediate ap.
preparations for the military which will be called
upon TO perform camp duty.
In respect to the mandate, !" shall, with respect
to your honorable body, recommend it to be return
ed with contempt, to the source from whence it en-
anated.
Nothing but envy, caused by the prosperity of our
Island, could cause such unwarrantable attack
While we are in unparalleled success and our sister
republics reapng the fruits of their ndlscretlon,
by endeavoring to sustain two sorts of currency,
which reason teaches TO be impossible, base jeal-
ousy prompts the envious to strike the blow at our
institutions PETER FLUMMERY,
Acting Governor.
JOHN SoApsUps, Secretary OF State.