The Democratic Whig. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-10-19

those who are disposed 70 complan n of Is /.
siiRmatiza IN any wuytie efforts q TIE STATES
Of this great Uuiou, Who have sought 81 iunda /
abroad % carry On their enterprises aud IN |
pr0vomenis which tier sense 81 utility hss
projected. On the contrary, think that the
circumstances Of the times and the necesslties
ithe case, may iusiifg al least 70 a eonaidera.
be extent, the engagements into which some
81 the States, esp6cislly The Western States.
have entered abroad Among those which
have justifotly become involved is The Slate Of
Pennsylvania. the richest Slaio IN the Union,
N my Judgment perhaps I ought 10 except
New-fork, but taking her mineral CONNER
cal, and agricultural facilities into eonsideEa-
ton, do not know. on the face Of The earth,
excepting England, q richer Stale than the
State Of Pennsylvania. T''fake of her debt
said Governor Seward Ny friend Govern
or Seward says eTake- off her debt" Her
debt-her dbl What can be the debt Of
State like Penngylvania, that she should not
BE- able 10 pay it-that she cannot pay Il 4 she
will bu take from her pocket the money that
she has init England's debtis engrafed up
on her very soil abe is bound down to the
very earth BY Il and il viii Affect England
and Englshmen, to the fitch generation.
But the debt Of Pennsylvania, the debt Of llli-
nois the debt Of any State in the Union,
amounts not TO sixpence in compsrson.-
fCheers.1 Let Us be Americans but le; us
avoid, as we despse the character Of an ack-
nowledqed insolrent community. lCheera
What Importance Is Il what other nations say
of De, II they can nevertheless say you don't
pay your debts loud applause.l Now
gentlemen I belong 70 Massaehusetts-bui # |
belonged 10 a deeply indebted State, I'd work
these ten fingers 10 their stump, I'd hold
plough Pd drive plough, I'd do both, before it
should be said oflhe State 10 which belonged
that she did MT pdyher dsbiSl Loud cheeis.)
TRafsthe true principle--let US art upon il,
(cheers,) let Us go Il to the full exten.
(Draening applarse) lift cost Us or COM
forts, let us sacrifice our comforts; fitcOsts us
our farms, let Us mortgage our farms. Bot
don't let i be said by the proud capitalists Of
England you don't pay your debts You, Re-
public Governments, don't pay your debts
Let us say to them I'VE WILL pay them,' we
will pay them to the uitermost farthing.'-
That's my firm conviction Of what we ought
to do. That's my opinion, ana waters can't
drewn-fre cannot burn il out Of me.
loud applause) n America owes a
debt, LET her pay Il, let her PAR n. Deafen.
ing cheers) What | have is ready for the
sacrifice. What you have I know would be
ready for the sacrifice. At any rate, and ct
any sacrifice don't let il be sa on the exchan.
ges Of London aud Paris, don't let il be said
in any one Of the proud monarchies Of Europe
America ewes and can't, or won't pay God
forbid (Cheers.) Let US pay let Us PAR
(Long continued and loud applause) Let Us
say 10 them, produce your bond and take
your money, principal and interest. Add i all
up, take your money. (Applause) Let MS
say TO them, I'VE are not your slaves we are
not paupers we win not be your debtors We
WILL PAY produce your bond, here is your
money, TAKE ITY This was followed By re.
peating and deaiening cheersl And until
this is done, my friends you and cannot feel
as Il we could draw free breath. don't want
to be indebted to the capitalist Of Europe. five
owe them let them produce their bill. II my
earning,are Of any worth,i if. they are want.
ed-fmy farm is wanted, il the conveniences
Of life for myself for my wife and children ara
wanted, so far as | am concerned so far az
America is concerned, come and IKE them
and lei rs takeit 10 the Notih and South
~ the EAST weais fthere I've any whl
are deocuaed fF5m the Fathers 0ftiI heYelp
ton, any n whose VEINS q drop Of their blood
and in whose hearts lives particle Of then
proud spirit let them rise up, and cay that !
we owe Europe, Europe shall be paid. (l.ouC
and Repeated cheers.) wish to breath the
breath Of an independent man. 4 citizen Of I
proud and honoured country, ! abhor the idea
that my daily happiness is 10 be marred BY
the consciousness that anything dlsgraceful
hangs on the country or any part Of il Let N
gentlemen, be proud Of our country, but lei
US preserve for that country the character Of
Just and debt-paying nation Let il never b
said among the Nations Of Europe that thu
United States Of America, the nation that haC
its birth N the glorious scenes Of 70, tho
country OF Washington, the example and grea
type ofall modern republics, cannot or will no
pay lie debts