Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-09-12

/ pertinent; ana lIal gIta' eN Npc''h'H' was
! to be made IN America. II that dlslln-
guishrd writer had lived 10 lEis ddy-H
he had reviewed with GS the occu'reI!crs
and incidents ol lllo last iitiS yearo--'lI he
could he here day and sc" wiih what
order aud quiet Intelligence great pnhilc
questions are discussed by ne great
body OF The people, he wou..s,ahve sGid,
aud he would have reIoIced to be able 10
say, that the great experiment had sue
cceded ~ America.
a Now, gentlemen, there are two pr"p0-
sitlons which it Is my purpose To submit
to YOU, and m support of which / shall
offer such remarks as ! may be able 10
make, aud you may be able To hear, IN
lhIS vast concOurse oi men.
The first is, that, II this government,
under which we shall have lived fifty. six
years on the third day of March next,
has fully aud fairly, to the satisfaction OF
all men, and 10 tie adIDlr atom Of the
world, fulfilled the Objects designed by
ii, then 1t is our interest, II we value our
happiness or the happiness OF those who
are 10 come after Us, 10 support tina.
constitution and government.
And in the secord place J say that i.
lie success OF this constitution, for The
period have mentioned, be fairly refer
rable to the adoption and pvacilce of any
great system OF measures which we caG
comprehend, understand and have eXpe.
rienced, then | say that IT we love The
constitution, and mean 10 defend II, and
transmit it to our children, our duty Is,
SD far as in W. hes, to pursue that same
system of public measures and adhere 10
all and each and every one of those great
principl
Il The question then, gentlemen, is, has
the constitution OF the United States iu!-
iilled the objects of It's adoptioG'
i For an intelligent und6rs andng Of this
! question and rendering IA satisfactory AN
swer we must fir., look back 10 the period
of lis adoption, and ascertain what were
ITS objects ,--,o what great end, for what
significant and special purpose did o,.r
fathers adopt the conslitution of the gen
mon place II may he, II is nevertheless
important that we should remark always
IN this question the state Ahe country
! while yet remaining IN individual states,
connected only by the loos,.sss4s6 CT the
: old conlederacy.
The Revolutionary war, at its termina-
ton in the peace oI 1888, made the thlr-
. teen states independent states, having "A
cOnnexOn or coniederacy for certain
rpyNryr nr no nr,n,.a ., oh,ec and
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A man could call himself c;,;yen If
l New York. Massachusetts. or Georo,a.
hat no man with any empLasis. wuh any
IoC that uatrioiic pride which we nil now
experience could call himself, on the lnce
/ of our earth. an AMERICAN. with that
/ identity and specifc idaa which is attach
/ ed to that term. now SO a,orious through
j on, the babitabIe world (Applause y
/ That war left the states embarrassed
with dsordered trade with every variety
of custom house re,uIatlous-
/, inlrrrup,ion AT the reporters' tablc)--all
T. III. states !, dabt overvb,lmed vuE p
|d,n,,cioted manor money. no unity oi nc.
',,nn no uni,y of character no General
charac,o, ,n shn, nn u,,l.ct union
nmnng tho uaople of the states And
!, es,,ri,llv ,here cvist,d mn un;on in Their
aGn,,s ,o r,uuI,,, commerce. and IN The
;n,.rcour.a e,cb state had with ,,s ne,oh-
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,rod;c,inns
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