Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1844-07-04

that contrary to the CONSTITUTION ana laws OF the
United States she had permitted aliens to partalIe
of the elective franchise. The danger was pointed
out OF allowing aliens, unnaturalzed, and without
their allegiance to foreign sovereigns
and potentates to share in that great and inestma
BILE privilege. But all objections were unavailing
the dominant party, under the hope of strengthen.
ing their interests, in spite of all irreguarity, and
in conformation of law, admitted Michigan, as
State, into the Union. n+ $50 i.~...a
In intimate connection with this case the subject
of Dorrism may be noticed. Rhode Island had an
existing government of long duration, under which
her population had lived happily and prosperously
1t had carried her triumphy through the war OF the
revolution and borne her into the Union one ofthe
original thirteen independent sovereign States
Under the operation Of it, the people Of State in
the Union in proportion to her population. had dis
played more valor, patriotism and enterprise Dorr
did not find his ambitious aspirations sufficiently
gratiied under this venerable government. and he
undertook to subvert it, Asserting the principle
that every people have right to alter, modify and
change their government whenever they think
proper-an abstract principle which, with cautious
limitations, may be true-without consulting the
established government and the public authorities,
he undertook to beat up for recruits, to hold rreg
ular elections, at which persons qualified and nn.
qualified, dead and living, were pretended to have
voted, and thus securing heterogeneous majority,
he proceeded to form new Constitution and to set
up new government. In the mean time, the le-
gitmate and regular government proceed in opera
ton and prepared to sustain itself, and put down
the nsurrectionary proceedings. Dorr few to arms
and collected military force, as irregular and het-
erogeneous as his civil majority had been. But on
the first approach of military force, on the part Of
the legitimate and regular government, Dorr took
to his heels and ANONYMOUSLY fed leaving his moth
ly confederates to fare as they might. Now fellow
citizens what has been the conduct of the two par
ties in respect to this instruction which; at one
time, seemed to be so threatening /? The Wings
every where, believe to man, have dlsapproved
and condemned the movement of Dorr. 1t has been
far otherwise with our opponents. Without mean
ing to assert that the whole of them coante-
nanced and supported Dorr, every body knows tEat
all the sympathy and encouragement which he has
received, have been among them. And they have
introduced the subject into the present House of
Representatives We shall see what they will do
with it. You can readily comprehend and feel
what would be the effects and consequences OF
Dorrism here at the South, if Dorrism were pre-
dominant. Any unprincipled adventurer would
have nothing to do but to collect around him mo-
sale majority, black and white, aliens and citizens
young and Old, male and female, overturn existing
governments and set up new ones, at his pleasure
or caprice! What earthly security for life. liberty
or property, would remain, if proceeding SO
raught with confusion disorder and INSTRUMENTATION,
were tolerated and sanctioned ! rap
Then there is Repudiation-that dark and foul
spot upon the American name and character-hoW
came it there The stain has been put there by the
Democratic majority Of the Legislature OF Mississl-
ppi. Under special pleas, and colorado pretexts,
which any private man of honor and probity would
scorn to employ they have refused to pay the debts
of that State-debts contracted by the receipt Of
an equivalent expended within the State The
Wings of that State who are the principal tax-payng
portion Of the population, with remarkable unani-
nifty, are in favor Of preserving its honor and
good faith, by the reimbursement of the debt; but
the Democratic majority PERSISTS in refusing to
provide for it. am far from charging the whole
of the democratic party with this shameful public
fraud, perpetraed by their brethren in the State OF
Mississippi. W4thout the State, to their honor be
it said most of them disapprovc it; andwithin the
state there are many honorable exceptions, among
the dem Jcrats. .T'. re- ..r..
Other examples might be cited to prove the de-
structive and disorganizng tendency Of the charac
ter course and principles of the Democratic party,
but these will suffice for this OCCASION Ifthe sys-
TENS and measures of public policy of the two par
ties are contrasted and compared, the result will
be no less favorable to the Wing party With the
Wing party there prevails entire concurrence as to
the principles and measures of public policy which
it espouses. In the other party we behold moth.
ing but division and distraction-theit principles,
varying at dfernt times and in different latitudes.
In respect to the Tariff, whilst in places they
are proclaiming that Free Trade is the true Demo-
cratic doctrine land the encouragement of Domestic
Industry Federal hefesy, in other parts of the Union
they insist that the Democrats alone to be rel
ed uponto protect the Industry Of the Country, and
that the Wings are opposed to it.
That is great practical and administrative
question, in respect to which there is happily now
prevailing among the Wings, throughout the whole
Union, degree OF unanimity unprecedented as
it is gratifying From New Orleans to this place,
have conversed with hundreds ofthem, and have
not met with solitary one who does not assent to
the justice & expediency ofthe principle of Tar
iffor Revenue, with observation-disclosures Protection.
On this interesting question, fellow citizens, it is
my purpose to address you, with the utmost freedom
and sincerity, and with little reserve as ifI were
before an audience in the State of Kentucky. have
long given to this subject the most impartial and
deliberate consideration, of which my mind is ca
pable. believe that no great Nation ever has ex-
listed, or can exist, which does not derive within
itself essential supplies offood and rament and the
means of defence. / recollect no example to the
contrary in ancient or modern times. Although
Italy did not itself afford all those supplies to An
Client Rome, the deficiency was drawn from her
subjugated provinces. Great Britain, although her
commerce encompasses the world, supplies herself
mainly from the little island under her immediate
dominion. Limited and contracted as it is, it fur
nshes her with bread and other provisions for the
whole year, with the exception only Of few days;
and her manufactures, not only supply an abund-
ance of rament and means Of defence but afford
vast surplus for expectation to foreign countries
Remainder neat fceek 4
.M,rdeSe,s discovered by sMesmaism. One Mr.. !
Lyons was recently murdered at Charleston, and
his house robbed. A lady of that city, in state of
Mesmerisrn induced by Dr.. John p. Chozai, has de-
scribed two individuals having been engaged in
the dreadful deed, stating that two committed the
murder, while one packed away the goods which |
were put into black trunk. She has given the d.