The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-11-19

az akslslsa' what Compel The Icoplo OF Connec-
tirna nheas i.lana. >s~ Hampshire, Vermont, New
tsrssY nsiswsss and Moth Carolina, 20 pay the pub
b. ashs - ~ CREST STATE Il fenn.yly.ns-s State
sr~riY a. lasEs and AZ wealthy a. the whole o. hehl
lsksa saxstker' To isske these States tax their
sasssns ~ soy fnr money borrowed by Mississippi,
l,asis lnalasa. Ohie, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and
Narylsna, sheftty their property was enha' ced ~
f.ius tsn, t1sniy spd lhifsy per cent--ihis would
irlssd 90 the ciinax q naiienal despo,iSm. The
rssefnnens th.f ceah have the injustice 70 con-
.aaam.ts q a.sasass ~ this kind, " there were no
sunssstntional snntsdincnss would merit the frowns
- he Alsnxhty and. under them, sink into nsig-
nfsraacs. u ssaid b. mase oppressive ~ ats char
atss usesa fragrant ~ ~ violation Of individual
rsh,. thsa ths stamp az, and III other grievances
n shish oar hshsrs complained when hey shook
- ~ yoks ~ tardsge.
ssr..s s-ssss1s,o.l,ss rsopase, Il recolleei cor
sesiy, - t-sas BIO mlilsns u bcads TO he divided
alaerg sAs Ststss, tssfiHg an annual interest oil
80 csnf o. tie tery caisst disposition is man
ii.aird - u,aks Ne general government broker or
- I.ts' ~ cseass a rrtmln'n II from y 10 per
ceul oyeI ths sasa ], y urged, that the creditors
AZ The stsiss ge,,d ,rniariy accept them a, these
rs,ss. 1his u highly probable, but, At the same
time, u woald rlacs STAN upon our national char
aEisr hich would ftlnain forever Afterwards. IL u
hss the power issue them a. per centuln, II has
The I.eNsr 10 issts them bearing the same interest
thai fie states contracted 20 pay Less than this u
NpNt0 NNts Nniitfat NiNAu~ ttstt NNthAtHlfos'
ytr ,ht,,k Of doing What certainty is there tina,
lhe STATE 10 which they are issued would nppropr-
aie them 90 tho object Michigan objects 10 the
payment af portion Of her liabilities, and might
arply the money 30 ether purposes Illinois has a
large qnsntsly OF unfinished canal, aud stupendous
rsiliesd ~ embryo, fsom 0alsna 10 Cairo. Might
she not her Isau ~ the national bonds for the
completion and construction of these obiectsi She
would wan, 10 control them, "a her ciiizens have To
be taxed 10 meet them they mature, and u she
mssppcd them, they would have 10 he relieved
by the United States, as though she had ac,ed in
good faith. The project Is 30 pericc,ly absurd, SO
utterly impractcabc, that lis discussion IL useless
In order tina, Pennsylvania may be enabled to get
out Of her difficulties u ~ kindly proposed 10 lessen
her taxes, and increase Delawarcs ~ consideration
Of which, bonds 10 he issued 10 her, for which
she has no, the slightoS, use"
IN letter No. n, written the cath of May, 1919
observed:
lin former letters, I have said to you that, al.
though We are at peace with Great Britain, she Is
secretly our deadly uniorgiving, unpnneipled ene.
my. Throughout Europc--ay, throughout tho
civilized world--shc has her agents iraduec our
national fame; some acting IN the broad face Of
day, others like midnight nccniiaries She spares
no efforts, no expense, To make us odious 20 every
people on earth. Confront one Of her yilanous
retailers OF Islander with the fasehoods which IL ~
his daily business 10 disseminate, aud he replies
AM your Institutions are complicated, that We
cannot understand them In England But they do
understand them sufficiently well 10 know that the
general government, can take no cognsancc of the
debts Of the individual States, and is IN no way
ccnsurabe for their Delinquency. The opinion
which was recently forced from their own ministry,
was conclusive on the subject; and nothing but the
most arrogan, importincnce prompts the memorials
and petitions to the President and Congress There
Is settled purpose 10 excite far possible the
indignation Of Europe against US, 80 as to have
their united sympathy, should questions hereafter
arise which cannot be settled but at the bayoncts
point II would be better for us at once TO meet her
armies than to be forever receiving the stabs Of her
assassns in the dark.
"lou will bear me witness, that no individual in
America, or elsewhere, feels deeper socitude for
the liquid Of the liabilities of the delinquent
States than myself. To efTectuatc an event so de-
sirabe, have contributed no uncomfortable portion
ofmy time, nor shall my exertions cease while any
thing is left undone. Eyen-handed justice requires
that all contracts should be faithfully complied with;
and This ! am sure is the prevailing, the almost
unanimous sentiment in the United States lnabil.
ity, for the time has prevented the fuhmcnt Of en-
gagements punctua!ly; but the force of their obi
CATION has not been denied except in one or two in
stances, and these under somewhat aggravated cir
which in the end will doubtless be REM
edied. But no American should think for mo-
ment let what may be said AT home abroad, that
his honor is the least affected by repudaiion unless
u
where the Infamous doctrine was engendercd, /
know hundreds of individuals, on any one Of whose
words would as soon rely as upon that Of the
wealthicst and most honorable noblcman in Eng
land. However enormous the crime TO the States
which have practised upon the dctesiablc heresy,
the general government is innocent Of it in all re-
spects. The national flag nobly sus,ains its virgin
purity. Wherever it is unfurled to the breeze, it
cannot be regarded otherwise Than as the ensign Of
Justice peace, honor, and liberty. Who that lives
under IT. and seeks its protection, is ashamed Of the
republic of which it is the proud emblemi A re-
public, which asks from other nations nothing more
than what is clearly right--a republic, which never
waged cruel and unjust war--a republic, which has
provided amply for the widows and children Of
those who fell in its servce--a republic, which
cherisics the virtues Of its ilustrious fathers and
founders,--a republic that in prosperity and adver
sIiy, IN peace and IN war, has never suffered its
credit TO be dishonored, in the paymeu, Of $500.
900, 900, for the first cent. I"
And yet the Rev. Sydney Smith, and the thou
sand knaves who surround hini--sutjeels Of crown
which has been STEPPED, in past ages in every color
OF vice that can give TO the human character its
deepest, blacklist dye boldly assert that VIC are
rejected by every state of Europe, natioA with
whom no contract will lie made, as none will be
kep;' that American citizens excite, wherever they
go, the recollection that they belong to dishonest
people, who pride themselves on having tricked
and piIlaged Europe that I'VE have plundered
Europe Win IeCkieSs IfltnDTnllty, ara mat
great nation has been guilty Of fraud enormous
as ever disgraced the ,corst king Of the most de-
graded nation in Europe
"A few words in relation to Mr. Everett. Did
he meet the memorinlists az they should have been
met by the representative Of the national govern
ment! Recollect, that before he was approached
by these individuals, they applied TO the British
government to ascertain whether it could not coerco
the payment Of their debts from the United States;
and when assured by the Secretary for Foreign
Affairs that il had no such power, they Immediately
applied to the American minister, and he consented
unoficially to transmit their memorial. They were
most clamorous against the President, because bis
message contained no recommendation for the as
sumption of the State debts; and they now have the
temerty to address him upon matter which they
are well aware the natran has nothing to do with,
and make MIR. Everett their instrument.
I'm reply TO the memorialiss, Mr. Everett remarks;
The memorialists pleased to give me credit for
sympathy with their suferings. There is perhaps,
no person, not himself directly sufferer, who has
had 30 much reason myself to feel deeply all the
evil effects, the sacrifice not merely of material pros