Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-03-20


peal in favor of the purchase of Washing
tons Farewell Address, marred as it was
by repetition Of the unjust charge Of
sggression,' could not. did not
fai to awaken the tender sympathies and
feelings of every heart not wholly lost to
the impulses Of patriotism. He spoke OF
the incalculable value Of the autographs
Of our revolutionary forefa'hers. Sir.
call that honorable gentlenan's attention
to these autographs Of the members Of the
first Continental Congress. Here Mr.. Z.
held up the Articles Of association. un-
animously adopted by the Continental Con-
gress, and containing a fac-simile of the
signatures appended to it. Look at the
bold hand Of Washington. Of Patrick
Henry. and OF Lee; of Hooper and Cas-
we'll; of Jay and Duane: Of the Adamses;
Of Gadsden and the Rutledges; and Of
Stephen Hopkins. IL the gentleman.
prompted by those noble feelings of his
nature, would regard as priceless an old
manuscript letter Of a father to his son.
containing advice upon his leaving the
paternal roof to embark upon the stormy
sea OF this world. what should be his ven
Grafton for this document! How much
should he, how much will he sacrifice to
preserve invioate this written pledge of
our fathers to the God Of battles that they
would check this acknowledged curse Of
slavery Sir. the gentleman invoked in
most pathetic and heart reaching language
the spirit of Washington to check his
northern brethcrn in what he termed their
disposition Of aggression. Could it be
availing. I, too. would invoke the return
g ~, f,f
Mount Vernon, Of Monticello, and Of
Quincy, to stay the mad career OF those
who propos, to destroy those glorious in
stititions which are the results of their
toil--'he fruits of their struggles for liber-
", If could but command the elo-
qucnce Of the gentleman rom Georgia,
could appeal. perhaps successfully, to him,
TO his colleague, to his associates OF the
sunny South, to come back to these prin-
ciplcs and purPoses--to these holy de-
signs Of our common ancestors-to loin
with US in the spirit Of brotherly love and
brniherly kindness, in an effort TO redeem
this solemn pledge. entered into in the
dreary hour Of their misfortunes. by the
founders of that Government which has
secured 10 US all the blessings we can hope
for in our earthly career.
Mr. Chairman. will read the extracts
from these Articles Of Association, which
are applicable to the point:
awe DO for ourselves and the inhabitants Of
the several Colonies whom we represent, firmly
agree and associate un.ier The sacred ties of vir
tue. honor. and love of our country, as follows:
, .That we will neitLc, tmDon parctIse
any stare impaired after The first day Of Dtcente,
IF aft hit.I 1ufI
ne tie slare Hnie, and viii neither be CONCERNED
in it ourselves, nor will We hire our vessels nor
sell our commodities or manufactures to those
. who cOncerueI IN II.
H. That "a committee be chosen in every
coumty, city and town, by those who are quallti-
ed to vote for Representatives in The Legislature.
whose business it shall be dttcntivcly to observe
the conduct of all persons touching this Associ-
atom aud when 1t shall be made to appear to
the satisfaction of Il majority of any such COM
ntfee. that any person wlthin the limits of ilie
appointment has violated this Association that
such majority d" forthwith cause to be published
in the gazette, to the end that all such to
the rights of b. itisi Americ1 may be publicly
known, and universally contemned as the enemies
Of american Hberfy: and thrncrforth we reSp-c-
lively will break off all dealings with him or
her
H. "And we do further agree and resolve that
we i'll have trade, commerce. dealings, or
intercourse whatever with any colony or prov
ince in North America, which shall not accede
TO, OF which shall hereafter violate this Associa-
ton. but will hold them a> unroTfhy Of The rights
Of freemsa, md as ininicat TO the liberties Of This
country
..'The foregoing Association beirg determined
upon hy the Congress, was ordered 10 be subsc ri
bed by the several member RS thereof; and there
upon, we have hereunto set our respective names
accordingly.
In Congress. Philadelphia October ~, l774
PEYTON RANDOLPH, Presi ,ent
New Hampshire.
John Sullivan, Nathaniel Folsom.
NSa~~achu~ett~ Hay.
Thomas Gushing, Samuel Adams.
John Adams, Robert Treat Paine.
I Rhode Island.
Stephen Hopkins. Samuel Ward.
Connecticut.
Eliphah,t Dyer, Roger Sherman.
Sias Deane,
York.
Isaac Low, John AIsop,
John Jay, James Duane,
Philip Livingston, William Floyd,
Henry Wisner, Simon Boerum.
New jersey.
James Kins-y. William Livingston,
stephen Crane, Richard Smith
John De Hart,
I PennsyIvania.
Joseph Galloway, John Dickinson
Charles Humphreys, Thomas Miffirn.
Edward Bidd- John Morton
George Ross,
The lower counties. .Newcn~tle. SC.
CGsar Rodeny, Thomas Mexican
George Read,
NIarv land.
Matthew Ti'ghman, Thomas Johnson, jr.,
William Paca, Samuel Chase.
Virginia.
Richard Henry Lee, George Washington,
Patrick Henry, jr, Richard Bland,
Ben jamin Harrison, Edmund Pend e ton.
North Carolina.
William Hooper, Joseph Hewes
Richard Caswell,
south Carolina.
Henry Middleton, Thomas Lynch.
Christopher Gadsden. John RutIedge.
Edward RutIedge,
Mr.. Bowdon. would inquire of the
gentleman from Ohio whether he calls tn at