Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1850-03-12
VOL. VI.

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should ever be to promote, n:"Ycry properiwaY.
and an all suitable uccas iou:: the purposes fpr
which, MS the Constitution self declares, this
Government formed | ft,fan g in order 10
creaie5a more perfect uni0sf establish Justice
and insure dOAGesti: irGHqWti5a.' The: uIiiecis
surely, not advanced t'y tho course y iich tie
honorable gentleman from llli3"is is Fmr-uipg.
AHl then, again, The honot&; IL geuslymAh b Las
informed the House and the c,s.niry, that Illinois,
whiC furnished nine rPgime;ss Tor the Mexican
war, will furnish iEirty-<iX regiments 10 suD5re- :
aud put down all IumIltuo:I& or Revolutionary
movements in the South. Why really sir, ! digit
reta'iaie on the honorable gentleman and sAy Of
him, what lie said ui Southern men, that hea too.
at time INDUCES in a little gagfanade but Evil
not do SO, my ohtctbeing peage and harmony.
| will, however, advise the ionoEahIe gen'Irmsn 10
reflect carefully upon The mature Of the gov
ernmenS under which we live Sud OF the relations
of the States of this Union tOiYa rds each Gther
and towards this Federal tiorz: nment before he
again threatens To inier!erPE by armed force with
| the action of independent sovereign States. SuCh
/ studies may be more usetu! fla:l lis enumeration
of the cohorts the North will t:.rUw upon III, in
! the event that by your fi.iiy and ininoiice,
you drive us seek for hHPpirses apart from all
! connection with you. Now, sir5 will again say
thai discussion, conducted inthiSIcmpcr and .yjr!
! such illusions. is nnch TO he ztrpreca'cd. The
public interests cannot he advaEced by II, hut
! The contrary must suffer from avery manifesto
ton uI had feeling in this bail and therefore
hope that we WILL each OF US restrict ourselves I"
Il fair full, and free eXamiaii@n of lie vaFohs
questions Of complaint now Gef"k:: us for cnns:,le
ra;iuu. II is in Ills spirit ! engage in an invrsIi-
CATION uf these several quEst'snS; hut before
doiny 80, would assure the hu;;6lrabe geHtle1ran
rom tiuns that III what have said OF Tie course
nC remarks adopted Gy him tlIe- other day, il is
! vrrv far f ON my imcntIon to s@Ound his scp5i-
Litircs to Getract 10 any way t.n;n the enviaE!e
pu-uH he has wOH Tor himself by:hiS gallant bear
, Iuu in ;ur war with Mex %.
/ have said that Cnr years past awe AZ the Sonth
have lad many aud good causes Of CoTHpla ntfor
/ nu;ic5 inflicted by tie North.
| Br'utc, however. entering UFr1 the Con%idGfa.
! inn {" t,esc topics. permit n;e 10 a!ius:" 10 some
/ q" The In.uy uniUuud'd cumpIai:,is which, since
the commencement Of this cSziru ,Northcru repre-
| scnIaIi,cs have made against MS ;1f the South.
/ In The irst place, it is asserted that III all our
f,rrmer acquisitions of territofy--*" Louisana.o OF
! + florida aid TtXas--ihe South has hcrn inilu-
/ enc cd hy the most selfish motives, and as insist
! cd an these additions because lca won'd he tolls
!rrullar advantage; and lhat:i i'll ;:lch OF these in
~inuceS wc have been guilty hl r:s,grPSSIOHS upon
] the North Now, sir, l-oui<;an5. purchased
10 secure i0 the wh"!" country, md especially to
. the great Nnrthwcal, the u! arr: complete cen
troll nl the Mississippi river. 9:i!s WIS The ne
ccs,ity lnr ills purcha*c-a necessity not origii!a-
ting in any intention 10 Rggr"Eh Gc the pow or of
the Suuh. And 81 again with tz"rida. The tn
Ieress ot The whuie country rCq9lred TIE cNtit:C.
lion of line title of Spain, who'd authority over
thai cuuriiry WAS 80 Slight, that sjIc had abandon
ed il almost entirely to ba nds OF svaTes, WHO, led
on hy uIi,rincplrd adventures, %'erc giving CON
slant annoyance and doing seriEs injnry 10 the
I Union IN many OF lis most essential interests -
. BESIDES We gave for Florida ulGr Southern ter
ri Orv moro important to SpaI Ic& aus c more con-
/ veutcnt to her other possessions ~ this c0ntncmt;
and tiIua bv lis acquisition d 4 not i'll any de
! urCn ada 10 the extent "t SUute1'; territory. And
wien ii proposed 10 annes Texas TO our
: uiun-'rcxas, which once WEE part OF that
! Iiui,u-d,A not The North us well as :hr South
| *rrak uut boldly in her behalf, '"ld demand her
! annexation on grounds of high Stale pui!cy p
i Oar souudrst statesmen regarr.: her annexation
! essential to tie peace and wcl'a u and power OF
! tl,' UuiUH. Foreign nations zoos he same V!eW
| aud EngiauG aud France cNlAin:"d all the atis
{, y' dpuiIsurv TO prevent This Erta;' result. AEd
! urnllrnen from the North are nf% Doing inIFs
ice to lIlpir own patriotic etl;brs in lSll, when
rhcv cite the annexation Of TG IA" as an evidence
at S;"nthcrn aggression, and say that 1t was
effected against the cunVictiolis snd the wishes
nt the North. In fact it was'ne:ti,cr North n%lr
SoutI, that has made these cNicnsi"ns OF our en-
pirp They are the. glorious suIt* OF that rePub-
ijCan uuIicy which has no sCCt!anal views, ma
Wl.icl has ever locked, and ttn&z ever will lnoE
the welfare of the Union, and ttsc whole Union
Aud this same enlarged and Cal 4i4c spiri', which
~ i,S i.ilucel the northern Democracy 10 en-
rprd HE area OF our Union by ell gracing within
i, the State OF Texas, has ever Gcrn reciProcalcd
ny '"c "o'S''i. ,,o eo,, ss,, hor sons to
III ''e ileH","t,o'' liz I'io -; 49,, ,,rIi,ory
Fer'S" o., -. Nj I'D Snv,h
H"i' Us III l""t ~ - ',i'a' a"u TJ,o
stood Sn"uL"rr l" e. ~
war o. 1911 was ,o' f 60, snr,l /, VA.
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wa=r "r, lfec trauS a,'u s1..olS h
!" M'% que H''"'n lJ'' ,,';,L "T ,.rb 80 r
"'h rlI w." s. ,rn
"S' "" uca5'S. 'nS'tcS'S s ,;r
respecting Your northeastern to"F''hry ana s'IH
later lho"em ,ht""l 'ne1 M.tn s4oMeL % ~
ln"u "ll,n 'e ','le Ia" 'u'o 80 G.,;s.S
c"" 10 INC 'dI n"I' "r' u .s'' y" ~ 0l! IML
b"t an hunoraD!c gen'eW"u i'!;t N''ioi =" =