The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1852-07-29

n some moment Of folly and of phrenzy, and
IF madness, she shall herself subvert, it with
that same arm. Cries of ''Never, never ~ t
That will not happen. r"No."] I pray t
God, at least, ifthat is to happen, I
the judgment Of that day may be postponed q
till my head shall be covered with the sOds I
of the valley. CCheers.] I
Well, gentlemen, let US adhere to that /
spirit of union, of nationalism, of American
ism, and let no narrow, selfish, local policy, no
trifing concern of the day and moment, infu-
ence the councils of Massachusetts. In the
day that made Massachusetts what she was,
and what she has been, her policy was large,
comprehensive, united. She never drew
breath that was not national breath. She
never had an aspiration which did not en-
brace all her colonies; and if the crown of
Great Britain on that day had offered her
an exemption from all rigid enactments-if
it had offered her free trade, unrestricted by
colonial legislation-if it had offered her
twenty seats in her House Of Commons and
two hundred noblemen, she would have re-
jected them all. T"Good" She went for
principle-she went for America HAmer-
lea could free herself, she wished to be free
and if America was to be subiugated, and
that was the will of God, she was willing to
be subjugated, and remain in subjugation
until a more fortunate hour should arise for
the freedom of the whole.
Now, gentlemen, let us dwell on that; and
any man at this day who sets up peculiur no
tions, sectional distinctions, who would have
us believe that her interests are essentially
disconnected from and alien to the interests
of other members of this Republic, is an en-
envy to you, is an enemy to the republican
cause, and an enemy to freedom all over the
world. TCries of "Good," and cheers"
This was the original character of Massa-
chusetts, which / learned in early life, and
which inspired me with veneration and de-
votion. l think understand it. l think l
have read every page of her history. have
known some of the great men of that day
personally. never saw John Hancock, or
! Sam Adams, or James Otis. have known
r John Adams, Robert Treat Paine, Elbridge
: Gerry, and some other great men of that Pc
: riOd, and have listened to them as to ora
f Giles teaching me as young man the prop
e er performance of my duties, if should
: have any public duties to perform.
7 Well, then, succeeding to this revolution.
airy epoch, came the constitutional epoch
The necessities of the country at the close
: of the war showed the necessity of a more
constitutional form of government than ther
h existed. 1t was great thought 1t was
:. if one may say so, fearful experiment. L
I appeared so to some of the wisest and bes
= men, at the head of whom was Sam Adams
II that it might be dangerous to create a cen
n trail government with authority to act direct
yfly upon the people. and not be obliged.to &C
d Through the interference Of. the States. II
u was wise man. He saw the necessity Q
W such government, and he yielded to it an
1t in yonder Old State House, believe
of was in the Old South-he gave his vote fc
IS. it. think behold him now, in his ha
to Quaker dress, with his broad brim hat, b
)" gold-headed cane, not less than FIVE feet lony
nd and after all his discussion and all his doub
ing, crying out "Aye," and the whole a
I sembly re-echoing the shout of rejoicing
of TCries of "Good."]
th The constitution went into operation, ar
the country had the good fortune to pla
l Washington at the head of affairs. You 6
lat know how it revived every thing Massach
af- sets went under that constitution, sacri6cil
Try her peculiar rights to the general good, al
ate letting the government Cypress her col
in merce, which was more than the CONNER
am of every other State in the Union three tim
,ud overwhelming the whole to the best int
ests of the new Government And she b
say from that day to this experienced rich /
the ward for all she sacrificed by the protect
md which that government has afforded her
the unfolding her flag all over the world, a
cen instead of holding up her venerable Indi
led with the bow and arrow, maintaining
md stars and stripes from ocean to ocean a
to river to river T"Good," and cheers.
hen There were great men in that day of CT
bid stitutional authority, many of whom l ha
was heard. There was Cabot, and Sedgwi
90 and Sewall, and Goodhue, and Ames, a
of other persons connected with the administ
airy ton of Washington. There was Eustis a
lat? Samuel Dexter, all eminent and distingui
For ed in their day and generation. Now,
like this time the people of this Commonwea
hey had been formed into parties, and differ
var, sentiments divided them in relation to
exc public concerns Of the General Governme
all and different sentiments prevailed in resp
was to the administration of affairs at home.
ect, val candidates were put forth for Offices, ;
did sometimes one succeeded and sometimes
"trip other. Various successes attended vari
nee party movements down to the period of Is
t do when it was my fortune, for the good or
fore of the country, to be placed amid its co
med ellis. TCries of ."Good."l Mr.. Webs
no. bowling, 81 thank you"
= of Now, let me say that down to that per-
and that is fifty years from the period of il
Y pendence, there was not in all the parties
self. Massachusetts, from Berkshire to Cape {
ever to be found man with the slightest tinct
Eu- of disunion sentiments about him. Chez
was There was not man who was not willing
up thank God daily that he had been SO
the cessful in establishing such a governm
ca aud which had secured to US such an {
Rev. neut degree of prosperity. And whe
went to Congress from the city of Bos
me there was not man in congress who en-
RIGA tanned disunion feelings, and if it had
hole 80 he could not have held bis place one
for after the people had had the OpPortnnit!
ries act upon it.
9th Now, gentlemen, that was Massaehul
han when / came into her councils in 182:
setts That was the MASSACHUSETTS, which / EN-
: re- ced, and which did me the honor to emb
vide me. That was the Massachusetts who
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