The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-11-06

new hampshire IN Ln6 UnlVou ptosOo
Senate, elected as Federalist, at the
time Louisiana was acquired, wrote to
Mr.. Adams, after the denial OF Otls ana
other Federal leaders, in which he &C
knowledged that at the time named
(l8O3 4) he, Pummer, was disunionist,
in favor of forming a separate Govern
ment in New England, that ne was
consulted on such plan by Federal
members of Congress from New Eng
land, but that on returning home, ne
found great majority Of well'intormedi
.Federalsts Of his State entirely opposed
to the project, and "irom partial and
timely inquiries" he concluded nearly
similar state OF things existed in Massa-
chusetts. This letter he gave Mr.. Adams
liberty to publish.
Governor Plummer kept diary, and
after his death it was published with a
sketch of his life by his son, in which,
under date of November 2, 1906, 1t
states that, in company with Timothy
Pickering, James Hillhouse "a leading
member of Congress from Connecticut },
he dined with Aaron Burr; that Hill
house "unequivocally declared that it
was his opinion that the United States
would soon form two distinct and sepa-
rate Governments" that "Mr. Burr con-
versed very freely on the subject" and
that the impression made on his (Pium-
mer's) mind was that he (Burr) not only
thought such an event would take place,
but that it was necessary it should"
Mr.. .Hillhouse subsequently denied the
statement of Mr.. Adams, upon which
Plummer reioined and charged that
Hillhouse, after that dinner at Aaron
Burr's, complained that New England
had no influence with the Government,
and added, in an animated tone, the
Eastern States must and will dissolve
the Union and form a separate Govern
ment of their own, and the sooner they
do it the better"
In Washington City, Timothy Picker.
ing informed Plummer that he thought
"t6e United States too large and its in
terests too varied for the Union to con-
tinue long, and that New England, New
York, and, perhaps Pennsylvania might
and ought to, form separate Govern
ment." He then paused to await Plum
mer's reply. Plummer simply asked
him if the division of the States was not
the object which General Washington
most particularly warned the people to
oppose Pickering replied: "Yes, the
fear of that was a ghost that for a long
time haunted the Imagination Of the old
gentleman"
Mr.. Pickering WAS living when these
disclosures were made. Fond as be was
of controversy, and deeply as he hated
John Quincy Adams, he made no denial
of the truth Of the charges. The proof
he knew was against him.
At the time this disunion feeling was
drawing to a head, and almost ready for
its covert act" Mr.. Josiah Qlincy made
speech in Congress, January IA, 1911,
in which he said that IF the bill Great
ing State in the Louisiana purchase
was passed, l am compelled to declare it
as my deliberate opinion that if this bill
passes the bonds of this Union are vir.
tually dissolved that the States which
compose it are free from their moral OBJ
legations, and that, as it will be the right
of all, so it will be the duty of some, to
propose definitely for separation-ami-
cably if they can, violently if they
must"
Mr.. Quincy was called to order by Mr..
Poindexter. Mr.. Quincy repeated the
remarks in still stronger language. The
Chair decided Mr.. Quincy out Of order,
but on an appeal to the House the deCis-
ion was reversed, and Mr.. Quincy was
allowed to proceed. He was confident
that a dissolution ofthe Union was soon
to become fixed fact.
There is good reason to believe that
the Federal leaders looked upon a war
with England as means to bring about
the disruption. They taunted the Ad
ministratIon of Mr.. Madison with sub.
mitting to all sorts of outrages and in.
dignation, and openly charged that it
could not be kicked into a war. When
war, on the 18Th of June, 1912, was de-
Clared, they raised howl and declared
it was causeless war; waged in the in
terest of Bonaparte. They rejoiCed at
American reverses-held by resolution n
that it was unbecoming moral and re-
ligious people to rejoice at victories over
the enemy, while in New Hampshire a |
Federal town was illuminated on the re.
Ception of the news of the surrender of |
Detroit to the British forces, and General |
Hull, after his disgraceful, if not treason
able, surrender, was publicly feasted by |
his friends in New England.
Just before the War of 1912, and while
from British aggression it was apparent
to every lover of his country, as well as
to the enemies of the Republic, that dis
grace must follow unless war was de.
clared, President Madison, on the 9th of
March, 1872, transmitted to Congress a
correspondence of a British agent, sent
out by Sir James Craig, Governor. Gen
eral of Canada, on a secret missinn to
the United States to ascertain the feel.
ing of the Federal party in New Eng
land in the event of war between the
United States and Great Britain. The
instructions to Mr.. John Henry, the
British agent, dated Quebec, January
rs, 1909" are headed Most Secret and
Confidential" and require the agent to
obtain the most accurate information as
to the true state of affairs in that part of
the Union New Englsnd), which, from
itS wealth, the number of its inhabitants
and the known intelligence and ability
Of several of its most leading men, must
naturally possess very considerable in
auence over, and will, indeed, probably
cad the other leading Eastern States Of
America to the part that they may take
1t this important crisis. \
ut has been supposed that, il the Fed
,ralists Of the United States should be
uccessful in obtaining that decided in.
luence which msS enable them to direct
he public opinion, thatrather than sub
nit to continuance of the difficulties
nd distress to which they are now sub
ect, they will exert their influence to
ring about separation from the gen.
raj Union. The earliest information
n the subject may be of the greatest
onsequenCe to our Government (GEeat
'ritain), as it may also be, that it should
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