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1 'kJtiSBJG Hi-PuBtisHBD-BRT M O D A.T'b Y-HO.D O-E BOjTk.1 . Senate of the II: States ' Uherations upon the legiiUUVCDUj Vol. VIII. Nomb. ;62. a ;Pnt-uboa the Wiffippi. W;exci; -i Wtif aHrm and loncuuu- MC. J; or draw vv.- - --r . ...... ittty be' 1 . ..i t jo '.th2 r, ,J j i ,a f wnuld at leilt at- of the meinsbioh ought to beem y iL.; fn!!v aware thatihe cxcu- tive-6f the? UiHtci States hadd Whim umrm j:.rt Knrooe. ,4 cis was me - .. , .f J - J nrnir6 thf (1U To theifrec niviszation of that ri verwe had an undoubted "right from nature,' and from the'pofition of out Wcltern. country. I hu." tight .and the riant ot aepoiit in tneiuanaor fNew-urieans, naa oeen loicmmy ac knowledged and fixed liy, 'treaty in 1 7o., Jfnatireary hadlpeen in a&u- al operation and execution for many years-rnd now- withouc any pre tenqe ' of abufe dr violation on our narti the officers of the Sbaniflt 20- vernmeht, deny the right,' tefufe the place of depofit and aJd the moil ot fenfive 6t U infuftar,-by forbidding Vis lrbni landing Dn any part of their, territory ;aijd lhuttin us out as a common nuifance. - ' ' By! wfimhfiaVM oered,? &y, thbfe who havecoh Hahtiy ackiio'wledgtfd our right and now teli m, that theyare na longer owiigia ot; thr country 1 1 Li They havegrveiHtiatttibecure they: haveno4Migera righi ihemfelresr therefore they; turn us btt who haVe; xn undoubted rila Such an infult, fuch unprovoked malignhy 6f cori dtitl; lirf nation but th'i would a& fc& a rniftake. And yet Vveiiof bn ly heHrate' as ttfc riicfii rerefl and hotic tir ' calUus .tdurfuc; but we bearlt vviih patience, jame-liefts,- and apparent unconcern. Sir-.fa;d Mr..R. vhom doas this infraftion of tiu treaty, and the na- tural'Tights oi the country raott: in- rimutdy anecE u 1 tc wquuuuuuu' cd 1 on tiationaVoroar be .not fenfl btir felt by the-whoie nation is there farms'YaufutTsrtha Sinlafds to ' ifion,' b'whim by feiziire we krp a ,,ifinn: ' cinch teis th?riab;Brto. prosoie anf.mcrfures tliat-tdM-arf rjecoctftuom or r,tjie:pxeadteep uw-.Jkni - in waa coavtruai tnat tirutton ab.olu more- means ought to ba given to the eocutUs.uS.:Cd4he liifrfidenruro .k rhf morp vkoreus nicaiores pro- .psrnd expedient? - Was it Swcr to tdperanpunifh ihe-indigi rtty:;.pvTJpd.3Ubn he ulethe.pubUc krce,tpedre&ttur: ron:eemiAtynot.f;ut - f m to fudgeof uhenormeahites The muftThe powt and vote -ifie means to indicate ma ing maf.ntr the wounded. honor and : Mr faid,he heUinM.hhds certain refolutions for-that purpote, a'ndbefote he otTeiedMheni'40 . thq fenattt he would .very fully .explain hisrefoh? for bringing them forward and preulng them with earneitneis, asthe belt .fyem the United 'Stales It1 wai certaiilf unneceiTary to watte the time of4' that bpM ;j Lnff ithat-wc had a' fbTemn itsplicn ockthenu '.' :Yba .tell thm that heif ttdpi may':' nay mult rot on their hafrdil .and Vet thev xnuft oav you theirdebts and taies.Is this, jgfticci.Wfll'ft' .he.fubrnittd to ? i,ncie;f.: men ,-. 90.UJ51H yourianas-in-confidence that thepamfli treatyj would be,. maintainedaU, i'ales (tnce; the date of the.treat y now- ftyi fu(4 fer a Wanton violaridit of it without! 'ihng'inellbrttd craoye.tk'bl?-; liruction, and yet feu them they mult pay ypii j 1 Ins canhqj , bestlected. It would not-be, the rule between hdriefldridlvtduals i'ar,the XeHexrof an tllate futlVring m evt&ion -ofthe- purchlcr - when he inightlanUjCoiild prevent- it, would ot be permitted tv recover the purcli'afe money.' . ' If it reimports with i dur lcula tion' df-ihtereft-Of "contrenicice to fubntltc tarheli. to this 5 outrage, an J toMde!thryttitf,6friauiE: iaTCDft yoilf country, forrtherfake ,0 1 rpeace in thef ehdiiet, luiely your? ideas ot uftie'e" vylll compel you Jo ablolve the wel?rh peopje Vjrom all opligatron to repay what it wqutd ruirttherri to; advan.iiVViil yoti profecute them iayotir courts ?, Will you Jell their little all by-' your ; public omcers f WilDyott.. not .be content with the ofs of ; all thk lively hopes that' they had-eritertaincd. of1 gaining . hew fortune nd. another name in the: wild, but Vuipicioiis new countries. ofl he Weft V Is. i nht ' eiiouuh that thliH ai noun 1 "ouiciy n tiuiuui uc iuv i Treatywitn bpam j-tnat inis i rrary - nad beeh antOttlfaTfd'u ly violated, not on in -what related ro'thd MiiTifiippi- - bnt by the molt tagtent,4e. oiy comihefce on every 'part.cf thtf-ocean,- where-Saciih armed vefteis met the. A.merican flig.v rf hele Ipo- .jiations wereraf imtnenle magnitude, ah4 demanded'i he rnpll ferions no tice of onr government. 'I hey had been followed by an mdignUyand aj ("ireft infraction of pur treaty ' rela tive to the Miffiffippi which bore an " - aipect not to oe oijicrnpisa or unu - ken. not "a large portion ofyour citizens e.tr3oIed to ifiimediafe tuin4by,a cbhT j tinua,oce of J,hs fhtc4otvth;ngs,? '''rhi ilamifv iJftV.-'Mnr'n'.'Jl UthrfSfe who live upon the wefteriVwaters.r- iMqrstlian-Jialf a mUfio ofyour ci- i iizens, . aren oy , tiw, cui, 0.0 qiji market VWhat 'w'ould be .jhe" laii- guace, -what "would be-the feelings. fuch ari i- lAdiKnity ' tillered on the At- Isiitic coalt ? ' What would they fay if the . Chcfapcaice, the: Delaware," cr ,ihe; bay of .NevviYo'fktwere fliut up,'' andall VgrtlV: jvrohibifed' by Jf forcH n Dowtr ?' and -ve: rone .. of thefe' waters embfnee th:ntc efts of I fo many a thsMifniTtppi-l'hmini- r bersand t he property a treci ea ; oy ihtttTir this river is ureater than any thin that could iollow by the blocks adftO.f a river ..on the. Atlantic coaft. E very part of, the uni ori wai equally intirled to protect ion, and no gctd reafon could beo'l'ered why our part ihould be lets attended fo thn ano j In the laft year goods to jriore,! rrari the value of tw6 million's of dbllaf sj had-beerrcarried; info .the weitern tcntT-yvJfi hele,toodswtrepuchal .d op credit. Ths confumptjon of.that merchandize aflbrded a revenuevJo' 'ourrtrearury ot": more ,ihan Lthrec. hundred thoufand dollars. . ,1 he fulfe of weilern punlic lands was counted upon as producing halt a million cf dollars annually. . Lar arrearages !pf internal takeVereHitfe from that 'country.;: rherpedple had juft'em'er; ed from aa Indian- war. ' -yl hey had overcome - the" "moil fn''stful ob-" ttruaibriswhich ; ever:, preleutd1, !t hejnlevfs-id the1lertkmerit?Fa; hvjW.; krountryj and altho' yet ift -their n-; fancy, we .mFght prpmile purfelves , an' honourable ancia .vigorous man hood, if they were protected, as, we had led them to expe& after a little while their ft rength and faculty of fef-prefcrv'atioti: would bi doiflplefe. Certainly- they yetneevled tjie.kin.d: "foltering hand'of their parent ftates.. 1 Bu& if that be nowwijhdraiavyhere7 is' tr)c'reveriuK' "op hrel- Vd.ca'u kfeiHow.'can, they 'pay7 fbfUyortr Mds'ff vHow'caa thc difchare, the arrearages of taxes-; Howxari:; they 1 pay ""your - merchants in' Balti- more, or Philadelphia ff 'thtfi can not, -go tpr marketThey have no re-fources-.but the -prodilc pf'theill rafonahle to.-ejeat an, iiripdflibil jty. it 75 iindeniable that 'int theii; ruin dt A nt i ' Mi (V .'mm 11 Ka l rtr tt iKI W in. voived.K AJtpaf as this, evil may be if and' ceftainfct43, el immer! fe.mag- rtudplyettpe:lo! bf the. aifrclidiis; of . ajwpole people,, the dellruction dfcnteTprifc of lope and-ofciffduf-; tr,y,. through all the weftern world is in finitely greater.-v--;;-.;. - ma be faid thaf this iff an over charged defcriptioh of the. evil fide' ok our anairs wunoui ouerin auy ie- -: Mr; R.' laid that was iar from bis intention, and' he' would jiow gxa- jnine that fubkft te'caufeto his mind the: remedy was obvious. -V ' -r Jlht esperwxce ofa!l time has pro-, ved tlwt with nations, as Well as with individuals, fubmillion to aggrcflibn and infult uniformly invites a repe tition &' aggr ayaridn of the milchief. T6 repel ar theoutfer is mofeeafy, at welt as more hon-brablefor the in jctTcd party; ' "W'-"; : Fdrtiinately for this country there codl cf be ho' doubt in. the pf efent cale --LitftiTiationihiig kJnQwledgednd Iplemlr fe'card;by treaty, " f hetreaty had been long in a, flite.of executior.'. J It was now vi olated and denied without proyoca tion or? apology Xreaty -thetiVwas no fecurity. vLThieyi'-ient right was one the lecurity uf which bught not to be precarious ,Ht. vVas indifpenfa ble tharthf enjoyriient of it fhould be iplacea oeyond - an -oouor. ne ae i clafed Ifcthef ef oicf to' be his fif m and 1 mature ' opinion thai To impdrtarit a !righ would heyeT'b recure ivhile ' thenVinh)f"the Miffiffippi was es I cjufiyely, hi tKer raridfpflheSjiaru iards'.' Caprice and enmity nccallpn cimitant interruRtioiiit the ve, 'rypofitionf our; country, from its Icompietet, independeBce' the. com-1 imartri of the navigation of the river "!biaghrio be in'our-fcands. i.'iVu, 'We are now -wantonly provoitea !tb take itHottility in its molt offen !five fhape has been bfTcred by thofe who aifcIaimaH right tp;th6. Ml and" Jfb-vcf'cignty of "that cbuhtry-an' hob tilityl fatal to the happiilefs of' the veftern wbrld why not feize then what i foeiTentialto us as a hatiorl f Vhy not expel the wrong doers ? , w rong doers by th'sh own ednfef doing no injury. Paosr rnnfrarte r treaties havp proved to feeble. Plant yourfelves on the river,- idniiy the banks, invire thofe1 who have an in tereft" at flake to defend it-domf- " tice to yourfelves when, your adver-' aries deny itand leave the event to um;who controls -the fate of, natj- ons, t ,Vhy fubmiTto a tardy'unccrtain negociatipn, . as the nnlv. rnnr rega-imn what, you have lolt-a ne- ' uwa.l'v . wica.,,tno:e , who declare they have no right ar the moment; you of yours ?, VVhcn inrpoflcflioa you wilfnegoctate with more advah- innV 't U w,l tJlen be in condi tion to keep others rut-You will be 11 -I ctc.ruic Junldiction over all yourxlaims frYpiiij peoole Jlinavetnejne fs known, you will makeiari ealy and an honorable accammodatica rl anythcr claimant.- The pre leut pofleflbrs have no pietence to complain for they have noimht to the country by their own confeffioa j he weffern people will difcover that ?0Uif rl rmanS every effect 'they 5r.u W defire for. their protection. J f hey.w,.! ardenrfy fuppprt you in the .onte!t if a coatel? becomes neceflary -l heir ALL will at flake, and Look at the m'em.Tril fmrn tk 1 g:flature of, the MiffilGppi Terrftorv UU VVUI 1Z1 r!.W h-if UtWL. fnuage& : difchiw a fpirit noro be inittajftn,: fhtur lives and foVtunes c, pieugeu tc lupporr. ynu.' farricniay. iih equal truth be icu or rve weffe'rh fylvarja tiler- K.tft.;ky, ennc'ilee, and ihs rn pacple of Virginia an d Pe Ja h this a cd orpntp;by;neyckricji?'r C wii j.u, u in rnc nour ot -diffcrcls hetvyou vpnt u'f. After negecia- k tion fhal have faifed, after a power- fa!, ambitious r.atk n fhall havg ta ken pciTdhoh of the. key of your -V eltcrn Ccuintry and fortified it: - after lh crai-ri'nP Ci.J r '5 a,c mica py tne veterans who have conquered the L ft -will you have je in your nowtu awake the generous', fpiVic tro.uRtry and difpolTeft rhem. 1 ,1 7i"'- 7" r'v'wvJ IL rhm: Kr' confidence in luch mlers will ie1 hey will be dilheartened. artd Will Dlace nn f KD be gone "divided, dependence upon you. They mull -udiuaui wno io;t the precious momem of lerzing. and forever fecn r ing their fcle hope of fubfiftence & profpenry-ihey rnuft then from ne ceflitynr).acethe belt bargain they can wirn rne conquerer. it may be added that the poflefllon the.MifIiiPpi,;will give ' compaa5 ' " " nds, arid irreil.trhl (frLurr - - v. , wv "iwi, anu,maii ruture Luropean wars we fhall be more treaded and ot cour febe more court- -ed and reipefted than we can ever hope to be without it on that fcdre ' therefore o ur j ecurit y wiltbe increaC, cd by tnis meafure. .' a ; ' Sjippore that tis pburfe be hot pen l!e . . y?rn Rentlemen how tbey trifle With the teelincs. th I n! the fears of fdeh, a body of nien as innaoit tne. weltern waters Let- 1 every nonorable man put the qaefti- uii 10 nnnieii now would ba'f a mil lion rourw mm dc atteCted by iuch a calamity, andr ne prompt meafure tafcen by tne:governnient to redre it-- I hele- men have arms in thrr hands ; the fame arms with whJrV they proved Victorious over their fa-." yage neighbours They haVeadatin fPirjLt,l:'1 h:T I1 ample means nf lubfiftenee ; and they have men difo pp!eds tci lead them on 16 revenre thett wrongs. , Are you certain thar they will wait the end of ncgociation L :l - ' 1 1 ' s , ii 1 7 ' f ' . -. . - . ., Okir'Vi 'it. 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