N O ji TM D AM0 ti I NA EN TIN -IB Ci 1
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From the Brockport Free Press.
JEFFERSON AND JACKSON.
THE CONSTITUTION " A8 HE UNDERSTANDS IT."
Tho hup onH fftr lnnir anri I ( 1 1 1 f 1 . haS DCcII I
.
r ati.o.-o,. ;ntti1 finne bv observing, potic government to bring back to allegiance a
that intelligent presses of the new ng. .c.HCUu.MnCi uiuuuanu carnage,
States are unrinff their orators to withdraw fectly in character ; and for the republicans of
opanisn America to butcner eacn otner on..jac-
the
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. M whirr, while ilmitrht nnt hp tnlallV msre- I uc umy ttoiuuiM, w.uo v-S
igardful of the interests vested in manufactures, to dissent from his opinion. We should rather
i.hn.ilr! nMlnnk forward tn th nernetuation of consider it a real panther, which is better let
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monopolies, we may indulge the hope thai aiaioue man Agaiuaiuictruipiujriueui,
nas the oresent session of Congress a scheme tor 01 iorce io pui uuwu uienuumers, evenu mey
raised and re-echoed by the Coalition hirelings . tfae certain blU graduai reduction of duties will carry their measures to a much greater length
yinKt rifthP-ral Jnr.ksnn. for advancing the j , , . , , !, u Mftv satisfv the than they, have hitherto done, we are, like
doctrine that fiar.Wniihliclofficer is bound to sup-, ft . ... . . ..j hv the North. "An; American" utterly opposed. Forades
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understands it, anu . r . . :, v..r
not as it is understood- by others. He has
been branded as an arbitrary tyrant, and cora
iMrArl tn tfiA ferocious Nero, whose hell born
crimes struck terror through all Rome, and
deluged her streets in blood !
j But our venerable President has this reflec
tion o console him he is not the first who
has been thus wantonly assailed for his stern
integrity and firm adherence to the principles
of Democracy. His illustrious prototype, the
imjroortal JEFFERSON was denounced with
equal virulence by the Aristocracy.
As an instance in proof of the assertion that
General Jackson is anathematised for holding
the same principles that were advanced by Mr.
Jefferson, we place below, in juxta position,
of tlie opinions of both, in relation to the. right
tire Executive, as well as of Congress and the
Judiciary, to " decide for himself, what is this
duty under the constitution
From Mr. Jefferson s
Letter.
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c .u :. . i ioo thp bailie ior
monopolies to the middle states. If 1 ennsyl
Q n v-io,hv those Editors when thei
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f the middle States, we ttnnK
a u c a rv ui uic . . .
felv calculate uiai a cunav
we can sa
no representative that would hazard the pub- inH
lie weal in a reckless and exclusive support of belli
countot sectmnaJ disDutes. mav possioly be lor
given; but for the U. States, after fifty years ex
perience in the practice of self-government, to
plunge into the same abyss, is what, we trust
eaven, will never happen. A M Shav Re
Whiskey Rebellion." mav, and
1 '' You seem to think it
devolves on th? Judge
to decide on the validity
of the sedition law. But
nothing in the constitu
tion has given them a
.... i , .
rjght to aeci tor tne
executive, more than
for the executive to de
cide for them. Both
magistracies are equally
independent in the
sphere of action assign
ed to them. The
Judges believing the
Jaw constitutional, had a
right to pass a sentence
m of fine and imprison
ment because the pow
t4r was placed in their
hands by the constitu
tion. Bui the executive,
believing tne law to be
t unconstitutional, was
bound to remit the exe
cution of; because thatj
power has been confid
ed to them by the con
stitution. That instru
mcnt meant that it's co
ordinate branches sho'ld
be checks on each oth
cr. Hut tne opinion
wliich erives to the
Judges the right to de
clde what laws are con
stitutional and what not
not only for themselves
Fmm General Jacfc-
son's Veto Message.
" If the opinion of
the Supreme Court
covered the whole
2round of the act, it
ouirht not to control
the co-ordinate autho
rities of this govern
ment. The Congress,
he execuiive, and the
-- a
court, must each tor
itself, be guided by its
own opinion of the
constitution. Each
public officer who
takes an oath to sup
port the- constitution
swears that he will
support it as he under
stands it, and not as it
is understood by oth
ers. It is as much the
duty of the House of
Representatives,! the
Senate, and for the
President to decide
upon the constitution
ality of the bill or re
solution that may be
presented to them for
ion, oi a
that interest, and that if there were such a rep- of right ought to be, putdownby force of arms,
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rcsentaiive lie v uuiu uiovvunkviiunu - j 1 11 mi uuici mcana u.,ii. Mrtj nil '
the natriotic state to which he belonged. State, be they ever so wild and wicked, are not
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In conclusion, we Deneve inai ine ooum i to DenisposeaOl in wie same summary mauue.
will have nothing to fear, if her views have Where a State assumes the attitude now taken
reasonable and legitimate bounds, and that her by South Carolina, the first thing , to be done
nullifiers will have nothing to hope, if their bv thn National Government, is to see whether
designs extend bevond a removal of grievance, anv means can he devised, consistent with the
welfare of the republic, to remove the aimcui
ties of which she complains. If there can, i
is unnecessary to moot the question what shal
be done in case she should enforce the act of
nullification If there cannot what then! Send
an army to butcher her citizens? No; as we
said before, that will never do. Shall we block-
to the separation, or even the agitation of the
Union.
Af iS fci&tt r
THE SENTINEL.
N-EWBfiRN:
MONDAY, DECEMBER tT, 132.
Front the Richmond Enquirer.
We hail this admirable document with the
sincerest satisfaction. We more than ever
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(.uiiELaiuiaic uui melius uu it-wicouuu i 1 . . (i,:-,,1.in
j , . Tr ... . ade her ports, in order to prevent the imporia
passage or approval,
as it is for the Supreme
Judges, when it mav
bebroughtbefore them
for judicial decision.
The opinion of the
Judges has no more
authority- over Con
gress than the opinion
in their own sphere oflof Congress has over
, action, but for the leg
islature and executive
also in their sphere,
would make the judici
nr.va despotic branch."
the Judges, and on
that point the Presi
dent is independent of
both. The authority
of the Supreme Court
must not, therefore, be
permitted to control
the Congress or the
executive,?oAcn acting
in their legislative ca
pacities, but to have
only such influence as
the force of their rea
ioning mav deserve."
' from the Penneylvanian.
THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE.
. Tlie public attention is necessarily, at -this
moment, exclusively bent on this highly im
portant document. Passing, for the present,
ver the various, other interesting topics dis
cussed by the President, let us consider those
portions of the message treating of the sub
jects of most immediate interest we mean
the Tariff, and its consequences in South Caro-
IJiha. We took occasion, a few days since, to
anticipate, mai wnne "lurtner alterations in
the scale of duties would be suggested, or at
least, that the consideration of a revision of the
revenue laws, would be earnestly recommend
ed to Congress, with the view of adapting their
operations upon the several classes of the con
federated community, according to the princi
pjes of equity and justice, the tone of the mes
sage in relation to the actual position of South
Carolina, would be determined if not stern."
-Our anticipations arc fulfilled to the letter.
The subject of a further reduction in the reve
nue, "is earnestly -recommended to the con
sideration of Congress, in the hope that the
combined wisdom of the representatives of the
people, will devise such means of effecting
that salutary object, as may remove those bur
thens which shall bi found to tall - unequally '
upon any, and as may promote all the great in
terests of the community." This recommen
dation we said, and believe, would have been
iQade, whatever had Jbeen the position of the
Soutlr: the tone of the Presicfent towards
South Carolina, situated as she is, must make
this evident. - There is a condensed determina
tion, ihe more forcible from its stern simplici
ty, in this part of the message, which cannot
be mistaken, nor fail to produce its proper
effeef; " Whatever obstructions be thrown in
the way of the judicial authorities of the Gen
eral Government," observes the President, "it
U hoped they will be able peaceably to overcome
luem by the prudence of their own officers,
and the patriotism of the people. But; should
this reasonable reliance on the moderation and
good sense of all portions of our fellow citizens
fhern801016 V U belie that the laws
- uch at ade(luate to the suppression of
may b? mediately made.
Should the exigency arise, rending the execu-
- twnofthe cxisttng lavs impracIcMe from
any cause whatever, prompt notice of it wUlZ
views and measures as may be deemed neces
sary to meet it. .
Prom the reasonableness of the proposition
so often urged upon Congress by the Presi ; ,
of a judicious Tariff, adaptedto ouractual wants,
in lending our humble abilities to this "devout
ly wished-for consummation.' This Message
breathes t!:e spirit of a patriot it holds him
forth as the benefactor of his country. 1 his is
the man who is to contribute so essentially. to
restore the Rights of the States, and the Union
of the States !
We bail this Message, in the general, as aus
picious to the principles we hold dear, and as
prophetic of the most salutary consequences
to our Union and country. lie speaks with
the freedom of a Patriot, and the skill of a
Statesman. It will endear him to us at hotne
it will increase the respect and consideration
of our government abroad. It will be felt in
every limb, artery and vein of this great re
public. It opens with a rapid and satisfactory View
of our Foreiffn Relations; and enforces the
propriety of a strict adherence to the maxims
o'f Washington and of Jefferson a "free com
merce and honest friendship with all nations,''
and " entangling alliances with none." It re
presents our national finances beyond our
wants the receipts from the customs exceed
the estimate at the last session and the means
of the Treasury are more than adequate to
meet the increased expenditures of tlie last
Congress, and to provide for the payment of
the Public Debt, now redeemable. The duties
yie'ling during the present year more than -8
millions, but the public lands lulling snort ot
the 2 millions 18 millions applied this year
to the public debt and millions in the first
four years of his administration ! On the 1st
January next, the entire public debt, funded
and unfunded, will be reduced to within a frac
tion of 7 millions !
The President congratulates Congress on
the near approach of this memorable event of
the extinction of the debt an extraordinary
phenomenon in the history of nations. He re
marks, that the final removal of this gerat bur
then from our resources will afford the means
lor providing for alLthe objects "which the
Constitution authorizes, and presents the occa
sion for further reduction in the revenue." He
refers to the Report from the Treasury, which
will confirm all his suggestions about the re
duction of the Tariff. The President contends
that such reduction may be made to a consid
erable, extent and earnestly presses it upon
Congress to " devise such means of effecting
that salutary object, as may remove those bur
thens which shall be found to fall unequally
upon any, and as may promote all the great
interests of the community. He insists upon
the proper adaptation of the revenue to the
most economical expenditure. He goes for
the encouragement of such manufactures only
as may be necessary for our defence in war
and emphatically states, that " If, upon investi
gation, it shall be foun , as it is believed it will
be, that the legislative protection granted to
any particular interest is greater than is indis
pensibly requisite for these objeets, I recom
mend that it be gradually diminished, and that
as far as may be consistant with these objects,
the scheme of duties be reduced to the zevenue
standard, as soon as a just regard to the, faith
of the Government, and to the preservation of
the large capitial invested in establishments of
domestic industry will permit." He then goes
on to argue the disastrous consequences of
high Tariff duties, and contends that it is
doubtful whether "the advantages of this sys
tem are not counterbalanced by many evils
A 1V i 1 . t 1 .
icnuing to oeget, in the minds of a large portion
of our countrymen, a spirit of discontent and'
jealousy dansrerous to the stability of the Union
i he language he holds in relation to South
""'iiia, is as conciliatory as it is aigniueu
as moderate as it is firm.
ith a view of reducing the government to
nat simple machine which the Constitution
created, of withdrawing all sinister influence
over the States, and of confining the Federal
ruthority to its proper and designated sphere
of beneficence, he proposes to sell all the stock
:1 . , -
now neiu oy it in corporations, &c.
He bears upon the Bank with a heavy hand
xic naiua congress against the exercise of anv
power ov r Internal Improvements, e
tion of goods free of duty, when the Constitu
tion provides that "all dutes, imposts and ex
cises, shall be uniform throughout the United
States?" Tb it is a more difficult question ; but
according to our present impressions, we would
not do even that. It is true we must contrive
some way to prevent her free goods from be
ing conveyed into the other States', but this
could be done by such means as are adopted on
the frontiers of any two countries in Europe,
which are separated only by an imaginary line,
and by the same custom house examinatisnr at
tlie ports of the t wenty-three States, as are ap
plied in the case of vessels arrivinggfrom foreign
countries. We admit that all this would be at
tended with inconvenience and expense. But
noj so much of either, as would be occasioned
by a civil war. We would hold off in this way,
in order to give time for the good sense of he.r
citizens to correct the errors into which, they
have fallen. If we do not greatly miscalculate,
they would in two years time be heartily sick
Important from Washington :
Last night's Mail brought us the highly important
and interesting Proclamation of the President of the
TJnited States, on the subject of the course which has
been, and is proposed to be, pursued by South Caro
lina. We regret that we are under the necessity of
deferring its publication until our next. At present,
we can only give a few extracts, from which it will
be seen that the President is determined to enforce
the execution of the laws. The appeal he makes to
the feelings of the people of South Carolina, is ur
o-ed bv considerations which we trust they will not
disregard.
Extracts from the Proclamation.
"Strict duty would require of me nothing more
than the exercise of those powers with which I an?
now, or may hereafter be invested, for preserving th
peace of the Union and for the execution of the laws.
But th. imposing aspect which opposition has. assum
ed in this case, by clothing itself with State authority,
and the deep interest which the people of the United
States must all feel in pr venting a resort to stronger
measures, w hile there is a hope that any thing will be
yielded to reasoning and remonstrance, perhaps de-
' maud, and will certainly justify a lull exposition to
Souih cjaroiina ana tne nation, oi tne views i enir-
b.e the first yictim its first Magistrate cannot, if u.
Would, avoid the performance of nis duty the con
quence must be fearful for you, distressing to your ft
low citizens here, and to the friends of good gov&nm t
throughout the world. Its enemies have beheld our Dr
perity with a vexation they could not conceal ft
standing refutation of their slavish doctiiuts, and th
will roint to our discord with the trmmn'i
wcy
joy. It is yet in your power to disappoint them.-101
is yet time to show that the descendants of the f, u
neys, the Sumpters, the Rutleges, and of the Uim j
other names. which adorn. the paces ofvour rvrJ,..
ry history, will not abandon that Union, to support, u
so many of them fought, and bled, and dito.
I adjure you as you honor their mcirerv as von l
v nc'vuviili) vu " "ivti VUCJf Ut'UlCiit((I t
lives as you prise the peace ot your country, thc I
of its best citizens, and your own fair fam. , to ru'' 3
your steps. Snatch from the archives of your fctV th
disorganizing edict of its Convention bid its mein1
to re-assemble, and promulgate the decided expres
ofvoiir will tr rpmnin ir tko roK ,k:U 8i0'13
J .u f uwi rr llivil tuOil
duct
con:
t you to safety;prosperity, and honor; tell them tK
:pared to disunion, all other evils are iioht -beca
t brino-R with it wt ainmnlt;nn r -n r'. cauS6
that brings with it alt accumulation of all dedarr ik
VOU will nsvhr taltft th fieM .,l .l. ' . rc loat
" uu.IOO uie Blar er,a .
banner of your country shall float over you- ti t
will not be stigmatized when dead, and dishonored J?
scorned while you live, as the authors of the first . ?
on the nnnafitntinn rf . . , auaca
. , . J j. -wiry: its destroy
jf iheir nullification pilorrimace, and be glad of ot the Convention, to exhort those who have refus-
hnv nretext for rerturnino- to the embrace oi ea to support it to persevere in tneir determination to
heir bretheren from whom thev had wandered,
We trust, however, that affairs will not pro
ceed to this extremity We trust that a satis-
"actory adjustment of th'o tariff question (which
the cause ot all these evils) may be effected
jy Congress before thc nullifying act shall go
into operation. It will be observed that the
bill reported to the Convention, nullifies dnly
the Acts of and 183. The tariffof l$C4,
it leaves still in operation. If, therelore, the
nation is prepared, for the sake of peace, to go
back to the tariff of or something equiva-
ent thereto, the nullification act itself will be
nullified. We do not believe thrt Congress
will consent to be bullied, at least we hope
it will not ; but if by doing what, without re
ference to the posture of South Carolina, ought
to be done, i. e. by going back to the tariff of
1824, they can restore harmonv to the country,
it appears to us their course is a very plain one.
ALABAMA.
In whatliorht Nullification is viewed in Ala-
bama, may be , seen in the subjoined extracts
from the Message of the Governor of that state.
"The opinion I expressed on a former occa
sion, with regard to nullification, remains un
changed. Whenever a state shall venture upon
this deplorable experiment, she will soon find
that she will have to abandon the Union, or re
turn to it with feelings of disappointment and
humiliation.-
'If it shall be recognized as the true consti
tutional doctrine that a state can remain a mem
ber of the Union, and at the same time place
her citizens beyond the reach of its laws, ours
will be but the shadow ot a government, and,
. . . improvements except
in tu auu! as are commenced. He de
precates in the strongest terms a resort to al
doubtful power and concludes with a beauti
r 1 I 1 i
mi auu puwcnui appeal in oehalf of the free
enterpnze ol our citizens, the sovereignty o
the States, in opposition to all latitudinarian
doctrines, and in behalf of a machinery of go
vernment so simple and so economical as
scarcely to be felt. But we forbear We hone
the best fronxsuch a spirit. Who will despair
of the Republic, under sucn auspices 7
From the New York Journal of Commerce.
We hope our correspondent An American"
i , . . r I r il. ;ii
aoesnot mean to nave it inierreu lrom uie nius
tratian he has used, that nullification is as inno
cent us the -boy's, panther, which turned out to
era
"Vmi mav A oft, -K 1
" J 1 1 peace voU rnav
tain of this important question, as well as a distinct
enumeration of the course which my sense of duty
will n.quire me to pursue.
" The Governor of that State has recommended to
the legislature the raising of an army to carry the
secession into effect, and that he mav be empowered
to give clearance to vessels in the name of i he State.
Ao uctot violent opposition to the laws has yet been
committed, but sucui a state ol things is hourly appre-
iiemu (l, ana it is tne intent oi tms instrument to pro
claim, not only that the duty imposed on me by the
Constitution k to take care that the laws be faithlblly
exi-cuted," shall be performed to the extent of the
powers already vested in me by law, or of such others
as the wisdom of Congress shall devise and entrust
to me fbr that purpose, but to Uvain the citizens of
South Carolina, who have been deluded into an op
position of thu laws, of the danger they will incur by
obedience to the illegal and disorganizing Ordinance
for all practical purposes, it will be dissolved.
But if the strife and dissension which has been isumed, and forward io the consequences it will produce.
produced by the persevering efforts of the ad
vocates of this doctrine, to gam for it the favo
rable opinion of the people, have been carried
tasuch excesses, that it is already growing into
an evil not less to be deprecated than the Ta
riff itself If the first fruits of this doctrine of
peace are deep and bitter feelings of perso
nal hostihtyr furious lamny aiscorcis and a des
truction, in fact, of the peace and harmony of
society, what are we to expect wnen it puts
forth all its vigor?
"it in its process of obtaining converts, it
does noi exhibit all the premonitory signs of
cil discord, then the pages of revolutionary
hisiory have been written to little purpose. As
sure as it shall succeed, its triumphs will be
stainCd by fraternal blood, and the proudest of
its trophies will be the destruction of constitu
tional liberty.
'if, in the providence of Him who rules the
destinies of nations, this bitter cup is reserved
as our portion, the patriot will have cause to
weep over the sacrifices made by our ances
tors, and to deplore the delusion, which led the
gallant band of the revolution through so many
scenes of difficulty and danger."
The London Gazette of the Kith, October,
contains an Order in Council, declaring the
ports of Liverpool and Yarmouth, in Nova Sco
tia, to be free warehousing ports.
The U. S.' ship Boston, sailed from Mar
seiles Sept. 29th, for Mahon. The Brandy
wine, and United States were at Naples Oct. 1st.
Thc N. E. Passage. -Letters from Peters
burg state that the house of Wm. Brant and
Sons of Archangel, has equiped two ships, at
their own expense, commanded by officers of
the imperial navy, to sail on a voyage of discov
ery to the great gulf of the Icy Sea, between
the governmentof Archangel and Tobolsk, to
explore the entrance of the river Jenissey.
Should this undertaking succeed the attention
of our merchants will be drawn to the opening
of a ne'w and Viiihortr nnl-nnwrv pnjirsp. nav nf
uphold the Constitution and laws of their country,
and to point out to all, the perilous situation into
which the good people ot that State have been led,
and that the course they are urged to pursue is one
of ruin and disgrace to the very State whose rights
th?y affect to support.
" I consider, then, the power to annul a law of the
United States, assumed bv one State, IIS COMPA
TIBLE WITH THE EXISTENCE OF THE
UNION, CONTRA DIC i't'.D EXPRESSLY BY
THE LETTER OF THE C INSTITUTION,
UNAUTHORIZED BY US SPIRIT, INCON
SISTENT WITH THE VERY PRINCIPLE
ON WHICH IT WAS FOUNDED, AND DES
TRUCTIVE OF THE GREAT OBJECT FOR
WHICH IT WAS FORMED.
"You are free members of a flourishing and happy
Union. There is no settled design to oppress you.
You have indeed felt the unequal operation of the laws
which may have been unwisely, not unconstitution
ally passed ; but that inequality must necessarily be
removed. At the very moment when you were mad
ly urged on to the unfortunate course you have be
gun, a change in public opinion had commenced.
The nearly approaching payment of the public debt,
and the consequent necessity of a diminution of du
ties, had already produced a considerable reduction,
and that too on some articles of general consumption
in your State. The importance of this change was un
derstood, and you were authoritatively told that no
further alleviation of your burthens was to be expected
at Che very time when the condition of the country
imperiously demanded such a modification of the du
ties as should reduce the n to a just and equitable
scale. But, as if apprehensive of the effect of this
change in allaying your discontents, you were pre
cipitated into the fearful state in which you now find
yourselves.
-
"I have urged you to look back to the means that were
used to hurry you on to the position you have now as
you cannot be
interrupt the course of its DrosDeritv vnn 7!
reputation for stability, but its tranquility WlU bc r,
eu, iis prosperity win return, and the stain upon iu
tional character will be transferred and rt niain an et
nal blot on the memory of thoec who caused theiFso'd"
" Fellow citizens of the United StatpJ Ti .,
of unhall-wed isunion the nampsnfth '
spected, by whom it is uttered the array t f..Mi ..T
force to su;.ort it-denote the approach ot a ensis &
our affairs on which the continuance ol our an- x ,r
pled prosperity, our political existence. :m,i ,.!!.!
hat of all free governments, may depend. Tk
juuciuie ucHiauueu a nee, a lull and explicit enup
ciation, not only of my intentions but of my nrincj
pies of action, and as the claim was averted ofa rich
by a State to annul the laws of the Union, ariii even
to secede from it at pleasure a in-.nk exposition oiW
opinions in relation to the origin an i form of our gov
ernment and the construction I give ;ot! insi.ument
by which it was created, seemed to be proper. Hav
ing the full st confidence in the fitness ol ilk IcUl
and constitutional opinion of my duties which has beta
expressed, I rely with equal confidence on vour undi-
vrtieci support in my o.i termination to execute the
laws-to preserve the Union by all constitutional
means to arrest, if possible by moderate hit firm
meePttres, the necessity ofa recourse to lore, ;md if
it be the will of Heaven that the recurrence oi it pri
meval curse on man for the 'shedding ofa brother's
blood should fall upon oar hind, that it be not called
down by any' offensive act on the part of the United
States.
"Fellow-citizens! The momentous cr.si is before
you. On yonr undivded support-of your Govern
ment depends the 'decision of the great question it in
volves, whether your 6acred Union will be preserved,
and the blessing it secures to us as one people shall
l . . 1 " !- 1 I . .1 . I
uk perpeiuitieu. u one can r.ouni intu me unani
mity with which that decision will he expree.!, wi'i
be such to inspire new eonfi.leiice in n pu'J.caa
institutions, and thai the prudence, the wisdom and
the courage which it will bring to their defence, will
transmit them uniaipaired and invigorated to our
Children.
" May the great Ruler of nations nrant that th sig
nal blessings with which he has favored our., may
not by the madnes of party or persona ambition In)
disregarded and lost, a. i! may his wise-Piovi..cncc
bring those who have produced this crinif, tc see the
folly, before they feel the miser)', of civil strife: and
inspire a returning veneration lor that Union whirli,
if we may dnre to penetrate his desings, he has rh
sen as the only n.eana of attaining the h'gh uestims
to which we may reasonably aspire."
Something more is necessary. Contemplate the condi
tion of that country of which you still form an impor
tant part! consider its government uniting in one bond
of common interest and ; eneral protection so many dif
ferent States giving to all their inhabitants the proud
title of American citizens protecting their commerce
securing their literature and their arta-facilitating their
intercommunication, defending their frontiers and ma
king their name respected in the remotest parts of the
earth! Consider the extent of its territory, its increas
ing and happy population, its advance in arts, which
render life agreeable, and the sciences; which elevate the
mind ! See education spreading the lights of religion,
humanity, and general information into every cottage in
this wide extent of our Territories and States ! Eehold
it as the asylum where the wretched and oppressed find
a rtfuge and support! Look on this picture of happi
ness and honor, and say, we, too, ar Citizens of
America Carolina is one of these proud States, her
arms have defended her best blood has cemented this
happy Union ! And then add, if you can, without hor
ror and remorse, this happy Union we will dissolve this
picture of peace and prosperity we will deface this
free intercourse we will interrupt these fertile fields
we will deluge with blood the protection of that glori
ous flag we will renounce the very name of Americans
we will discard. And for what, mistaken men fXr I na f ham 1 I , k. ..d-antvrobatJOB
what do you throw away these inestimable blessings i ,hn haveffivenw
for what would you exchange your share in the advan- mm a"d CXcePf the CW Wh S
tages and honor of the Union ! For the dream of sepa- fo tne South Carolina doctrine,
rate independence a dream interrupted by blood v con-i : ' .'.
flicts with your neighbors, and a vile dependence on a William C. Rives has been elected by the V irp
ii at inn o!
pprehension
FPvOM OUR C RRESPONDENT.
Raleigh, Saturday Morning.
. The bill appn printing 50,000 for re-building the
Capital in this City, has passed the House of Com
mons by a cheering majority, and is now before thc
Senate, where its success is not so confidently antici
pated. The largest majority counted on, before the
vote was taken on the passage of the bill, wa. five or
sis votes. It however succeeded by a majority oi
thirteen, and one friend absent. From the West
proper, the only votes in favor of the measure, were
those of Mr. Graces, of Caswell, and Mr. Craige,c!
Salisbury. The other changes, eince last session,
are on the Cape Fear, the members from whi:L
quarter bein to find that they have been duped
They never will consent to go into an unlimited Con
vention, and the West want a Convention of noothf ?
character. The Cape Fear people want the State
House, it is true, but they have read and remember
the excellent story related by Dr. Franklin, of bis
having " paid too much for the whi.t!e."
A Resolution passed the Senate yesterday, request
ing the Speakers of both Houses to open a correspon
dence with Judge Hall, of Warren, for the purm of
ascertaining his ability to attend thc next term of tho
Supreme Court.
There seems a strong disposition among the nvec
bers to amend the Judiciary System in some way. and
I shall not be surpriefl if Mr. Spain's bill, noticed
in the last Raleigh papers, should be sanctioned by
both Houses.
The bill having for its object to relieve Quakers
from the performance of Militia duty, or the payment
of an equivalent, after passing tlie Senate, wasth
this day rejected in the Hoiie of Commons, by a vote
of 70 to 59. Mr. Eccles made an eloquent appeal a
their behalfbut it did not have the desired eff,pt.
The President's Proclamation has been issued a
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.-.uk iiuhi uu nit; x ilium" viu-v
et an
nicis wiui your neignoors, ana a vue dependence on a William C. Rives has been elected ry uw
foreign power. If your leaders could succeed in estab- j Le'iatiire to the Semte of the United S
lilting a separation what would be your situation ? Are f8,dtre to tne bcnate o1 ft L 1 -
you united at home are you free from the apprehension ' eUDpfy the vacan?y occasioned by tlie reti-.
T!1 J J 1 '11 g r- a
oi civil aiscora, wan an yia ieanui consequences? Do
our neighboring republics, every day suffering some new
insurrection do they excite your envy ? But the dic
tates of a high duty obliges me solemnly to announce
that you cannot succeed. The laws of the United States
must be executed. 1 have Oo discretions rv nnn-or
" J V Vit
.il "
L. W. Tazewell. Mr. R. had no opposition.
Five companies of U. S. Artillery, undertheC
mand of Major R. M. Kirby,ofthe First Rfff
received orders on Saturday to proceed ,
ihc subject my duty U emphatically pronounced in the : from Fort Monroe to Ch-vrleston, S."C Are j
Constitution. Those who told you that you might ' ion is ruii and res with it a completely equi?P
peaceably prevent their execution deceived -they r ' cdti
could not have been deceived themselves. They know field train of sixteen pieces of dinerem
that a forcible opposition could alone prevent the execu- ! a suitable supply of fixed ammunition. The $
aeceea oy names: aisumon, by-armed force, is tre nanesion.
Bu, w you reauy ready to incur its guilt! If you
are, on the heads of the insUgators of the act be the
dreadful consequences on their WH h. th
but on yours may fall the punishment : on your unhappy
State wdl inevitably fall all the evils of the conflict you
Claims on Naples. The U- S. sloop of
C d, Capt. Perry, arrived at rortsmouru
inst. from the Mediterranean, last froro-ii' -t
a great part of the lonff-desired north-east pas- foV "Von he Government of your eountry. It cannot days. The Hon. John Nelson, Charge u A .
sage. London vavtrT. ' xlc to the mad project of disunion of which you would , NaDles. has arrived in this ship. He has
Naples has