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feSSjpK Jiff i , . a lb rf"cnx cf t cr A 6 lit I ; - il'-: Tmr friends Bostoni a. fcopf A-cf a printed pimfihkt, .conlatniJij;- B "Mcttc jfrom-Mrr Pickering ?o ihe.Go : Pernor of the Cbmmooweatth, intend . ' cd Cb'r to"mnijntctloHto the 'Legis; iitre-'of the SiateVldurloff.thc ?e'v ' - si(,-'TcCelJ -cwnclu Jed. But this dtU appcrs to hare occn puonsnca .,: .g jttic. friend of the Writer, Whose ' iQducemcnviircch.nodoubOru : to hitV-lkco ihc jmprUnce,cf the : r mbaToi nd the dlitcrtnces. fri.cori ' ' trotery bet wn- Great-Bxium itid . car country suujzc i u.w.ci, . ; 33 1 my misfurtum in the drscbarKe - - of my -duties as a Senator, of the U, Su'rs, 'toMtT.r'tromAhe opbibn of - viy colkau-. : pe j4 ace here the ' utiti3n uptMi' Ibu firitot thenu in ' co'mmnii enhcrsofreat na- tionat concern, was between hira and xnti' m'our cffi'.ial capdctles,.a. proj t per object T discuss Wa the Se ;Sa!e ii th- Union.-t There it as U;dcusrd'andt . tat vai ihecon ..,;;nnal au'horltf of that body tx- rl i!: tHcfc It as dtcided it avin c ibtabed utike the coricurrericWf tht' VolhcfbnncUD.thit'nonaricgis Jaiiice, und ue approoauon oi inc ..frcsidenU it ecacthrf Ufr of the "Land; and as such I haTe.considered '"'atentitfsd tpthe'rt'Spccf andjhc obe- ' 1 'fL--ri fttlirti rifin. -:- From these dcufonxJJ6wcfier, the i:ter in rcnition is to Be ccnsidcred ixh ihc nature of "ini '-ppeaf ; fnl thV. iiiVt instance, to puf common cbnsti- turn's mritpwamcuj, wic .ic . 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Yt.T. wtremy ovrn puiticai ' ch?raciei'rlcc7lrnpbcaicd Mnrthe wise" vnfch b5 In th a instance besn piufdilahcuW Kavc'lbrb'w a!l notice bftK'roccedb;.fe left m? jroritfuci iiVibisV'as inpthtr cas1. tu ibr'canvor' "ahdj discretion. of my cctinuarr-.f; .; vf r i vit But to ihiVsprcies of a'jipealthus . . - - .v . i -, ir v .t statt mctt tf drcirnisiinc'ei a'tiend- JegisLtion;Jft Taterttiu .vrhich t)ie '-vrriiet trutcybclTeVdVArfA.bt true btjt wicH comeaonly frdm one si Jc of the qiici:ioti.' and Which I ci pftt to prvetJ in li'rhojCcS'tcptial p5mUr- choiJtouVi qrder'virxth the m'Ai iWipvtr'J jUme or chergy . cx'ii fM .the iltppitie)l otitic com- - in . cHt s" atj.. ami "ascrti that Vtfo t OjC W.thefr"?ienVr' i)tc.Hjr and' tn; p ; Icldly e' xprcs-cl . i ill f mVc" tlirin'frnn nviK Thik tbtemri and aiarnim.riTotaiiaii is cuurcsscu o " the (fcl-tur pf.?.fasachusettSi at so I ate 4 pc ri ad o f their ses lion; th-st" h'atl'it" beneuvcb them, tKvttnuHhaie.btencdm t hcr.to act upchithV vievrn of fiis re. presen'ta'.ion"; ,iid?V'u., he iibg vthe counter itatenrrnt the pther, ude, . . or see m bgly 't o 'd i Vfegard" t b e pfes; V sin intcrrst oT'tfieir. tonituTjtSt' by' , . eiectioganptimtmiun ni,uig.mosi serious compTiiDrti.Cchsideungihc , - V3isl;:tre"ji3d;bcerj prec?i3ta;cl jo ; ci c'mens'not rtpiark'blr adapted; to ' ' the coinbbsure.of sfc dclibVratlonl Oa tbe sv'cond.ihey ouM iiAte biea txpotcd lb nnjJst impiltatldrt5,"whichf at the rre of ad election mfght hate" .; .pefi!ed in tbcniimdtiblemiifi f.er up b tljectiarucvcra bf.IiidiTldual V v J v i J 0 HN Q; A D i 1 , 1 , y s ; : nti;Sm-l bare 'feceiftd from , jxiittrr difef uscu m i; luc.uigu V yesnccubititf ofthc author; v .; 4 " - ; Tht? subiccfi of this Ietier ahc.thc . and b tb iLcc'ha,.bv;the pubucauon to the prople.. To LoiK thtseirlbu ; tiufrtslsballafwajshpia comtrfble (or every .act of fay public ; iap'ylicv.iar' as ptece nt t'.i stvten; ' ency ls'daagerOtxiQ';the; - VJor cnt he first sunpdsitTchtrui the raci oa ihe,.spur'ou.cr.an,i9iiga. ticn, they' rnStif, have ac(tul;ci imt ' pei fett bfornrittatf antlunder an'cc -"ki.illt VI.IUI, 1 LKXin7MllkNlil CU. IIUIUIHCIUUI 1141 1119 lillii L 1 I AllU ' 1U SbUI J t:illUS IU ilUUIl i 'IU.U1C' ElUUlit 1. B UlCLait'lLr rtjrf. t " A v' -ftlli V ,Tnei interposiuon.oi" otie ,or more" siaic lemsiamrest'io cuniroui mifw ercise of the powers Vested bV the ge-. nerai consuuiuoii in yie juongn; pi l7;S,UaU.ea5tofqQC5Vionabtelicy Theiewstjra.atatelKisU't haturaUy! and ; propcrlyIiraUed injji considerable; degree ,to; the; petuliar intexrsts' of e state. The.Teryob Ject 'arrd 'ffmailoo ; othekih nii deliberative: las8embjfesf:wa:Toft5e 'pompxoinise ! anJ cunciliatiou if the i n i ere sts of all-ibf t he, whole . nat ion; If the;eppeaJ,fron thjt regii!ar,.iegi firriite meVsurrs oCthe hodr ? were the wholdjuiibais iepresentedivbe proper 'ui ope ;iaic ;icpisiaiuiC- ;iu raust be so to another.1. If the com mercial states are Called, tonterpose on otie band iyi III 'tibl't he iagticuhut ral 'states . be Cit h ; equal prbpri e ty iummbned' taMMerpsse4' on YtheJ o-. iner f ;ix.; t ne JL.a .is r sumuiaiea ogabst the West; !'anjdhe.Nortnerh and .South crn S cc Uof i t6 u r j;ed . in to'collivion Vtoith each otlrcr.' by.: aji peals ; from the f Vts,orCooress;tQ the .respective, S'a:ea in ahatare ;It , is .undoubtedly, the. tight-" arid may Jd fie in bVco me the duty of a' state legishturesto address that; of the na- iiuuj ynn ice expression oi 113 wwhw in. regard td bte rests peculiarly, con- I Question the right . of eftry rnem be r of .the great federative "compact to declare hit own sense of measures fnterciting to the -nation at lafge.--But .whenever .the case occurs .that his sense should be' f clearly and e'rh phatically,' expresst(Mt pURbt surely (0 be predicated upoit a'fujl K iijnp'ar ;ial consideration of4 the whole sub jrctnot under I he; stimulus of a one lded fepresrntationkiy less f u pop 1 he i m p ulsc of con j eclure s end medium ,of personal schsibilityi f nor of patty '& as, nor of professional occUpalidh nor of geographical po siiibn, that the whole truth can be ' . . f tiiscerneu, 01 tju.stionsinvpiYing ine rights and inttrcsts of this extensive Uniop.jtWhen the discussion Js urg ed upbn'a slate fegisljturet the first call upon 'fitsmember should, be to cast all their feelings and interests as me citizens 01a 6ingie siaie mio the common .-stock of the. national concern;, .... 1 vr r; ' Shoukl the occurrence tipbh which an'appealjs made from" thejcouncils of the nation,' to those iof a single s;aie oe one, upon. wjiica inc Tcprci ; ' -.v it 4 seniauop 01 ine sute naa ueen 01 vi- de, .and iho rnember who found him self irt.the .minority; felt himself im- pcll t "dby V a e nsV. of d ut j , lo ln ivoke the interposition of bis; constituents, it would seemlhat bothln'justice to thVhii and in candor, to his colleague 'bm'e notice of such intention "should bc given' to rumVtbat. he too might be prepared to, "exhibit; hli views of the' subject upon which" the iiifTcrences of opn.iprt bad taken pizlce j: .or at least i bat the resor: 8hbyldbe'had, at such a: pcubd aa VouldleVf e It within the reapKof ppssibllityTor his iepresen iatidns to bd received, by their com - propriety cUrse of proceeding mustbe so obvV bus; that It iS jdifflculi to conceite of thepropriety of any other; : 'Vet it pre sents another Mncbnvemence which mtist . hecesMrily: riiutt from this pracUe'eAf ; appellate- iegislatlbn.-.' JVji'ert one-of ; the; Schalors' from it iitate proclaim d to His constituents that JTpir trciifaf: rncastif cf or system pf jheasures vhich ha3, received the' f oted support ;pf: hti'cblleagudj are-pernicioui and destructive to moejnieresis wrucn now arcoouna. by the tnokt sacred of tiesf, nith' SJeal and fidelity to ptqmbte? the denuhcia- ucn. ot me -measures ampunw, Uhle "less' -1 hah4-'ri denunciatiba;; of tne man, ;i aarocaic .o,; F"". cy tnua, reprpuatea;niusi leeknim elf-. samrobned .by every - fnbtlve of self defenceto.rindicatejhivc ac.r2 and !ifi flis general;. iensevbf hi6 oiriciarduties1'. would" hind him to hi forced to employVfor hl own jus- ne.compeueato aeciae on ine merits of .the- case; , .;. -. The fairnrsiahd DropfietT of this ne mnusmous uevpuoq 01 nil -wnoie 'tint E Id be : publiQbusincsso st'fitprti tKeiioiirawbich.'inlght rec'uWtKeVLtoaulaJ wnn ineaue periiwuim.c v "liV'y? Ii'cV busirvess.Nor can Ivfopbearto turel tdfdestrby its infiuerice; iid ext "nose i'tl to derision, Tn'.tbe presence of ks sist er 'states and to produce be v jweeoinecoiieagucauiciuicivcyiiru tual asperities and ; ran'cpiintitiChe gfet'cooce'rris of ,the i natiotilvrQuld Regenerate into the puny controverf siea of personal altercatrpj) : i;t Ji is therefore with extremefreluc- tance'that'I enter iiport' this discu sion, .?in xicyeioping ny. own mcws and the V principle which t have.go- vcrjpedp-copduct ih .relaUdttto'puy. foreigh1 affairs : dnifynrtic the 7embarrt; some verv :niacena myai ter HVhich alone -'eari apaloglz for thisheyvin not, Itrust bedeem-. ed la; any degree disrespectful to ihe writer. Far more pleasing would it have been to me, - Could-. that'bone V and anxious pursuit of t He policy best Calculated to promote the., honor and wcJfarepf out country j whih, 1 trusty is ;fclt will) rqual ardor by uVbo' h) havetesultecl in the same opinpus an have given them; the vigour of united exertion.1 Thcreia a candw and libt rali ty of conduc t and of. sn : timent w dud fiorri; associates! in tlit same bubJio, chatve, 'towavds ,each other necessaryapf theirv individual re put at ion, 1 ; to t tbcir.comi"nyn in fluence, ahdto their -public useful ness,- In oprVepublican goycrnmbu: j where the p wer of thc;nation con sists alone in the sympathies of opi nionj' this reciprocal deference, this bpenhearted imputatioupf honest .in tentions, is the only adamant at once attractive "and impenetrable; thatca-, bear: umhattered,1 all the thunder of J foreign hostility. , Ever since I hav t nad the.uonor 01 a seat in ine na tiohal councils, I have extended it V every department ofthtr. government. However differing in my conclusions, upon' questions of the highest, mo ment, from' any other, man of what ever party, I have , never; upon auspcion, impuitd his conduct to corruption. , , it tnis connuence ar iies igndrapce of public, men and 'public '.affairs', 'to ihat ignorance I fnust plead duilty. rknow,"ndeed. ehou'gh of human tiature to be seti- ":li -t ' ' 1 -?tL'. sioie mai viguani ooscryaion is ai all times, and that suspition'may oc casionally, oecqme necessary, upon t the conduct of men in power. . Bui lr 111 :" " .! " ' .. , . ' jl Know as wen mai connuence is ine only cement of an elective irovern merit. Election is the. veryl test of couaucncc ana it penoQictu reiuru is the constitutional check upbn' its abuset of whfch the electors 'must of course be the sote iudgesiFor inc exercise 01 power, wnere'inan is free, confidence is iudispensatle, arid I when itonce totally Tails,' when the men 10 wnom uie peppie naTe commu ted the applicatfori of their force, for their benefit are to be presumed ihc vilest of mankind, the very founda tion of the, social compact must be dissolved; , Towards the gentleman whose official , station resulls from the confluence of the-Same legisla ttire, by whose appointment. I tiave the honor'of holding a similar trast, I hate thought . this 'confidehce pe culiarly due frohi'me nor. should X ing the disapprboauon it ia ohvibiisly implies at;tKe; course ' whichl I have puwud'm relation to the subjects' of which it'treatsdid inotappear. to xneicalculated t3 produce Vppri,. the' public '.mind impressions unfavorable to ic rights aindl ihtefests ot the tiori'i' v ;.V.i: ZtiAkPt: ; (aTngunuensiooui nax a mpuon in the Senate of-; ISlassacHusedst 'wa raade by youf edue$tin'g thegovcrnor to .transmit Mf. pickeilng'f letter to ;th;iegVslpto whic iolpn g' sftbs tste d between us, to'takethe ;libertypf;alddrejog this 1 eti e rinterided for DublicationVtor Vmi;' Vervfe v of t fieTa'ta "w m'c Kt snail siaie svm rest uponiniormauon t KwfieWHiffenn'g frqnfyourowpi tbsy fprpve ajfltkejfjticv? Utbejnhrm i V" t i b r wmTneei wim a lair apa iiDtra juage m gruuiiuiessjr n srverFGon qis-j f n a s f ther favor; npr' induljience.yPjY end mg vio no exiraoTuin ary .creu arpnv siSletlieymnHifal), iy-tihejr own t weakness by theiryn itself upon theimmd, on, the .ptftuaal pPpicennetfUtha eriumeraYinW t pinks v there fire.,n p -c ause s), v for h e emrgb7-fc(r awaVrwi tjfi Oreaf- 'JTritib; fe'has 'totallyomTaedUhk u rmsn oru $ rsi c jL ecuncn ; 01; rsi ovem oeriii,, .njs.ut'tnose orptrs uncier :isirnands or cc ,tish,.captbrsth8e orderi, vbrider which; tenfold many "rnili6n's1'bi! ine aame prqpe nywouia jiaventep t this mom ent in the same, predi ca- uicm, . naaney , opi , ocen sa vjciroinv 'exsureto Wy the , embargo those Vrderstwhip if ohce submit-; td p arid carried)-to !.tbe extent of tbelr, pjjnbpl'sir- an; in th otv American canvass upon the s bceapV; but dnder B r UTsb, license and British Yaxtw&W , .An attentive reader of tttv ;lettcwitlioutvbther bfprhiatibhf ; jvAuld not e veri suspect their txistenc'Vrhey, a;e ?indeed in one ; oT,..Vwp.'passages4vfahit3y -arid darkly allude! to urider;the u$r tify ing descf) ptibn of tt he jorderof the Briiish rnmetjeflfitt the Fr en ch t m peri af decree,Juii. a$ caust'for tbb embargo; or as possible causes brtVprtctences of" war with Great-Britain, -they are nt onlyVn noticed. But their, very exi stence is J by direct iinplicatbp denied. -vx It is indeed true; thatLthVge orrlers were riot officially cd m m unlcatd with thePreside.ntfs message recommends ng the (embargo.- They had not been officially reccjved-Ilul they were ari , nounced in seTeral paragraphs from London and Liverpool newspapersof the lpthi l l.ih and, 12th of Novem ber, which appeared in the xSaona'' Intelligencer of. the. I8th' Decemberr it - j -A .-L- i- ? i ... - i . - uic uajr .upop, wnitn -uie tmoargt mtssadre' .was', sent, to Congress. The '-Btitish j government had taken care that they should 1tot beauthettf tically fcribwp before" their time for thevcty sa m c - liewspa pers whjpli gave ibis inofficial notice of these oi dtrs, ahnourjCedfalsothe depaturebf Mr, Uose upbn a special mission to thdtU. States. i:'1'Arid, we now know that of these all devourioginstru pjenis of rapine, ; M r; - Rose -was 'not eyenitifo'rm His mission was pro-? fessedlv amission of conciliation and re paratiori for , aVfla gra n t i-.e npr mo us ckriowjedgd outrje, But1 he wa9 not sent with these orders of the disavowal of, Admiral Berkeley -s conduct -The com ment afy yt&k to be discovered on -another patr? bf the British ministenal poncv-On-the J face of Mr oscVbstructtd4stftesi orders, of council were .i44rivisl6"lei' as they are tin that of Mr.'Pickerig'a letter;- &$'-t - f Th eript .e'reYy without of ficial au henticityi Ku mors bad for ;seynd weeks betp lp cjtcutdtibrtdej riVed from JSnglUb prints, arid front private'cori-esbbndehcethktsucb1 or- ucra. wcicnu laauc : iiiiU'ii.if'tiicoiisi- dcrable. pains, werC; take,n here to jlisr iccdit the fattiAsspfances wjTre!g yen tnat'there asWasc4 to belie v'e no such jbtders to'be'cdnterriplata! lind ;eteri afihoUsrh .imi$ ifi someveot ueoicu, ii.c v.iwriy. wiu cup 14111 .nounccu, ami me wp ne n pency f I ,whlch -njitlions oft the;roperty of ob ieifoy-catizeri no w dtrtaine'rf jp B nt is lr h an d s$ or confestkted t d Ii rfe ud0wncurtfy WdT.rf rdnniEi Wnpfi ;-f4 H FAf I) m Wnv de;thes m:. T-e bef,iAVi W Wcfr naH tv X 'PresidtntSndlhts rrnre$$Vecom- ''fift'tUMWvA 'V c , accH5taathfdC4s,hecstrmateri ' 'I'jM ; ldp)rtATratfdvfiRptt'eVntl t J "n&ftW J h H wlien:,itssed--rtVha because" iheib -i 1 dtoWrVft ' '! m: sops vunon whrcht X hkmacquieiced v - tj I f : i?;it,:coMp& . J 1 11 : wterrorrKapce u'lil r'll" FTehc)imrdrhd .eclared, Vf f f hia tetfuid tbatodf port aKbuldr ' hui.tHeerJcoatsribm tI have iiotfe&i been tnyiror bpi-1 in wci wj jc v urcesare'pompcieni uom . xiiflrt Wathej emblrgQ?mbst dbrdrafemfw Uiatslpeparat1b'nsmaMifestba de-r neutral nghtouffht at iabt toMia ve been -mtdo-g $hbfcivtt;sefomxbi& sfderaribnrioferess tiSt C idedaVtVXobt ; j rioandtelHcfroutVdm from thehosrditits.andideferV. ,f? stemtth At cfcwnbe:fbr mV r4 ' Vt vdt?mytf?jHr hte yeap epib go. r ryA,vpti ,1 ff'trtbe.cloiuerourbrist T riidV Ji submit vifcwitowr ; rquiVAahndiluvtmy . E luuon Met'riocburagp -.t-.VflJ temptbCaimjlaf -nawre-hkV beea'; made m the bdTlleihtaaveoC' fU cuvuy, ou ine&e qeiermiiraiirtna? r ' luaffmit ot,ltte-ttterLer ne - i fte onler if KS.M ,i iT.!VT . I am vnot snffirteriil vVonfitPtr ft, ti,! ' 1 i superiority tTmy own.imdgm to ap piaUh W caVappllcatb evenyi:mlowriUye anTonikvb:; vv: - B attictiod always tmdr, pur; 001;' fii troiilfjt-rasr amebtnjtetgetKet, 1 f of dtfeewuhtr or4irifeisif iaV f, f wasjnju'douslyorpverhisUly !ai'd , )' ( jt'has teenVevryjday sce .aclbp-i j yrot V inefPvcf ual -TdrJ tlre!pSrtosei -which it aseantto secure n Vl ; i gle tda? : clo'orv: Suit Jevusg! If if'jttcwurc? V j ty rrfr3i ah ready tt amit that those'-' , h (hcgho&ersmayh asounder iudSmt ortttWeer'' I a I It Mil m A3 III !: '2-1 it h I f i i 111 16 I, I . I 5i 1 1 1 If
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