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aizo;aaxjk lsoxs^atuhs.
SPEECH OF MU, TERRILL,
or UlNIUN COUNTY,
On the Bill to survey and disease of the lands in
the occupancy of the Clurokees.
[concluded J
The course marked out by the friends of this
bill has been recognised by General J ickson,
to be the one this State has a right to pursue,
and in this lie will sustain her. Are we Sir,
by such vague and unfounded apprehensions
to be driven from the stand that we snould
take in tins matter/ 1 again ask, how can the
passage of the bill on your tabl affect the re*
election of President Jackson? 1 answer in no
wise l) i we fear to do that which by the
Constitution and Laws of the country, we have
a right to do. Are we to be dotered by phan
toms? by the chimeras of our own brain? by
the children of imagination?. II we have a
State right that it becomes important to us to
exercise, we should not throw obstacles ot our
own creation into the way ot its exercise.
We should not stop to ask whether this power,
or that will be off nded at our acting. No,
Sir, let it be done, and if by the strong arm of
power we are prevented iroai carrying tins
right into execuiioo, it will then be lime to en
quire what is to be done Gentium 'O are now
siio< k ngly frightened at the most remote pros
pect of coming into collision, as they say, with
the General Government. Sir, for myself, I
conceive this collision never will bear. The
idea is engendered to suit the present views of
the opponents of the substitute ol ihe gentle
man from Hancock, (Mr. Haynes.) Why is
it Sir, that Georgians entertain such fears now?
Did they exist in eighteen hundred and liven*
five and six? What was theii more frequently
discussed than a conflict, or rupture with the
General Government? Georgia claimed a
right, and resolved at all hazz >rds to maintain
it, oven though it should be recorded that
“Georgia was ” Where now are those who
were then so clamorous for State rights?
Have their feelings and their opinions gone to
the tomb of the capulits. Or are they like
“embers concealed under deceit I ul ashes”—
Stiti existing and ready to blaze forth upon the
application «>f the proper conbust ible? Where
arc- those, who then held that the soil ot Geor
gia was too sacred to be trodden by the foot
of a United States’soldier? Those that de
clared they would insist on the enforcement of
a right of the Slate even unto blood, where
are they? Perhaps they consider the present
time not so auspicious lo the promulgation oi
such doctrines: doctrines sir, which they at
one time thought almost too sacred to be ques
tion- d; to deny the correctness of which a*
m unted almost to a declaration of hostilities
Are we not now called upon to exercise a
r,ght of vital important, to the State 1 If so,
let it be supported, let it be fearlessly pursued;
and let us hear no more of a collision with the
General Government. 1 would deprecate a
matter of this sort «9 much as any man on this
fl ,or. It is the last thing that I wish may ev
er occur in this country Every thing that
h is the least tendency to discord and disunion
should bo religiously avoid d and guarded a-
gainst. But sir, how are we to come into con
fl.g* »;ihihA fji>varnini»nl hjv theev-
erci*e o“an acknowledged right! How are
we to be prevented from exercising tins right?
B y legitimate means? or by an armed force
without the right? Is this the reason why an
armed force is now kept within “striking dis
tance” oflbe Cherokee country? Perhaps our
opponents, are “advised” upon the subject.—
But, sir, I apprehend no such extremity In
surveying this territory, I should not expect
that a single regular soldier would be seen
there. No Sir, soldiers would not be seen; nor
would they even be ordered out to resist us.
What sir! are we to suppose that the Presi
dent will tyrannically and despotically usurp a
power for the purpose of oppression? Is he
that “military chieftain” that delights so much
iu the awful array of military force us io use it
when the Constitution and Laws of his country
do not authorise and imperiously require it oi
him? No, sir, this can nut be. Has not the
Intercourse law virtually ceased to exist or be
of force in Georgia since the laws of the Stale
have been in operation over that Territory?—
1 I so, has not the only power, which the Prc-i
dent had to send troops into the Indian Terri
tory of this State to prevent intrusions there
on. been taken away? The intercourse law
and laws of the State of Georgia could not
both exist, and operate over the same country,
and in such case the State law must be para
mount. If these things be true there is no ob
stacle in the way of adopting the proposed
measure. Indeed, Sir, the crisis has arrived,
when it should be adopted. When the laiid
should be surveyed and occupied. The gent le-
man from Richmond, says that the Indians have
some lights, this the friends of the bill do not
pretend to deny. But the right which they
have, is merely, as l have before remarked, a
right of occupancy, and that confined to the
land upon which they have settled, and which
is otherwise necessary for their subsistence —
He tells us too that the earth was made for the
“habitation of all God’s creatures,” if so, has
oue part a right to appropriate to itself so
much thereof, as they may choose? Can they
By passing over an extended tract of country,
or by viewing it from their mountains, say that
it is theirs, and that all men besides shall be
excluded from the enjoyment, thereof. The
g,>:i bman savs that Christian and civilized na-
lions have the right to control savage ones. I
should then humbly conceive that Georgia has
a right to control those savages that inhabit an
iui.-gral part of her Territory, and that as a
con oimtatant thereto she has also the right to
d > with regard to that territory whatsoever
stK conceives goud policy requires. We are
kindly told by the gentleman, that were it not
for me “guiden apple” to be found in that ter
ritory, the gentleman, (the friends of tbis bill)
would not now be so anxious about the occu
pancy of the country. Who sir, on the other
day exhibited so much anxiety for the gold of
tins territory? D d the friends of this bill press
with pertinacity that subject on this bouse/—
N:> t3ir. They exerted themselves to the ut
most to keep the gold bill, as it was called, up
on me tab?®, until tins laud bill could be acted
upon tic Imposed of. Oar opponents bad
t'iacedtta r pearls upon the golden apple, and
they determined not to relinquish the chase
till they had secured it. The gentleman, now
has it in his grasp and has the hardihood to
turn round, and in the face of modesty, ch«irge
upon others the feeling that beats highest * b
his own bosom.
The geutleman (Mr. S.) tefls us that where-
it becomes necessary, from a reduncance of
population, for a government to take posses
sion of a country in the possession of savage
tribes, that then, the right to do so is perfected:
and that, consequently if the people of Georgia
section of that institution that relates in the
remotest degree! © the Indian lands. And
can not perceivr how that section would be
violated or in fie least infringed by the pu^
sage of this hill. That section was adopted
before the Yuz*o ferment W1, s subsided, and
was intended afcoe to prevent, in future, such
frauds and speiulations upon the State s do*
main; and has C fere nee to sales of land toiu
dividuuls or companies ot individuals; and ne
ver was and n^er could have been intended
to operate uper any other disposition, that the
to make, of the Indian
had not a sufficiency of land for cultivation an«i ^ate might cWerrom e tci
subsistence, that they would have a right at I erntory witfin her conh
- - - raised bv |W opposition to tins bill arc too
once to occupy this Indian territory. Sir,
what right has Georgia ever acqiutad from the
Indians, upon the ground of necessity? I have
ever understood that the right she now has,
is the same as was vested in Great Britain, by
discovery and conquest. Let me ask too, S r,
how we are to determine where this neces
sity exists? Are we to wait patiently till the
State of Georgia becomes as densely popula
ted as some parts of Europe? Or, Sir, shall
we determine that the necessity for occupying
this country has arrived when it is sounded in
our ears by the people of Georgia? If the lat
ter is the true criterion for determining this
matter, the necessity does novo exist; the puo
pie demand a survey, and that they may he
permitted under the laws of the State to settle
in aud occupy this country. Now the plea of
ti cessity is raised, and let the gentleman as he
has promised, go hand, in hand with us. But
I do not expect this This declaration passes
as nought. If, says the gentleman, (Mr. S )
we can not protect ourselvus under the piea
of necessity, the only means whereby we could
take possession of this country, would be a re-
c ort to (orce: and that in this case the rule
shoultPtvork both ways—so that if the Indians
were stronger than Georgia, they might have
the right to drive off her citizens, and occupy
her territory. Sir, before the gentleman ap
plies his rule, he should place the parties in
reversed order, if tiie Indians were a cliris-
tiau and civilized people, and the people of
Georgia savage and baibarous, and had been
found here and c^pquered by the Indians, then
sir, they would have the same rigid that vu-
now contend tor. But until we are situated
cn this reversed order, the gentleman’s prmci
pie is wrong. We are told by him that the
Indians are yot huntsmen, and lesori chiefly to
the chase for subsistence. If this be liue, I
again refer, for the refutation of the right
claimed therefrom to my find principle.-; that
they are not entitled to all the land they m <y
have seen from the mountain, or passed over
m the chase. But they deny that they an
huntsmen; they say that they have abandoned
ilie chase, and betaken themselves lo the arts
of civilized life; that they are a nation of hus
bundmen, and not of roving huntsmen The
principle, then, upon which the gentlemen
would vest their claim (that of hunting
grounds; lo the continued possession of the
whole of this country, must fall to the ground;
this necessity no longer exists: all that they re
quire is a sufficiency for farming land and its
appendages. W hy should not Georgia appro
priate to herself the residue? She has the
right and it can not be disguised. If the Indi
ans would he entitled to no more than llieir im-
3 rQiri>iTioai^, |i».v.J«-i o^vftia nad a r i u n
ant population, why should they'now/ No
satisfactory reason can be given. We are
gravely told by the gentleman from Richmond,
(Mr. S ) that the compact of eighteen hund
red and two, recognises the right in the Indn
ans to hold possession of all the land within
(within what is called) ihe bounds of their n.*
lion; and that since that umt Geoigia has noi
acquired one loot of land from any of the In
dian tribes, except jy treaty. If that com
pact recognises any such right, I must cunf s
inat this i;- to me an entire now light F
haps this discoviwf -.#f the gentleman has bee*
made by construct ion and not from i :e left*
of that instrument. Georgia never intended,
nor has she at any time, surrendered any of her
rights to the Indian Territory within her pre
scut boundary. To relieve herself from ti c
sad dilemma into which she was brought bv
the Yazoo.Fraud, it becomes necessary to en
ter into the compact of 1802, with the federal
government. And what are the stipulations
in that compact? That Georgia surrendered
to the General Government, all that part ot
her territory west of a certain line, in conside
ration of the sum of one million two hundred
and fifty thousand -dollars from '.fie proceeds
ot the sales of the land to he paid bv the Unite*!
States, and that the United States would ex
tinguish for the Use ot' Georgia, the Indian ti
tie to all the land within her present limits,
so soon as it could he dune on peaceable and
reasonable terms. Does this contain a surren
der of any of her rights? it does not. The
same right of government that existed before
entering into that compact, still exists in her.
She now has also the same right to acquire tor
herself, by treaty or otherwise, any of her In
dian lands that she had before entering into
that compact. The compact can be consider
ed as nothing more than a cumulative rem.-dy
Shall it be said that lapse ot tune and forbear
ancc on the part of the Slate, have deprived
her of her just right?-? Will the statute of
limitation be pleaded? Shall it be now said,
that because Georgia has not heretofore deem
ed it proper to assert the rights that she now
claims and contends for, that therefore she i-e
ver had such rights. 1 hope not. Instead of
weakening, it ought doubly to strengthen her
cause, it shows to the world that she ba*
been just, magnanimous, and forbearing, to
these people. Yet she has been calumniated
as cruel, oppressive, and unjust, it is a foul
stigma upon her name and character, that will
be corrected, when truth and reason again re
same their empire. We are told Sir that the
United States have guaranteed to the Indians
the quiet and peaceable possession of their
lands. Could they do this in the face of right
would it not be direct and wilful violations of
the constitution and laws of the country/ If
any treaty contains any such provision, it is in
contravension of the rights of the State of
Georgia, and should not and can not be enfor
ced. And sir, toenpihe climax, the gentle
man from Richmond (Mr S ) has had the clev.
erness to inform us that by passing the bih
on your table we violate the constitution of'
our own Slate—Violate the constitution of
Georgia! I believe sir, that there is but one
ties. The objections
too
specious. They do not come into tbe field
upon the broad and open ground of right —
They s'cem to be more disposed to involve the
batter in doubt and mystery than to attempt
*n elucidation of the correctness of their own,
d the fallacy of the views of the supporters of
His bill. Let them meet us in fair and open
ciimbat; let them nnveil their batteries, un
rntsk their guns, and spread before us the ar
ray of their forces. Thus we may be aware of
he host that we have to withstand. We fear
Lem not; we feel conscious in the rectitude ol
oir intentions and of our course, if the laws
ot *altons; the laws of the country, and the
undisputed rights of Georgia support and up
hold u., what have we to dread? nothing —
Then le* n~ not put our hands to the plough,
and look back—hut with a steady and even
baud pursue aa onward course Tims, Mr.
Speaker, I have endeavored in my leeble man
ner, to point out lire present condition of the
Cherukees, the advantages that they will de
rive from a roll oval, under a provision made
for them by the federal government and their
inevitable destiny in their present abodes. I
have at tern pied lo show the nght of the Sta^e
to, aud over the country now claimed and oc
cupied by the C:» rokee-; aud 1 have further
striven to cxpia.n the expediency of an imme
diate survey and occupancy of the land not set
tled and improved by. the Indians. Whether
1 have succeeded in establishing my positions
1 must leave the house to determine. 1 have
already, sir detained the Hou-e far beyond the
lime I had intended. But the intention I hope
will prove a sufficient excuse for the act I
sincerely and ardently hope the principles con
tamed and embodied in the substitute offered
by the gentleman from Hancock (M . Haynes,j
are those that will ultimately prevail and be.
adopted
of the [Swiss cantons are in arms to wrest
the power from the bands of their present
rulers; that the court ol Turin is threated
with a revolt: and the young King of Naples
has been obliged to promise a constitution to
his subjects. The arrest of Viceroy ol bicily
on a charge of conspiracy with the Austrians
against bis Majesty, is a curious episode, amid
these threatened revolutionary movements.
France.— In the French Chamber of D -
patios, on Friday week, gen Lamarque, chair
man oi the commission appointed lo examine
the bdl for caljing out 80 000 conscripts, of the
class of 1830, made Ins report to the Chamber
The gallant general participated in the enthu
siasm with which the bill had been received,
and echoed the sentiments ot the Minister oi
War, by whom it had been introduced. No bo
dy could doubt, lie said, of the moderation of
France, who saw her suppressing her senti
inents of Sympathy and refusing a 1 succours
of Belgium. But the principle-of non inter
veniion. to which she made such sacrifices,
must be likewise respected by other govern
ments. Peace could only be maintained at
this price for peace could not b.-: considered by
France.as the abandonment of her rank or th
price of shameful concessions. Alter making
this decimation, and explaining the details of
the bill, the gallant deputy again recurred loa
display of the military resources of France,
which must secure hei independence, command
the respect of foreign powers, and make «b
slinence from any hostile attack a mere calcu
lation of common prudence The reinforce
ment now about to be organized would amount
I o 228,000 men. Tbe commission had verified
the siiuaiion of the rank and file oi tbe army
and, in adding to it the new levies, and the bo
dies of volunteers who flock Irom all parts ol
the country, to enroll themselves in the regi-
ments of cavalry and infantry, they found that*
they would soon have half a million oi men tu
arms!
the present incumbent, be voluntary disgrace.
No President, from Washington down to ihe
last Adams, has ever refused to subject ins ad
ministration to tbe scrutiny ot a canvass be
fore the people and himself to the ordeal of a
second election. And shall Jackson retreat,
under the fire of the enemy? Shall he retire,
uriven by a vindictive opposition? Shall he al-\
low the cloud of calumnies, raised by an cm-
bitered aristocracy, to r3st upon bL reputation
and obscure his fame? Should he decline the
invitation of many States, and deny to the U-
mon the opportunity.of passing upon his public
conduct? If all such personal consideraf ions
wc-re disregarded, could he withhold bis ser
vices from his country if demanded, ut this
moment of peril, when every patriot feels so
licitude for the result of (he political agitations
m this, as well as foreign lands? lie could not
without dishonor
Under such circumstances, we are permitted
to say. that if it shou'd be the will <f the Ration
to call on the President to serve a second term in
the Chirf Magistracy he will not decline tn$,
summons.
FOUm&N.
(From the Savannah Republican )
LATEST FROM LIVERPOOL
The sti.p Cdbolia, arrived at this port last
evening, and brought L.verpool accounts of
the 13,11 December. A paper of that date
we were politely lavored wuii by a commer
cial house iu that city ; also Prices Current of
the a llth, which will be louud under the prop
er head. A postscript to a letter dated the
13th, mentions, that fifty nulls hud stopped op
erations, owing to the refusal of the spinners
to work at the reduced wages offered—That if
tiie owners did not concede, their property
would be in danger; and until tins evil was re
intuited, the market must remain dull.
it seems (iiut to,.... - •.. g..i..g tiun i
the new Ministers. The Albion asserts it as
t-vid nt from tiie proceeding- of Parliamert.
<nd points out as its. leaders the Duke ot Wel
lington iu the upper house, and Sir Robert
Po l iu the low r Still it says, “whether the
intended opposuon will become formniabl , re
mams to bo seen. At present, it., leaders are-
rat tier moderate in their lone and cautious in
men proceedings; they are clearly feeling
th.-ir way, beioie they commit themselves, i:
revocably, aganst the general policy, foreign
and domestic, of the govvrnnieut.”
i lie Ex-Ministers ol France were still un
er triai—its cuntiuuatiou lo take place on the
13th.
l’he following appointments arc mentioned
officially soiled; Si< James Kemp. Master
General ol tiie Ordnance ; I*#sh Lord Chan
cellor, Lord PiU kett , Chief Justice of the
Cuniru.jij Fleas, Mr Dnueriy ; Chief Baron
Mr Joy ; Attorney General, Mr Permefather ;
.Solicitor General Mr. Crompton ; K ng’s Ser-
g ant, (ne Cathode Barrester Mr U’L ugiiho.
Loudon, Dec 11 -—An express has b* en re
c*!ive*i irom Paris io-day, bringing a confirma-
• ion oi the iieiv- el an insurrectionary move
meat iiavmg taken place at Warsaw The suh
fiance ot the mlolhgenco is preciselv the same
is that which reached us yesterday from llol
iand bul no particulars are given There is
however no doubt as to toe fact of an insur
ruction having broken out, and of the insnr
gents having obtain d the first advantage —
i'he object is tu rid Pula ml of the Russian yoke,
and restore it to its former independence
It is slated that the first symptoms of insu
bordination manifested by the Pulish troop--
was in cousi-quoiiCv- of an order fur ihem m
march toward? ihe Prussian frontiers, to which
ubedieuce was refused ; and on au attempt he
iug made the act of m-mbonJmattun by bring
iug in the Russian regiments, a desperate en
gagemeni took place, iu which the latter were
repulsed with gr -at slaughter It is said that
ni» less than 36 Russian officers, <»t different
ranks, fell m tiie conflict The defeated troop-
<ire staled to have been pursued into the court
0 the palace in which the Archduke Constan
tine was, who was exposed iu much danger
and, as has been already mentioned, eff -.ied
ins escape with great difficulty
Ihe consols market nas declined to da--
though but in a ti flmg degree, and st ill mam
fists considerable w akuess. The last quotation
l*r the account was 82 3 8 to 3 4 Exchequ r
iriiishave not varied Tne extent ot ibeissur-
reci*onm Poland seems to have altered the opi
nions of the holders ot Russian bonds, who were
disposed, yesterday, to think the eveut not fa
vorabte to their value, by confining the atten
tion ol the government to -.ffors at home, and
keeping it ou4of foreign'varfare. There has
been quite a panic to day in the market, aud
one house done, it is said, has sold to the a-
mount of /JO 000
Liverpool, Dec 13.—Switzerland and Italy.
1 tie Fren^ift papers of Sunday week contai:
accounts firjtn Switzerland and Italy detailing
circumstances and movements ominous to th«.
existence of the present system in those conn
tries. It k said that the people of several
[by the Cabotia.]
Liverpool Culton Market, Dec 0.—The sales
of the week are 16,000 bags, exclusive of
930 bags Sea Island 270 stained Sea Island
200 West India and Demerara, and 1664
bal s Surat cotton sold on the 3d instant, by
Public Auction The prices otSea Island are
reduced 1 4. to 1 2 per ib. of the other kind?
1 8d per Ib Tner* is no import this »veck
Livetpool, Dec 10.—I’he belter qualities of
America ti Colton are stiii but sparuj^ly offered
for sale, and are therefore, steady in price, but
most other kinds have a downward tendency.
It does not appear however, that tve can
reduce our quotations. For the low and infe
rior descriptions ef Mobile and Alabama, there
has been very little demand. Perhaps, on ac
count of their relatively low price, seem to be
attracting the attention of the consumers; anil
perhaps this may be said ot Brazils generally
The public sale of Dcmeraras did not draw
much attention, very few being sold in the
room; those noticed as sold were concluded
for immediately after the sale. 900 Suruts are
advertised for auction on Friday next.
Throughout the whole of this week, there
has been a growing apprehension that a turn
out of the sp.noers would take place during
th;: present week, and this has been the chief,
probably the only cause of the dullness of the
ma k t.ar.U the lntle yielding which has been
-hewn in prices.
FROM “TIIE GLOBE” OF JANUARY .22, 1831.-
RE ELECTION OFTliE PRESIDENT.
The public prints in the miciesl »A Mi. Clay,
having labored lor two years mcessuuuy, to
tarnish the character of the President, and dis
grace his administration, seems now lo lake it
.or granted that their efforts have prevailed.—
They insist that he has lost the confidence oi
ihe people, aud with the most consuaiale .is
surance proclaim that the President tins dcclm
ed a re-election ? Such of ihe opposition Edit
ors as attempt to give some coior lo this unau
t.ior.z d declaration, make it an iniereuce
irom the President's recommendation to Con
gress so to ameud the cousinutioij, as to re-
strict eligibility to the Chiet Magistrate io one
term of service. It is not, however, to be tx-
ptcied, that Cuugress in adopting tiie prmc<
pie, will, contrary to tbe settled course ol legis
lation, give it a retrospective aspect, rendering
Presidents hertoioro elected mc-ligibie, and
thus disfranchise by a sort oi ex post facto pro
vision, severai eminent citizens who aie iiuw
engibie under tbe constitution. Even (f such
an extraordinary inode of amendment were
proposed by Congress to the Stales, it is mor
ally certain tual it wuuid not be adopted
Mure than one fourth of the Stales have,
through iheir Legislative bodies, called o
toe Pre.-ident to stive them a second term: and
:t requires three fourths of the Stale Legisla
tures to concur iu the adoption of an amend-
m: nt. There is nos, therefore, the least prob
ability itijs such a majority will unite in adopt
ing a retrospective provision, declaring ineligi
ble any man who has already been designated
>y so many of them for re-election, and de
feating the public will, to which as its organ,
they have severally given expression.
Whenever the principle recommended bv
the late message is introduced into the Gov
ernment, it will certainly be adopted without
application lo particular individuals, and will
made to refer to the future, and not to the
. ust. No coalitions we trust, will ever be able
io invert (he established method ot Legi-la
ion, aud in this may adopt amendments to the
constitution with a view to party effect—to op
erate to the advantage oi this, er that indi
vidual. The abstract propriety ol a principle
will never be fairly lusted, if it be made to act
on the contest of tho moment. The important
amendment suggested by the President, w hen
uver adopted, will, upon the principles of our
institutions, be made to have u prospective op
eration. It was thus with the constitution it
self.
The proposed amendment will not, and
ought not to influence the public course of the
"President, until it becomes a part of tbe con
stitution. Mr. Jefferson was opposed to the
re-eligibil.ty of the Chief Magistrate, and yet
consented himself to a re-election. Under the
usage to which the nation has given its sane-
ton, to decline a re election, while the consti
lution remains as it is, would, on the part ©i
FROM THE CIIAMBERSBCRG ADVERTISER
At a meeting ol the citizens of Franklin
county held iu the Court-house in Chambers-
burg* (Pcim ) on Tuesday the llih Jau., J83t #
the obje ct of which was to obtain a solemn ex
pression of public opinion, relative to the nov
el and startling Joclriues which have recently
been published and iiV: w. d in the Southern
section of the Union, and other great public:
question :—
Ou motion ofWm. M’KLsnc, E q. the Hon.
Matthew Patton was called to tiie Chair »»4
D .me! Shaffer and A. I. FiodJy were appoint
ed Secretaries.
The meeting wp? addressed by John F. Den
ny James Duntop, George Chamber?, A. Bard,
T G. M’Culloh, J E Erady, and Wiu, M’-
Kisson, Esquires. S veral resolutions were
ihen submitted, which, on mutton, were refer
red to a committee, consisting of George
Chambers, Archibald Bard, and Thomas G.
M’Culloch E-quires. The committee report
ed the resolutions, which were severally and u.-
uanimously adopted, as follows:
Resolved, That the best interests of the peo
ple of this Commonwealth r; q ire us to sus
tain our established matiuh.c;ure->, and to fos»
(er all such manufactures as will give employ
ment to American industry, skill, and capital;
by which the home markets may be improved,
and our country made independent of a for
eign supply, liable to be withheld by wur or
legislation. And that js just regard to the
rights and intererest of the gram growing
States forbids that we should receive auy man
ufactures that we can make fur ourselves or
dispense with from auy foreign nation that im
poses excessive duties on our bread stuff?. -
Resolved, That in the opinion of this meet
ing, the constitutionality aud policy of duties
for the protection and eucourageuient of do
mestic manufacturers, is loo noli established
lo be now questioned, aud that the opinion and
practice ol such men as Washington Jcfl’eraon,
Hamilton, Madison, Monroe, and ethers, of
great political sagacity and experience, in fa
vor ofsuch duties are not to be yielded nnu re
jected for th> fancies aud vision'* of new and
ui» xperieucnd politicians, however fluently
they may declaim about the oppression of
the majority, or the superiorly ot Slate rights.
t those ol our common Federal Government.
Resolved, That we approve ot the unequivo
cal opinion of the Governor of this Common*
wealth, expressed Hi his late message to our
State Legislature, on the subject ol domestic
manufactures; and that we commend the Pnun-
ryivauia delegation try Congress fur their un-
hioken.slrength and votes in the r jaction of
be ri solutions lately submitted for ihe reduc
tion of certain duties, and that we respect iully /
but earnestly, solicit the constitute*! authori
ties of this Stale and our delegation in Con-
press..to use ail the.r power and influence, to
to si*v , protect, {.nd promote our iiianuiactur-
ing interots. as one of the grea* means of
supporting the prosperity, aud confirming tha
independence of our Republic.
Resolved, That the new doctrine proclaimed
bv our Southern fellow citizens, in elevated of
ficial stations, of the right ot a Slate to nullify
the Laws of the United Stales, which are tho
declared will ot the National Legislature, ap
proved by the President of the United States,
and sanctioned by judicial recognition, is desti
tute of reason and principle—absurd in its pre
tentions—mischievous in its tendency, and
ought to be reprobated by all good citizens and
friends of the Union, in whatever State they
may reside. *
Resolved, That we have entire confid. nee
in ttie integrity and talents of the Supreme
Court of the*United States, and that w e cnlider
it the safest and best tribunal to settle, peace
ably, all questions arising under the Consti
tution. Luwsand Trcutie of the United Slates*
and that we consider all efforts to impair out
just confidence iu that Court, and ail acts of
disobedience to, no disregard of its authority,
«is destroying the best satoguard ot tho rights
of the States, and sapping the liberties of th©
people
Resolved, I hat our Representatives in Con
gress deserve our confidence for ihe unanimous
and prompt support they have given to the
best interest of their const it ucnts«-restrict ive-
duties infernal improvement, and the stability
of the Bank of the United State*. *
Resolved, 1 hat we * view the internal im
provement of the country as of vital conse
quence; ant! the judicious application of lh<^
binds of the General Government to projects,
of national importance us best calculated t«F.
promote so desirable an object; and that the-
Representatives ot the people iu Congress are
the best judges of the expediency and extent,
ofsuch appropriations.
It was then futher r esolved, Thai the pro-,
ceedings of tins meeting be signed by ihe
Chairman and Secretaries, and cop es forwar—
ded to our Representatives in Congress and
the Legislature of (he State; and that they hex
published in the several newspapers of Cham-,
bersburg.
MATTHEW PATTON, Chairman.
Daniel Shaffer. / c .
A. 1. Fimiv, \ Secretaries.
Illinois—Tbe population of State, agree
ably to th e late census, amqqnu to* 161,055.