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Speech of thp fion MK Holmes h the Seuate of Massachusetts , June 8. 814, during# the debate on th, answer to the Governor s Speech, i Mr. Puksiijicwt, When I considered the pefniciou and unprofitable adoptee by the legislature last year it w to have been expected that gentle men would have taken a course somewhat different from that em braced in the answer to his excel lency’s address* Taught by the er rors of the past, it was to be expect ed thgft they would have been can ful of the future. Finding that the had neither provoked the people t. opposition, driven the governmen from its ground, nor obtained thv grace and fdgpr of theenemygit wa reasonable to hope that gfei&iTic’ would have been cured of tjieir frer» zy—■that hii excellency would hav confined his observations to the busi ness of the states and that the answe* of the senate wdtild have beSn of tin same disdtiption. But we find that gentlemen are not yet discouraged Xho’ tS eir inflammatory course w * - utterly discountenanced by the peo ple, still they persist. We have an other rdrnifesto to be published in British papers, assevidence that Mas# saenusetts had receded from the Uni on, yet we find you in this ve ry answer, boasting of the forbear ance of the legislature of Massachu setts. Forbearance sir l VV iat is the forbearance you boast of! Alt that could be done, was*done to ex* cite the people to opposition. Le ters and emmissaries were sent from this toWptothe remote the state, informing the people that they were oppressed, urging them to get up meetings, and pledge them-’ selves-to support the opposition which the legislature had projected „ And what r was the success. Some twenty or thirty, towns out of more than five hundred, and many of those totally disconnected with commerce were induced to complain. And bow did you obtain even these l Sir, tne people weVe imposed on. Even the poor fishermen were ashamed of the business and signed a recanta tion. \'. ’’ * *? '*'•*• ••• This is the forbearance so full of iberit 1 You forbore y to be sure, but it was because you were afraid to do otherwise. The last legislature mis sed their aim. The people were not dissatisfied with the embargo. It Iwis a measure approved by both parties at the tinfc. Speculators were purchasing provisions for the enemy, the country was about to be drained.; this temporary check was salutary. ‘But it disappointed taio descriptions of people. Fh econtrac tors because they could not get the money,*and tne Brit is h because they could not get the provisions; and ihese were the authors of all the complaints. But we find it again repeated,'that 1 the rulers of the nation have discov-, ered an ifcveterat« hatred to com merce. :By this charge coming so oken from this state , we should be led to conclude that Massachusetts , was the grand mart of tne trade ol the world, and that Boston was the commercial centfe. And we should further conclude, from the modest assurance of her merchants, that metcahtile knowledge was exclu sively confined to the people of Bos ton. Sir, it is with much ditfideuce, i confess,that i attempt asubject of which, if you take the gentlemen at their words, they are such masters. .However, if these* exclu sive gentlemen will, pardon me 1 , I will call the attention of the board loan enquiry into thertlative com mercial importance ol the different sections of the 4? States. Hr, the southern or of ¥ the United States have an interest to de s roy if they view New England ‘as their competitor, there may be good ground for this charge, it will scarcely be believed that iney will destroy commerce,” When their manifest'and immediate inter est lequiies its preservation ; lior l will it do ior-gcmkiucu to pretend . ATHENS, , THURSDAY JULY 21, 18U. that the rulers of the nation are op posed to the interest of the people in this tiling. ‘An administration surely, whifch has discovered an u* niform ‘hostility to commerce for more than twelve vears, must it »s presumed, act conformably to the vishes of the people who created lem. The question returns, what »re the interests of the* Southern and middle divisions of the United States i» regard to dommerce ? let us look U the exports. 1 take the year because, i£ I remember right ly, that year was particularly favor ible to the NeW Engl aud States, t The xports* from New England were twenty four millions ; of the middle states, forty-nine millions*; of the southern twenty-one millions. 1 give millions entire, though thi r e were tractions of a million to each division, the largest fraction if I mistake not, was in the southern division. But in this period, the exports of the domestic growth and manufacture Were, in the south, l>uble those of the New* England states. portion of these fiortl efn exports were the products of the southern and middle states*/ I it-ave to the merchants to deter nine# Further; In the year ending 3Ji.ii September 1813. the exports from Maryland were double those irojn Massachusetts ; and this too i time of war, when the Chesa peake,’\vvas infested by the enemy, and Massachusetts was the object of special grace and royal favor. In 1811, Baltimore exportqi aboilt ■ en, and Boston eleven millions ; per haps three out of eleven were iroUght coastwise frcrni Baltimore— yet Baliimore i» inimical to com merce , a meie mob town ; and Boston is the prop of the commerce of the world# The back-woods state of Louisiana , this intruder into the Union, which does not contain 60 thousand inhabitants, 4 during the year ♦ 813 ; exported but one third less than Massachusetts ; and if you take into consideration what'U Car ried coastwise, this bacl| r woods state ?’ exports more than Massachusetts This is not aIU In tWsame period Massachusetts was down td y the sixth grade in point of commerce while she stood the fourth in point of populati on* Sir, it is insufferable arrogance for this section of the Union to boast of their commerce. I am aware that gehclemca will attempt to get rid of thnv reasoning by recurring to the imports. But this will hot avail them. What are the sources of im portations ? The products of your soil, the products of your waters , your manufactures i the ‘abor of your seamen y the use of your me - chaits. These l believe are all the so irces of import tgtloas. Money is a medium, out not a source of commerce. , With- * out your products and yonr manufac turesy of what avail, are the rest ? You may, to be sure/to your ships and sailors to other nations, and the small their earnings, may be coihlfned into a Return cargo, but this would be at mere trifle. This is an imperfect view of your com mercial importance. These are the men who are perpetually babbling of , their commerce. A fine figure would the New England states make iii the commercial World, were they ciit off from the southern marketer even upon a repeal of the tonnage du ty. It is not long since your ships were neglected in the soufhern ports, while foreigners could obtain good ■ freights and a profitable trade, if they punish you as you deserve, you would soon be in the same situa tion. Let us look at another charge a gainst the nation. * The local aggran dizement of the south and west is to be at the expellee of New England. This jeaiousy of others is a very natural weaxness# ! / Wheii a man sees his neighbor glowing rich fastest ban himself, he suspects . that consequently he * is growing poor—and the weak ruiersuf a state will indulge the same feelings. And yet, siiyl do not perceive any good reason why the south should be hos tile to the commerce of Njew England. They do not want to be yfifir earners, for you have nothing to carry. They *have cargoes and you have ships nad sailors, li you will conduct with ci vility, it will be tor their interest to employ you. It is their Interest and their wish to cultivate a spirit ot com mercial enterprize m New England —and sir, should the western people be your competitors in com merced Have they pb interest in commercial prosperity l i very well I * *■ ‘■ ,-ur’ .. . : ’ i ’ .. li MW .K remember that in 1813. the naviga tion of the Mississippi was of such importance to the pieople who inha bited the western waters,, that it must secured by a resort to force. Because Spain had withheld from us the right of deposit at Me w Orleans the present peace party called ou t for v)ar. Their dear jbrethern of west were to be deprived of their commerce, so lucrative, so important tot he nation, and so essential to their existence. We heard nothing then of the anti-commercial spirit of these people ; they must have commerce ; war, immediate energetic, decisive war was inevitable* , It was evenxlis graceful to wait the isstie of a pen ding negociation. I remember a Mr. Ross of Pennsylvania, a Mr. Morris of IJew York, and if I do not much mistake„ a certain honorable Senator from Massachusetts, felt so much sympathy for the western peo ple, that they were willing to spill the blood evlen of New England, td preserve their commerce. , Louis iana must be ours ; she who is now an must be forced into the family against her will. Our nation al honor had* been insuited, and na tional honor was national independence , *and one couft not exist without* the other. Now, sir* those very commercial people are all at pnce determined to crush New England by a destruction of commerce. Truly, sir we indulge in very childish jealousies. > Mas sachusetts is forever exciting, some groundless suspiciuod. I remember ‘< that not long since a resolution wis offered to Congress by a Mr. Jack son of Virginia,, for altering the (Son < stituiion so as to authorize Congress •to lay anexportduty ; Massachusetts took the alarm, and resolved that the object was to destroy the Eng land commerce, and m ike her tribu tary to the southern states! when these same southern states furnished five dollars for exportation where New England furnishes one. But ‘ we are old, and I admit with trut * that,the influence of the northern staies is annihilated But how ? Are we not represented agieeable to the Constitution f, Sir* bur representation in the Senate and House is more than equal to our free population— we have not one-foUrth of f(te free population, and yet we have ten Sen ators of thir|y-stx—-and this excess will more than compensate for the loss by the slave representation ,in the House. It is Capable of demon stration. Why is your, influence 1 It is your wayward con * traced, inconsistent policy, which has done this; your groundless com plaints against the administration of the general government your at tempting to excitg local jealousies and animosities ; your pertinacious adherence to : the enemies of your country, have bra't. your state ■ into that disrepute and contempt of which she now complains , Massachusetts has been, and of right Ought to be a. powerful and influential ( member of the Union—but this influence is des troyed. The disgraceful , proceed ings of last Winter roused the people in the neighbouring states. New York, a state which you boasted would join the cabal, rose, and in the tpajesty of her strength* hurled de fiance in your teeth ; and instead of discovering our errdrs and our follies and profiting by them, we are now publishing to England otner evidence of our disposition to secede ; and pro oably Admiral Cochrane wdLlin con sequence, issue another proclama tion to the oppressed people of Mas sachusetts, to abandon their tyranni cal government and come and .par cake ot thfc sweets of monarchy. vVere he he£e and probably he has some agent or representative not far off, he would discover in you total disrelish and contempt for fepubli- He would hear gen tlemen openly express their prefer ence for tne government of GV tt. 1 ‘ monarchy and all; and he would, lrom motives of compassion, to be sure, relieve them from the burdens, turmoils and cabals of democracy. i do not hesitate to express my belief that this proclamation, this invitation to revolt, was issued m consequence of. the complaintsOf a*restless, ambi tious and daring faction among us. And, s\r.wc have enjoyed tne honor able distinction oi being the object of the enemy’s glace and forbearance ; and consequently we have excited the suspicious and detestation of the mendsoi our country*. No wonder, sir, out influence is annihilated—it ougtu to ibc fcQfie have to* covered that you,who all the commerce, talents, integrity and pat riotism, have none of eithei to spare . The proceedings of last winter are viewed with detestation and abhor rence. Massachusetts is become a bye-word, and is despised by her own political friends. It is perceiv ed that we are ready to barter away the essential rights of the people for profit. The gentleman from SmT'dk dMr. endeavoited to -rove the injustice of the war t>v a calcul ition of debit and credit. The gentleman professes to be a mer chanti and he would settle the right* of the nation as he would the procet ds of a voyage. He says, if I under* stand him that we spilt more blood# or lost more men, in this war, than we should ever lose by impressment. And his inference would be, I. sup pose, that we should ‘submit. If G* B should, in time 6f seace. wan. tbnly butcher a hundred Americ ibs, and it would be likely,, tp cost two hundred to punish her, wp ought to pocket Ithe outrage. (This is the de grading course adopted by some of our comiptrcial politicians. If «ve can make money,no matter how. Sell your fellow citizens, sell your fights, your honor, your independence—my thing for the p+ofiu Suppose t‘-« South and West should tabe you’ at your words , you say impressment is a British right, and might not to be resisted; agreed.. That no in demnity is due for tlie operations of her Orders in Council; very w *ll. That free ships do not nuke free guilds, no matter; let that go. That it is national law io prohibit neutral trade between an enemy’s .country and h«r cronies ; Vpry well* That the allegiance of a British sub ject isperpetuafand unaliehabie— nit t «*at of an American is not ; w*: will .ot contend. , Nj w, sir % l have heard i very one of these concession’- advocated at this boards and gentlemen wj.uid have no reason to complain if a peace is mule upon their own terms and .if you wish it the U. States will t>- andon the tonnage duty and the isa v.i i:s.—The t>outh and West can a* well buy British fish, md t npJoy British ships, as to confine them selves to yourcuaom. ...These cud cessions would ifqt injii’ e thtAn— but how would you like them? \ul what encouragement have the people of the South and West to their blood and treasure for you, while you are cursingthem- for it j< v ‘ The gentleman tn the next place tell us that amidst ail these operations and, distresses, the people turned their eyes towards the State Legis lative for relief. This, Sir. is amu sing. The people turned their eyes towards you! \ Nosir, you turned ?our eyes towards them ; but they re-, iised to look towards you. They wou|d,not engage in project-* they were, alarmed you should attempt; for them, a relief which they did itot . need. And after all you * artificial excitements and thea trical exhibition of distress, h many memorials. did you ge You got back with as goo as you could , and call it fj We are next brought and its objects. We .are founded in falsehood. F less’ I do not understand is unjust—-uiw it do untie That its objects are the extec territory by conquest, and aid tyrant of Lurope. I am not alarmed at these charges, for 1 t if I mistake not, I have heard th before. The objects of tie war are a re lease of our own citiafens from con finement, an indemnity for past injuries, and a suitable pledge for Tuture security. Fhe war is not un justf its objects are not conquest or aid to any tyrant. Wes want ao more British subjects or refugees o be added to the nation; we. nave, too many already ; their deliterious influence has well high prostrated, the liberties of our country, I know , very.well that the British are and n gerous neighbors, and 1 yegret ~s niuch as an* one, that the line of 1783 gave them a territory which will give them not omy an influence over the northern states., but will en able them to urge the Indians to barbarous massacre. I perceive that ; the northern : states are embraced by British power. . Fhe ocean, you . say, is htr exclusive domain ; she is s on the v oasi, the north and tne west; and to increase the dangei, she is »n the mulat of <|er partisans a e numerous ana powerful. I tiunlc ♦she wul mate pe«w-*tor »he|fedl Nj. XX II