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this history, and designed for reproach; or is it prophecy, and intended for denunciation? If the first, we thank the gentleman for the story of the Prophet of Khorassan. He has lifted the silver veil; and that, too, before the drugged bowl had finished the entire ritual of the feast.

Who would not frown, if such a man now be,
Who would not weep had Lowndes alive been he.' "

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"The cotton-gin is a Yankee notion. Whitney, who invented this machine, could have no views to any exclusive benefit resulting from the use of it, to New-England. It has probably doubled the profit of cotton-planting in the South. South Carolina has a fair right to estimate its value; for that State gave the inventor fifty thousand dollars for the right to use it. Other cotton-growing States may tell how useful it is; though that utility to them, may be no benefit to the inventor of this Yankee notion.

"In the last war, redeeming bank bills at sight, with gold and silver, was peculiarly a Yankee notion. It was, I believe, very little practised out of New-England. Nay, so great was the aversion to this practice, even at the Seat of Government, that it is said to have been the constant custom of certain officers, to select and separate all New-England bank bills, from any sums of money going into the Treasury, and supply their places with the bills of such banks only, as were known not to pay gold or silver for their bills. This apparent governmental disapprobation of this Yankee notion, may have been only a slander, like many others got up during that period, and uttered against New-England. For the Committee, which had the examination of that, with other weighty matters, never could agree, so as to make any report concerning it.

"This Yankee notion was not practised at all, by some banks; nor would they allow themselves the means of practising it. How much gold could, Sir, have been found in the vaults of all the banks, owned by the two districts of the two gentlemen from Kentucky, (Mr. Daniel and Mr. Wickliffe,) who seem to have made a conscience of abusing New-England in this

debate? It is said an ounce of gold may be hammered out, carefully, until it would make a cover for a vessel, no matter of what kind, a snuff-box, if you please, as broad as the orbit of the planet Saturn. This orbit, you know, Sir, is much broader than that of our earth, which is but one hundred and ninety millions of miles in diameter. Now, so odious was this Yankee notion, of paying gold for their own bank bills, in the districts of those gentlemen, that had all the gold, in all the vaults of all their banks, been put into one lump, put under the hammer, and beaten out to a degree of equal tenuity, it would not have produced a sheet large enough to cover and gild the entire face of a single one dollar bill. No, Sir, the custom of redeeming their bank bills with gold and silver, was, during all that war, a Yankee notion, and almost peculiar to New-England.

"New-England is often censured, on this floor, for not having approved of that war. It is true they did disapprove of the war. What then, who supplied the sinews of the controversy? More capital went to the aid of that war from New-England, than went to it, from the whole region south of the Potomac and Cumberland, together with the two districts of the two gentlemen from Kentucky, in addition. This was one of our Yankee notions..

"In that war, too, New-England sent some other Yankee notions to the service. Such were Hull, Morris, M'Donough, Perry, the capture of the Guerriere, Java, and of the fleets on Erie and Champlain. When Oliver Hazard Perry, and his little band of heroes, terminated their march, and stept out of the green wilderness upon the white beach of that lake, they beheld 'St. George's banner broad and gay,' floating from the British mizenmast, over its quiet waters. He could not reach the enemy, but by the aid of ships. These stood above him in the trees, then flourishing in leaf. By incessant and well-directed labor and skill, the very forest seemed to leap into the lake; and in ninety days, he beheld a gallant fleet afloat and moored before him; equipt and provided, at all points, for the war. He pursued; no, not pursued, for they would not flee; 'He met the enemy, and they were ours.'

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"Sir, the conquerors of those two lakes, with the officers, sailors and marines under their command, have filled the annals of your history with imperishable glory.

"In the old war we had another Yankee notion. It was sent to the South, and from the pressure of the times, was then in great demand. This was more than a single suit of armor, though forged by no fabled god of the fire. It was a Yankee blacksmith: one who gave his own right hand to the war, and himself, became the panoply of a whole region. The entire chivalry of the South, of Georgia and the sister Carolinas, took direction by the flaming edge of his sword, and marched with him to victory and to triumph."

The speech on this Resolution, occupied more than six hours in the delivery, and as a whole, it excels all others made by Mr. Burges on the Tariff Question.

Rhode-Island, in the course of the discussion, was accused of threatening a dissolution of the Union. "Rhode-Island," said he, in reply "Rhode-Island threaten to dissolve the Union! Never, Sir, until by some convulsion of nature she may be plucked out from the refreshing bosom of salubrious skies and perennial waters, and cast down in that burning region where the 'dog star rages; where 'sultry Sirius sears the sandy plains;' where the thirsty inhabitant pants, each for individual and independent dominion. With Rhode-Island, Sir, this Union was a holy marriage covenant, and for better for worse, until God da part you.'

"Rhode-Island, Sir, would rather mingle and blend her light with this constellation of States, than be any 'bright and particular star, shining or blazing in the solitude of her own peculiar firmament." "

There is no point more prominent in Mr. Burges's character, than his strong and ardent attachment to New-England. It is not strange that he should possess such feelings, and on all proper occasions express them. New-England is a hallowed and cherished spot. It is here, that the first blow of the Revolution was struck-here the first drop of blood was spilled; the treasure of her citizens, was generously proffered to sustain

the struggle; the prayers of thousands were breathed for a safe deliverance; and when it came, gratitude and joy filled all hearts. He remembers those perilous times, and is proud of the spirit manifested by the people. It is the spot, too, where he was born, and where his children are sleeping, and where are the graves of his fathers. Who must not love a land, endeared by such associations ?

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CHAPTER IX.

Mr. Borges a re-elected as Congress-Chief Justice Eddy-Aspect of Parties. -Speech in the Amendments the Aportoration Fil-Dinner to Mr. Barges from aus Constituents-Be Addresses them-His Oration at Providence-Extra-Hs Oricon befice one of the Linerary Societies at Providence Etracts

A CONVENTION assembled in one of the towns of RhodeIsland, in July, 1529, to nominate a candidate for Representative to Congress, in opposition to Mr. Burges. The gentleman selected by that Convention was Samuel Eddy. As we have seen, Mr. Burges was first chosen in preference to him, in 1825. At this period, (1829,) Mr. Eddy was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Rhode Island. By his intelligence, unbending integrity, and general reputation, he was deemed the most powerful, as also unexceptionable candidate, that could be selected in opposition to Mr. Burges. Few political controversies have been more animated than that preceding this election. The friends of Chief Justice Eddy, represented him as unfavorable to the American System, and other great questions, with which the security and prosperity of the State were intimately blended. The people, however, had tried Mr. Burges four years, and were satisfied with his services. Accordingly, he was re-elected by the largest vote ever known in the State; having received a majority in every town except two.

From the character and influence of his opponent, the vigorous measures pursued to defeat his election, and the novel aspect of political parties at that time, this result could not but gratify the feelings of Mr. Burges, and make him more jealous of his opinions and duties.

A marked event had occurred in our national history, since the election of Representatives in 1827. For the first time, a man was selected for his exploits as a military chieftain, to con

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