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Editorial
August 3, 1830
Rhode Island American, Statesman And Providence Gazette
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
What is this article about?
Editorial highlights George McDuffie's 1821 praise for the non-oppressive U.S. government and contrasts it with his current claims of usurpations and oppression against the South, questioning his patriotism or judgment.
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In the year 1821 Mr. McDuffie, of South Carolina, exclaimed, 'Have we not enjoyed all the happiness which it is in the power of government to confer? Where is the man that has felt the oppressive arm of the General Government? In the whole history of its progress you cannot point to one single act of oppression. It has wrested from no man his property, it has deprived no man of his liberty.'
Strange as it may seem these were the sentiments of George McDuffie. They are true and patriotic sentiments, and worthy of a liberal statesman. But mark the change. This gentleman now publicly declares the progress of our government to be a history of wanton usurpations, and unequalled oppression. The South, the generous, the patriotic South he exclaims, is ruined, by the desperate policy of the nation. it has wrested from us our property and deprived us of our rights, 'and we must resist the power of the General Government. As the sentiments of Mr. McDuffie are so different now, from those expressed in 1821, we may reasonably question either in his patriotism, or liberal judgment.
Strange as it may seem these were the sentiments of George McDuffie. They are true and patriotic sentiments, and worthy of a liberal statesman. But mark the change. This gentleman now publicly declares the progress of our government to be a history of wanton usurpations, and unequalled oppression. The South, the generous, the patriotic South he exclaims, is ruined, by the desperate policy of the nation. it has wrested from us our property and deprived us of our rights, 'and we must resist the power of the General Government. As the sentiments of Mr. McDuffie are so different now, from those expressed in 1821, we may reasonably question either in his patriotism, or liberal judgment.
What sub-type of article is it?
Partisan Politics
Constitutional
What keywords are associated?
Mcduffie
Federal Government
Oppression
South Carolina
Usurpations
Patriotism
Southern Rights
What entities or persons were involved?
George Mcduffie
South Carolina
General Government
The South
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Critique Of Mcduffie's Changing Views On Federal Government
Stance / Tone
Critical Of Inconsistency In Patriotism
Key Figures
George Mcduffie
South Carolina
General Government
The South
Key Arguments
In 1821, Mcduffie Praised The Government For Conferring Happiness Without Oppression Or Deprivation Of Property And Liberty.
Mcduffie's Current Sentiments Declare The Government's Progress A History Of Wanton Usurpations And Unequalled Oppression.
The South Is Ruined By The Nation's Desperate Policy, Which Has Wrested Property And Deprived Rights.
Resistance To The General Government Is Necessary.
The Change In Sentiments Questions Mcduffie's Patriotism Or Liberal Judgment.