Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-04-20

the ins'dous adyccs Of pretended friends We lad
Washington, Montgomery, u Franklin, n La
fays"e they also boast OF wise statesmen and
chef+ OF resown; but those way, rs, they
would evoke the shades OF tie mghiy dead-PhoCion
s.j Arlsdes would again sit in their councils, and
Mtiiades and 1hcmisioceS guide their pls,anx.
y e., ii cannot he THAI Americans alune should emain
'nsensihlc 10 So noble cnusr rui, il in Europe
'ne governments continue In.pd, the people are
awake VI England ioIgris what she once MAS n
France, instead oG ei,,ng, ~ formerly, now VAT.
tor the woid OF command ii that prophetic VOICE
which awulie the Rom IN trihume, commanding
'u so and tell the Senate that the Gauls were NJ
,se gates ~ the Capitol, di,iurbs logger the soft
Sluuher a. .!espots IL the Gar fears to iread on
"a" h'nd where the same Iuries which to,menied
Orestes, might sill scOurge pairicide neither
trenGhm"n, nor Bs.tuns, nor Poles, have waited COZ
The i"dy sRual The Highland brand. the sword oI
the Gael, aud The spear OF the Samaritan, CLEAN IN
the ranks u! irermrn. Those who met rs foes in
the fatal held Of Waterloo, now advance, side l.,
sue, under the banners of libeity nor will anothe,
li!teu> br wanted ~ the Spartan band. The .yrp
OF Byron hes the ardor OF the combatanis, and his
lays will give Immortality To the conqucror.
Were II necessary, MIR. Speaker, in order TO ex-
cite the compassion OF Americans, for the sulfa
OF m oppressed people, To present II their ancy
scenes al deep horror aud we've possessed of ilr
t,ents OF him whose words could raise armi Ia
Heiend the expiring hberiy of his native land ul
| him whose coqurnce could make u throne, raised
and suppnried by sixty Kings fall 10 The ground on
oil hun whose loss Ireland, aud genius, aud ro-
puence still deplore He ed rauge in The fields
vi hCtoh 10 Hnu SUBJECTS mat would narrow up your
Utmost icelings--l would open the page Of concmpo
rIry history, and point to you the ierocious Jhnssa-
~ entering the abode Of innocence and piey In
vain the aged Father opposes his unarmed bod,
b'r Ter against the intruder. II is his dealt, that
yuu should mourn the sciiniiar of the barbarian
las only teIn';n ted life of honor by inAictne u
glorious death. Reserve your pity-your tears
Tor the niatTou doomed To slavery-fOr the shrek
ing virgin, dragged TO captivity 10y lawess soliey
and finding no refuge, no asy lum the Uarem OF
the Sarap There the victim is adorned, aud awaits
the commands of her master Win Heaven pei NIT
the flee Of youth aud beauty , Are there no
protecting angels nigh no hero, guardian of inno-
cehee and honor No JACKSON, calling on irecmen
10 rush Ia baue, and brealh;ng in every heart the
presag'ng Inspirations of his aauntlnss mind =
Americans give TO husbands, fathers, b. othcrs arms
20 defend their wives, their daughters iheIr sisters
Give then arms aud II IS all they ask our hands
he God whom they and adore will give them
Victory aud f. eedom
feel, Mr.. Speaker, that must conclude not
that have exhausted the sulj.ci--un the contrary,
like boundiess ocean, 1t seems to spread rs az
vance but because NY strength is unequal 10 the
task. have marked my slow piugrcss on ground
where the gian; footsteps OF Webster are now i'm
~ essed. Stop conscious that ! cannot follow him
III his triumphant and glorious career.