The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-05-24
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TVEBSTER'S SPEECH.

... WEBSI ER'S VSFEf.CH.
While The amendment offered by Mr.. M Lane,
of Delaware, to the resolution reported by
the Committee on Fofeign Affairs was un-
der discussion, in the House Of Representa-
tives, Mr. Webster Of Massachuse Is deliv-
cred Speech of great eloquence and pow
or, in favor of the original resolution and
against the amendment. This Speech Is
TOO long to e inserted in our columns en-
tire but The following extracts are given
as specimens of the contentious and torci-
BILE style so peculiar to Mr.. Webster, and of
the enlarged and comprehensive views of
political policy which have uniformly mark
ed his political course. GALAXY.
Mr.. CHAIRMAN Ii is our fortune 10 be
called upon 10 act our part, as public
men, at most interesting era in human
affairs. The short perIod Of your life,
aaI of niue, has been thick, aud crowd
ed with the most importan! events.
Not only new interests and new reia-
lions have sprung up among States, but
new societies, new nations, aud families
Of nations, have risen to take their
places, and perform their parts, in the
order and the intercourse OF the world
Every man aspiring TO the character OF
a statesman, must endeavor to enlarge
his views 10 meet this new state OF
things.-IIe must aim al adequate com
prehansiou, and instead OF being salts
fed with thnt narrow political sagac'y.
which, like the power OF minute v'sion'
sees small things accurateI y, but can
see nothing else, he must look TO the
n broad
survey, whatever the series of recent
events has brought into cOnneXlon, rfai
or remote, with The country whose IN
teres!s he studies TO serve. We have
seen eight States, formed ont OF COLO
MES on our own continent, assume The
rank OF nations.
This is "a mighty revolution, and
when we consider what an extent OF the
surface of the globe they cover
through what climates they extend
what population they contain. and wha'
new impulses they must derive from
this change of government; we Cannot
bnt perceive that great effects are hKeiy
10 be produced on the intercourse ant
the interests of the civilized world
Indeed, il has been forcihly said, by the
Intelligent aud distinguished Statesman
who conducts the foreign relations o
ENGLAND. that when we now speak
EuI u,,a md the world, we mean Flu
rope and America; and that dliferen
systems of these two portions OF 'h'
Globe, and their several and variou
interests, must be thoroughly studle'
and nicely balanced by the statesmen Q
the times.
In many respects, sir, the Europea
and the American nations are alike
They are alike Christian States, cIVIli2
ed States, and commercial States
They have access to the same commo
fountains of intelligence; they all dra'
from those sources which belong TO tn
whole civilized world. In knowiedg
end letters--in the arts OF peace an
war, they differ in degrees; but the
bear, nevertheless, a general reseh
hlance. On the other hand, In ma
tiers of government and social inst
tnt;on. the nations on this continen
are founded upon principles which ne'
Gr ola pTeV0t, III SOuSiNSA"NAS :,
either at any other time, or in any oil
er place. There has never been pre-
scented to the mind of man more inte
esting subject Of contemplation than tn
establishment of so many nations In Z
merica, pariaking in the civilization an
in the arts of the old world, but havin
Lett behind them those cnmbrous inst
tu,ions which had their origin in dar
and military age. Whatsoever Euro
pean experience has developed tavor'
Bile to the freedom and the happiness
man; whatsoever European genius nj
invented Cor his improvement OF graf
ficatioa; whatsoever of refinement
polish the culture Of European soccer
presents for his adoption or enjoyment
all this is offered to man in Amerlc
with the additional advantages OF tn
full power of erecting forms Of gover'
ment on free and simple principle
without overturniug institutions suite
to times long passed, but too strong
supported, either by interests or prey
dices, to be shaken without convulsIon
This unprecedented state Of things pr