Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-06-20
Congressional.
From tie .Nof,onoi Lnleilse,.ter.
IN TIE HOUSE OF REPREs ENTATISE
SpEECU o. NE. TLYiNCsTnx

SPEECH OF MIR. TIViNGSTOT
me House having again resumed tie consideration
OF the report Of the Committee OF Foreign Rc!af;on,
approving the Mission 20 Panama with the anne .uc,f,
proposing qualification TO tic general eynfsss;op 1T
appreciation thereof
MIR. LIVINGSTON, q Louisiana, ad,res.;ed tLc
Committee as follows:
Dir. GRAMMAR: Ogt Of this House and am, vorv
sorry to say, IN some degree, by implica cn within
tho members have been casscd ether rs intjscr,j
nate supporters or oPPo5es Of all proposed bv
the Executive Hence, ii has been deemed NECESSARY
Tor those who do not wish 10 he designated y either G
these denominations Xpcitiy t. state ;iie relation ~
winch they stand 10 both and tue principles on Lic
'heY intend To act when their vote might imply support
or disapprobatiun of Executive measures
yielding TO this necessity, reluctantly sneak OF N.Y.
Self ana declare, 'df, at The last election wAeu the
PresIden! was designated by Ills House, aye MY voice
favor OF the candidate 10 bad the greatest number
OF electoral votes. That did 50 because had wi:
messed In hin tie possession Of qualities and the kerr
ton of talents which qualified bin, as thought in
greater degree ban any other living for that
place i-dOrn IN forming his s-prcmpitude and
energy IN their excCutiOu-COurapc itorlv regardless
at danger, when circumstances required aclio--Di H.
deuCe, not TO be Irritated drawn from lis uIrpoc
when advantage 10 be gained by iciav-stcrn
integrity, not only lncoIrupUbIe IN itself bit dcbarriug
all under lis influence direction from The approach
of corrupGon-tle highest seuse Of bonor-a devoted
ness to tc cause of las country that annilated every
consideration of personal safety adyantage-a nt
perhaps, cquaed Of uniting disccrduut Opinions
ard directing them III time Of danger TO the common
dcfcnce-and, III the moment OF victory and triumph,
profound and cheerful submission to the aw OF his
country, even when they imposed q heavy penalty Tor
acts do1e to preserve the law Itself anJ the codnry
from Destruction
preferred him. not only because he was, by these
charac' cTistcs, cmucnuy qualified for the place but be-
cause. by his exercise Of them | thought The conntr,
had incurred debt Of gratitude which could only be
cancelled BY the hShes, hoaors and The strong
Of confidence II could bestow one sir can Justly
appreciate the magnitude Of that debt who va not wit
ness TO the manner IN which It was iocurred-Vho did
not see the nature and inminence of the danger and
the CELEBRITY and efficiency Of e could
not compare his inadequate with The glorious OBJ
JeCt he made them atanand who not an eye wit
ness to one OF the greatest miracles in the working OF
which Almighty God has degned TO employ the iuslru
mentality of human talent and buuan courage.
We read, sir, Cfthe sack cities and Of the deslruc
ton, PIlage. bntchery, violation and other atrocities
With which they attended, and we feel emotions O
horrors but they traDsory; and the tale be ofer
repeated, we hear with indifference; but when 70,
have yourself been exposed to such daugers-gben the
were at your very thresholi-vhcn space that ma
be rayersed in few minutes all that separates VOC
home FROM conAagratiou your property froo pluD1er