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,os, Ls, u hsd al eoo6desee In n. I .ho.,d
stin ~tsh 10 pause. snd, n possible, by sny hooos-
able z',J"stm>ut, to presest awful consequences,
the estent VI which 10 human wisdom can fore.
zee.
Ia appears 90 me then, Mr.. President, thst va
ought not 70 content Ourselves With passing tise
cnfvreisg bill only. Both Nat and the bill ol
peace s~em 70 me 70 be required Cor the good d
our country. The krss will satisfy III Who love
order and Law, aud disapprose the missibis
doetrine OF notification. The ls.s will soo,h.
those who love peace and crbeotd, harmony an,
union One demonstrates the power and the dis
position TO vi"dicsse the authority and the s,-
prcma-y OF the laws OF the Onion; the other of.
fcrs Il. which, d !. be accepted in the frsssrn.I
spirit an which IL istcndercJ, will supcrsede tbs
necessity Of the employment Of all force.
There are some who say, let the tariff go down
let our manufactures be prosirsteti, d such bs
the pleasure. NJ another session. Of those to whose
hands thc Rcsernmcnt OF this country il eonfisled
let bankruptcy and ruin BE- spread over the land
and let resistance 20 the iass, ut all hazards. be
sobdued. Sir, they take couns si from their pas
',ons They snticirate . terrible reaction from
the dovrisl of the tariff which would ultimately
rc-csiaIlish IL uron firmer basis than ever Ba,
u ~ these very agitatons these mutual irritation,
between 1T ethrcn of the family AZ 10 the i.,-
dividuai distress anu general ruin that xould nc
,sArily fellow the overthrow OF ia. tariff tia,
~. =
We cert ia Of this reaction Have NO not been
disappointed Ia u n to other heretofore
bU suppose, after long and embiicresi struggle
u shotii come, in what relative condition ~ouls
Il hnd the parts Of this eoafcderaeyp In VIVA,
state ruined manufacturer Wl,rt, the, .houl
be laid low, Who, amidst the Fragments OF the
general wreck, scattered over the face OF ia.
land would have courage To engage In IRE Al, en-
terpriscs under = nr~ pledge of the violated faith
OF the g,rcrnmenp IL nc ADJOURN, then. ~ithou,
passing this bill, having entrusted the Executive
With vast powers TO tnaitiain tire Laws, should he
he able At the next session TO put down all oppo-
position to them, will he not, ne u necessary con-
sequence oil success. have more power than ever
TO Put down the tariff siso' Has he not said tina,
tue South ~ oppressed, and its burdens ought 20
be relieved Aud will he not feel himself bound.
after he shall have triumph.,, IL triumph ne may
mi evil wnr, to appease the discontents Of the
South by = modification Of the tsriff in conforni-
~ with its wishes aud demands No, Sir; no,
sra let MS save the country from the most DIRE adj
fui OF all cal.mties and let us save its industry
too, from threatened destruction. Statesmen
should regulate their conduct and adapt their
measures TO the cxigen :es Of the times IN which
they live. They cannot, indeed, transcend the
limits 81 the constitutional rule; hut with respect
TO those systems OF policy which fall within its
scope. they should arrange them according 90 the
interests, the wants, and the pr,.iudicrs Of the
people. Two great dangers threaten the public
sofrty. The true patriot will not stop TO inquire
how they have been brought about, but " III hy To
the deiiverance Of his country.
The difference between the friend, and the
Toes OF the compromise, under consideration, is
that they would in the enforcing act, send forth
alonc flaming sword. We would send out that
ALSO but alon; with IL the olive branch, rs mes
senger OF peace. They cry out, the Law. the
law! the Law, Power, power! power, We
too, reverence the Law, aud bow To the supremacy
OF ITS obligation! but We are in favor Of the law
executed in miidnsss, and Of power tempered
vih mercy. They, we thiuk, would hazard a
evil eommotion, beginning in South Carolina
and e,tc"d,ns God only knows where; While We
would vindicsie the authority Of the Federal Co
rcrnmcn', w- arc for peace, IL possible, Onion
and liberty. We want no war, above all no civil
~ar, no family strife. We want 20 see no sacked
cities, no desolated fields, no smoking ruins, no
streams Of American blood shed by American
arms.
have been accused Of ambition in presenting
this measure. Ambition! inor,iinate ambition
~ had thought Of mysclf only, ] should have
never brought IL forward. know we'll the periis
tn which expose my self; the risk Of alternating
faithful and valued friends, 9TH but ht,le p-os-
poet OF making new ones, if any new ones could
compensate for the loss OF those whom we have
long tried and loved; and the honest misconcep-
tons both OF friends and foes. Ambition! If 9
had listened to It's soft and scdueing whispers; if
had yielded myself To the dictates Of cold. cal
cniatinE, and prudential policy, would have stood
still and unnUved. ! might even have SILENTLY
gaze,i On tie raging storm, enjoyed its loudest
and left those who arc charged With the
care OF the vessel Of State to conduct IL ms they
could. i have been heretofore often unjust
" aee'isrVi OF ambition. low, grovelhng souls,
Who arr utterly incapable Of elevHtng th, fnseIves
10 the higher aud nobier duties Of pure pa,rios-
who, forever keeping their own
seIhsn aims in sicv. decide all public measures
BY their presumed influence their sKgrsnsiize-
msat, judge me BY the vensi rule which they pre-.
scribe TO themselves. have given TO the winds
,hese false seeusatioas, a. 4 soasign that whiei,
acw tmPeaehes my motives. have no desire for
once. Not even tie highest. The most exalted
- but prison, ia which the incareers,rd ineun,-
bent daily receives his cold, bearticss visitants
marks his vesry hours, and - cut of from che
prsesiea enjo, s,ent Of al tho blessings Of renn-
ine treedotn. AN no candidate for any oiisce ia
The gih os the people Of these States. uuitsd or
,eparased' nevev Ssh, never expect TO be. Pass
lbis bill, trsntF,iiize tie country restore conf
ienee aud affection in the Union, and am willing
70 30 home TO Ashland, and rcnounee PuoIie ser.
wee forever. l should there find, IN its groves.
under its shades, on its iGwns, amidst my Hoeks
and her.is, IN the bosom of nv family. sineetitv
ana truth, attachment and BdeIity, add gratitude
which have NOT always found in the Walt. ri
public hte-fes, ] hotr ambition, Ian IL h, the
.me'uon Of bring the humble instrument. In
the hands OF Providence, TO reconcile n diyi,iad
people, once more 60 revive conserd sud hsr1nooy
"a distracted lnndthe pleasing ambition OF eo,-
tempiaiing tie glorious spectacle Of free. united
prosperous, and frster"aI people.