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ELOQUENT EXTRACT.

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Fthe House of Representatives from
Mass has proved himself worthy
representative Of that great state. The
splendid extract from a re-
cent speech does equal honor to his
:shead and his heart.
Our country, with all IFS sectional
diversity ofviews aud feelings, is one.
1t is one, in the rich, manly, vigorous,
expressive language we speak, which
is become the Venacular tongue as it
were Of parliamentary eloquence, the
very dialect of constitutional freedom.
II is onein the fame Of our fathers, and
in the historical "reminiscences which
be!ong to US as nation. It's one
in the political principles Of RepublI-
canism, which we feel and profess in
common, no matter in what spot Of
earth our portion be cast. 1t is one
in the substantial basis of our manners,
in the warp at least of which the web
is woven. 1t is one 10 the ties of
friendship, affinity, and blood, binding
US together throughout the whole ex
tent Of the land, in the associations of
trade, Of emigration, and ofmarriage.
Ii is one in the general balance of in
terests and Of business, arising from
our mutual wants and the reciprocal
interchanges of the products of our
industry. 1t is one, in the exterior
relations, protected as these are by the
hOnored flag oflhe Union. 1t is one
in that glorious constitution, the best
inheritance transmitted 10 us by our
fathers, The monument ofthsir wisdom
and their virtue, under whose shelter
we live and flourish as people.
One we are 10 fact, one should we
be in sentiment. TO this great re
public, union is peace, union is gran,
deur, union is power, union is honor,
union is every thing which free
spirit and mighty nation should glory
to possess. 70 US all, nsxt 10 inde-
pendence, next TO liberty, next TO hon.
or, be we persuaded that cordial and
abiding contederacy Of the American
people IS the greatest Of earthly goods.
We, the several states which compose
it, entered into il with cancellation to
the people Of our sister States in our
hearts, and compromise Of all seconda-
,Ty interests in our acts. Thus let us
persevere: with the same emotions,
fresh, and bright as in the first con-
Ception, and swelling forth in exhaust
less abundance from our bosoms; feel
ing that, like the tabled fountains OF
Florida, they are capable to communi
cate matchess beauty and everlasting.
youth TO this our beloved republic,
That, unlike otherpohticaI societies,
thiswill endure unchangeable forever,
] canuct hope, bat pray to God. If
in the DEGREES Of his providence he
have any mercy in store for me, not
TO suffer me 10 behold The hour of its
dissolution; its glory extinct; the ban.
ner of its pride rent and trampled in
tho dust; lis nationality moral oGhis
tory, its grandeur lustrous vision of
morning slumber, vanished; its sliberiy,
adisembodied spirit, brooding, like The
genius Of the past, amid the PROSTATE
monuments of its old magnIfcence.
And there is in the burning chamber
of the dread hereafter, no infinite of
wrath vast enough, for him, who,
EratOstratus like, TO be remembered
only for infamy, shall apply the torsh
of destruction to this fair Ephesian
temple Of our union. That time in
some long, long future age, aud that
person may come for TIE overthrow of
our country. AccurSed be the traitor,
whosoeVer aud wheresoever shall be
his advent among US, Ike the spirit
Of evil, issuing from his realms of
darkness TO trouble the pure bliss of
paradise. To him that shall compass
or plot the dissolution of this union,
wouldOppIy language resembling what
remember TO have seen OF an old
anathema. Wherever fire burns, or
water runs; wherever ship floats, Or
land is tilledi wherever The skies vault |
themselves, or the lark carols 10 the |
dawn, or sun shines, or earth greens
10 his rays; wherever God is wor
shipped in temples or heard in lhun.
der; wherever man is honored or
woman loved--theFe from thenceforth |
aud forever, shall there be TO him no
part or lot in the honor of man or the
love Of woman. Ixton's revolving
wheel, The Overmaniling cup at which
TantaIus msy not Slake his unquench.
able thirst, the insaliabIe vulture gnaw
ing at the immortal heart Of PrOthius,
the reteI giants writhing in the volca
mic fire OF Etna, are but faint types of
his doom.
! speak plainly and strongly, as I
feel, ssd without mincng my words
because | believe II to be the duty Of