The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-11-05

ION does remain amongst us after that
why, we'll settle the whole of them will
out his advice or assistance. loud laugh
ter and enthusiastic cheering.
: Then let us all adopt spirit of conci
lation towards each other in the comm
contest; Cheers let us all agree wher
f we can agree; (cheers,) and where W
7 must differ, let US differ, not with asperi
3 ty, not with rancour or malignity, CHEERS
but with moderation and spirit of forbear
3 ance, and feeling of amity, which shout
[. pervade US all as brothers of one grea
and glorious family. Immense cheering
: and cries of we will. we will"
My friends, my fellow citizens, it is a,
era,-a proud, pleasant rain my life
for the first time, to set my foot upon th
soil OF noble old Virginia, (cheers) and t.
address satch an assembly OF its noble sons
upon political subjects, as now see be-
:. fore me. Immense cheering.) deeply
and proudly feel it to be such. CHEERS.
feel the responsibility of the part throw
on me to perform to be a,cfu. CHEERS.
! Though now, for the first time in my
life, addressing an assembly of men* up
on the soil of Virginia, hope that an
not altogether unacquainted with the glo
rious history and the noble character o.
the sons Of the Old Dominion. (Loud
cheers.) And, my friends, the topics
which row agitate the country from one
extremity to the other, and which have
caused this vast assembly, and brough,
me here, contain nothing, in which it can
for moment be supposed that differ from
Virginians. (Cheers.) A series of acts
of continued misgovernment has reused
the country to sense of It's danger; and a
watchfulness over the conduct of govern.
ment, jealousy of the encroachments OF
power on the part of the federal exec,l.
tive, and an undying love of liberty, are
feelings which belong, and have belong
ed, to Virginia, ever since the first exis-
ence Of her comm onwealth. Immense
cheering, which lasted some minutes.)
Gentlemen, know something of the
I history of that part of our common coun.
try upon which l stand. l know that Vir-
ginia has been most ardent--where all
were ardent--for the preservation of civil
liberty, and for universal freedom of po-
litical disquisitions. The landholders OF
Virginia, distinguished as they are and
ever have been, can compare with the
proudest people on earth in their educa-
ton, in their spirit, and in their leisure
and ability to discuss political subjects in
their elements, to discuss government in
its tendencies, as we'll as in its immediate
and existing measures. (Cheers.) A pow
erful degree of suspicion of men in pow
er, spirit of pure stern republicanism, a
vigilant jealousy of all the encroachments
of power, especially Of executive po,cer,
has for at least three quarters of century
characterized the people of the old Do
minion. Loud cheering.)
And i'll have any true idea of the SEN
timents of the people of Virginia, or of
their true objections to the present admin
istraton, it is that these measures of the
general government are from first to last
directly opposed to that severe republican
spirit, that acute jealousy of executive
power, which has distinguished all the
great men in times gone by of this great
commonwealth. Loud cheering, and
cries Of ''True, true!'1
And, now, allow me to present what
| consider the true aspect of the great
political contest in which we are engaged.
In my opinion, decided majority of all
the people in the United States have
been opposed to the measures of the gen.
eral government for several years.
And l believe that events are on the wing,
and very near us in their flight, that will
ere long announce the glorious truth to
us, that three quarters of all the votes of
the electoral colleges, when they come
to be counted, will be found to be de-
cidedly and concusively in favor of a
change of men, as we'll as change of
measures. cloud cheering.)
And now, gentlemen. taking this to be
! the true state of political feeling all over
the country, wish to call your attention
next to the fact of the extraordinary ex.
element and agitation-I might almost
say commotion-which distinguishes the
present moment in the history of our
country. Why are these vast assem-
blies congregated in every part Of the
Union? Why have | travelled 500 miles
from my own state, to address the peo-
pie Of Virginia, now present, upon poll
tical subjects :! Why is every county
i'll every state now the scene of great
politicul convocation Has it ever hap
pened before? Certainly not, in our time,
and only once in the time of our fathers.
And some of you that are now present
may remember, and others have heard
from their fathers, the excited state Of
public feeling in l774 and l775, just
before 1t was decided by the people of
this country to proceed to measures Of
violent resistance, and of actual revolu-
tieE. (Cheers, and some one in the
crowd cried out. "put on your hat, Mr.
Webster. the sun is very hot!D
| am not annoyed by the sun
T Cheers. speak of the time when Pat
rick Henry, in the open air Of Virginia,
addressed his fellow-citizens upon the
Iusurpations of the British crown. Cheers
And when James Otis was making the
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