Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-10-09

New, gentlemen, can say that confidently look
Ter great triumph OF PrinciPle-in the speedy
victory Of oppressed people over executive pew
er. [Cheers And il this is not accomplished in
the coming struggle, the future is full Of darkness
and doubt. IL the people Of the United States see
fit, when the whole question is clearly laid before
them, to confirm all the mis- doings and To sanction
all the Of the present admin straton, and to
approve Of all its motives, I-sansuine as general.
~ am, and not at all given to dependency shall
indeed begin 10 despair Of the republic. Bat will
not des pair. [Cheers The people are aroused
Men think and reason for themselves, [cheers ]
and the result cannot be doubted. [Cheers
know that there is a miserable attempt TO make
eighbors angry with ighbors But be above all
this. Remember that we have ali,-in the north
and in the south in the east and in the west-we
have all common lot, we are all subject TO one
common fate, and we are all bound in one common
bond of ad diversity prosperity. [Cheers. We
must sink or swim together Loud cheers. In.
vite your neghbors then, to rational discussion OF
all these things-inyite them, not in spirit which
shall embtter neghbor against neighbor; but in a
generous spirit; in mauly spirit; in IA spirit OF
brothe Shoed and nationa affection. Cheers. And
if they cannot give reason why things should re-
reason why there should be a change Cheers and
cries Of ''Yes, that's what we want; we want a
cbange"'1
said this at Baltimore in May fast; and have said
il wherever have spoken since There Is strong
necessity 'or a change. [Cheers.1 We have seen
this administration busily at work for the last three
wears, upon all the great measures which affect the
vital interests ofthe nation. and instead ofmprovng
matters, they have made every thing worse. Cheers
Now Wen try a new hand at it. Laughter and
Then let us revils no one-let repel no one.
For my own part agree with the words of the elo-
quent address which has been read to you (by Mr..
Leigh do not believe that the supporters of the
present adm nistration desire, knowingly, to do
wrong; but they want light-they want knowledge,
[cheers l-perform then towards them neighborly
service; mngle in friendly and social intercourse
hr,v all IA trnA Inn - l.
ing into the true American -" cause.
And how shall express my sense of the obi'ga'
tions hich due this generation for their holy
endeavors to preserve in their purity these noble
institutions, the purchase OF the blood of our
fathers (Long and enthusiastic cheering =
who, then, shall spread dissensions amongst us :
[Cheers Do we not possess a constitution ana a
form of government not surpassed and not equalled
by aught beneath the sun (Cheers.) Do we not all
love that liberty for which the blood Of our fathers,
my friends, was poured. jointly, to procure!-
[Cheers ] Does history show us anything that we
could for moment desire to substitute for that
which We enjoy! (Cheers. Does Imagination, with
all its strongest fights-does the holy spirit OF be-
nevolence, overlooking with the love OF human kind,
show nything, possessing the form of political IN
,titutions, which we would for single moment eX-
change for our proud inheritance, so dearly bought
by the blood of our ancestors Tremendous cheer
ing, which lasted for several minutes.
For my humble self at the period Of life to which
have arrived, do not deem it possible that these
failing eyes will again look upon The like OF our
glorious constitution. lCneeTs AEu taAe pre-"
in dwelling upon the struggles and energies of
revolutionary fathers which procured 1t Tor and
transmitted it spotless to us. And love, in the
waning of my life, to draw around me those glorious
spirits who procured our liberty, who planned our
government, and who set the whole in notion
tCheeTs.l
And cannot find deeper more fervent senti-
ment in my heart the heart Of any man, than that
these institutions-that glorious form ct govern
ment, with all the countless blessings that are at
tached thereto, may be transmitted unmpaired 10
| our remotest posterity-to terminate only with the
termination Of all things earthly-ts terminate only
| when all human institutions terminate-when the
world itself shall terminate
"When wrapt in fire the realms of ether glow,
And Heavens last thunder shakes the world below"
Here from the noise the platform, the reporter lost
one word.