Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1840-10-03
ELEGANT EXTRACT.


II put upon the search We should be Of loss
where to find finer model Of eoquence, OF req.
son and reasoning, than the annexed extract OF a
Speech OF General Harfison's delivered in 1917
on the Seminole War. In our poor taste, an.i.
guilty has transmitted US very little superior 10 it,
nor modern time, furnished from tho Speeches IT
the Pitts, father and son, Fox, Sheridan, Bur :,
Mrabeau, finer specimen Of blended pa,rio,is
WISDOM just thought, and rational eloqucnte.--
Here, to be sure, is not the fiery and vehement
eloquence Of chat terrible Cornet OF Horse"
which from the moment it first burst forth in tho
House OF Commons, chained all England in i'd
miration-nor that Of him who was the frs, 10
proclaim France regenerated, when he sent word
to Louis XVI by his trembling usher, go and
tell your master we are here assembled in The
name Of the People Of France, and will not ad.
iourn until we have executed their commands"-
but, belonging 10 another and more passionlrss
School Of eloquence, the thought is not less supe.
ror, the dction not less admirable and the efec,
ought to have been equally impressive:
Extract from General Harrison, remarks in
the House Of Representatives on the Seminole
War.
"a Republican Government, should make no
distinctions between men, and should never relax
its maxims Of security for any individual, how.
ever distinguished. No man should be allowed
to say that he could do that with mpunity which
another could not do. II the Father Of his coun.
try were alive. and in the administration OF the
Government, andE had authorized the taking Of
the Spanish posts, would declare my disappro.
baton OF it as readily as do now--nay, more,
because the more distinguished the individual, the
more salutary the example. No one can tell
how soon such an example would be beneficial.
General Jackson will be faithful to his country
but recollect that the virtues and patriotism Of
Fabius and Scipio were soon followed BY the
crimes Of Marius and the usurpaton of Sylla.
am sure, sir that il il not the intention Of any
gentleman upon this floor to rob General Jackson
of single ray Of glory, much less to wound hs
feelings or injure his reputation. And while
thank my friend from Mississippi, (Mr. Pondex.
te) in the name Of those who agree with me that
/ General Jackson has done wron5, must be per.
mitted TO decline the use OF tie address which he
has so obligingy prepared for US, and substitute
the following as more consonant to our views
and opinions If the resolutions pass, would
duuIesS MN mus: In tne performance oil Sa-
cred duty, imposed by their construction of the
Constitution, the Representatives of the People
have found it necessary to disapprovc single
act Of your brilliant career; they have done it in
the full conviction that the hero who has guarded
her rights in the field, will bow with reverence to
the civil institutions Of his country; that he has
admitted as his creed that the character Of the sol
+ der can never b. complete without eternal dele.
renee to the character OF the citizen. Your coun.
try has done for you all that Republic can do
for the most favored other sons. The age OF de.
ihcation is past; it was an age Of tyranny and
{ barbarism the alteration of man should be ad.
! dressed to his Creator alone You have been
leased in the Prtanes Of the cities. Your statue
shall be placed in the Capitol, and your name be
found in the songs Of the virgins. Co. gallant
chief, and bear with you the gratitude Of your
country. Go, under the full conviction that, as
her glory is identified with yours, she has nothing
more dear to her but her laws-nothing more sa
cred but her Constitution. Even an uninten.
tonal error shall be sanctifed to her service
1t will teach posterity that the Government which
could disapprove the conduct of a Marccllus,
{ will have lortitude to crush the vices of Ma.
E RUS. These sentiments, sir, lead to results in
which all must unite. General Jackson will
, still live in the hearts OF his fellow. citizens, and
the Constitution Of our country will be immor.
, tai"