The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-04-07
From the Boston Mercantile Journal.
MR.. CUSHING'S SPEECH.

| The Washington Correspondent of the New York
Commercial, In relation to the remarks by Caleb
Gushing in the House Of Representatives, on Tues
day last, says; "Ths speech of Mr. Gushing was
of the most statesman like efforts has ever been
my good fortune to hear upon either floor of Con
gress. II was delivered In calm dspassionate, ar
2umentative manner appealing TO the reason, the
conscience, the common sense Of those TO whom he
addressed 1t, and who did him and themselves the ho-
nor OF listening with deep interest bile the language
and logic in which it couched were forcble clio.
quent and convincing Ii described the position of
the present administration and its supporters that OF
the duplicate opposition relating thereto and defended
the former against the charges brought against it by
the latter, in the most triumphant manner. Ii was a
purely patriotic effort, and, if it be permitted to have
any thing approaching to lis legitimate effects, must
tend to allay those party strfes and divisions which
threatening overthrow all the signal advantages
under which this administration came into power"
After skeichng some pc ns in MIR. Gushing 5
speech, the writer goes on as follows
MIR. Gushing then went into a general reply to
the antadmnslration speeches of the last few days
As have not felt it worth my while, yours, to
sketch those speeches for your columns shall not go
into the details of Mr. C.'s reply Bot two
matters will touch upon. In reference to Mr.. Ray
ners alIusion 10 Mr. Wehsters letter to Mr. Everett,
the Creole affair, Mr.. Gushing took the view that
it was highly desirable, if possible, for Congress and
the government to present undivided front to Eng
land upon this important point and he felt sure that
there would be found nothing in that letter which
would not meet that geDtlemans Mr.. R.'s) concur
renee. 1t contains the views those expressed
by that member. The letter had looked at the course
of the administration in relation 10 this great ques-
ton, as tending to keep up war fever in the land
Mr. Cushing could not think this allegation Just and
he put the case that the administration should pursue,
upon such subject lukewark course what then
would be the eloquent denunciations uttered against
such conduct on that floor Meanwhile, the Globe
was assuming to blame Mr. Webster for lack of
war-spr in these premises and, from the of
the two extremes the opposition to this admlnslra
ton, it in his Mr. C.s view of the case, obvi-
that the administration had acted rightly in this
matter. Mr.. Cushings defence Of Mr.. Webster as
Secretary of State the highest degree able and
convincing.
He then cameto the " declaration Of war" which
the Wings proper" Gas they call themselves
trough Mr.. Rayner and other, have put forth. he
asked if it was war for the Presidential succession
If so, he eloquenty and feelngy deplored the sua-
ton Of the country ever doomed to this endless ag
ion of perpetual faction of never-ending strife He
deprecated this "war"-nol that he feared for the
suit; but this not the tme most surely; now,
while SO many important interests of the Country
were at stake.
he invoked Congress to rise superior to all these
party divsions-all Il party views of great ques
onsand to look things as they are, with deter.
mination to the difficulties surrounding the
government They were not great difficulties; they
were comparatively trfng they were all remediabe.
1t grappled with at once, with a determination to
overcome them, they were easily overcome. Congress
could place this country in the full of prosper
ty and success again, once, if it chose Let them
but repeat the declaration,
Our COUNTRY! By that sacred name,
Weswe to live we swear to die!'"