Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1842-11-05

oreathed the pure mir for twenty tive.years
ana meaning TO breath ii as long as God
spares my life. Now as Masyachuset Is
wing, am accustomed 10 submit 10 the
decisions OF wbig conventions in regard
10 the purpose tor which they are appoin,
'ed. l know that great party good, and
greatpnbIc good, can only be so obtained.
Dni rs quite another queslion--quile an.
other Question: whether a set Of gentle
men however respectable, acting upon the
impulse Of the moment, can ,}D4ertake to
make declarations which are to bind me
IN matters which have never agreed ia
submit 10 their arbitration. A iulI and
maj separation is declared between all
The wings Of Mass. and the President Of
he United States. Well, this il text
mat requires commentary. What does
It mean? The President has three years
OF his Office yet unexpIred. Does the de.
claralIon then mean that during those three
years all the measures oil his aGministra.
ton are to be opposed by the wings of
Massachusetts whether they are right or
wrong?
Well, gentlemen, is every question Of
this sort 10 be postponed; rejected; are
we to separate ourselves from everything
that is kind, until these three wears shall
have expired, or till as many more wears
shall expire, until the time shall come
when Providence shall bless us with the
power OF doing more good than we have
now Well then, there are now the yari.
Gus departments Of governments in this
commonwealth under lne authority of the
U. S.-oaths of office to be obeyed; laws
to be administered =; collectors and other
Custom House officers, Pos,mas,ers. Dis.
tFlct Auorneys-what's 10 become Of them
III tnls separation; which side are they to
tall! Arc they TO resign? Or is it in,
VIiation or proVocatlon to turn them oul2
Is The gentleman who maiutains the credit
aud honor of his country at the Court of
London to return home and WELD his
place TO his predecessor or somebody else2
And even the humble individual who adj
lressessyou, what do these brother Wbios
mean to do with him, where do thew mean
10 place him? Generally when divorce
axes place the parties divide their chill
iren; should be glad to know where !
IN 10 90. l would not treat this matter
gentlemen, either lightly or with TOO much
severity. know when public bodies get
ogether resolutions can never be consid.
red with any degree of deliberation.-
lhey are passed as they are presented.
Who the honorable gentlemen were that
rev up this resolution do not know. IL
are say they were respectable. doubt
whether they had much meaning in it. or
ercelved that title. They were angry
ley were reseni,ul; they had drawn up
ring ct charges against the president;
icy nad brought IN bill of Indictment. Il
nd they concluded by Announcing the
anaIty OF full and final separation. Now
| could not read this without :
ercelVIng that it had an intentional or
ntnienilonal bearing on my position, and a
'ereiore It was proper for me to take il 0
,. Gentlemen, there are some topics in b
hIch 1t has been my fortune to differ q
ON my whIg brethren. dare say they {
e right; but am quite sure am right a
maintaining my own opinion There |
ems 10 be disposition to postpone all C
tempis 10 do good until some future IN. y
rIaln period. But there is a Wing ma f,
rliy, a strong majority IN both Houses of Il
'ngress. And | am OF opinion that the D
ne is nor to accomplish what remains to I
accomplished. There are persons, h
ntlemen, OF more sanguine temperament o.
an am. Confidence, says Burke, is a re
ant OF slow growth in old bosoms. He cI
oke OF confidence in men. The remark b,
as true applied to confidence in future A
There are persons that can CO
, when the Wings will have more pow. m
and a better chance to serve The coun. of
than they now possess. Beyond The Ri
'sent, far along in the future, they see ey
III SKIES ana hdlcyon seas. Clouds and m
-kness and mist bind other sons Of hu. fri
nlty from behoIdiog all these bright Wis. II
8. 1t was not an easy task to accom- ed
IN the attainment of wing power. We ce
ID IN 1910 aud succeeded Not with pu
an effort. am afraid it will be east SUI
o lose it. And | know that nothing Bl
union; by that Imean, a cordial, SYM as
hetlc, iraternal union, can prevent the be
y cause from prostration. 1t is moi, - are
y II IN the presence of the worId-it is the
by premature and partial, aud espe. mo
~ bv proscrlplIve and denunciatory nv
,eedlngs that this great family can DO att
Quoted. Don't WI know that we came tia
IS party made Of different opinions. tina
at d!d The country expect when they stri
q gentlemen of every complexion of pow
Ilcal opinion, uniting to make change tut