The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-12-29

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siastc support Of the great doctrines Of human rights
For Providence has clearly set its seal upon and has
signalized every effort Of every patriot and every
effort of every nation in the history of the world, in
their struggles for their rights. The noble Brutus,
who drove the Tarluins from Rome, was Rifted with
The unbending sense Of justice to condemn his own
son, for crimes against The State to ignominious
death. The Tell who won the liberties 0f Switzer-
land gifted as if by miracle Of power, with the
superhuman nerve to cleave small apple with an
arrow at an almost incredible distance for the shot,
from the head of his only child. Robert Emmett has
freely bathed with his blood the ootstool OF power
but has nevertheless infused spirit through all Ire
land whose undying energies shall yet regenerate
that ill-used land and thus in every instance, al
though darkness, and tears, and defeat, may have
often followed the efforts OF men melted to lofty acts
BY an ennobling sense of patriotic duty still as if
from the very ashes of despair and death glory has
sprung forth, which, beamng out through all the
clouds of otherwise sombc fate, invites all those
who look on its shining light, to the performance OF
similar deeds of elevated daring for the benefit of
mankind. Thus Heaven, in its own wisdom and
mercy, preserves the spark Of liberty alive in the
world, through all circumstances and through all
times; and he who stands up to strike bold blow in
the good cause Of freedom, may well feel himself
tanned in the hour Of trial, by the impression that
the God Of his religion smiles in appreciation of his
work.
Mr.. President, you have been pleased 10 allude in
terms iattcring 10 my feelings, to late uncaed for
and indirect attack made by Lord Brougham, on the
Chief Magistrate Of our country. Considering the
source from which this attack has sprung do not
gard i as worthy Of any particular notice. Lord
Brougham is witty, learned and accomplished Eng
shman, but as Tito be Englishman were not real
~ IN itself sufficient curse he is said TO be and gem
orally believed to be, so vacillatng, impusive and
inconsistent in his political opinions, as to entitle his
praise Or abuse to very little consideration shall
Indulge in personal remarks about his ofice-seek-
ing ordshp II is entirely natural that mush
arisocrat, in the hcradc zeal consequent on hs nm
cxpected elevation to the dignity yof the Peerage,
simplicity Of Republican life This is English hu-
man nature, and it can't be helped One turns from
1t, OF course with laugh sneer. But Mr. Pre-
sldent plebeian citizen of our plain Republic, al
though sovereign man who owns master save the
great Father above us all will say for my salts
faction that | thank God day and night, in all my
prayers, that am no Engshman! have at least es-
capped this misfortune My soul and my limbs are
equally free from this leprosy. Yes, sir, no matter
what may have been the errors of my past life and
they have been numerous-no matter what may be the
miscries shall suffer during future years-no matter
If an honest ambition shall be doomed to disappont-
ment and all my hopes should fall withered to the
GROUNDING materif shall be reduced to SO wretched
condition that the charity of my fellow men shall
deny to my unsheltered poverty its commonest boom
still through all time and all change, in nv darkest
hour, 1t Will be consolation for me to know that
am no Englishman! Oh what day of retribution
and wrath, my countrymen, yet in store for that
unhappy land. have sometimes imagined the day
or nations may be Ldged) when the fire of her eyes
yelled in terror, her naughty crest stopped abjecty
towards the earth, she shall appear overwhelmed
with mountains Of accumulated sin aud crime, be-
fore the last dread, unsparing Tribunal. On that
day from whom shall she expect COUNSEL or aid, or
sympathy; Every face of every nation shall be turn
cd upon her with hatred with pity which writhes
while it commsserates Shall she appeal to the
crowd of witnesses which will be assembled like
dark cloud to testify against herr Justice, justice to
the criminal, and vengeance alone shall speak out
from every expressive countenance. And who will
appear to give evidence of that universal cruelty
which she has practsed on earth Men from every
iapd and of every color, the Hindoo the afghan the
Chinese, the Indian of the West the negro of Africa
the very negro nov in bondage in the Southern
States Of this Union, for whom so much pretence Of
sympathy is urged, put in that condition by the Eng
fish policy of former times the men of Europe of eye-
~ language and custom, the American-all shall APP
pear there that day TO testify against her in the
eloquent language induced by wrongs and insults and
when the impartial and just Judge shall pronounce
her fiery DOOM every soul then present with uni
yersal voice shall breathe forth prayer of heartfelt
thanks, that they were not born with the curse of
Englands crime upon them.