Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-03-04

ough, not to be appropriated by an individual cit
| zen, aud has instructed me, his representative,
to offer IL TO the nation, to be preserv ed IN it's
public repositories as the common property of all.
since its office has been to achieve and secure
! the common liberty of all.
! He has, in like manner, requested me to pre-
sent this cane to the Congress Of the u. States,
dee ming il not unworthy the public acceptance.
| This was once The property OF The philosopher
and pario, Benjam'n franklin.
! BY a codic To his last will and Testament we
find II thus disposed Of:
| "My fine crab-tree walking stick, with gold
head. curousy wrought in The form Of the cap OF
Liberty. give TO nv friend. and the friend Of
mankind. General Washington. If j, were a
p,re, be has meried II and would become IT,"
Gen. Washington, in his will, devises this cal .
! as follows:
"iTEM.-To nv brother, Charles Washing ton.
give and heqneaih the goid headed cane left ms
by DIR. rankin in his will"
Capt. Samuel Washington the only son OF
Charles Washington, tho devlsee from whom he
derived, bv inheritance, this Interesting memori-
al; and having transmitted II Ia his son. Samuel
r. Washington. the latter thus seeks 10 besiow it
worthIIy, by assocIating u with battie-swurd IN
I gift to his cOuntrymen.
cordially concur with Mr. Washington in the
opinion that they each merit public pre- serva,ion;
and obey. with pleasure. his wishes in here pre-.
sentIDg them in his name TO the nation.
Let the sword OF the Hero and The staff Of the
Philosopher go together. Let Them have place
among the proudest trophies and mos, honored
memorials of our national achievements.
Upon that staff once leaned the sage Of whom
i, has been said, "He sna,ched the lightning from
heaven, and the scep,re from iyran,s."
mighty arm once welded this sword in
righteous cause, even unto the d'smen.bermen,
Of Empire. In the hand Of Washington this
"the sword of the Lord aud Of Gideon"
in Ihc def If
public liberty; II was never shea hed until gio.
rIous and triumphant success returned ii To the
scabbard, without n stain Of cruelty dlshonor
upon its blade; il was never surrendered excep,
to that country which bestowed it.
(At the conclusion of this address the galleries,
which were crowded, sen, forth emphatic mani
tes,ations Of approbaIion
Mr.. John Q ,incy Adams then roso and ad.
dressed the House follows:
In presenting this resolution to the House, j,
may perhaps be expected that | should accompa-
ny il with some suitable remarks; and yet. sir,
never rose to address this House under deeper
conviction of the want Of words to express The
em1'ions that feel. IL IS precisely because o.
casions like this are adapted 10 produce universal
sympathy, that litie can be SAID by anv one, but
what, in the language Of the heart. in rones no,
loud but deep, every ono has silently said 10 him
self. NV respected friend from Virginia, bv whom
this Offering Of patriotic sentiment has been pre-
senied TO the representative assembly Of the ma
tion has, already said all that he said sui,a-
BILE TO the occasion. In parting from him, =. az
Ter a few short days, must all do. il will on
my part, be sorrowing that in all probability |
shall see his face aud hear his voice MORE
But his words OF this day are planted in my NJ
ory and will there remain till the last pu!sa,ion
of my heart.
The sword of Washing ,on The staff Of Frank |
I'm! Oh. sir, what associations linked in ad I
thnaa m
of human freedum--Wa shlng.on, whose
sword as my friend has said, was never drawn
bat in tho cause Of his country, and never sheath !
ed when welded in his coun'ry's cause! Frank. I
lin. the philosopher Of the ,hunderbn the prn,.
ing press and The plonghshare! What names
are these in the scanty catalogue Of the benefac-
tors Of human kind! Washington and franklin!
What other two men whose lives belong the
lS,h century of Chris!endnm, have lett IA deeper
impression Of themselves upon the age in which
they lis ed. and upnn all Hfer time w shington,
the warrior and The LEGISLATOR! la war, contents
ing hv the wager of battle Tor the independence
Of his country. and Tor the freedom Of the hu-
man rare; mnnIfrsilug. amidst j. horrors, nv
prrrepi and example. his reverence for the laws
If Peace. and for The ,rnderest : mp. HES Of hu
manuv: IN Pence, sooihing the ferncious spirit Of
disc"rd, amnng ms own c"unrrymen, into harmo-
nv aud uninn. and giving TO that very sword DOW
presented TO this country charm moro po,en,
Than that attributed IN ancient times to the Tyre
If o pheus. Franklin. tho mechanic Of his own
fortune, teaching IN early youth. under The shack
les of Indulgence, the way to wealth. and in the
shade Of ohscuriiy the path to greatness; in the
Of msnhood. d,sarminQ Tho thunder OF
Ierror-. the lightning Of its fatal bias, and
ing from the ivran,'s hand the eiiiI moro attic
Il, scep're of nppresstan: Will. desce nding INTO
The vale Of wears. traversing tho Atlantic ore,n.
Drawing in the dead Of winter The battle and the
breeze. hearing ia bis hand The charter Of Inde-
pendencc, which he had contributed Ia form, and
rendering. from The seif-crenied nation To the
n ghiest mona ribs Of Europe, the olive branch Of
peace, the mercuriai wand Of commerce. and the
amulet Of protection and safety tn The rf
peace. on the painless ocean. from the ine xnrabe
:rueity and merciess rapariiv Of war. And
na'ly, in the las, stages Of life. with four score
winters upon his head. under the torture If in