The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-10-09

tween the high-nying preensions Of the Grown, aud
The stubborn purpose OF The people 10 retrieve,
tend, and guarantee their ancient liberties burst out
into that hefee CONFUSION which presently destroyed
the monarchy and the SovEREIGN. lu the slowly sub
siding conflict Of these principles easily, and often
again awake ed into destructive collision, GROIN
WELL had to deal with menacing condition of things
and with hostile opponents that were only To be CRAP
pied with, by ylgor almost beyond the law
and c)nsancy almost equally Inaccessible to
the suggestions OF human pity and human weakness.
Yet, where, among successful leaders against the
forces OF ancient dynasties and opinions thrones and
monarchs, institutions and establishments shall we
lind parallel to CRoMwELLi The KINGS death, be
II remembered was neither his exclusive act nor
could he, alone, have arrested fate already deter
mined on by those whose strength and will CROMWELL
oouu not yet pretend to oppose. If lie gave way 10
VIC orutish intolerance of his Parliament in sane
rMpnns 'he crueltes exercised against the madman,
tAiLoh, ana Others, he is to be, to great extent
oAoused oy The puritanica bisotry Of his time and
'o eoncurrihg preJudices Of the entire people But
ne''ner MS political vengeance nor his religious
i nalIi''h INDUCED IN those horrible excuses Of
pioousheu and torture which disgraced the renoory
OF SO many am ng the best of our Kings who we're
also wise legislators and invncibIe captains.
we pause iof moment to remind the reader that
oLNEh oRoM"ELL raised the true grandeur of his
country at home, and its political influence ahrood
to pitch it had previously attained only nm er r,
BETH, IN less than ten years! In place of the dc
trust which British diplomacy had incurred abroad
under the disorganization produced by CuARIrs,s
policy IN all his affairs, CROMWELL made the proud
Minister OF France sutton for his friendship and IA
yor lie humbed the pretensions both Of France and
Spain by the prompt vgor and decision Of his reso-
lutlons, and the machless energy with which be was
ever prepared TO give action and effect to them His
sagaclty prodigously enlarged the limits of our COM
merce and whilst he repressed and signally punished
The arrogance OF Spain he cultivated relations of trade
which laid the foundations Of the lasting and adyana
geous connexon that has since subssted between
this country and Portugal He did not fail how
ever, TO subject Don PANTALEoN SA, the brother
OF the Portuguese Ambassador, for aroclous MUIR
der committed here, TO the extreme and igno-
minious penalty which would have visited the com
mission of a similar offence by the meanest English
subject. In the old world and the new he diffnsed
the terror and indicated the authority of the British
iiag When he had to choose between the alliance
OF France and Spain, he wisely preferred the latter
Holland he compelled to rclnquish her vaunted SUI
premacy OF the seas; and the same Blake, who de-
ieated Van Iromp, and ransacked the settlements of
SPAN IN South America, animated by the intrepid
courage and ability of his MASTER reduced the power
full State of AlgIers to abject submission, after it
had defed for ages all the other pow ers of Europe
The great Charles V, about hundred wears before
had failed in like attempt, and was compelled to
retire with discounted army after seeing his fleet
annhilated. The powerful King of France. thirty
years afterwards, was equally defeated and humilia-
ted in similar effort Such, them having been the
good fortune, and victorious and to his country emf
nenty useful career Of Oliver Cromwell, why shall
he be omitted out Of the sculpured line of English
SOY eregns in the halls Of the English Legislature?
The yenal and corrupt House of Commons, which
he so summary dismissed, could it now have any
voice in the matter, might well vote for the exclusion
OF his statue. The Hierarchy which he displaced
might now reasonably anathematse him. But from
the Incidental effect of never having worn the bau
pie to Jostle him out of the dIgnifcd company of
the warrior Pantagenes, the ADLER monarchs of the
White and Red Roses, the more enlightened and
powerful OF the Tudors, the all-miserable Stuarts
the convention called Nassau, and the Parliament,
created line OF Hanover, and lIustrous progeny
OF Brunswlck-would be, we repeat, soecism and
a disgrace to our nation To leave out Cromwell
would be, too, to pass the most extraordinary
creation OF that marvellous 18th century Of which
he was, as 1t were the salt and the concentration