New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-08-24
SPEECH OF Mr.. CHoATE.

TIC the exclusion Of variety OF Io.!'tI3i hN'-
,orlals, we this morning publish the Speech oil
Hon. Rurus Cmo.rE delivered before the Boston
Young Mems Wing Cub. OF Moniay evening
It appeared 10, the first time il print IN the b9s-
ton Courier of yes!crday-where it is published
from copy furnished By Mr. Choz:s himself
We are indebted to Adams {, Co 70: "a ea:ly
copy Of the ConTicr containing il, received ria ire
L,ng Iaard RAILROAD Ire Speech Goes not
need ore word Of commentator.
The meeting having been called tc crdec y
CHARLES FRAxcls ADAMS, President OF the Club,
Mr. CHoArE wa. i,;roduced. he came forward
and soote as follows:
Mr. CHoATE texan by saving ;ha, he regarded
the appro aching election Ole vi more interest 70
the Whole country, aud 10 tr STATES oi The NoFtn 10
i pr, eIinrB degree, than anv which had Pfecel-h
H. The pecuiarit. G: this election, he c5Hi!"-ed,
i, that whiie ii Involves all the questions OF me
policy. Which are ever suspended on Tie claIce %
prcsldctt -que-Ions OF the cu0erc', CT 'Hc 'anl-'
q internal Improvements. o. protecHpA 81 ioIel-h
policy ard oil esr, ~n!c it involves IN ~ broad-S!
thu su-s;un, h0- S1it the TiatloA " o0tf -
Ell 1T iugGlye.-he r-t Presidential -iecHon that
mas done sO-lhr father. more fundamental ZIG
more starting question. uh0t shell pc 'GtsoH b.
a,h0 shall tie nn!tOn be sh,-e siiaI the "diioA BE-?
{. TO- what AID w'-.r2 .s and l. TO b., our c,,,G'ry
itsefl je Il 20 lie auy longer the ,nion which 'yc
I i.vC known: when We have loved; 10 which va
have been accustomed lor i II 20 ~ 1'cSoived al
together or l. II 10 Oe nrT one, enlarged ny Tie
annexation cc territory, out OF which ioHy States,
Of the SIZE oil Massachusetts, might be CONSTRUCTED
territory, not appended equally 10 the East, tie
| West, tie Center and the South; not Appended -
auaily to the slave States and the free States
agricultural and the planting 10 the localities OF
free trade and Ihe localities .. protection not 50 AZ;
pen1ed as TO w0I,' en s1Gal and impartial enlarge
me- at and tsa-icaue 10 rech oil thUsc y"r,ucs
and heterogeneous elements OF in;ereA;, and seat,
, III T.. aud position, oct G. those struggle cones
the peace, cut - anUsc dIs-Ondncc comes tie
nar5ucrr q our sy.tem-nOt so-but Appealed 70
enc vast accession TO side, rcg'cr, cnS IN
terest Of the many which c"inro5e the State; 20
appended Us TO dstnr" ...e relations oil the part-; 10
change the ccd OF the center; To couneract the
irra tendencies oil things TO substitute revolution
o. violent and morbid policy IN place U! The STOW
and safe aciion OF nature, hltt and business Uncer
a permanent law; so appended, in short, not
merely 10 make snail globe INTO larger one, but
to utter the whole figure OF the body c .ary the
share and the range OF its orbit - launch i, forth
on u new highway Of lie heavens; 10 change it,
day and nirh., is seedtme and harvest, lis solar
! year, ;he great cycle OF its duration itself.
This it is lha, gives to this election an interest
peculiar and ransceDdent. 1t il Il question, not
what The policy OF The Nation shalt he-but what,
who, where, shut The Action be Ii is not Il
question Of National politics, but OF National iJen.
tity. For even II tie Union shal survive the An
ncxatiOn Of Texas, and the discussions of AnneXa-
non, ii will be Il new, q Changed, another Union
| not this Ii will b. changed, not By time, which
changes all tbDgs-nan, monuments, States, the
great Globe itself not by time, but bv prwer not
by imperceptIbe degrees, bet in day; not by
successive growth, Uuioded and urged forward b,
invisible nutrition from beneath and from without,
of winch every region, every state, takes the risk.
but bv the direct action OF Government, arbitrary,
violent and unjust, oil Which no part has cveragie.d
TO take the l. is 10 this element IN the present
election, the Annexation of Texas that wish to-
night passing all the resi-, 10 direct your alten
lOn
shall consume bu, little of the time Of such
assembly this in attempting 10 prove that the sue
cess or failure of this enterprise OF Annexation is
suspended, Tor the present. perhaps for our day, on
the result Of the pending election. You, al least,
have no doubt on THIS pOlut- Is there one man now
before me- the first Ince who does no. believe or who does
greatly nnd IaiIOHnr fear. that # Mr.. Polk the
moi 80 vcrv terrible form of ;er,fy of course m tn i.
i.isGce. twelve mouls-une- great and eNtraordi
onei >ch nn one may Ice supposed among you To night
).r. roK aud means an II Utuin the con
OF his cun>cicnce-wo wrnts 10 tor Mr. Polk
shrink, the OF romoia. Aunexaon-ue, any such
me say b. IL don't follow that, # he chosen. Texas vii
b. annexed fe but doe, not chance, u
Annexation! Doe, mol Tremendously enhance the difficult
lies OF resistance DUes II not, at ie you the ter
e hazard OF belng compelled hereoi e. To encounter by me
mo'u BY cOnVenOn by feiiOnnnce by rAtee and eA IA
ordinary acton tha; which you can now are4b innocent
~, seu=ooany aud the pulls! Does
stock obber, and landjo5ber ind q, aJrbbet VII"
cumors for Annexation IN G stand perfectly hat he ald,
gentlemen all his SIDE aud do aeT not well know what
tiey about! Doe, no; Mr.. Polk III he
If he and determined Ia do 1t If he
Does he no, come IN pledged an ieiemlnei To put rrGu
the whole vast power O the Executive -he whole
flushed tllut
anne Ntion any mlH ly:i enough L. deny that Mr.
press, rnd solely that the caiGIae might be- US they exIu
si;ey eNpfe>> 1t, Texas la the back hone - And how c
lh very purpose Ire VIII dn oiIine 10 accomplish 1T Why
he should edspO> To o nothing. do you tiHk tina, par
ION, ana tefe tfampe i,t'u e iO strong enough
ol tt"c.euns "nch .u uut ~ me power Z" l"Jny 10
nominate the choice u majority sifon. edouEh 10 laugh
merely TO divide Nj Butter last crust ~h hG bu 10 snatch
the whole Il strong enough II circulate Nj Van Buren, out
whom thcy rallied again III ~ months nier the defeat o siU
nnd holad their canddG'e-a, VIGOROUSLY ana
party will ccns, that IN point o accomplishment and talent
and eN,,-rcuc OF pubic nia lie mI,eUftby Sir ivlN
superior strong enough 10 have dissolved that Convention
halt an hour had II conceded Their utmost dean,-run
ing II ity could not Tue III Ht PoA should be disposed
do nothing, do you believe such such iucun
De,per tey. weekly faaI. doe I've deceive himself. who
"I not ttni every thing which an Executive. elected
lie viii put forward is rs, Message. He vii
forward rs tie grand measure OF ms party and OF HI, I'D
farewell words OF Jackson viii he
subrivrri Aye ihut drum shall be bea'en, winch
HI call thu dead his battles the mlfna REVIEW
ssduwy iirS lie VIII not be aitemr
the mt the form OF Treaty. requiring third
oil the Senair but IN the ium al law, muoTy OF
nnl' DO that such cannot be-
ed Do mol be toe oi that. pray you
withhold vote, ou such speculation that Do not
President u er has been abe command mu1riy
President iye'. without pnfiy. with whoe division
the democratic patty with Col. Benton and h Wd.ht
head against m; with the S"u;hetn Wh!ss under the
sJaa6r and important lead VI Mr. Ia. him man
do not because under these special ugd temporary
Stances he has not been able 10 Obam JJiy therefore
lay the aeflns JUNCTION Ia nj, that when PIc>lds:
who has pnrty and that patty OF the People
Hustled with recent vctr, won ms precise issue. E
ms hand al the busirss when Col, Beuion-the
pu!gly and scc.rl u OF h:> recent resistance
having susS d-sha his Natural and earlier po
sitiUn and La Sale and AmericauuS shall he himself
when Southern Wings. cnser rail- lns 10 the lead
81 Mt Clay shall resume their natural position shall DIVIDE
question: when the whole tactics of party the united
genera, srCnCth oI The SOUTH the and mutiUrm uu
Executive shall be combined when the
TO te preset under spscou name, by a o
topic u! patriotism and a:candi>eme Il vhsn
hnud manifest symptoms OF ecusarcy. should Try the
icct OF little sweet, reluctant auo!uu delay. the mi
ambitious hearts shall play before the eyes Image,
foreign MISSIONS and departments and benches of Justice
do deceive yourselves the belief that the majority
will not be secured speak OF the admission vi
Texas The erection of that territory
States viii be different unertaklnsrer. les proms
iuc. dreadful al OF The Union. OF tln
have su!ucthin: 10 dOub