Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1845-03-22

AddreeS Of MT. Dallas.
Delivered before the Senate ON The l,h
Of March, upon entering upon the dis.
charge Of his duties ~ Vice President:
Senator's: In directing the Vice Pres.
dent TO preside at the deliberations of hi,
body, the constitution Of our country q.
signs to him sphere and = duty alike emf.
nent and grateful. Without any Of ,hs
cares Of real pewer. with none Of the re,.
possibilities Of Legislation, except in rare
conjunctures, he is associated with he die.
nified delegates Of republican sovereign
ties, he is posted BY the entire American
people in your confederated council, partly,
it would seem, as an organ Of freedom,
fundamental principle Of order, and partly,
perhaps, as mere symbol Of that more pop
ular and "more perfect Union," on which
depend the blessings Of our peacs, inde.
pendence and liberty. His missian, tran
quill and unimposing, is yet, noble In b
origin and objects, and happy as well
proud in it, relations to you.
No one, gentlemen, can appreciate more
highly or recognize more deierentialy thsa
does the incumbent Of this chair the pow.
ers, privileges, and rules or forms Of tbe
Senate of the United States. TO maintaa
th... n~:.~Poired and unrelaxed he assA b
be al official duty. second in impressive
obligation only to his constitutional allen.
ance. To their exercise the RcpubE
owes inca!culable good, and through ta
has been gradually achieyeda wide-sra
fame for wisdom, justice, moderation md
efficiency, unsurpassed by any asscmbi4s
OF statesmen in former or present tines.--
A calm and well-adjusted system of &C.
tion in this chamber, carefully devised and
steadily pursued by those who hs.s prs-
ceded US in it. has indeed largely contributed
to the undoubted success Of our great pciit-
ical experiment. instability, Taste, pro-
crastination, discourtesy, and indecision,
hsbitually discountenanced and banisbed,
leave in distributed supremacy here tie
powers Of enlightened reason and the vigm
Of practical patriotism. Our country rssps
thence solid and substantial advantages in
her policy, institutions, prospects, and r.
nown.
The citizen whom il has pleased peo.
pie to elevate BY their suffrsges from The
pursuits Of private and domestic life. ny
best evince his grateful sense Of The hosx
thus conferred by devoting his faculties
moral and intellectual, resolutely 70 their
service. This l shall do; yet with d6-
dence unavoidable to one conscious ihatsl.
most every step in his appointed path i 10
him new and untried, and sensible Aes
dangerous a contrast must occur 10 ths
Transfer Of powers from practised 70 W
practised hands. In observing, howevsf,
upon this floor number Of thoss e1psr.
snced and ekilfnl statesmen ON WHOM ~
nation justly looks with pride and relisses
am assured that there can Be but lne
Danger Of public disadvantage from iaad' y
vertencies or mistakes, which their sau,.
'el may readily avert or reciiiy. ~
hus. gentlemen, while aiming, fsatly -
10 exercise the functions o. ~
station in the spirit O. ~
for The enlarged and lasnae
purposes Of . revered country, and w
incere good will towards ~, may oha'
sh the encouraging hope Of being able, wih
he assent Of an indulgent Proyidence, 4
nee to perform my duty and 70 attssGtyss
oniidence.