The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1845-06-25
From Ike n. Y. Express.
MORAL COURAGE OF LOCO-FO-
CDISAl

OClSm.
We defy any nation, ancient or modern. TO
produce better specimens of moral courage
than we can present in the United States -
Our great men now on the stage stand pre-
eminent IN this respect.
The one TO be named first is Cato
Wright Esq, now Governor of New York.
He made speech Of nearly whole dav IL
eainst the Tariff Act in the Senate Of the T..
States, denounced ii as unconstitutional. iu-
expedient and unjust, and before he had har-
dly time to sit down voted for it,and OF course.
according TO bis own account, perjured bin self
in the sight Of inan aud heaven. Such an oral
spectacle neither Cato the elder or YOU ger
ever presented TO tie world. The history OF
the British Parliament too. Substitute OF . I'M
liza. examples. Indeed il is believed that AN
act of The Kind would have caused Il mel. Der
of either the House of Lords or Of Conn ems
TO be forever exclGded from appearing in Il
public assembly. Ia this country, however.
where DeInocracy appreciates duly ercas az
tons, we reward the man capable 81 Ueh
deeds By making him Governor Of the SAFE.
The second case, Of recent date, IS Lt, OF
Senator Bashy OF Alabama, v no drrourctss
the joint resolutions of the House ri Repre-
senlatives, anncXins Texas. as un;uSi aud -
a violation of the constitution. and th,r ia
like manner, ii he is "a be believed. i.rrl red
himself by voting for them. For this act &c
| heruism he received the laudation of the Uni
versal Loco FocO panty; in addition To uh;sh
/ he is and will be immor,aIizcd for this, by fur
nshins the English language with anew weird,
"Basbyi>ias."
| Another case, where not only the moral
courage Of the man himself but of the V io'c
| Democratic party Shines cut conspic uouS,y,
is that Of Mir Senator Benton Of n uuii he
author Of the celebrated East room letter.
The story was an entire fahTicalinr--luGws
ingly,and wilully mafe To iuiure Mr.Adam'a.
aud the party Tho supported him. Yet AR.
Benton took his seat, in the Senate, unala>ii-
by deed which would have driven him fTcn,
the pale of Society iii almost the whole civil
ized world. and has twice siuce been Inner
ed, BY his State, with Il re election to the high
est Office in its gift; by which act the Deu,0c-
racy Of Missouri have shown that they possess
moral courage equal TO any emergency!
E But this is not the only act of moral cour-
, age, on the part OF Mr.. Benton. He denouc-
; ed the joint resolutions for annexation, as al
abOrion-as uncOnstilutional,-and vet hc
voted for lhem;-in other words, "BQsJy-
, ized."
The next TO be mentioned is that OF Mr..
Ritche, the Government Editor al Washing
ton-Iho instrument of the impoSturc, and
publisher of the famous East rGon letter
I This gentleman, when he found THAT he had
been imposed upon by Mr.. Benton, no; rrIy
= had the moral courage 10 attempt To curcri
! his name ~ the author, but has ever SIM =
Landed him as m example Of Democratic PVT
: riotism, integrity, veraciIy and honesty. In
, deed it is Questionable whether this is not The
strongest case of those here mentioned. ild
where can equal examples lie found, ci;h, :
ancient or modern!
The Introduction into the White House ct
Washington, by James l.. Polh, Ui Large
Of, and -. known us The
Empire Club. in body. shortly after hi, In
ausuralion President ofIhe United States.
presents another ofthc morally sublime Dem
Ocralic spectacles UNKNOWN heretofore, C;ru
in this superativcly Democratic county. 1t
WAS an act which no sovereign in Europe
would have dan ed To do. IL is therefore the
best of evidence thai our newly elected Chief
Magistrate is man Of mettle, and iorbt DIES
deeds of proves, should we ever have Il for
cign war. \ Ean who could treat with the
sara hOnors the Empire Club and the Foreign
ambassadors, has courage enough for any
| emergency.
We might take other striking examples in
the history Of host and other diS;insui, he'd
! Democrats, but the Instances here ciIcd are
enough to prove thai We are the most cnurl-
/ geous-morally courageous na.icn IN he uni
verse.
/ = The New Hampshire examllr Of tie
right about fIee, regarding TEXAS, after il WIS
found Mr.. Van Buren, must be thrown tvtr-
board, is certainly striking"