The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-12-18

ca with illustrations Of the fact the throbs Of
immortal splrt that pants 10 enjoy an herea ftrr
mone he sufficient TO attest the solemnity of N" u
sion which clusters around The grave ali Ia pas'
OF an'cerna life, 1.-THE passage to which mus, ~ ~
strucied by no. human power-darkened bv IA w
perstitlous shsdowtaxed by no avaricous r,. su'
ny. Shake the crown from the brow of, ,hs Ly'ah'
hurl the throne lrom-the emperor's feet--d,sh ~
sword from the warriors grasp-take nomn es e
the proud, or pageanry from the powerful iJ.0a
love by perhdy, or poison friendship by dece;t ~
these are trivial caamities that have their en-. -
life, or their balm IN time but there is no ,an.i
for the fauds of reigion--no balm for the xron.
of violated conscience. ss
I'VE find that we have not space TO eon,;nno i, a.,
transcript of our notes Of this speech, and n,"0 a
therefore condensc the concluding remarks mus
Mt l.. proceeded to show that the iorei,r,.
would ultimately find that his best position ,,s",
be that of an intelligent moral agent, in the fll W."
session Of civil and religious liberty, pfenarna t.
children to become true republicans, and elipb. !.
the highest stations in the gin Of the peopTe nv
denounced the pseudoliberality of those sent.n.s
who would deprive the foreigner of the bisbss u
stnctive virtue Of our being-that love of 4ms.iAr
and of American institutions, If a virtue IN :. =
would be vice in them. He desired 10 oivs H.
foreigner long period of probation, to weSn hug
from his first love; and concluded in these wor%.
We, as native Americans and the people Of ,bs'.
United States, as patriots and republicans ba,s
now attained that climax of foreign inS,,.n..s
when to pause in our career of reforming Inc .h,s.
which subjects to national degradation Il ia ~''
render forever the high dignity Of moral ndepsos
ence, and the peculiar exalted distinctive iesprs !,
a homogeneous nation The question which W. 4.
sign to bring before this House, in proper eors
is question raised by the foreigners ihem.eys. ,nt
that question is to decide whether Americans !,
foreigners shall rule this land. Shall we, or shall ".
not be privileged to bring before this House in A,
form of a report, such statistics as shall establish
the fact that unless some remedy be applied 70 m,
great and growing evil, the day is not far di,l,"
when the native-born American voter viii find him.
self in a minority in his own land.
Mr.. CHASE then rose ana said that il wa, M,
his desire, during this session of Congress 10 oe'
ply much of the time of the House in debate A,
of the youngest members of the House il mich,
well become him to listen rather than 10 sppsL
When the question was brought up YESTERDAY /.
had no expectation that he would address the Hons
but as the debate proceeded, he had become iners,
ed. The question assumed, in his view, beb,,
importance; and he therefore felt called on "a cav
something on it, With his colleague, he b,S
thought that the discussion should have been can
fined strictly to the question of reference and he hd
really been much surprised at the latitude of dehr
taken by gentlemen yesterday. He was also a h.
tie amused at the position taken by his friend from
Michigan. He Mr.. CHIPMAN] had remarked in 4,
course of his speech yesterday, that he was sorry
that he was born in the State of Vermont; and
had been stated by some persons who had heard
him upon that occasion-for he himself was nm !,
fortunate--that he Mr.. also stated that Nj,
father and mother were born in the State Of Mssn.
chusetts; and that he was the frst-born. That h.
(Mr. c. believed was not correct. II was he b,
lieved, intended merely for joke. He was not
much in favor of the doctrines advocated by Ina
dominant party in the State Of Vermont He had
no sympathy whatever with that band Of abolition.
lists, who would he hoped, be driven ere long into
that obscurity which they deserved, by the comma
action of both wings and democrats in that S,as
But he esteemed the State of Vermont for her lean.
ing, patriotism, and bravery. He honored the Sta,
Of Vermont for that herosm and courage which vtr
eminently displayed on the plains Of Bennington
and Plattsburg. He honored the State of Vernon
on account also Of the distinguished members o.
that floor from that State. And well might The Sua
of Vermont excIaim, IN the language Of the dying
Cesar-E tn Bruiei He said that with all rtspd
to the gentleman. He (Mr. C } for one would
vote that the resolutions should be referred to a
Judiciary Committee; and for the very good reason
that that committee was, in his opinion, compose
Of able and intelligent men who were perfectly
pabe of discharging their duty to that House and
the country.
He would vote for that, because it was usual
address such resolutions to that committee. HI
was opposed to the appointment of select com
mittce, for this very reason, that that commits
would be selected out Of the friends of the resolr
tions and because there would be scattered abroad
a report from that committee sanctioned by the acu
of Congress, which would assa an importan, Dor
ton Of our fellow-ctizens, who were deprived ofm
opportunity, on that floor, of defending themselves
On that ground he would oppose any report which
the committee might issue. He was willing that
the House should instruct It's committee in rel.
ercnce to the resolutions Of the gentleman from
Massachusetts,; and, although it was said that then
existed an alliance between the native Americans
and the wings, disposition to play into each oh.ri
hands--a sort Of coquetry he did not understand
he was willing to hear, the day before the remark
Of the gentleman from Pennsylvania, who f.lhsH
the matter, and had the whole under his influenza
Well, he had discoursed very eloqueniy. tn
House, and those in the gallery, must have s e
very highly pleased with his eloquence buthe (Nt
C) could not for the life of him come to any olr
conclusion than that it was one of those besuiip
smooth, stump-speeches carefully committed
memory by the gentleman Oh, it was eloquent al
beautiful; but while the gentleman was going
he had listened very anxiously for some new Ggf
ment, such as might be usefully brought before
committee. But he heard no other than those
vanced after the defeat of the great wing party;
when the master of the wing party was a@
to put forth the doctrines of the genten
from Pennsylvania when it was said the WI
party was about to be disorganized; but there
some advice given to the wing party by the se1u
man, who, they were informed on the previous oH
had retired to the shades Of private life, and INC
suit was, that the wing party changed its Dnt
far as the native Americans were concerned
twas said that the people Of Massachusetts come "
ded with the gentleman from Pennsylvania ~
custom was in other days, to follow the aa
gentleman in the other wing Of the capIo.
who, they were informed yesterday, had relsJ
private life; but now they prefer to follow inc taa
the gentleman in this House. He MIR. c. comet
that, on yesterday, he was much surprised y
arguments brought up by the gentleman from Il
sylvania, who told the House, and through
country, that the debt talked ola due foreigner
their defence of this country, was fiction
his Mr.. C.'s) boyhood, he was in the habit Of
ing that thcre-was just debt due TO those y
men who left their homes to assist the POpa
this country to fight. Now, they heard new
trine advanced on that foor-that these men
mercenaries; and that if ever there was @yi
balance was long ago discharged. he c 9n1
envy the feelings Of man who entertained ".
disposition that. He supposed the sams
ments might be used in reference TO their re'ea
airy ancestors, many Of whom drew pay W ~
services. Some Of them had departed ol y.