The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-03-28

bunch OF ranlshes, ana no tWo-eggec creature
The same man, when Poins his companion ex
claimed spray heaven, Jack, you have no, murder
ed some Of them," replied; "That is past praying
Tor. have peppered two of themj two | am sure
have paid two rogues in buckram suits. tel
thee what, Hal, If tell thee lie, spit In my face
call me horse Thou knowest my old ward
Here lay, and thus bore my point, and took all
OF their seven points in my target, thus. THEN
points being broken, followed me close, came Ia
foot and hend. and, with thought, seven Of the
/ eleven paid"
This, sir, is short outline of the character o.
that lying braggart, who frat uttered the sentiment
"The better part OF vaor is DISCRETION with which
the gentleman from Alabama MIR. YAscEY, seems u
have fallen 30 deeply in love.
/ Let az now, for moment, inquire into the occa'
sion and tie circumstances under which that -sent-
meDt was uttered. Il ,was on the battle field Of
Shrewsbury, where tie gallant Prince Henry en-
braced the fery Hotspur, and struck him down in
battle; where the dreaded Douglass OF the North
crossed the track Of this gallant Falstaf, who,
without striking blow In selcdesbnee, blow for
his king, or his country fell 10 the earth and
forfeited DEATH; and there, sir yes, there lay the
most illusrioas a<ampls Of mastery Inactivity ever
lsssrasa On sAs page o. history AS .as shock ..
from the earth, and seeing Hotspur, the dread
ed aud gallant leader of the war tched in death
by his side drew his sword and stabbed the body oil
the noble lord excaiming "the better part Of valor
is discretion" Yes, sir, such was the man, and
such the circumstances under which the sentiment
was uttered. Sir, am plain, unlettered man, and
bear with great humility the reproach cast upon me
by the gentleman from Alabama, Mr.. YAScEY,l in
his charge, "that the West has NJ here her young
men, full Of courage, but without any experience
ALL" will close my reply to this branch Of the
question, by adding, that il is owing entirely to my
neXperience that cannot, with him. appreciate the
character Of his Fasta the beauty Of his senti.
nents
The gentleman from South Carolina tells US that
this notice is a war measure, and that rumor says
that il is a scheme for President making. For my
own part ] appeal 10 Him who knows the
heart to witness that am moved by no such con-
siderations | would not turn upon my heel this
day TO make any one man President over another.
All ask now, shall ever ask hereafter, from my
country, is 10 put man at the head Of this govern
ment who shall carry out American doctrines, and
act on American principles. II the gentleman
means 10 allude 10 me in any such remark, he
does me great injustice Does he mean to say that
am ready to this land with blood for the
mere petty, paltry object of advancing man over
anotherl IL he means such a charge for me, throw
back the charge with indignation. Il is possible
that may not comprehend this measure as clearly
do gentlemen from the South; butsurey our hearts
not so utterly steeled to all humaniy-so utter
ly dead TO every just sontiment--so unmindful Of
the glory and happiness of country--that we
should be willing TO cover her fair fields and her
verdant plains with blood to advance the preten-
sions Of General Scott, Governor Wright, Lewis
Cass, John G. Calhoun, or any other individual, to
the presidential chair. Ii was unjust in the gentle
man to bring charge like this against the West.
Perhaps In my present state of health, il would
be doing in ustlee to myself 10 urge this discussion
very far. During most Of the day have been con-
fined to my room, and when / entered this hall |
had just risen from my bed, rrr.
But said that fet 1t an inperious duty to say
few words here in favor Of the West. -
| And now let me turn for moment to the gentle.
man from Virginia-to the 1lone star" of the uni
psrsal Dominion. He says, in speaking Of the pari-
otic pioneers who have gone to Oregon, "Why is
it, that, with instructive aversion, they retire before
the advance Of civilization, preferring the wild ex-
element and rugged diseomforts of the wilderness
to the repose, the security, and renenens Of social
aud eait.pdied life. They manifest their attachment
by disregardng the influences that bind ordinary
men to the places of their nativity--by swapping
rtekLessly the ties Of blood and kindred abandoning
the hearths and affairs Of their childhood, they toll
through vast and cheerless wilderness, where saw
age and savage beast meet them at every turn,
through scenes where danger turks In every path,
and death is whispered in every breeze" Again, he
says 1T is not the policy of our government to be
running the world looking after citizens, whose
allegiance is only manifested by acts Of erpatriaiion
Sir we told that the hardy pioneers of the West
have expatriated themselves by going to Oregon.
Sir, some fifty years ago, the Allegheny noun.
tains were to the rich valley of the Mississippi,
what the Rocky mountains now are to the fertile
plains of Oregon The same obstacles were then
presented by the that now obstruct the other.
| Had the gentleman from Virginia Mr.. PENDLEroNl
met the adventurous pioneer who first climbed the
rugged hills of the Alleghanies, he would pre-
sumo, have addressed him thus: "Hold! You are
leaving eastern civilization. Come back to the re-
fnements of eastern Virginia; wear your hair long
like woman; raise an imperial and the mousache;
perfume yourself with En- de Cologne, and the b.
gets de Caroline; attend the school Of French dan.
cing-master that you may learn to caper nimbly in
ladys chamber, to the lascivous pleasing Of lutte
Cross yon rugged height beyond, danger turks in
every path, and death is whispered in every breeze.
hear or think hear the sturdy pioneer thus arrest
ed and thus invoked, reply 81 had rather have one
snuff Of yon pure mountain air than all the perfum-
cry of your shops. would rather hear one note Of
your mountain harp, swept by the winds Of heaven
and touched by the hand Of nature, than all the music
of your masters. You tell me there is danger in
every path. That oftself would lure me on Danger
court IT," Finding that this hardy woodsn,an could
not be turned back to Virginia civilization by
such considerations, he is urged still further and
informed that he expatriates himself--is unworthy
the name of an American citizen; that he veluntari
y and reckessly is swapping the ties of blood and
kindred, by forsaking the affairs Of his childhood
At this in sorrow he excaims: ~ expatriatedl ]
unworthy the name Of an American cizen
recklessy swapping the ties of kindred! !, who be
for my country, and fought on every battlefield Of
the revolution. l, who saw my own patriotic sire
in a successful charge, stricken down by my side
whose last and only word was, onward my son
your country needs your Twas then the ties Of
kindred and of blood were snapped. Are such
men as these to be denied the privilege OF citizen
ship, because they can't dance with eastern grace
Sir, had it not been for Boones our Poes, and
men like these, the places were now stand on,
Western cities, our temples Of worship, and halls
Of science, would be inhabited by savage man OF
savage beast The joyous song of plenty would
not now rise daily from the hearts Of her happy mil
lions. am replying more to the arguments urged
here against the West than arguing our title to III,
territory. II is now too late TO begin an argument
on the question Of our title. That seems to be ad
m,ed on all hands. AT least by most Of the gentle
men who are opposed to giving the notice at THU
time
The gentleman from Virginia, [Mr. BsprNeER,
apparently not content with the praises that have
been urged in favor of British yaor and British
power, dragged down the American eagle--the no
bic emblem of our country's ffeedom-from its high
fight and made it to stop In its free course that
rainleSs cloud might mass bv. It's true air The