Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1846-05-05

Christendom, Spain asserted, and main
tanned, and defended her title to the whole
of that coast. 1t would be folly for me to
90 even for an instant, into the arguments
BY which all this has been sustained. Ii
is notorious fact, which no man, Sena-
tor or otherwise, can controyert. Letm
now congratulate one who most kindly
did me the honor some time since, in most
f1attering language, which at once found
its way tony heart, to call me 'frieRd, !"
an epithet which nowtreturntohim with
his permission-let me now congratulate
my friend, the distinguished Senator from
South Carolina, (Mr. Calhoun that at
last the antipodes have met-that be has
made convert of the Senator from Mis-
souri,. congratulate him. He has now
won the highest trophy-thc brightest in
tellectual trophy he has ever achieved
can now make the proudest boast he ev-
er uttered. The great leader there (point-
ing to Mr.. Benton has become his Mr..
Calhoun's) convert and his subaltern in
the course of "masterly inactivity"
"Agamemnon of the little band!" and
the Aiaxes-and | the least Of them
''the little Aiaxl's Sir, am not even the
lesser Ajax; am but poor private SOL
der, in this cause. i ask no favor, and
| seek no reward, save the triumph of the
great cause. / ask for nothing. | should
despise myself if, in a cause like this,
for an instant | could cherish feel
ing of seltishness. would rather be the
little Ajax--rather the private soldier,
fighting simply for subsistence in this
cause, than to hold my head so high that
| could not see aught below me; rather be
the private soldier than with my naughty
foot to press the lowly earth as though it
were too mean for my tread; rather be the
private soldier, than in every look, and at
titude, and act, and expression, proclaim
81 am the ruler will rule or will ru-
in; and is indifferent to me whether the
consequence be rule or ruin" Sir, be he
who he may, there is no man in this land
so high as to have it in his power to ele-
vate and depress public sentiment in A
merica at his will. BE he who he may
who makes such an attempt, he will speed
lily find his level. Little Ajax let it be;
but let me remind the Senator from Mis-
souri, that Agamemnon and the Ajaxes
were not the only actors at the siege of
Troy. There was an Achilles there; and
we have an Achilles here. Let the Sen
ator from Missouri beware, lest he be the
Hector who will grace the triumph of this
Achilles.
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Here there was loud burst Of APP
plause inSshe galleries, which the Presi-
dents rebuke failed to check for few
moments.
MIR. CAss returned his thanks to his
friend, Mr.. flanagan, for what he had
said for him, while he was absent; and
was still more so for the common object
which they all had in view; which was
the interest and-h honor of their country.
Mr.. CAss said he had come here this
morning to free himself. Twice in my
life (said Gen. C. have been captured
by enemies, fighting against British pre-
tensions in war, and again fighting against
British pretensions in peace. My coun.
try redeemed me in the former case
COlnc 10 EeuSeiH iyScAl III tn6 iatteT.--
There was nothing in the former relations
between the gentleman from Missouri
Mr.. Bentonl and myself which woulC
justify the use of the term enemies. If;
however, it should be otherwise, lean on.
~ say, that / have borne worse calami
ties than even the hostility of the Hon
Gent. from Missouri. mean to Justify
and yindieate myself TO the entire salts
faction of every one within the sound o.
NV voice.
Mr.. HANNKG4N. Every Impartial man
Gen. Cas-. No, IA Z President, / can.
not accept such a qualification. II M
yindication IS not Satisfactory to ever,
i one within the sound Of my voice, partia
or inpaslial, / viii agree 10 be tied to the
chariot wheels Of the H0H gentleman.
Mr.. Cass then went ohand demonstra.
ted that the treaty of Utrecht did not ap
ply to the, country west of the Rock,
mountains. 49,.