The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-05-29

twas not in session, he found the messengers sen,
1 ling copy Of the offending speech to every pos
master in New York. This weighty charge, M
President regret TO say, admits OF no denial; bJ
( my excuse is, that at the time il was supposed
be lawful, even without obtaining leave from tn
senator from Massachusetts,. Now, although N
senator except that honorable learned, and digni
fed senator thought it his duty, made 1t his bus
meas, to be prying into the foding-rooms and peer
ing behind the tables TO spy out who were sondin
away speeches, or where or 10 whom, II canno
be denied that the calling entirely respectabl
and worthy Of the senator's position, though If no
among the least, it can scarcely be ranked a
amongst the most elevated pursuits aPpertaining Il
the senatorial Office
j But in following the honorable senator from
Massachusetts in this gigantic effort, which ! con
| template with exceeding awe, | approach a chaTg,
Of a grayer character still. Hsrk! Let reverend
senators give ear! Let the hum Of the galleries b.
suppressed Let spectators listen, and the worl'
cease respiration, while ! shall for one brief mo
ment, in subdued tone, read from the inimitab'
speech Of the senator Of lis choicest and chastes
beautiesl Let Il he given in his own refined Ian
guage In speaking OF the further distribution o
my Oregon speech, the senator from Massachusetts
opened his mouth and said follows: ~ do no
doubt thai enough Of them ,oes snt into Brooms eouni.
(ths county Of my residence) 10 GH small barn. ana
pretty hard fodder IL could be-"
"Now, in the name Of all the gods at once"
conjure every friend have on earth to stand by me
and crave the sympathy Of the most eyil-disposeC
enemies, while attempt to live on under the inaic
tion Of such excruciating sarcasm! The denuncia.
ton could have borne, but such ridlcule as this
is too much for frail humanity. How sparkling the
wit how burning the satire how elevated the
thought! how profound the dignity how "god
like" the conception [Great laughter.l
Lest, however, Mr.. President, should consume
too much time in tracing the brilliant passages Of
hat OraeaG, and I vviil
coed to brief review OF the treaty settling III,
northeastern boundary and the AshburtOn negotia
tons. And, first, the subject Of the boundary.
The senator informs us that when he was invest
ed with the diplomatic insignia, he found this mat
ter exceedingly embarrassed by the correspondence,
Of previous administrations; and he quotes exten
sively from messages, documents, and official pa
pers, TO prove (what no one has denied) that tn,
territory had not before been given up the ques
ton settled. But let have the senator's own Ian
guage After citing portions of its history, the sen
ator proceeds:
From this historical sketch Of the diplomatic CORES
Pondenee between the two governments during the admin
istraton OF MIR Van Buren, he (r w nded that tn
whole question was brought into pretty little diplo
matte ENHANCEMENT ght choose to look upO
| OF a summers dsy-one which would have taken Richie
lieu ralley Nesselrode and Mettench to have
raveed Such indeed, the deplorably confused an
complicated state Of the question such the hopeless
ness Of adjustment that Lord Pai,r declared ihI
had not The slightest expectation Of nismsni hH there
b, ca Ingt IN the adRin'iraOn Of the EogenVem ef m
| United States"
| This, Mr.. President, was the condition or tn
northeastern boundary, as related by our modes
Secretary neg"tiatoT; and although he has assure,
| ne that so complex was It's ENHANCEMENT, that IL
contemplation would afford employment for sum
mer's day, he has not designated what summer, no
what month IN the summer nor what day in tn,
month he had in view; leaving Va entirely 10 con
GESTURE whether he considered the 4th Of July, or
If so, what particular 4th Of July n suitable pas
l,tn e.. n.
would have bafled the diplomatic skill Of all tn
noted negotators of modern times-Rcheleu ant
Talleyrand, and Nesserode, and Meternch, would
in the unassuming judgment of the great American
Regotiator, have been unable to thread the maze
Of this diplomatic labyrinth, which he disposed o
by Wholesale with single dash of the pen.
was said ofthe hero of the Hermitage that he was tn
conqueror ofthe warike veterans Of the Old World
Of those who conquered with Wellington in the war
Of the Peninsula But his fame in the field ia sud
denty eclipsed by more respendent genius in tn
cabinet, who achieves, as IT were, in a single mo
ment victory which had de6ed the wisdom o
thirteen successive administrations, and from which
the gray-headed negotators Of the earth would hav
shrunk in utter despair. The senator enumerate
the iustrous line of Presidents, from Washington
to Van Buren,, and shows that each in his turn hat
vainy endeavored to put at rest the question Of tn
northeastern boundary
| Yes, Mr.. President the immortal Washington
the Father of our country-he who was first in war
first in peace, and first in the hearts of his country
men-he who fought the battles Of the revolution
and guided feeble band Of infant colonies to IN,
proudest destiny Of nations-retres from the cares
ofState TO the quiet shades of Mount Vernon, unable
to settle the vexed questionable northeastern boun
dairy! The gigantic mind Of the elder Adams will
the spirit of the revolution upon him-he who had
contributed so abundantly to his country's indepen
dence-he whose patriotism and devotion were un
doubted, despite of erroneous political sentiments
left this question TO be cared for by those who SHOULD
succeed him. Thomas Jefferson, the author of tn
Declaration of American Independence-wh pro
claimed to the world the obvious but mighty trutl
that all men were created equal, though eight year
administering the government, found his grea
knowledge unequal to the task and lived and died
and the question remained unsettled. 1t withstoot
the exertons Of Madison, the patriot and statesman
and of the laborous and researching Monroe, AM
Of the younger Adams, to whom was concede
more diplomatic learning than any American states
man of his time. Jackson, the sage and hero
who left his mighty impress upon the institutions @
his country, and by his bold and fearless patriot
ism commanded the respect and admiration of tn
world who now rcposes at the Hermitage far fror
the struggles and agitations of time and sense
passed over this controversy, undsposed of, to hi
successor But the prudence and sagacity the per
severing purpose and quiet frmness Of Van Burel
failed and, like those who had preceded him. he re-
tired from office with the northeastern boundar,
|
short, so pertinaciously had all administrations,
to this time adhered to the interests and honor q
the country, that, as the senator from Massachu
sets informs us, Lord Palmerston, her Majesty
Principal Secretary of Foreign Affairs, declared i
his official despatch, "that the British government
as early as 1910, had perceived that they neve
could come to a settlement of this controversy wit
the government Of Mr. Van Buren,, and they there
fore wished and waited for a change in the govern
ment Of the United States"
But this event, so earnestly desired by the BIRTHS
government--so necessary, in its estimation, to tn
adjustment of the question--had happened; the ser
ator from Massachusetts had been invested with III
power and dignity Of premier, and in the first yea
and fifth month Of that suspicious reign the que,
ton was adjusted! And how, Mr.. President, wi
this transcendent feat in diplomacy accomplished
By doing that which all his predecessors had refuse
to do-gving up to Great Britain the whole territor
in dispute, and 100000 acres into the bargain
What sublime triumph over British diplomacy
Yes sir the senator, the first day Of his speech
called our attention to single circumstance, whic
speaks volumes, and furnishes the key TO the event
of this most extraordinary and ndefensible t,ansa