The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-03-28
CALHOUN'S SPEECH ON THE OREGON
QUESTION

nave Just been enjoying one good half hour of
glad and glorious liberty, in perusng the above
splendid and mastery effort of the mental oiap,
OF the Senate. During the time being nv prison
cell was transformed into the Senate Chamber.
and gaZed in RAPTURE the soul lit eve of TN,
heaven created patriot and God ordained leader.
as listened with breathless and admirinp ankle
ty to the unanswerable arguments and heart meme
'iatlng appeals which he poured forth with all the
sincere soemnliy of inspiration Well NAV his
country ne proud oi such champion-iustly NAV
she boast OF having one truly great man. saw
one, because, when compared to him. all others
iaue INTO iorgetiul nslgnificance. Demagogues-
empty, heaTtless emagogues-nvariably rush A.
long on the wild wings of popular camor, for the
shPie REASON that they possess neither the abili-
ty TO successfully stem it, nor the moral conrage
to attempt It's check. But great men-men real
~ great both In intellect and moiive-feel it So
Tenn duty which they owe their country and their
race, TO exercise the experience, discretion and
mental superiority which God and circumstances
mas given them, IN correcting the folly and curb
ing The rashness of their less gifted fellow coun-
trymen, even though they be compelled to do so.
as ID most frequently the case at the sacrifice of
worthless mushroom popularity. Let every man
VINO owns thought, and is not sunk into such
aoJect servity that he dare not think, read that
speech Let him ponder on it after he has read
H-almost every sentence will serve as maxim
and then blush that lis great, lofty and mag
unanimous author has not been long since placed
IN MS legitimate postion-President of these
onited States Not that any position earth ever
Set nao' could add to his pre- eminent greatness
and dignity, but because the country needs one
such man at its head, to give tone and character
to Its government, both at home and abroad -
John y. Calhoun would be felt in any situation in
which he could be placed, and on all important
matters OF State, his opinions would possess more
weight, and receive more consideration and re-
spect, were he even in the most humble private
capacity, than those of any other man on this
Continent, no matter how elevated the position
ne might occupy. This last effort Of his comes
upon one like the rapid breaking of bright and
glorious spring morning. Previous to its com
mencement, all was comparative darkness and
confusion, but as he progressed. the dim stars
Whlch preceded him gradually disappeared, until
they became utterly lost even to the recolection
lhe light which the great lumnary has shed a.
round him on this occasion, has entirely eclipsed
all his surrounding satellites and he stands in the,
Senate like the MONDAY sun in the armament, in
fuslng life and confidence to all upon whom his
mental light descends.
The above well deserved expression of appro-
baton of Mr.. Calhoun, is from the pen of Mike
Walsh, himself one of the most remarkable men
In this country A man pure in principle, above
corruption, and an indomitable hater of vice.
fraud, and villany in high or low places Above
temptation by power and influence he is devoted ;,
heart and soul, to the herculean task of raisiDp
the masses to the level of " freedom and equality,
which is so beautiful in the theory of our country,
but which is so basely trampIed upon by the rich,
the favored sons of fortune. Mike Walsh now
occupies felon's cell on BlackwelPs Island near
the City of New York, because he told the truth
OF an Infamous scoundrel in that City, whose
shameful acts would look black in that Sodom of
turPItude and crime. And by fraud and connu
sance OF perjury in the Courts of that citv. was
this ndomltabe, intractable friend of virtue and
OF man, lncarcerated (but not disgraced) in
ielon's CELL The disgrace deep. damnnq and
eternal, IS branded on all those who combined tn
send him there, and who consent to his bepp kent
there He will come out unscathed by the slight
est shadow or breath of shame, and held as n nat
tern of virtue and excellence, when those who
now think they have crushed his proud and hon
est spirit will be forgotten, or only be remember
ed, with bitter contempt, curses and Indignation.
l-.NeV Era
DANIEL O'CONNELL.
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