The North-Carolina standard., 1846-02-25
VOLUME XlT-NUMBER 500. -.
TERM SIS 8 PER ANN UNI,
PAYABLE IN .aDVANCE. 2.

gard as most likely to rebound to the honor of
the country, and to the promotion of its sacred
rights2 Which will read best on the impePisha-
ble page Of history, lae direct and bold, and
prompt progress 10 our object, or the slow and
steathy? But let me pause will not use that
term l will not so characterize any course of
conduct recommended by the senator from South
Carolina. For him entertain unmingled vener.
alton. His great character, Identified il is with
many most glorious scenes in the history of my
country for the last thirty years, | never can cease
to admire. Never hand of mine will be out
stretched in the vain attempt to shake single
laurel from that venerable brow. | venerate him
for his virtucs-for his palriotism-for his lofty
intelect-for the spoless purity of his whole pri-
vate life, on which the future Piutarch Of his
country will delight TO dwell, and from regarding
which SANDER itself
80 whose breath
Rides on the posting wind and doth belle
All corners of The world"
shrinks covering and abashed. And if might
be permitted TO offer an aspiration in connexion
with his future career, it would be TO the effect
that nothing will ever be done by him to mar that
brightly illumined page which the record Of
his public life will FILL | will not can.
not use in this connexion the word stealthy, or
any word that could possibly give effcnce to the
senator from South Carolina. Let me, then, ap.
ply the term clTcu1t0uS 10 that line Of policy
which he has thought proper to recommend on
this question. And ask, how would it read in
after times, that the first chapter of the American
history was occupied by the recital OF the glori-
Gus and successful struggle of handful of cob
onists with the greatest power of the world in the
resistance of an unjust tax, whilst the icond
chapter blurred and bloued by the sad sad
story of the mean and cowardIy submission Of tho
descendants of that same of heroic men.
when they had grown up to number twenty mil.
lions and occupied the first rank in the scale Of
e,,oh oh lie.
grace our national annrls. Such a chapter must
mOt-wilI not-be written
I" But the lessons of history all false, its
moral but an idle tale, if there are moi greater CO.
lamtes which fall upon men and natinns
than war. One Of the greatest calamilies sir is
a purchased and disgracrfu peace. BIonled and
enervated China is living witness Of that fact.
Modern Italy still exhibits in her feeble and i'm.
beetle empire the curse cntaicd upon her thirteen
or fourteen centuries ago. The ignobIe descth-
dants of the most iustrious the ancient world
ever saw exhibit in their every IlnPamcnt the Ff.
fects of that awful calamity; whilst on the Other
hand consecrated still to this hour, bears witness
of the heroic soul of The Greeks, who disdaiHed at
the hands Of invading millions TO purchase Heacr.
Princeton, and Trenton, and Yorktown, brar wit.
ness to that solemn truth Every part of this land
| is the enduring and eternal monument of those
who preferred resistance 10 submission, and en-
countert all the periIs of dreadful and untq quail
strife rather than purchase an ignominious peace.
| Oh it is said" Take care OF our commCTce-
let US traffic" AY, let us TRAFFIc!" " Alasi
that descendants Of the heroic Of the revoiu-
ton could be heard expressing willingness to buy
peace with their countrys territory and that price
less jewel their country's honor (! TRAEfIcl
Ay, traffic. like the Jew who, for thirty prices OF
silver. sold his Savior and his God Traffic on;
but, for the love of heaven, taffic rot with The al
leg!ance of your citizens, the heritage of your IA
theirs, and the honor of your country Traffic
not in the freedom of your brethren! Traffic as
| long it secIneth good in your eyes, bu: bring
not their birthright into the market
| Here few brilliant sentences were almost in
audblc.l ....
"Why, sir, if this is allowed to the trcuty-ma.
king power, if they can transfer any portion OF
territory and the aIlee lance Of American citi-
zens in Oregon, what stands in their way TO pre-
vent them from regulating our entire system oil
revenue from Imports by commercial Treaties reg
uIating importations2 Il is in vain to say the
constitution the right Of laying taxes, &C.
to Congress, if the same constitution expressly re-
fuses to Congress the power of regulating the ter
Iitory of the country and public property. Where
is their warrant for alternating single foot Of
American soiI2 lfthis government has the right
of transferring one half of Oregon, it has just tho
same right to transfer the territory of Iowa or
Wisconsin, if Great Britain advances claim to
it just the same right to surrender this District
to Great Britain, if she comes forward with some
antiquatcd and unfounded claim to it. just like
that she makes to Oregon. | not how far
the principle is carried, it is all the same it once
esablishcd-as applicable to the transfer Of Viz
ginia rs of Oregon. But it has no such power,
and trust in God it will never be asserted by
majority in this Senate. Who, sir, will say that
any portion of our population could be abandoned
under a principle of this kind AMY part OF tho
bone and sineW of their country, as had been well
said before2 Would the Senator from North
r Carolina be willing 10 transfer away the hardy
pioneer who first penetrated the tangled forest,
from the smoke Of whose cabin the Indian first
was apprised Of the approach Of the pale faces 2
Shall we have sympathy for him because he IS
but the pioneer Of freedom and civilization? The
senator from North Carolina, who spoke SONS
days ago, must have known their character; that,
although far away the pioneer may be, he has his
domestic altar, where his God and EeCdom are
worshipped together. He has his household
gods which he loves as truly as you do your
selves. He has his names which his mother
taught him when, q fIir-haired boy, be held BY
her side he repeats them daily from: his child"
hood, and first among them is The name OF Wash
Iington. Where is the man of iron heart, who
would break down this altar, transfer his aliegl-
ancc to another government, and change the name
of Washington upon his lips for that of the Eng.
Iish queen ..- -.
Il ask You, in conclusion, 10 visit in ina gina.
t;on the distant Mains cf Oreuon aud there enter