New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-02-24
Mr. Corvin,. late spseeh-Its Trse SeaIas-
- The New Position he AssuInee-Ihe w

= " co,vrx'. lave effort in the United STATES
a.. rbsye !. bat e common opinion OF the
elooospce Of Ohios Senator III pronounce ~
pss.opsd. ardent persuasive. AZ a speclnen -
.locut,on. too. th. speech bias been Acknowledge
complete. r,.u-.,.s
To ,oa-snd those who hold with me- ioqOebo7
!, not the sole merit Of this speech Il T" no' -
greatest merit It has charm to- Us oeyoh1 -
h..n.v bevoud its pstbOs, beyond iFs snohni'y
.bs.s All belong TO the form Of Orstory may exist
;,s.u.r5sn, Of intrinsic worth They may De
IMAGINED for the occasion often are ifp''''a'''N'
elaborated at leisure.
W., ,bsn. il the Characteristic Of tins speech
that seizes st once upon the intellect and cNhg'
s.ion.lv % The heart II is the development
of the moral idea it Is the appeal 10 'he in'efAl
sspse. il is the assertion Of the PrerogstVe Of
mind over brutal farce and more than tnls--'nsn
tbsss-,han all, it is the awakening Of areIigiOo'
sentiment which, dormant or active, Is common 70
us all
CONSCIENCE. that principle which lives hr't IN
"a. which dies last in al men; CoSscIEScE' winch
in bad deeds makes towards OF Us al No''
sorrvcE that safe ally Of all good men, that terror
a the Up;ltv heart it is to this the Apostle Of Truth
makes bis appeal w.
l scarcely know an instance III froiane hus'''!
10 which can hken the noble position ms grss'
defender Of the Eternal ruth assumed on TINS occs
sion the Sacred Writings provide me however
with an appropriate illustration, OF which avail
myself not irreverenty
"Tben Paul stood in the midst Of Msrshill' and
said 'Ye men Of Athens perceive that IN 81
things ye are too supersttious
a'For as passed by, and beheld your dey0-
tons | found an altar with this inscription 10
TIE uSKsowS COP. Whom therefore We ignorant
" worship him declare | unto you.
God. that made the world and all things there
in. seeing that be is Lord Of Heaven and Earth
dveleth not in temples made with bands
There are those among us,-not ignorant not
degraded beipgs-but men high in position and
gree, in inteect-who possess, or affect, " super
stition more gross. more debauched than the un-
gosnelled heather who build up Msmmon IN
their own hearts, and cause men to bow down and
worship the fatal idol who place Divinity over
Robbery and Slavery. Nay who con ure from Hell
itseftbe Spirit Of Murder-callit the God OF W ar
and sacrifice upon his affairs countless thousands Of
human victims
Isit not true, then that some one, more brave more
moral than the rest should raise his voice poten
tial among us, and preach IN the very place where
such doctrine is most needed, Of The unknown
Cop of that God, whose affairs are deserted Tor
idoatrous shrines, and whose pure worship IS Tor
gotten in the pursuits of carnage, the fury OF re-
venQe. the horrors Of murder Of that God who
"dweleth not in temples made with hands, but
ever rneditates entrance into that temple heh
prepared unto Himself-THE HUMAN HEART
As an apostle then. of trutb-of truth dvine-et
this orator be heralded. He envies not the laurels
that deck the warriors brow, or they have been
dipped in and nourished by the blood Of his fellow
man still less does he envy those laurels which
surround the front OF that meretrlcious eloquence
which gains its triumph in celebration Of wholesale
butchery laures which serve to hide the shame
ful bushes OF conscious depravityl
A corrupt age requires frequent Revelation
Our responsibility has been long forgotten. We
are necessarily reminded Of our political duties and,
so far as connected Herewith, OF moral obligations
The first is the principle, the other the Incident
No one till Mr.. CoRwIg, has appealed from the
creature to the Creator. 1t is, in politics, the
A defensive war he defends for it is always ex.
cusable, and even commendable to defend life, and
all that makes life most dear To take life for such
cause NAV be a pardonable necessity d" could
Corwin "if / found my country engaged in a jus,
warm a war necessary even 10 protect that
fancied honor OF which you talk so much should
find some apology in the judgment Of my country
men in the determination OF my conscience, and IN
the appeal whiek yoR and and all Of must soon
be required TO make before tribunal, 1rheye THIS
rauafed honor Of the Republic, fear me, lcH gam
but little credit dgencs 10 any act Of tclch ire
zaay be gily here az the Senate ofhe United States
Such sentiments are not assumed for the occa.
sion they are the offspring OF sincere and loyal
heart They, and others like unto them, were in
oculated into the earliest childhood of Mr. Cor
WIN IN ey strengthened with the fibres of his
frame and in all their orgina, purity-and in all
their warmhsartednsSs they have accompanied him
10 mature MANHOOD. His education was with the
Quskers: sect though OF peculiarities in con
duct and opinion. thinking better Of human worth,
doing more for human kind, than any other with
whose history | am acquainted. OF them he
Learned to prize truth above all things for it was OF
God eternal to deal kindly with bis fellow man
but not 20 fear his censure OF good deed seek
his appreciation of bad one. All honors and ii z
mites, and titles, he was taught to consider scci
dents not to be Of themselves regarded: the God
alone was he instructed 10 reverence.
The boy is father TO the man" The manhood
of Mr. CoRwIS has ripened the promise Of his youth
The hopes Of his kind instructors realized In hi.
full blown fame. In al human probability there j,
a Future before him OF as much brilliancy there
has been Past OF prcoity and seltrehance. There
needs guarantee 70 that all the ends he aims
at will be bis Gods, his Countrys, Truths to these
he paid bis earliest vows; they viii employ his
I latest breath.
That speech embodyiug such bold truths would
/ provoke discussion and encounter hostility, might
have been assumed for error ever finds its interest
ed defenders 1t might have been also safely predict
ed that a course OF policy thus enforced would ex
cite the opposition OF the Administration and iis
supporters since the orator condemned in langusg,
strong the offence required the declaration o
/ this unprovoked war. And those who are candi
dates for Executive favors, whether of civil OF
military character, would easily seize an opportu
nifty of gratifying the bestower Of such iavors any
or whatever expense. Ii was the duty Of old sp
pertaining 10 the parasfe.-he who would feas
with the rich-for the crumbs ne received TO eulo
gise the giver Of the entertainment The CASTOR
In modern times kas lost none Gifts ancient chsrac
ter
The srestest condemnation. this glorious demon
strstion OF moral truth has encountered proies
sing Wing and editor OF public Journal has as
sumed tc make. His motives for so doinz are be
yond the reach OF human investigation / trust
they satisfactory 10 himself An applicant an as
sdous applicant, for an Executive appointment
dehcacy however might have prevented HIM from
undertaking office calculated ct the best 10 sub
ject his conduct TO unpleasant suspicion.