The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-04-06
MIR. Hannexan's Speech.

We invite the attention OF our readers to the following
report Of this genemans speech the great meeting al
Odd Fellows Hall. the 2sh utmo in regard to the
revolution in France. Mr. II. has few equals in the
Senate, IN point of true eloquence but to appreciate II
properly, he must be heard The flashing eye the musl-
cal tone, and the graceful manner peculiar to himself
constitute him one OF the most eloquent men oil the
age honorably commenced bids lar to WIN
for him laurel more enduring than time.-Pennsylvn.
his appearance, was hailed with tremendous applause
He said Fellow citizens, over and over again II has
rang in my ears to-day BE not too haslygo not TO the
vet but in the beginning But could not hearken to
these warnings; # my, life had depended upon it, |
o VAIN mo, would have Struggled had been disposed
struggle against the irresistible impulse 10 come hither
and exclam with you, .All hail. republican France !'
has burst upon within the last ten days, like clap
of thunder in the cloudless sky! France has arisen
She has burst her bonds She has proclaimed herself
republic, and for her model she has taken the United
has selected her model the land of Washington and
Lafayette. We now how dearly cherished in the
that French blood was poured out like water the
plains Of Brandywine and Monmouth and in the cross
ing of the Delaware to the glorious field of Trenton Re-
generated France has issued her proclamation the
the sceptre of monarch; and enlightened France
dorses IT'S en,eute sudden outbreak IT'S the
t is the p result of deliberate Calculation The seeds
were sown in blood in 1871, and 1892, and 1898,
ard spite of the blasts of many raw and gusy day.
they have terminated and hourished, till they now wave
in golden harvest the tombs of the Girondists.
never, no. again to perish beneath the scyhe OF
tyranny! Tremendous applause Will we act then 3
bloodshed God forbid But if blood must flow, rather
let flow in the of freedom than at the tyrants
bidding! [Long continued cheering.l For how many
long ages has human blood flowed beneath the yranncal
throne of France! How many groans and signs are
treasured up against that ancient despotism' IT, then,
blood must flow, let it flow over rather than under
the throne-rathe let it trickle from the yrants throne
What i IS the news What do the mails bring us
What is the intelligence conveyed by this steamship,
for whose coming 80 many eyes have looked with anx-
ous solicitude' Does it confirm the antcipatons of
those who feared and doubted land perhaps there may
have been some whose wish was father to the thought"
Is there regency? Is the Count OF Paris to be the
cessor to his grandfahers throne? No! Louis Philippe
and his sons and his grandsons, and Guzo the alder
ene sse refuge on s the shores !e Gea
plause.1 And who placed in power' The cham
pons Of the peopethe descendants Of the patriots of the
revolution; and amongst them there is one whose
reminds me Of that illustrious MADAME Roand)
who summoned around her and held by her energetic
counsels the Grondsts of old revolutionary France.
had almost thought that Ron her 1t is no
mean euoglum that he is worthy to be called her son
[Cheers1 boodless revolution, too, and effected by
the descendants OF the men who went to the gull
otine together, chanting the, Marseaise hymn of
liberty And who the leaders in this glorious
movements They Lamartine, and Arago, and
Rolln, and others, whose genius. intelligence. patri-
otism, and public virtue had already gained world
wide renown. They have established a provisional gov
ernmen and called for assembly to be elected not out
tatves of France has heretofore been limited but be
elected by the French people, Tremendous applause.
For the first time in her history the people of France to
TO W o
Rather ask will the 60 back [Great applause.
And it stops not there! Al the first tap Of the drum in
Of Munich, are told, now waves the banner of consu
onal freedom GGreat applausel And Itayold Italy,
which my friend behind me has eIoquenty alludcdlaly
has been aroused-Ialy too will be free Loud cheer
ing Already the of that classic land the city
OF Messna the people have carried the citadel OF the
Of tyrant who had been wantony dipping his fingers in
their blood Plus the Ninh-the great refoner of mod
ern Itay-has espoused the cause of freedom Thirty
thousand Austrian bayonets have been ordered into Italy
strangle the infant in its cradle tell you that that
infant Hercules and the thirty thousand mercenares OF
the tyrant will perish in its grasp; Tremendous APP
plause] Yes, in the land consecraed by the
tombs OF Lucius Junius BNtus, of Cornela of the Grac
chi, of Ccero-once shall freedom stalk abroad
[Cheers But it ends not there. Go further 1t is cleo
trio The sacred flame is bursting forth all over Eu
GOWN Edinburgh London itself (Great cheer
ng We have not yet heard from Ireland but glad
tidngs from Ireland will burst upon our delighted
Tremendous applause.l, England will! not much lon
ger be able to deny the boon of liberty the OPP
pressed green isle OF the ocean and Ireland will
unite her voice with emancipated France Great APP
pause trust in God that before the shall again
have reached this point in his yearly revolution he WILL
he bghtens with his radiance the rich verure of her
soil, look down upon still glorious spectacleher
own green flag floating free every hill and rampant.
[Thnndering applause.] wish no misery to my race;
| desire no unhappness TO any portion OF mankind /
trust that if Europe, believe she is, be the verge
of general revolution, she will initiate the example of
France and that head may be brought to the block.
be that of potentae or peasant trust that the ty-
rants may be allowed, like the Prince de Jonve, free
passage! Laughter and applause But at whatever
cost-at whatever hazard whatever sacrifice say,
down with the yrants Let the feet of freemen be seen
everywhere upon the shattered fragments of despotc
thrones whilst in all lands heard the triumphant eXca
nation which is embaZoned on the arms of old Virgin
ia-sc semper uranus! Here the honorable senator
resumed his seat amid loud and long continued cheering
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