Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-10-14
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| This is Speech of different order from the
preceding, and the whole of it worthy of the au-
thor's reputation for ability and eloquence. Pass
ing by some parts Of uncommon beauty, shaded by
the pathos with which Mr. C.. usually veins his
brilliant addresses, select from this speech the
following argumentative passages
Let ask you TO glance, for single moment, at two or
three of the great ideas OF the Wing party; and will pro-
mise to be brief Glance for moment few of the great
ideas that make up this day. and have made the creed
of the Wings And shall put it you that Time, that
changes every thing, has here had other effect than
veal prominently their granite structure, their mpeish
able value their immortal being and nature linges, fondy
and sadly, enumerate to three only Of them in the
der of their importance, they have struck my own mind
Prominent, then, among the great objects for which we
in s4O and FIRST that great doctrine of cons
ona liberty, that the will Of the people, expressed and
bodied by their delegations in Congress- the form of law
under the system Of checks and balances which orehes
wisely esablsheJ-the will of the people constuonay
bodied in law, that Of the Convention in Baltimore
Buffalo, the noise of faction in the street, the
corrupted Administration, bought and sold by Executive
power should be the Government Of this country This
has been you know at all times, fundamental and
dnal doctrine Of the Wings. To maintain this it that
the Commons of England brought Charles 20 the bock
maintain this that the revolution Of 1858, in England
planned and conducted This prncpieit that saved
the Government OF England when France, and Austria, and
Span and Russia bowed their heads for hundred years
To maintain this, grand object Of soctude in
country in the formation of the constitution in l7s9.
To maintain this doctrine, you, and such you felow
zens in 1910 against that lerverso of
system achieved by Andrew Jackson, recommended by his
hy afta
ward maintained believe, about four years. by the more
vulpiculor and feline politics Of Martin Van Burcn.
Yes fellow citizens, what pcversion Of
constitution that morbid enlargement of Executive power
On its head rested something than the likeness of
kingly crown. Flushed with victory, waiting the spois
when these every thing, and the Supreme Couf and
Constitution and the departments of Congress nothing
ALL because the veto crushed ALL sUge iron will per-
vaded every bone every muscle every nerve drop of
blood in the body polite This consumma.e system Of gov
enmen with all It's arrangement of checks and balances, de-
ysed with al the ingenuity Of TO the government
of and Of law, and not OF this Government this
constitution degenerated under my observation and
perence, into Greek democracy the unstable and cor
rup form Of God suffered TO exist hun
dred years in this world We bore sl under Old Oliver
because could not help il, and put il down under his
punier Richard exactly because could help L. And is
th spirit Of opposition dead 10 the public mind l. this
morbid exercise of power be feared Gen Cass than
oil his other politics put together Has he been the
declare that he should ready the law Of
l.
Look the practice Of Mr. Pok and has he promised 10
walk in the very llusous footsteps" OF ms not very
usirous predecessor " Has he not promised steer his
ship through his whole Trick, with the chart and compass o
the Baltimore platform And with The practice Of Mr. Polk
before you, what a future is before you
Passing from constitutional doctrines practical
politics. should be glad to call your aiienton the
place, for moment, 10 smother fundamental article the
Wing creed and that is this that the people Of this country
under the forms Of the constitution, contract through the Gen.
eral Government, through the Governments through
corporate and individual action acquire area but
TO improve the interior possessions that have and enjoy
them have always supposed, citizens that this
the m great practical duty, recognised by the ed Of
the Wbigs, in this respect We believe have this day
territory enough and il is duty once, and by al the
insrumentary within reach, TO improve what have
We believe wehaye enough this day for all good and nil goy
and for such history written for the admi-
ration and instruction Of And because we believe VIC
have enough adopt this principle. Why these fram Of
the Baltimore platform pretend that they and not We the
party Of progress Fello.ciCxsns is end you that are
tho true party Of progress IN this country to-day. take il
that Goy Seward who entertained the other day with
remarks entirely right in bis position. He held that pro-
gess was the law cf TO day, the glory and manifest te
ny and necessity ol being. But hold, feowczens,
that is progress upwards and not down sideways that
progress Is UPWARDS, We think il is 7id
table land, bu, high minded not grea; babaous viii
derness frontier, but commodous snd polished life and cu
tiVsei fields We have country large enough, area
large enough raise upon holy and beautiful city, aud il
houses, and schoohouses and village spe, the pyramid
fronting the sun, is summit resting in the We have
an ample, 20 various hsppy, that the
summa'e civilization developed upon earth may be de-
seoped upon il. Il Is 10 bring out all material
resources TO hsrbos clear veIs TO tunnel
tans, bridge vaeys to level his pour out wide and
scientific agriculture upon IT,
This call progress. These the mperil that
regard worthy Of us In this respect fellow citizens
hold that every insrumensy has It's part b perform
The giant hand Of the Federal Government has its part,
few great and naons here and there the State Gov
eminent has It's part associated, corpora1ed capital Skill
sn1 labor, their pari individual talent capiil TASTE and
skill their part and the result shall be moral grandeur and
beauty worthy Of America, worthy Of liberty, worthy Of the
age in which we live.
This, fellowcizsns, the doctrine Of he Wings Of
1910 this the doctrine Of George Washington in 7so,
and this vision Of the future condition of his country
that chsered his last look from summit Of Mount Vernon
Nor has this object lost is importance any than the
oiher no, viii IL, l the harbos and lakes shall show
aso their thousand masts ill the roads have extend
e through the Unon and tie long line o telegraph
mum atoms shall enable the Texan and yer 70 whisper
his mistress mother Of Massachusetts ill the wilIer-
shall bud and blossom like The nl the keystone
shall I've set in the arch, which shall look up and
wonder
Now, what help may expect from Gen Cass Let the
administration Of Gen. Jackson, Martin Van Buren, and
the administration Of James X. Polk the question.
Let the platform drawn up Baltimore, Tat cnldblooded
and elaborate denial o every political and valuable power Of
the General Governmsn ut, that question These must
answer it will he answered at all For you know
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