The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-10-20


edition the furnish subscribers for sssss~
their own internal concerns, and they seek to interfere
with no other in thers"-Speeeh at Washington on the
| recent revolution IN France is
80 He wiu consent to act Aat wu tsrnisA The glory Of
his country. =,
"And why this hot haste Is there anything IN the
of this controversy in the relative condiuon oil
the countries winch requires US to act precipatcy
sacrificing just rights, lest the future should dc-
prve of the present opportunity OF purchasin9 security
BY TN the Of year from cone ane
venon was given, and until one OF the parties shall
provide for exclusive occupation OF the country IN ds
pute this controversy cannot become armed contest
And within that period we can communicate our own
views than twenty times to the British government
and more than twenty tunes receive iher acceptance
or modification of them Surely this is verge enough Tor
consideration, without rushing to decision at the ex-
pense OF interests, not to say OF our honor ten
$50 Webster was for the treaty in this hot haste:
who was the s'rash !"-See Wedsers speech, de-
licered at Maysfetd.
a. lie insists upon the obserpance Of every dy uhich his
country oces 10 herself, and to other raiioas
''Of all the cabinet OF General jackson. he renamed
longest in Office and probably possessed ms TO
s. TIE umad, ,oAa clearly vsAs end = sstA-
ing that is clearly ,orong.
In speech before the United States Senate on the war
with Mexico, March. ls4s, he says: "We stand on tho
broad platform of national equality, and wall not yield the
smallest particle of rights to foreign petensons royal
or imperial
&c. He believes that nothing ,0A prs,rse r4o~ sus .s
Where would be the peace Of the world. or where
penalty for injustice, and Of the motives to do right
which spring from the fear of the consequences Of doing
wrong Gen Cass's speech ON the war ruth Merico,
1913. ~. - teN
g. He has an abiding confidence the and ~sias
glory Of his country. aat HdIr. ql'y
81 have stood upon the plain Of Marathon the battle
nor Persian Is there to give life and animation to ihe
scene II is bounded by sterile bills on one side, and
dashed by the eternal waves OF the Egean sea on the
other But Greek and Persian once there, and that
decayed spot alive with hostile armies who fought
the great fight which rescued Greece from the yoke OF
Persia And have stood upon the hill of Zion, the city
of jerusalem the scene of our Redeemers suferings and
crucfxon and ascension But the sceptre has departed
from JUDAH and its glory from the capital Of Solomon
Arab the Turk and he Crusaders passed. this
chief place of Israel and have bere it Of its power and
beauty In those regions of the East where society
passed its infancy seems to have reached decrepude
the associations which the memory OF their past glory
excites powerful, they are melancholy. They are
for the future But here we in the freshness Of
youth, and look forward with rational confidence to
asd dgpy to human IS better to look oT
Cass DELIVERED l1 July 1919 Il Fort Way"s Indiana
49, S s ,.s "s e s s s" ,sy his ''"
awe nave government founded by the will OF all,
responsible the power of ALL and administered for the
good of all The very first article in the democratic creed
teaches that the people competent to govern them
selves it is indeed rather an axiom than article Of
political faith-Gou Casss letter Of acceptance, may
2S, 1913. q n
49, He is an ardent friend education, TIE of NE
peoples pOosr, and Of his c0untrys safely
'sBu in Europe, this last great element OF public hap
pness is beyond the reach of the governments and is
therefore the necessary that they should all the
within their power to improve the condition Of the
education ALL to diminish the public expenses, to put
stop expressions and to introduce the most impartial
equality before the law and into public employments-
ucp,ao rLn,E rnnrp
40. He has ,nalterabe faith in the succe" Of segovern-
ment. 9U Mrtft luea.
'.For my own part consider this the strongest gov
the face of the earth for good and the weak
est for evil Strong, because supported by public opinion
of people inferior to OF the communities of the
earth in all that constitutes moral worth and useful
Knowledge and who have breathed into their political
system the breath of life; and who would destroy it,
they created it, If were unworthy OF them, or failed 10
ssAnd weak for evil, from this very consideration,
which would make its ollies and its faults the signal of
its overthrow It is the only government IN existence
but it provides for its own change, when the public
will requires "-Gouernor Cass's speech the Oregon
treaty s.iHa BIS IHHtsn7 ia1 ~.
couhabitly and improvement. 70 Lne nH ifte 1 t5st7
'My confidence in the progress and duration of this
government is mistaken and unshakabc. Its destiny,
under God, is committed to the people, and no other
earthly power destroy it, However extensive may
be the sphere OF its operation, has in it spirit of vi
and objectsthe will of all for the good of a-which
will enable it to resist many of those shocks of time and
accident which other governments have been exposed
and fallen victms."-SPeeeh of Governor Cas- on the
auar nth Merico. - r3 e96 s9a&a,aa'
AZ He is believer in the progress Of nations controlled by
Divine Providence manifested by the acts Of good
Throughout considerable part Of Europe man is
awakening a conviction of his rights, and to knowl
edge of his strength and with the feelings which these
inspire, comes the determination to assert, and, if
sary TO employ the other The abuses of centuries
giving way before the progress Of the and the foun
dations of government are investigated with zeal not
to be rebuked and with stern purpose which nothing
will satisfy but the Truth "-Speech at Washington, on
the revolution in France, of Coz Cdss
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