The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-09-21

ofogs me youngest, The chosen OF our populaon--a
produce winch you will not estimate al less than 1000
millions, and you will be convinced that the standing
armies OF Europe cost annually more than 900 millions
Gentlemen peace has lasted 80 years and vet ia SO
years the enormous Of 900 millions OF francs has
been expended during that peace on account OF war.
[Appause Suppose that the people Of Europe in place
other hating each other had become fast irends--sur-
pose they said that before they We're French, English
or German, they were men, and that II nations form
countries, hnman kind forms family; and that enor-
nous sum OF 12s,000 millions, 30 mady and SO vainly
spent in consequence OF such msrust LEI II be spent in
acts Of mutual eonfdence-thesee $4,000 millions that
have been lavshed on hatred, let them be bestowed
on love let them be given to peace instead Of war.
[Applausel Give them to labor to intelligence, to indus
try TO commerce. to navigation to agriculture TO science
to art, and then draw your conclusions III for the last
thirty two years this enormous sum had been expended
in this manner, America in the meantime aiding Europe,
s
be cut through Railroads would the two continents;
the merchant navy of the globe would have increased
nor moors, nor marshes Cities would now be found
where there are only deserts Ports would be sunk where
there now only rocks. Asia would be rescued to
civilization; Africa would be rescued to man; abun-
dance would gush forth every SIDE from every vein
of the earth, the touch of man, like the living stream
from the rock beneath the rod Of Moses; Misery would
would disappear! Revolutions. lGreat applause Yes
the face Of the world would be changed In place Of
mutually destroying each other, men would pacfcal,,
.ly extend themselves over the earth In place OF
consprng for revolution, men would combine to es-
tablish colonies In place Of introducing barbarian
into civilization, civilization would replace barba.
state Of blindness war has placed nations and ru-
le. II The 12s,ooo millions given for the last thirty
had been given to the peace which existed positively
declare that nothing OF what now passing in Europe
would have occurred The continent, in place Of being
battle field, would have become universal Workshop
and in place OF this sad and terrible spectacle OF Pied
mont Frustrated, of the Eternal City given up TO the mis-
cradle Oscillations Of human policy Of Venice and noble
and sombre, misery, mourning civil war, with gloom in
the iutme-in place. say, Of so bad spectacle, we
should have before Our Joy ,sS ssoa hs
forth from civilization IGrea applause And this fact
worthy OF meditaonthat revolutions have been owing
to these very precautions against war All has been DONE
all this expenditure has been incurred against an ina
gnary danger Misery, which was the only real danger
has by these very means been augmented. We have
been terrifying ourselves against chimerical peril
eyes have been turned to all sides, except 10 the one
where the black spot was visible. We have been look
ing out for when there were none, and we have not
vet seen the many revolutions that coming yet
gentlemen let not despair. Let u.s. on the contrary,
hope enthusiastically than ever. Let us not allow
ourselves to be daunted by momentary connections
commissions which. peradventure are necessary Tor so
mighty production Let not be unjust to the time vs.
which we liveet US not look upon otherwise than -
is II is prodgious and admirable epoch after ali
and the nineteenth century will be, do not hesitate to
say the greatest in the page OF history As stated
few minutes SINCE all kinds of progress become reveal
ed and manifested almost simulianeousy-th one pro-
ducing the oher-the cessation OF internal anmoslhes
the eacng of frontiers the map, and OF prejudces
from the hear-he tendency towards unity, the soften
ing OF the manners, the advancement OF education the
diminuon OF penalties the domination OF the most lit
erary languagesall is at work al the same nme|poht
ica economy science, industry, philosophy legislation
aud tend 10 the objectthe creation OF happiness
and of good will, that is TO say-and, for my own
part, il is the object TO which shall always direct
mysef-the extinction Of misery at home, and the ex-
tinciion of abroad [Great applause Yes the pc
riod of revolutions is drawing TO cose-that oil amei-
Grafton commences The education OF people Is no long
er OF the violent kind; is now assuming the peaceful
kind The time has come when Providence - about TO
substitute for the disordery action of the agitaor the
religious and quiet energy oil the pacicaior Henceforh
the object of all great and true policy shall be this
To cause all naonaites TO be Hecognsedto restore the
historic unity OF people, and enlist this unity in the
cause OF civilization and peacetc enlarge the sphere Of
civzstono set good example TO people who are still
in state of barbarsm--to substitute the system oil arbl
ration for that oil battles; and in woodland all IS
comprised in this-to make justice pronounce the last
word that the Old World used TO pronounce by force.
Gentlemen this is not the first day that mankind on
this proyidenia In ancient Europe, England
made the first STEP and by her example before US now
for ages she declared TO the people you are free
France took the second STEP aud announced 10 the people
(" YOU are soyereignsm Let make the third STEP
and all simultaneously, France, England Germany, Italy,
Europe, Amerca-let us proclaim TO all nations you
are brothersP
The honorable speaker resumed his seat amidst the
most enthusiastic cheering.