The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-05-23
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"worId-seeking 0sdoess" to the nobless
enterprise Of any age, and kept hiM firm
amid terrified mariners, and on IN unknown
and stormy sen. Il is this which kindles
high hearts TO oil great enterprises; and
sir, when this love Of glory seeks iis ac-
compIishment in noble discovery and
princeiy muni6cence, |, NJ, only sdmifc,
but honor il; and am honored 10 being
allowed to aid ii.
But, sir, tho whole American people havo
an interes. in these expeditions. Il 10 40
longer true Of England, that she 10 '.ms.
tress ofthe ocean," We, tor, hold our 'smssch
upon the mountain wave''-our keeIs vex
every sen and whatever opens new chsn-
nels Of commerce, sdds TO our wealth and
dominion. Aud yet am disposed 10 place
the support Of this measure upon higher
ground. It has been said, thki literature
belongs to no age and no counlry. h,dtay
be repeated Of discovery and invention, ~
the benef. is for all sges and all countr'es
for the world, and Tor the whole f:in.iiy
Of man. So, TRUST. On enlightened states
manship will send ior,h, ia tie name of this
great milton, messengers Of consolation and
succor TO the absent-not only 10 relieve
them, but also to assure all who may suc-
ceed them in the pnths ofadyenturous per.
i, that they sball be neither neglected Tor
forgntten.
Now, should the sacredness Of fttisfors,sns
be overlooked? II these men bad sought
the notthefn seas for nero private gain,
even then the greatness Of their danger
would reach the American heart. The
noble woman who looks out upon tho
"melancholy main" with eyes shining with
hope, yet dinmed with tcars, does not and
cannot appeal to us in vain. For one
should respond 10 the call. Here il d pub
lie spirited American who, With munii.
cence equaliing the merchant princes of
Fh rence, equips his vessels and proposes
to traverse the unknown regions of ths
North to restore distinguished men TO tho
world, nnd husbands and fathers to their
homes. He asks tho protection of our
name and OUT laws. Sir, lei him have
them. Let u put our flag At tho mast
head, our laws upon the deck, our pr"tcc,
tiou around The ship. II may b our ssnrs
may frs. glean upon those watching eyes.
Think you, or, they will not hail them
with wilder joy when they como to tell
them that America conducts the search?
Blu. il is said that fhis sympathy b iels
for Sir John FraLk!in because be- hssfs
title. Sir, The title has been earned. Il
was earned, believe, 40 Sir James Ross
and Sir John Parry have earned theirs.
by courage and devotion, BY endurance
and skill. The deeds which secure ,hoss
titles give nob!er distinction ihsn tiilct
can bcstow, they live when titles arc for.
gotten, and the men who perform them are
mobiles, BY "a higher patent end On earlier
creations"
Isgrec, Mr.. Speaker, with the honorable
gentleman from Virginia Mr.. DAyLy]-
that his expression, characterizing the pro.
posed expedition as "wild goose chsTe,"
was most unfortunate; It il not worthy Of
his taste. nor does il do Justice to bis kind
ness. Sir, trust these brave men are yet
snfe. And il 80, the gentleman might have
found, 10 tho freshness and variety Of his
reading an analogy, far moro correct and
no less elegant, than,bc one with which l,s
has favored W. II is Bryant, ! believe,
sir, who, in some Of the mos. touching lines
be has given the world. describes the solita-
~ way Of the Wild bird in heaven, ~ dis
tant not unseen, the lonely not uneared fo1.
Let us hope that, like that bird, these wsa-
derers may be watched by gracious eye.
and guarded BY that benignant
U-Power whose care
Teaches their way along that trackless coast.
The desert and ilIimitable sir-
Long wandering, but not lost"
STOPPING rHE PArER-I.ord byron, in
a. Z. l..