New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-27
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bihe adoption ~ The Tariff OF 1896 by the results
% the g. test ri 1874
hr. President 1 v.sh I tal tue physical po rsr
" give utersIce 70 many, many IDEAS wis |
81 ave bat have II not. / must hasten g.,
ward conclusion The resp lns bIity Of this great
measure paiies from the hsnd, o. tbs Committee
aad ho ON NJ bands. is an aEfal Rai tren n.
,oos its onslhify. ] hope you Vl meet il with
l-tt conception and true Appreciation Of "a nag
Atn'e and the magnitude Of the consequences
wn'on Ray en,ue from yoar dcciioa, ole Eay or
Tie alterr atives, fear, which the measure prs.
stnts are concord anc increased discord servile
civil war originating IN lis causes on thu Lower .
tio Grande and terminating possibly in it's c1nse-
quences with the Upper RIO Grands in the Saata
Re ctuutry the restoration Ofhamony and lraternAl
kindness. | believe from the bottom Of NJ soul
that he measure is the reu1ioa OF union Believe
Il IS The dove Of peace which, taking It's arial lizh.
kom the dome Of The Capitol carres the glad Il.
dings OF assured peace and restored harmony y the
remotett e1'remit es OF this dist -scted land. be.
heye Il viii be attended With al these bsnefcent
ELECTS. And now let us discard all resentment al
passions, all petty jeaousies all personal desires,
a. love q place, all longing after the gded crumbs
which ial from the table Of power let as Drget
POPULAR ars, from whatever quarter they ~
ifrng. Letus 60 to the limpid fountain Of uuaiul.
trated patriotism, AMI, perfOrming a solemn pros.
trrtion, return diVes,ed Of all selfish sinister aud
sordid iniirmites and think alone Of our God oar
country, our c0nHcences and our glorious Union
that Union without " hch shall be torn into
hostile fragments, and sooner or later become me
victims OF military despotisB or foreign d1miHa-
ton.
Mr. Presiden.-What is an individual man =
An atom, almost invisible without ma ,nifying
glassi-a mere speck upon the surface OF the i'm.
meuse Univeue-not a second ia time compared
10 immessulable, never.beg inning and reverend
ing EIeruity-a drop Of wGter in the great deep,
which evaporates and is borne ofby the winds
a cram OF sand which is soon gathered 70 tne dust
WHENCE il sprung. Shall a being so small so
petty, 60 heetng, so cvanesceni, oppose lsseli TO
tie onward march Of great nation 70 1ubsiIt iJr
sees and ages % cone-to oppose itseft) that long
line Of posterity which issuing from our OlDs, Will
endure during the existence Of the world. Forbid
II, God Let us look az our country and our
cosrse-cevate ourselves 20 tbs dignity OF pure
and disnterested patriots, Of wiss and enight.
ened statesmen, and save our country from al
impending dangers. What II, IN the march OF
this nation to greatness and power, we should be
buried beneath the wheels that propel 1t onward
what are we, what Is any man worth, who
10 not ret,y and willing to sacrifice himself Tor
tie benefit Of his country when IL is necessary
Now, NJ President, ALLOW me to make afhort ap. /
peal to some Senators-to the whole oithe Senate.
There is my friend from Virginia, Mr. mason OF /
when have never been without hopes have /
thought Of the Revolutionary blood Of GEORGE
Mason, = hich runs in his veinS-of the blood Of his
own fa,her-of his own accomplished ia,her-ny
friend and cherished friond for many yeas Can I
he knowing, as | .hink he muI, know, the wishes
Of the people of bis own State-can he, with the
krowledgc he possesses Of the public sentiment
there, and Of the high obligation cast upon him by
Lis robe ancestry, can be hazard VRginlas great.
eat snd mcat glorious work. that work AZ le1a.
which She perhaps, more than any other state,
contributed her moral and political power % erect .
--cln be put at hazard this noble Unlon with all .
- ny oft nd r
suit Of distractions and metaphysical theo:les-ob- .
iects unattainable or impossible In their naturc-
while the honor Of our own native Sta,o-which I.
reverence and respect rs much as he does-whhe ,
the honor of that State and the honor OF the S]uth
are ureseryed unimpRired by this measure ap.
peal, Sir. b the Senators from Rhode Island and
from Delaware, my little fricnds which have stood /
b. me- and by which have stood IN all the vciasi'
tudes OF my political life two glor0ui Pat VIC IT.
tie States which. II there is TO be a breaking up
Of the " nters Of thil Union, will be swallowed up
in The common deluge and eft without support
Wilthey haz ard that Union which is their strength
their power, and their greatnessl Let such an
event as have alluded 10 occur, and where Will
be the sOyt reign power q DeAWGre and
Rlcde lsandl II this Union shall become sepR
rite new UIioLg,new Coz fed sraces viii arise, and
! hope Il ere is no one IN The Senate before gnose
imagination is fitting the idea OF great Southern
ConledeIacy to take possession OF the Baize and
toe mouth Of the Mississippi ! say IN ny place,
head aters Of the Mississippi cons snt that any 70
reign fig shall float AZ the Bale or upon the TAR
rets Of the Creiccut City-neyer, neyeril | cal
upon ell the South since We have had bard words,
bitter words bitter thoughts unPleasan: feelings
tow,rd each other N the great prusresI Of this
great measure Lctus forget lhem. lie, Us sac
rlfce these eeliDgs Let Us 90 10 the altar Of or
country and sgoar the oath that was taken Of OH,
that we will stand by her. We will support her, that
y e will uphold her Constitution, thls "e ~i' pre-
serve her Union, md that We viii carry tbs great
conprehCnsve, healing system Of measures ghicl
uil hush all the iarring elements and bring pesce
and tranquility 70 our homes lie. me, M Presi-
dent in conclusion say that the mos. disaitr)ui
consequences Wo1ld occur, 10 my opinion, were We
70 60 homo without doing anything to slrs'y and
tral quize the country upon the1e great qnestons
What will DC the judg ment Of mankind! What
the judgment Of that portion Of mlnhind Who are
looking upon the progress of this selEgovornmens
az being that which holds out the highest hops
aHd expectations o-Rmeliotating the condition OF
mankind What will their judgment be VIII not
all the mor archs Of the Old World pronounce our
glorious Republic a disgraceful fallarsl WHAT
will be the Judgment Of our constituents, when We
return 70 them and they ask us, How have yo1
left your cOuntryl Is ell quiet-is all hapPy-are
ell The seeds Of distraction and d.sDion crushed
and dissipatedl And, sir, when you come into the
bcsom Of your iamily when you cone 70 converse
with the partner Of your oIt1nes Of your happiness
and OF your sonows and whe in he midst o. the
common offspring Of both Of You, she asks YOU Is
there sHy danger of civil war! Is there any daa-
ger Of the torch being applied 10 any Portloa Of me
county Have you settled the questions Ehlch
ycu have been go long discussing and dslio3rAaog
upcn .. Washington Is all peace ani all q1ie.! .
What response, Mr. President can you make 70
tha. life Of your choice, and those chiltren win
whom you have been blessed by God WIN you
% home. and leave nl in disorder and confusion,
All unsettled, all open The c)ntentiOni aud agl'
ts,ion, Of the past will be increased and nugnen:
ed by the agitation resasng from neglect % decide
tlem. Sir, we shall stand conde. BY all human
judgment. We shall stand condemned IN oar oFa
cor5c,eucss. by our own constituents, by oar ogn
ccuriry. This mesiure may be defeated.
have teen aware that lis passage, for many
dry,, vas not absolutely certain. From TIE
e., ~ tie La [ honed and helievcf II would