The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-08-07
Eloancnt aud PntrioiIc.

The following IS the petdralion Of Mr.
Clay's eloquent speech in the Senate, on the
COMPROMISE Bill for settling the disuaetingI
slavery aud territorial subject:
"Mr. President: What is an individual
mani An atom, almost invisible without o.
magniying glass mere sPeck upon the
surface of the immense unirerse--noi a sec
ond in time compared 10 immeasurable, nev
er beginning and never ending eternity--a
drop Of water in the great deep, which eyap
crates and IS borne eff by the winds grain
Of sand, which is soon gathered 10 The dust
from whence it sprung, Shall being so
small, so petty, so leeIing, SO evanescent,
oppose itself to the onward march OF great
nation, 10 subsisl for ages and ages TO come
--to oppose itselfto that long line Of poster
ity which, issuing from our lions, will endure
during the existence of the world. Forbid IL
God! Let us look al our country and our
ourselves to the dignity Of
pure and disiutercsted palriols--of wise and
sialcsmen-and save our coun'
Try IRON all impending dangers. What, if in
the macIh Of this nation TO greatness aud
power, we should be buried beneath the
wheels that propeI it onward-what are We
what is any man worth who is not ready and
willing to sacrifice himself for the benefit Of
his country when it is necessary.
Now, Mr. President, allow me to make a
short appeal TO some Senator'S TO the whole
of the Senate. There ismy friend from Vir-
gina, (Mr Mason,) of whom have never
been without hopes. have thought of the
Revolutionary blood OF George Mason, which
runs in his vens--of the blood Of his own
fathel--of his own accomplished lather-my
friend, and cherished friend, for many years.
Can he, knowing, as ! think he must kno~
the wishes of the people Of his own State
can he, with the knowledge he possesses of
the public sentiment there, and Of the high
obligation cast upon him by his noble ancese
try, can he hazard Vrguia's greatest and
most glorious work; that work, at least,
which she perhaps, more than any other
Stale, contributed her moral aud political
power to erect can he put at hazard this
noble Union, with all its beneEccnt effects
and consequences in the pursuit Of a bsirac
lions and metaphysical theories lecls un~
attainable or impossible in their nature
while the honor OF our own native State,
which reverence and respect with as much
devotion as he does while the honor Of that
State and the honor Of the South ale preser
we'd uninpared by this measure? appeal
sir, to the Senator from Rhode Island and
from Delaware, my little fiends, which have
stood by me, and by which have stood in
all the vIcisstudes Of my political life, two
glorious, patriotic lltlle States, which, if
there is to be n breaking up Of the waters of
this Union, will be swallowed up in the com
mon delugc and left without support. VIII
they hazard that Union which is their
strength, their power, and their greatness.
Let such an event as have alluded to ocCur,
and where will be the sovereign power Of
Delaware and Rhode Island?
If this Union shall become separated, new
Unions, new Confederaces will arise, and |
hope there is no one in the Senate before
whose imagination is fitting the idea OF
great Southern Con(ederacy to take posses
sion Of Baize and the mouth of The Mssls-
sippi: say in my place never. never!,--
Never will we who occlpy the head waters
of the Mississippi consent that any ioregA
flag shall float at the Baliza or upon the tur'
rels of the Crescent City, neverl never!! |
call upon all the South, since we have had
hard words, bitter words, bitter thoughts,
unpleasant feelings towards each other in the
progress Of this great measure. Let US for
get them. Let US sacrifice these eengs.--
Let US 60 to The altar Of our country and
swear the oath that was taken of old, that we
will stand by her, we will support her, that
we will uphold her Constitution, that we will
preserve her Union, and that VIC will carry
this great comprehensive healing system OF
measures which will hush all The juuing ele
ments, and bring peace and tranquility TO our
homes Let me, MIR. President, in conclu.
sion say, that the most disastrous cOnseqnen~
ccs would occur, in my opinion, wele we 10
go home without doing anything to satisfy
and ranquize the country upon these great
questions. What will be the judgment of
mankind? What the judgment Of that por-
ton OF mankind who are looking upon the
progress ofthis self government as being thai
which holds out the bighest hopes and ex
pectatons of ameiloraling the condition Of
mankind? What will their judgment be--will
not all the monarchs of the Old World prv~
nounco our glorious Republic disgEacctul
taiIute? What will be the judgment Of our
constituents, when we return 10 them, and
they ask us, how have you left your country?
Is all qulet--ls all happy ARE all The seeds
OF distraction and diSunion crushed aud dssl'
pated?
And, sir, when you come into The bosom
Of your family, when you come 10 converse
with the partner of your fortunes, of your
happiness and your SORROWS, and when in tho
midst Of the common offspring Of both Of
you, she asks you is there any danger OF civil
war? Is there any danger OF the torch be.
ing applied 10 any portion of The counlry?--
Have you settled The questions which you
have been so long discussing and dellbeTaIlng
upon at Washington2 Is all piece and all
quiet? What response, Mr. President, can
you make TO that wife Of your choice, and
those children with whom you have been
blessed by God2 Will YOU go home and
leave all in disorder and confusion, all IN"
settled, all opcn2 The contentious and agi-
cations OF the past will be increased and aug
menled by the agitation resulting from nega
lecL 10 decide them Sir, we shall stand con.
demned by all human judgment. We shall
sand condemned in our own conscionces, by
our own constituents, by our own country.
The measure may be defeated. have been
aware that It's passage for many days was moi
absolutely certain. From the first 10 the last
hoped and believed il would pass, because,
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