Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-04-06


first among the FIRST
But that sphere limited for the expansibity Of
mind which seemed to know limit bat The good Of all
mankind At the age Of twenty eight he transferred 10
this hail. He came not sir bower of ease he came
not in the moment of sunshine of tranquility he came
when the country disturbed by dissenson from Within
and pressed from without by the great Powers of Europe
then contendng for the mastery Of the world and uniting
and harmonzng in his, and this alonethe destruction Of
American institutions the humiliation of American trade
The whole country (boy then was, well remember)
seemed if covered with funereal gloom The spirits Of
the best seemed crushed amid that pressure and the
of hope found consolation in any prospect Of the
future But he had not been long in these halls before he
the gauge and Of the depth these caam
es and the compass of its breadth He applied himself
vigorously the application Of the remedies for vital
disease He found that mistaken policy had added the
caamites the that still further calamity Of etteng
with restrictive SYSTEM the very motions and energies Of
the people. He looked down and that there was
mighty PRESSURE great weight upon the Of this
country which time had gradually increased and he resolved
once with that resolution which characterized h-with
that energy which mpeed him direct to his purposeo ad
wise what considered remedy too great almost for the
advice of any oher-"at once, weak ia num-
beers, unprepared in arms, diminished
resources, to bid defiance Britain and the attitude
of conflicting nation for its rights Fortunately for the
country, that advice taken, and then the great spirit
America, released from her shackes famed up and caused
her to from her PROSTATE condition, and, standing
erect shake her spear in bold defiance
In that his counsels contributed much, informed
those of any sna success. At period when our
troops the frontier under the command of the Governor Of
New York, about retire from the line, and that Gov
ernor had written Mr. Madison that he had exhausted his
own credit and the credit Of those whose he could
commandthat his exhausted, and unless in
short period money sent to nvgorte the troops the
war must end and country bow down to victorious foe
Sir upon that occasion Mr. Madison became dshearened
that he assembled his counseos and asked for advice and
aid But advice and aid they had to give At length Mr.
Dallas the Secretary Of the Treasury, said TO Mr. Madison
You are sick; retire to your chambers leave the rest to
E,l
erto has borne the upon his shoulders and he will
sci us remedy. Mr.. CALHOUN He advised APP
peal to the States for the loan of their credit seemed
new light had burst upon the Cabinet His advice
TAKEN The States generously responded to the appeal
These times of fearful import. We were engaged in
with nation whose ample, while ours
were crippled. Our shipsofwar few in number,
PEELED forth the broad bosom Of the Deep encoun-
those fleets which had sgnazed themselves the battles
Of Aboukir and Trafalgar, and annihaed the combined
vies Of France and Spain. But there inward
srengthhere undying confdence-n the hearts of
free peoples and they went forth to battle and 10 conquest
Sir the cang Of and the shouts of victory had
y died along the dark waters of the Nagaahe upon
the plains of Orleans had just gone with blaze of glory
when all eyes instncyely turned TO this youthful pa
io who had rescued his country in the da hour of her peril
Mr. Monroe transferred him his Cabinet and upon that
occasion, confused was the Department Of War,
pcated and disodered, that Mr.. William Lowndes, friend
Of Mr. Calhoun, advised him against skiag the high honors
he had achieved upon this floor for the uncertain victories Of
an Executive position But had pondered tho
roughly the depths of his mind and the purposes Of his
own heartnone knew well the undauned resolution and
energy that always characterized him and he resolved
cept, and did He related what extremely cha
raceristc he went into the Department. but became Of
for awhile. He gave drectonshe let the machinery
move by its impetus In the time he gathered
with that mnuteness which characterized him, all the facts
connected with the working of the machinery. With that
power of generalization for which he remarkable he
combined together in one system all the detached in
sttued the bureaus, mparting individual responsibility to
that
uniiing them all in beautiful harmony and creating in the
workings perfect unity. And complete did that work
from his hands, that at this time there has been no
change material in this Department has passed through
the ordeal of another war; and still fresh and with
out symptoms of decay. He knew that if have
wars should have the conduct them; and he
therefore directed his attention West Point which, fosered
by his became the great school Of tactics and of military
discipline the benefits of which have lately been experen
ced in the Mexican campaign
But, sir, having finished this work, his mind nstinctvey
looked for other great object which exercise its
powers He behed the Indian tribes, broken down by the
pressure and the advances of civilization wasting away before
the vices, and acquiring Of the virtues Of the white
His heart expanded with philanthropy extensive the
human He Immediately conceived the project Of COL
Letting them into nation of transferring them the other
side of the great river, and freeing them from the
temptations and the cupidity Of the Christian Sir
he did not remain in office to accomplish this great OBJ
ec But he had laid its foundation deep, he had spread
his plans broad that he has reared himself in the
establishment of that people, enduring than
battles eer gave and gathered glorious trophies than
be pucked upon the plains of The tumphs Of
marked by desolaed towns and confagrated fields his
tumphs will be in the collection of the Indian tribes con-
stitung confederation among themselves, in the school
houses in the Valleys in the churches that rise with their
spires from the hilltop the clear sunshine of heaven The
music of that triumph is heard in the clagor the
pet and the rolling of the drum but swe from the cang Of
the anvil and the tones of the waerwhee and the cadence
of the that rolls down the benefit of the poor
red man.
Sir, be paused not in his Of usefulness he
ed by the votes of grateful people, the chair Of the
second officer Of the Government There be presided with
frmness, mpartaty, with gen,leness with dignity
that all admired. And yet is not given unto to pass
unscathed the fiery furnace of this world While presiding
that body of ambassadors from sovereign States, while
regulating their councils the tongue of caumny assaulted him.
and accused him of official corruption in the Rprap
Indignantly he left the chair demanded Of the Senators an
immediate investigation by committee, and of the
fire like gold refined in the furnace From that time to the
day that terminated his life dared breathe augh
against the spotess purity Of his character.
But while in that chair, Mr. Calhoun perceived that there
arising great and mighty influence overshadow po
ton of this land. From patriotic devotion to his country,
be consented, this floor, in 1876 upon the reduction of
the duties to gradual dininuion Of the burdens, and
thus saved the manufacturers from humiliation. But that
interest," then STRIPPING, weak and requiring nuure
fosered by this ament increased in strength and be-
potent, growing with giants growth and attained
giants might, and inclined UNANIMOUSLY TO it
giant He at resigned his seat gave up his dgnifed
positions mingled in the ses Of the arena, sounded the
Of alarm walked up the attention Of the South, himself
less active than those whom he thus aroused and length
advised his State, needless Of danger throw herself