The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-12-29

Ter ordering and preservation and fthetsncs of the snds
Aforesaid and by virtue hereof enact, Constitute. and
fame such Just and equal laws ordnancss scss ecaaas
tons. and oiees from ime % lime - shsn q coagnt
deuce" 81. as. V4AaAle
The right Of private judgment in matters betwssn the
Creator and himself and submission and obsdsnes 70
The will OF the whole upon whatsoever respected civil
poiy and the administration Of such affairs - ccscen-
ed the colony about 10 be esabshedthese the doc
tines imbodied in that constitution Gentlemen. the
topic might be enlarged But pass from Il.
Gentlemen, we are now two hundred and thirty years
from that great event There is the Magfousr. tpcint
ing to small figure Of ship in The form OF c0niec-
tionary that stood before hn.) There is little resem
sancs; but so,rsc, one Of the MsSaoSsr Sons Of
New England there was IN ancient times ship that car
red Jason the acquisition Of the Golden Fleece There
flag ship at the battle Of Ac,ium which made Au-
there have been flag shps which have carried Hawkins
and Howe, and Nelson the other continent and which
have carried Hull, and Decatur and Stewart on this. to
Triumph What are they al-what are they az. IN the
chance OF remembrance among mem TO that littls
barque-the MILfoper--wbch reached these shores
Yes. bre,hrsn oi New England--yes! that M.yaower
was flower of perpetual bloom! [Cheers. its YER
dure stands The melting blasts Of sunmer, The chilling
winds Of autumn. Il will defy winer-it will DEFY oil
tails e the world and exhale an everything odog and
fragrance 10 the "lalest syllable OF recorded ume"
[Cheers.l
come some hundred miles TO here to-night-let me
present to you oil the most distinguished Of those per-
sonages who here on the deck Of the May60wer
ering that door the further end Of this hail. Ata
and erect figure, OF plain dress, of elegance ot manner
beyond respectful bow, Of no merrment thai hardly
reached the expression OF smie-suppose he stood there
Inow--suppose his image was there ard he was looking
upon this assembly: 84 Na M@s888 54t#
Are We our chdrens Is this scene Of refinement OF
ELEGANCE of riches, may say this scene OF uxurydoes
this flow from our labors' ss fea
s.Qar regio 10 to ,ris nos non psna laborisl'
was not for this that my father and my brethren.
and myself endured life Of toll and OF hardship We
had faith and hope. God granted us the spirit 10 look
forward. and we did look forward But this scsns we
anticipated Our bones lie on the hill In Plymouth
chuchyard obscure unmarked seresd 70 preserve them
from the desecraon OF savages No stone tells where
who enjoy this glorious country and I'll il
contains who enjoy this hour Of prosperity. and the
thousand blessings showered upon III We envyy not
porous. be enlightened Spread the continent.
conpish The whole Of your great destiny; and i % be
that through The whole you carry Puritan hearts With
youif you still cherish undying love Of civil and
gous liberty. and mean to enjoy them yourselves, and
willing to shed your hearts blood to transmit them TO
your po,tss then are you worthy o. ss Ssw
on the Rock Of Plymouth" |" loud and prolonged
cheers. t t M
Gentlemen ,ha, little vessel. on the 2ad Of December.
1920. made her safe landing the shore Of PlsAoath
She had been tossed on tempesuous ocean she ap.
preached the New England coast under circumstances Of
sSs her s
Gentlemen LET her De considered this night ssan
emblem of New England New England Is ~ snip,
occasionally thrown into The trough Of the sea, and may
wallow'tor lime. But depend uponit. she viii come
out right She will put her head 10 the wind. And she
wI obcy her helm lCheers and applause.
We have hardly begun to realize the vast importance,
human society and the history of the world OF the
voyage Of that tle vessel which brought hs lore Of
civil and religious liberty to and which brought the
Bible, the word Of God, tou:, We have hardly begun
to realize the consequences Of th:t voyage Hefssoiors
the extension OF our race, following our new England
ancestry, has crept along the shore,
..para dina posphioisboio ihaiauss" M
But now the race has extended. II has crossed the
mountains has transcended, not the Aeghaniss only
but has capped the Rocky mountains II n nov upon
the shores Of the Pacfc and on this dsyor y not on
this day. then this day twevemonth OF New
England will celebrate there,
a Voice; !" To-day; they celebrate to-day" IL
Mr. Webster God bless then Tor that Hers % me
assembled the shores Of the paci6e lProaosgedsg
plsuse And shall YET 90 hard. u the three hundsa nil.
TO understand anything--shsl not day hsar and
know something Of this sentiment too tLaughtss md
cheeral
tCfies OF no, no; 70 on am taking % much time
that is due 10 others My voice is neither new voice,
i the voice Of young man i has been heard
before in this place, and the most that have thought or
fell concerning New England history and New kngiand
principles has been BEFORE in the course of my is aid
Your sentiment, MIR. President which called me up be-
fore this meeting, is o larger and more comprehensive
nature IL speaks OF the constitution under which we
yeof the Union which for sixty years has besn over
US and made us associates fellow citizens Of those who
settled at the mouth OF the Mississippi and their oesosnd
ants and al last Of those who have coms IRON All
corners of the earth and settled in California confess
n have had my doubts whether the republican system
under which live could be vastly extended without
danger Of dissolution. Thus far, willingly admit my
apprehensons have not been realized The distance %
yast-he intervening cosny vast But the principle
on which our government IL estxhlishedthe Representa-
tive sysiern--seems TO be indefinitely expansive, and
wherever il does extend il seems TO create strong q.
tachmen the Union and the constitution that extend
over it, believe California and New Mexico have had
new life inspired into everybody there They consider
themselves subjects of new being, new creaton,a
new existence They not the they thought nn-
selves 10 be- now that they find they members q this
great government and hailed citizens Of the Unned
States Of America hope in the providence OF 6od -
this system OF States and Representative govenmenu
shall extend, that il will be strengthened "a scme ~
spccts the tendency is TO strengthen T. SOCIAL s.uop
will disturb il ess II there has been on the Ausanc
coast somewhere south Of the Potomsc-endi VIII not
ds,ns far,her where il is- there has been dsntsfac-
tion thai has not been felt in California;
has NOT been felt that side Of the Rocky mounaina
4 looaIism and one Of those who believe that our
sysem OF government IL not to be destroyed by ocstl
North or South. fCheers1 No; we have our puvnn
opinions, State preudices local IDEAS but over ALL sub
merging all, drownng ALL 10. that great sentiment mat
always, and nevertheless, zoe are dD1<ricoH4 .n 10 ~
Americans that we are known the whole world over
who asks what State you are from In Europe, or IN
Africa or in Asias Is he an American lis he OF ul
Does he belong TO the ag Of the country Does mat
fas protect hm Does be vst under The eagle and me
stars and stripes, II he does. be y. ~ sse suDof-