The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-10-25

who are everywhere oppressed We have arrived
at a juucture hen there exists combination OF
monarchs, avowIng their hatred and contempt of
the people, and b mt destroying free institu-
tions in Europe. What shall be done?''
Ay, what shall be done Shall we re-
main in the inglorious pursuit of peaceful la
bors while single head sustans a crown?
Shall we adhere 10 the paltry principle Of
mlnding our own business instead of meddling
unbidden with other peoples affairs Mr.. Cory
will endure none of this neutrality. He goes
for new crusade, only substituting monarchs
for infdels, and crowns for windmills. He
wakes incomprehensbly eloquent on this
point:
''The ocean, fathomless imitlees, overwhelm-
ing, all pervadng, the grandest thing in nature, is
the only emblem for this Tree and mighty Repub
lie Observe its extent, its treasures it's uses its
energies, its incessant motion, and yet its tran
scendant power, Growing pure by it's own action,
and in proportion TO its action; yet, while covered
with ships and men, it tosses it's world of waters to
the clouds, lashes the shore with its fury heav-
ing and sporting easily on its bed, and filling the
heavens, day and night. with its awful declaration
of independence But, again, because the ocean
has received its from every of the
EARTH it gives back to animal and vegetable life,
with impartial and universal justice, the dews and
showers which temper the air and cover the soil
with all her wonted abundance. And yet trad-
ton says that kings have essayed TO rebuke and
to fetter the ocean-Xerxes and Canute came to
the seashore with their warriors and courtiers,
to stay the tide and chain its rage. Our chill
dren laugh over their recorded shame. The people
of the Mississippi valley would have the Union
initiate only the ocean. She has it's features, its
origin, its power, its vastness, it's mission. She
started on the oceans track by the immortal act
| of her own Declaration of independence. She
peats in audible, and defiant voice, the purport
of that instrument in all her anniversaries and
enones. Her statesmen prolong the echo--her
scholars contract the pause, and infancy adds
it's treble to the aggregate of sound. But have we
yet sufficiently given back the blessings we have
acknowledging which should be returned ten
fold, because have incurred that extent of obli-
CATION Have we done unto mankind, not what
would have them do to US, but in proportion to
what they have given and God has prospered
The Democracy of all the States think not and
would have it otherwise Let the benefits and
blessings of repubcanism descend from our full
ness upon all nations, and enable them to break
their chains. And if any imitator of the Persian
the Dane essay to bind the bodies of mankind,
here or elsewhere, let the noble and united
of America stay his hand"
Mr.. Cory has no misgivings as to the result:
eve got through the first of independence
by foreign help alone; and now only ena-
bled, by the strength of numbers from abroad rail-
lying TO the republican standard, to commence the
second war of independence for ourselves and man
kind. By the voluntary contributions of men and
treasure from the quarters, added to the Wig
or and intelligence of the native democracy, we
can meet the attack on repubcaniem made by the
despots of Europe
| But tell US, Mr.. Cory, why, with such sem
timents as these, you were not found in the
van of the Cuban crusade? Can it be that TO
filibustering oratory you add filibustering cow
ardice? Have you, too, discovered that it is
easier and pleasanter, and safer, to spout nom
sense in Tammany Hall, than to pull trigger
or risk your neck in Cuba or Mexico? And, if
so, are you likely to be more valiant in Europe
when the proposed wholesale war begins?
Come down from your stills, Mr.. CoRI, and
give US plain, straightforward answer to all
these queries.
Absurd as were this gentleman's propositions,
they were accepted and endorsed by his audi
tors, who agreed to the following amongst
other resolutions:
! "Resolued That the Democracy OF New York,
| now universally and cordially united, go into the
approaching election with an invincible determine.
| ton to restore the ascendancy OF Democratic men
! and measures in our metropolitan and State ad-
| mnistrations; that the overthrow of the Wing pow
er in this city and State is the great and final mea
sure of preparation for the national contest of 1852
when the American Democracy, victorious in every
1
mitted to the popular vote, with their flag borne
aloft by dauntless, progressive, and radical DEM
ocrat, will again enter the field, rcafiirming the
| principles which have secured the triumph5 of the
| pact, and proclaiming, for the future guidance OF
| our Federal Government, the fixed and unaltera-
! BILE purpose of these United States to adhere no
longer to the dogmas of neutrality in foreign
policy, while the monarches of Europe are forming
alliances and conspiring to extermnate republi-
canism from the old world, and TO circumscribe
and impede, on the continents of North and South
| America, the progress of republican institutions
and governments"
''To this complexion hath it come at last"
| There is no mistake about it-no proviso or
equivocation whatever. Themighty Democra-
cy of the Empire State initiate their august
| leaders in frankness as well as folly. They
proclaim their adhesion TO plain-saling, straight
| forward flibusterism, and now await with anx-
ety the advent of some ''dauntless, progressive,
and radical Democrat" to lead them on to vic
Ltory. Who will be the honored, happy man?
! Death OF the Hon. David Plant.
The Bridgeport Comm Standard chroni-
cles the DEATH on Saturday last, of Hon. DA-
| vlD PLANT. of Stratford, prominent politician