Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-07-24
MR. WE8sTER,s GRAFTON

dress as deposited iii the corner stone OF the great
building, and which We have already published.
But there are Passages Of great beauty, stricken
out at the moment af delivery, and having their
origin in surrounding circumstances, which are
wanting IN the original. As they are full of pa
triotlsIn, and ought to have an effect unon the
madmen OF the South, we extract the material
portion OF them: s a.m. &c.,. m.... .
And now, fellow citizens, having stated to you
this lnTalltb!e proof of the growth of the nation
ask You, and wol!d ask every man, whether
the Government which has been over US has
proved ITSELF all all ct;on or a curse TO the Coun-
try or any part oft?
Ye men Of the South, OF all The Original South
ern States, what say you to all this? Are you or
any Of you ashamed of this great work of your
fathers? Your fathers We're moi they who ston-
ed the prophets and killed them. They were
among the prophets; they were OF the prophets;
they were themselves the prophets.
fe men OF Virginia, what do yoa say TO all
this? Ye men Of the Potomac. dwelling along
the shores OF the river where Washington lived,
and where he died, and whore his remains now
rest! Ie, so many OF whom can see The domes
OF the Capitol from your own homes--What do
yoa say?
le men OF James river aud the Bay, places con-
sccrated by the early settlement OF yoar common
wealth, what do you say? Do you desire, from
the soil Of your State, you travel TO the North
to see these halls acated. their beauty aud orna-
ments destroyed, and their national usefulness
clean gone forever?
Yemen beyond the Blue Ridge. many thousands
OF whom are nearer to this Capitol than TO the
seat of government Of Vour own Safe, what DO
You think of breaking this great association into
fragments of States and OF Peop'e? know some
OF You, and believe you all, would lie almost as
much shocked at the announcement Of such ca
tastrophe as If vou were 10 be informed that the
Blue Ridge Itself woa!d soon to:tcr from its base.
And We men Of Western Virginia, who occupy
the great slope from the top OF the Allegheny to
the Ohio AMI Kentucky, what colrsa do You p"o-
pose 10 yourselves by dsunion? lfyou '.secede''
what 30 You '.s"ccdc" from, and what do yoa
''accedc' 10? Do You look fog the current Of
the Ohio TO change, and 20 bring YOU and youg
colnnerce 10 the tide waters Of Eastern rivers?
What MAJ il his senses will suppose that you will
remain part and parcel of Virginia q month after
Virginia should have ceased TO be part and parcel
OF the United States?
The secession OF Virginia the secession of Eir-
ginja, whether alone or in company, is most i'm
probable, the greatest Of all mprohablities.-
Virginia. 70 he' everlasting hoHor, acted great
part in framing and establishing the praseat Con
stitation. She hath had her reward ana he: dis
tncton. Seven Of her noble sons have each filed
the Presidency, AMI en- Dyed the highest honors
Of the co1niry. no'orous complaints come up
to us from the South that Virginia will not hcad
the procession Of secession, and lead the other
Sou'hern States ont Of the Union. This woUld be
some; hing Of marvel. certainly, cons IeTimg how
much pains Virginia took To lead these same
States into the Union, and considering, too, that
she has partaken a. largely OF its benefits AMI its
government as any other State.
And v men of the other Southern st ties. men,
hers of the old thirteen; yes members OF The old
thrice; that touches my regard and my #ympa
thies; North Carolina, Georgia, Sopth Carolina!
What page in Your history, or in the history of
any one OF Won. IS brighter than those waich have
been recorded since the Union was formed. o.
through what effect has your prosperity been
greater, yonr peace and happiness s"curci?-
What names even has South Ceroina, now 40
much dissatisfied, what names has she of which
her Intelligent soas are more proud 10 boast than
those which have been connected with The Gov
crutnent of South Carolinap In revolutionary
times, and in the earliest days of the Constitution,
there was no State more honored, or more de-
serving to be honorcd. Where is she now p
And swhat a fall is there my coanrrymen!'-
Bat leave her 10 her own reflections, commend
ing 10 her with all my heart, the due consideration
of her own example in times now gone by.
Fellow-cit'zens. there are diseases of the mind
aswel as of the body, diseases of communities, rs
we'll as diseases Of ial'yidNAls, that must be left
to their own cure: al lcaStit Is wise TO leave them
So, uatii the last critical moIaen: shall arrive.
hope it IS not irgevercNt, and certainly it is
not intended as rcproach, when say, tina | know
no stronger expression in our language than that
which describes the restoration of wayN1rd
sen->>he came himself" lie had broken away
from all the ties of love, family ami .en&shp-
lis had foysakcn every thing which he had once
regarded in his fathers house. He hal quilted
his natural sympathiGS, affections, and habits, and
taken his joIgaeF in a far coUutry. He had gone
away from himself, and out of himself. Ia, ms
fortunes overlook him anl famiae tAccatcHed hia
with stagH alton and death. No cutrcatieS from