The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-07-02

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of "a pf few days only have never been meuSsr
yer and legislature. l am. as you may know Law
how the bre& necessity iasofous one kn1w 10,
.avors ~ com1th Great applause THIS perhaps,
doned II in the diaation, but hope it may be par
the performance serysss my
compensated by the hope thae neglected am amriy
rich secumulations shall lA 40 ga ,sr,
ancs, not entirely dsteputable to tes e , az 80
after Enthusiastic applause VINO ros snan sSae
men to have acted throughout my life 49, 80,
eiples which governed your ancestors, and
England ancestors. in the time that tried meP ,
that Is to say IN the revolutionary struggle and
othey most important period which witnessed the est
shment of general government All know that Il.
this last high anc important proceeding Virginia took
emf aent lead She that to the disgrace Of the
country the debt of the revolution remained unpaid and
that gallant officers and brave soldiers who brought
wounds and scars and broken limbs from the battle
fields of liberty, reduced poverty and aud
great and good of other States felt the evil
and their hearts were wrung by similar anguish
An English poet has said that there was time when
for an EDglishman, It was fame enough
That Cha, hams language was his native tongue,
And VOLTS great name compatriot with his own"
Now gentlemen 1t is fame enough for if it may be
thought that in my political conduct have
defended and acted upon the principles Of Virginia
and Massachusetts, those principles proclaimed
and sustained In the two great epochs in the history of
Of our countryside revolution and the adoption the
present constitutions al government If have worked
steadily to this end am sure that whether much has
been done little has been done IL has directed
towards good purpose loud appauseD All that
sy ana s ah1 ay similar
son, Of Wythe and Pendeton, the prescribed pat
riots Of Massachusetts,, Hancock and Samuel Adams.
(Appause II these, ard other great founders of
liberty and fathers of constitution erred then have
erred-shen have been the most ncorrigble OF politi
cal sinners (Laughter) But if they were right then
venture to hope that am right ALSO neither prin-
cipaities nor powers nor things present things
come shall eradicate that hope from my breast cloud
the toasts from the chair is the Union Of the
states The Union OF the States What mind
present and to come The Union Of these States
is the allabsorbng topic of the day-on ii all men
write, speak, think and debate from the rising of the
sun to the going down thereof (Appiause.) And
yet gentlemen, fear its Importance has been but
insuffciently appreciated Like all common blessings
however great it has been late years too little the
subject Of reflection. The unthinking and careless
hardly take heed of that atmosphere which supports their
lives from day to day and from hour hour As the
vens and goes down at night notice its course enjoy
its light and heat and when it sink beneath the
western norzon we nave no doubt We do not think Of
the possibility that may not appear for another day.
in fear Of perpetual the return Of
chaos SO it is with political system united
government and national constitution these of
US are born have lived under their daily blessings
those blessings were not only matters of course but
pershable also But alas gentlemen hun lures
however strong do not stand upon the everlasting laws
Of nature. They may crumble they may fall aud re-
publican institutions Of government will assuredy
or later crumble and fall if there shall continue
be among the people intelligent regard such sti
buttons, just appreciation Of their benefits, and
spirited purpose To uphold and maintain them and
when they shall nbe and fall the political cNtastro
phe viii Resemble that which would happen in the natural
world the to be struck out Of heaven If this
Union were TO be broken up by notification separation
cession or whatsoever event OF equally epuve md
character chaos would again. and all is now
light and joy and gadness there would BE- spread over
a darkness like that Of Erebus Yet gentlemen |
have little patience with those who talk ppantly Of So
cesson and dsunion they do not appear TO under
stand Of what they speak TO have the
It's consequences. IL they have any meaning, not
comprehend that meaning. Suppose this Union were
dissolved to- day, where would be tomorrow! think
state Of things would arise in which should feel dis
posed to take shelter in the caverns OF or
seek some other place of obscurty in which should not
witness the degradation and ruin of the country Every
such anticipation presents gloomy and horrible PFC
ture; it isa vast serbonian bog-I happy
man in it, unless he thought he abou. getting out
How could man be happy in it, hopeessiy up to his
middle In mud (1reat laughter) Those who love the
Union srdenty and who mean 10 defend II gaantly are
happy cheerful With bright and buoyant hopes the
future aud full Of manly rmness and resolution But
secession and disunon region Of gloom, morass
and swamp chee rful breezes fan spirit health
visits IL. IL is all malaria; 1t is all fever aud ague
daughter and great applause Nothing beautiful
Useful grows in II The traveller through 1t breathss
miasma and treads among everything aud
loathsone IL is like tine region Of your great Dismal
swamp IL is all
Tangled juniper, beds Of weeds
With many fen where the serpent feeds.
And man ne'er trod before - (I.au shter)
For one have desire breathe such an air or TO
have such footing for my walks. Applause Gentle
men am awsre that the respect paid to day Is
in consequeI &C OF my support of the adj
Of the lat Congress Although wish TO false
alarm nor create any fears, yet believed in my con-
science that crsis at banda dangerous fear
full crss; and resoVedt to meet it at any hazard and
with whatever strength possessed true patriot like
faithful mariner must be prepared for all exgencies
In the words Of the old song,
-" lie Is born for all weather;
Let the winds blow high or blow low
His duty keeps him to his tler,
And where the gale drives he must GO"
Applause) The support Of the Union is great pracl.
cal subject involving the prosperity and glory the
ilp 40. ia.
dividual In IT, Weare about to take a large and com.
preheDsive view 81 It. 10 look TO ts results and to
the consequences which weuld howfrom it, overthrow IL
is not ne topic for ingenious disquson or theoretical
fsnstical criticism Those who assai the Union Mt
present day O. be- of one idea
Of th m Of but half an idea (Applausc They plant)
then batteries some useless abst action some false
dogma or some grstutous assumption; perhaps IT
may be more proper to say that they look at II with mi
croscopic eyes seeking for spot speck blot
blur and II they find anything OF this KIND t.y are
at olce for oyerturning the whole fabric And when
thing else will answer they invoke religion and speak
Of higher law. Gentlemen. this North VI uniain L.
high, the Blue Ridge higher still the Alleghaby higher
than eth and yet thi- higher law ranges farther Than
an eagle fight above the highe peaks of the Arghauy
daughter No common vision discern IL, no con-
mon al unsophistics'cd conacicncc can feel 1.-THE
heaiitg Of common men never learns it, high behes;s
ard Therefore would think n L. safe Ia 60 b.
acted upon in matters Of the highest practical
IL b. The code however Cf the abuisi0us Of the North
The secetsonists Of the South take Different course Of
remsIk They are learned and eloquent thu are AMI
mated ard fun 81 spirit they hgh minded and chi
Of complaint IN c,gaut phfsers aHd Exalted tones Of
sresch But these cum aints "a vague aud general
confxs TO you gcuttn that I know hydrostatis
pressure strong enough To bring them intp any solid
form. In which they could be- seen ar felt (Laush,=r
and applGuse) They think otherwise, doubtless; bot
for one can dccv,r nothing real well groundqen
their complaints II may be allowed 60 be n tits pro
f.tsional. would say that all ,hcr complain its aud
alleged grievances are like very insufficient pie IN the
law they are bad neral demurrer for 4 of sub
stance loud laughter) But am not dEpc ssa to re-
proach these gentlemen, or 10 peak of them with dis.
respect prefer 10 leave then 20 their own reflections
l make no argument against resolutions Conventions
secession speeches proolamatians Let these tn N
60 The whole matter IL " 10 be ho' ,yd will b
over and men will return 70 q sounder de OF thinking
But tine thirg gentlemen te assured Of the nrt strp
taken in the programme Of secession ,rh shall be an
actual inf of the constitution or the laws will
lie Pre- mptlN met. Great applsugc) Aud wouli no,
remain hour Ia any admnisrui ,tn that sbould n VI
Immediately meet any such Violate of the
aud the law ent ctually and at once (prolonrci an
plause) and can assure you gc' tcmru that ali wtt
whom an at prcsent associated On the rovcrp eu ca
tertan the same decided purpo a. (enewcd applause
With cheers and DOW, gentle men let me advert 10
cherIhg ana grHtiypgutcw renee. Let me do honor {,