The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-04-29

tcle of her present mighty power Of rendering jus
tice and doing good.
Would that it had been ever thus!
Those who have studied the fortunes of these
countries where we now are, know that they were
built up by our hardy character, out of our own
free laws; but when we had raised them to that
height in which they furnished forth good and
noble edifce to inhabit, we unfortunately pulled
down the fabric about our ears, and were not alto
gcther undeservedly stoned from the ruins Of our
own work. [Great applause.] Yes, gentlemen,
and in proportion to the hardness Of the materials
which we had put into that work was the hardness
OF the blows which we received. [Laughter.]
/ will not say that rejoice at that event knoO
that there oculsts who tell you that if one eye
s put out tho other the clearer for tho loss but
wouldn't try myself, and wouldn't recommend
any very intimate friend of mine to try this Poly
phemian operation. IApplausc and laughter
will not say, therefore, that rejoice at this
event. II would be humbug and afFectation in me
to do so; and above all things dctest hunbug and
affectaton. But since it took place 30 long ago,
and was in part the consequence of our faults,
do say, without any humbug and affectation,
that do rejoice at the power and prosperity which
this independent country now enjoys! Applause
l can say that feel pride and pleasure At seeing
tent so high and extending it out so broadly and SO
proudly by the side OF the tent of its great fore
father fApplausc.l And is not the time now
como in which these two kindred people would do
we'll to forget that they ever stood toward each
other in the fratrcidal attitude of Cain and Abel
but only recollect that they children of the
same parents, and their earliest and hocst recol-
lections gather round the same Eden! [Applausc.
Ay, gentlemen, let us bury our fathers qnarrcls in
our fathers graves .-[applauscl-and wc shall
then find that Englishmcn and Americana are not
only Anglo-Saxon brothers, but even Sinmeso
Twins. (grcat laughtcr,1 or. at all events, twins
after the manner Of Siam; for the same current of
blood runs through their veins, the same current OF
thought animates their minds, and are they not
bound together by the same strongest tie that can
unite two human bengs-the same interest! Zap
pause and laughter ]
What are the facts known to us slR Arc not
than two thirds Of the staple produce of this
country exported to England; nearly all the staple
products OF the great West go in the same direc-
ton; and when we look Mt the general exports from
this country out of the 145 900 worth of dollars
thus exported, 500 900 900 are sent to the British
markell Applause When the ligamcnt which
unites reat Britain and the United States together
is OF such solid and substantial material, are we to
fear that any rusty old weapon taken from the ar
mory of bygonc quarrels will cut such ligamcnt
asunder? No, never. There may be, to be sure,
now and then, an Englishman who will say that
America crows n little too much over John Bull,
but sha take the liberty OF telling him that such
tales are mere cock and bull stories [Grcat laugh
teri And ! would advise my American friend
there, whenever he hears any companion Of his