The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-06-09

ration, commercial system was actually estab-
lished, on which rose up the whole glory of New
York and New England. lApplause
Well, what did Congress do under a Northern
lead with Southern acquescence What did it
do! 1t protected the commerce OF New York and
the Eastern States, first, by preference, by way
Of tonnage duties. aud that higher tonnage on for
egn ships has never been surrendered to this day.
but in consideration of just equIvaent-soin in that
respect, without grudging or complaint on the part
of the South but generously and fairly not by way
OF concession, but in the true spirit OF the COnsti.
tuition, the commerce of New York was, and the
New England States were, protected by the pro-
vision of the Constitution to which have referred
But that is not all.
Friends Fellow citizens! Men Of New York
Does this country not now extend from Maine to
Mexico, and beyond and have we not State be-
yond Cape Horn, belonging nevertheless to us as
part of our commercial system? And what does
New York enjoy? What do Massachusetts and
Maine enjoy? They enjoy an exclusive right Of
carrying on the coasting trade from State to State
on the Atlantic, and around Cape Horn to the Pa
cltc. And that is most highly important branch
of business, and source of wealth and emolument
OF comfort and good living. 1t is this exclusive
right to the coasting trade which the Northern
States possess, which was granted to them, which
they have ever held, and which, up to this day,
there has been no attempt to rescue from them. 1t
is this which has employed so much tonnage, and
SO many men.
A'"ws "hds Wouiu you say III tuib udy OF the
prevalence of notions Of free trade :? what would
you say if the South and the West were to Join
together to repeal this law? And they have the
votes to do it tomorrow. What would you say if
they should join hands, and say that these men of
the North and New Eng who put this slight
on their interests shall enjoy this exclusive priv-
lege no longer? That they will throw it open,
and invite the Dane, the Swede, the Hamburger,
ard ali the commercial nations OF Europe, who will
carry cheaper, to come in and carry goods from
New York, coastwise the Atlaetic, and to Cali
fornia on the Pacific? What do you say to that
Now, gentlemen, these ideas have been thou
sand times suggested perhaps, but ii there is any
thing new in them, | hope it may be regarded.
But what was said in Syracuse and Boston 1t
was this; You set up profit against conscience !;
you set up the means Of living; go for con-
science. Laughter That is flight of fanat-
icism. All have to answer is that if what we
propose is right fair, just, and stands well with
conscience not enlightened with those high flights
OF fancy, 1t is none the for being profitable
and that 1t does not make thing bad which is
good In Itself, 1t you can live it, and child
rem can be supported and educated by it. Ii the
compact of the Constitution is fair, and was fairly
entered into, it is none the WORSE one should think
Tor Its having been found useful. Renewed ap-
plause.l Gentlemen, | believe, in Cromwelfs
time, Tor am not very fresh in my recollectons
OF that historic perlod-i have had other things to
90 than some o you younger men that love to look
INTO the Instructive history of that age but think
1t was In Cromwell's time, that there sprung up a
race OF saints who called themselves fifth mon
archy men "a happy, felicitous, glorious people
they were,-fo they had practced many virtues,
they We're so enlighted, so perfect that they got to
be- In the language of that day, above ordinances
mat is the higher law of this day exactly
l Laughter 1t is the old doctrine OF the fifth
monarchy men Of Cromwells time revived. They
/ spruce, sefsatisfed, thankful to God that the,
were not as other men, but had attained so far +
salvation as to be above ordinances. [Renewe
Gentlemen, we live under a Constitution. II
| has made us what we are. w hat has carried the
American flag all over the world What has con-
stituted that unit OF commerce that wherever the
stripes and stars are seen, they signify that it is
America and united America What is it now
that represents respectfully all over Europe? in
| London at this moment, and all over the world +?
hat is 1t but the result of those commercial regu-
ations which united us all together, and made our
comnerce-the same commerce which made all
the States-NewYork, Massachusetts, South Caro-
lina-ln the aspect of our foreign relations, the
same country, without division, distinction, or
separation Now, gentlemen, this was the oriei-
nal design of the Constitution. We, in our day,
must see to it-and it will be equally incumbent
on you, my young friends of Albany to see that
this spirit is made to pervade the whole admins.
tration of the Government The Constitution of
the United States, to keep united, to keep flow.
ing IN our hearts fraterna feeling must be
administered in the spirit in which it was framed
And 1t wished to exhibit the spirit Of the Const-
tuition IN Its living, speaking, animated form, |
would reier always-alw ways-to the administration
OF the first President, George Washington [Vehe-
ment cheering And if | were now to draw the
idea OF a patrlot-Presdent, | would draw his mas
ter-strokes and cory his design; would present
hls picture before me constant study for life
would present his pollcy-alike liberal, just
rowed down to no sectional interests-bonnd to no
personal objects-held to no locality-but broad
and generous and open-as expansive as the air
which Is waited by the winds of heaven from one
part OF the country to another. [Cheers.l
wonld draw a picture of his foreign policy
just steady stately, but wilhal proud and lofty and
glorious. No man could say in his day that The
broad escutcheon of the honor of the Union
could receive injury or damage, or even con-
iumey or disrespect, with impunity. His own
character gave character TO the foreign relations
of the country. He upheld every interest of his
country in even the proudest nations of Europe.
ana while resolutely Just, he was resOlntely deter
mined that no plume in the honor of the country
should ever be defaced taken from its proper po
sition by any power on earth. Washington was
cautious and prudent-no selfseeker-gving in
formation to Congress according to the Consttu.
non, on all questions, when necessary with fair.
ness and MISUNDERSTANDING nothing for himself
exercising his own rights, and preserving the dig
ty OF his station, but taking especial care to exc
cute the laws as a paramount duty and in such
manner as to give satisfaction to eyery body, and
to be snbservient to that end. And it was always
remarked OF his administration, that he filed the
courts of justice with the most spotIess integrity
the highest talent and the puresl virtue and hence
II became common saying, runni0g through all
classes OF society, that eur great security is in the
learning and integrity of the judicial tribuna ais
rms high character they Justly possessed, and con-
,'nue TO possess in an.eminent degree, from the inn
press winch washington STAMPED on these trbu
mails at their first organization
Genilemen-A patriot President of the limited
States Is the guardian, the protector the friend of
every citizen in them. He should be and he is no
mans peIsecutor-no mans enemy but the sup
porter ana the protector of all and every citizen
,ai as MS support and protection depend on his
faithful execution of the laws But there is es
pecialy one great idea which Washington pre-
seh's, ana winch governed and which should gov
erh every man in high Office who means 10 resem
oe washington that is, the duty of preserving the
government, OF suffering, so far as depends on him.
no one branch TO Interfere with another, and no
power 10 ne assumed not belonging to each and
none abandoned which pertains to each; bur 10
preserve and carry it for the benefit of the pres
eht and future generations.
Teh,,emtn Il wise and prudent shipmaster makes
u ms hrs duty to preserve the vessel that carries
MN anu Ms property and his passengers-to keep
her ahoat-to conduct her to her destined port with
entre security of property and fe-that is his first
OBJ CT ana that should be the object. and Is of
every Chief magistrate of the United States who
has proper appreciation of his duty. 1t is pre-
serve the constitution which bears him--which
sus'aihs us'aihs the Government without which every
ting goes 10 The b0,tom-t0 preserve that and keep
u 10 ihe utmost of his ability off the rocks and
shoais, ana away from the quicksands - to pre-
serve tha', he exercises the caution of the expe-
fiehced ship-master. He suffers nothing to be,fay
his watchiulness, or to draw him aside from the
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