The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-11-21


Justly, for they compared the immense strength OF the
civilized part OF the world with The weakness OF that part
which remained savage, and asked IRON whence were
10 come those Huns, and from whence TO come
those Vandals, who again TO destroy civilization
Alas il did not occur them that civilization itself
might engendef the barbarans who should destroy it, Ii
did not them that. in the very heart OF great cap
ilas IN the very neghboThood OF splendid palaces and
churches. and theatres and libraries and museums, vice.
and ignorance. and misery might produce Of Huns
heIcer Than those who marched under Atla, and Van,
dals bent destruction than those who followed
Generic. Loud and prolonged applause
saSs sa a paffS The Ss d Telling
Ii ebbed almost fast II had risen lmprudent and
obstinate opposition 10 reasonable demands had brought
archy they fled back in terror TO crouch under des
poism. To the dominion oil MODS armed win pixies
succeeded the and more lasting dominion OF dis
cpIned armies The papacy rose again IRON ITS abase-
ment-Iose more nlolerani and more insolent than be-
fore-ntolerant and lnsoenl as IN the days OF Hide.
brandinolerant and nsolen TO degree that dismayed
and disappointed those who had tondly cherished the
hope that its spirit had been mtgaed by The lapse Of
years and by the progress OF knowledge. Through all
that region. where little more than seventy years
ago looked in vain for any stable authority we now
look yainy Tor any trace OF constitutional freedom.
lCheers
And we in the mean time have been exempt from both
the ealamties which have wrought ruin all around us
The madness OF lsIS did not subvert throne the
action which followed has not touched liberties
Loud cheersl And why was ihisi Why has our coan-
Try, with all the ten plaques raging around, been another
land OF Goshen Everywhere else the thunder and the
fire have been running along the grounda very grew
GUS storma storm such the like has not been known
there thick night and darkness, which might be felt
yet light in all our dwellings. lCheers] We owe this
under the blessing OF God, 10 wise and noble consu
tion the work OF many generations, and OF great men,
Let profit by the lesson which we have received, and
lei thank God that we profit by the experience OF 9TH
ers, and not BY own. Let US prize that constitution
lei purify el US amend IL; but let US not destroy IT.
Loud cheers Let us shun extremes, not only because
each extreme in itself positive evil but also because
has been proved TO us by experience that each extreme
necessarily engenders its opposite II we love civil and
religious freedom let i'll every day OF danger uphold
law and order; il we are Jealous Tor law and ORDER let
prize, the best security OF law and order our civil
and religious freedom. [Cheers.l
Yes gentlemen the reason that our Liberties remain
in the midst Of The general servitudelhat the habeas
corpus act has never been suspendedthat the press is
free-ihat have the liberty OF association that our
representative system stands in all IFS strengths this
thai in the year OF revolution we stood rmly by gov
eminent in lis peril. And If may be asked why we
stood by the government in its peril when all around
were pulling governments down, answer that it was be-
cause We knew our government was a good govern
men that its faults admitted OF peaceable and legal rem
edes and that had been ntlexibe in opposition
to our just demands that we had obtained concessions
from il of nestimabe valuenot by the beating OF the
drum MT by the rrgng of the ocsn not by the tearing
up OF pavements Of the Streets not by breaking open
the gunners shops search OF but by the force
OF reason and public opinion. Loud cheersl
And gentlemen. pre- eminent among these pacific vic,
torres oil and public opinion, The recollection OF
which chiefy,l believe, carried rs safe through the
year OF revolutions and through the year OF
luton, would place Two great reforms insepaTaby esso-
cialed, one with the memory OF an lusrous man who
beyond the reach OF envy, and The other as closely
associated with The OF another usrous who is
STILL and hope will long be, living TO be marx for detrac
ton. speak of the great commercial reform of lS46he
work OF Sir Robert Peel and OF the reform bill OF
1882, brought in by Lord John Russell Cheering |
have particularly called your attention 10 these two great
reforms, because il will in my opinion, be the special
duty OF The House OF Commons-in which, by your dis
ngushei favor, shall have seattle defend the com,
mecla reforms OF Sir Robert Peel, and to perfect and
extend The parliamentary reform OF Lord John Russell
Loud cheers With respect, gentlemen, TO commercial
REFORM though say II will be our sacred duty 10 defend
lt do apprehend that shall find the task very
difficult indeed, greatly doubt whether we have TO
apprehend direct attack upon II. tHear, hear From
the expressions used during Last session. and during the
late election, by ministers and their adheens, should,
confess lind it utterly impossible 10 draw any infer
ence whatever. Laughter and cheers They have
contradIced each Others they have coniradiced them
selves; and would engage 10 produce, selected IRON
their speeches. passages which should prove them TO be
traders and passages which should prove them to be
proe consts. tlaughter.l II is, therefore, gentlemen,
utterly impossible for 10 pretend TO oesee, from the
lang sage held out and used by the members OF govern
ment and their adheents, what their conduct may be
the subject of protection. Nevertheless think that can
confidently say that the great reform effected by Sir Robert
Peel is perfectly safe lChecrs believe that the law
which repealed the corn laws stands now on q hrmer
foundation than when II was rst passed Ffee-aders are
stronger and they stronger in numbers They
are stronger reason, because what was only prophecy is
now history and because one can dispute the salutay
effect which the repeal OF the laws has had on
trade and our industry. tCheerF,l We are Infinitely
stronger in numbers; for am yon will all recolec
when exceedingly strong and formidable opposition TO
the repeal OF the corn laws proceeded from class which
most deeply interested in their repsa- mean from
the laborng class. do not remember-i ought 10
remember perhaps-wbether that opposition produced
much effect here, but do know that there many
OF the largest towns in Engand where the freeaders
burst not venture 10 call meeting Tor the purpose OF
pettoning against the laws for fear OF being in
teuaptei BY crowd of working people, who came
taught by class oil demagogues to say that
question in which working people bad no concern that
II purely capitalists question that II the working
got loaf twice as large for his money, the capitalist
would give him only 3D. instead Of L.; that it mat
ter positively uuimpoant 10 The working casses-Day,
that any change would be absolutely injurious to them
never had The slightest faith IN these doctrines Expert
seemed TO completely TO confute them. com
pared this country with other places and found that
though bread cheaper in the State OF Ohio than in
England, wages naturally higher in Ohio than in
England. remembered that those times when bread
cheapest in England. within my own memory were also
the times in which the condition OF the laboring classes
had been best Hear, hear But now the experiment
has been tried in which admits OF dispute
and should be glad 10 know, II there were now at
tempt made to re-establish duty corn, what dema-
gogue would be able TO bring in crowd oil workngmen
TO hold up their hands in favor OF that lax.
50 strong, gentlemen in reason, and so strong IN
ber need. believe apprehend direct attack The
principles of Sir Robert peers reform. II will be Of
the first duties of your representatives 10 be vgant that
indirect attack shall be made these prncpies and
10 take care that any change which may be made
the present system of taxation undue favor sha be
shown 10 any class.
With regard 10 the other question, conference.-the
question OF parliamentary reform-l III think