The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-10-19


valuable part OF the commerce between them. Trained,
ioo people are, surely need fear encoun-
Ter into which our destiny may lead US. Suppose men,
that should thus secure To The weaker members OF our
system OF nations the right OF setdeyelopment'
by the establishment OF public law amongst them, m
accordance with our own principles, ana SUPPOSE ea
the influence OF this example should spread as must
not by force, but by conviction and persuasion OF ohcf
nations OF the world and suppose, furber mat IN pur
sualce Of the same enlightened system, we snpuu open
market after market OF the world 10 TIE equal competi.
ton OF all say, suppose all these things and Then tel
me il the people have existed who have established
s sSea asv prs y Nothing in the annals Of
conquest OF national achievement has ever equaled
for such system would send forth the whole human
race, by bound, IN the path OF progress and I'M
proyement And what would il be but extension
Of our domestic system, or the voluntary principle In
government?
AT home we then open the prizes Of life to universal
competition and leave the largest liberty OF individual &C
ton. Ascending step 10 higher generalization, we
leave 10 each State the right OF developing lis own scheme
OF culture and cvizaton and throw open the prizes
OF social exeon and enterprise TO the equal competition
of those communities, and, under the limitation that each
should 80 use lis own rights as not TO lnure Inc equai
rights OF another, make this the law OF the coniede
Tacy ii. them taking another step 10 sill higher gen.
eralzaiion, should under the same limitations
the right OF independent action and sell government %
the nations of the world and then open the rewards and
h0nOrs OF International commerce and intercourse 10
fair and universal competition, should we not thus con-
form the public law OF the world TO the domestic system
Of our conederacy and introduce abroad the prin
cpcs OF progress which have worked SUCH wonders al
homes
Mr. President these are not my speculaions alone.
Political writers abroad taking somewhat similar
views II was but the other day that cast my eye upon
article in leading French Review IN which the great
issue of the world pronounced TO be as between the
Ang0Saxon scheme OF civilization and that OF CONT
mental Europe-lhe Anglo Saxon being defined TO cor
sist in ndivdsasm and competition, the continental IN
Capitalization and protection That the former better tor
the material interests of admitted, but the qnes
ton of moral superiority between the systems was con-
sidered as yet to be settled so lar as one OF them can
tn aaf mVr
those great principles which OF Ang Saxon origin,
only in the sense that they Anglo American. be-
eve that lis superiority will prove itself to be far greater
in moral than in material point OF view because i
makes democracy compatible with individual liberty and
free representative Institutions, whilst the other seeks
equality through the dead level OF Oriental desposm, and
knows no other democracy save that OF socialism.
MI. President. il have succeeded in maintaining and
enforcing the great principles OF The Virginia schools II
in truth they are as important as deem them, need
not enter into any comparison between parties for the
purpose of showing TO which we should look as the
nearest exponent OF those views The wings would not
thank Tor mputng any such opinions TO them for to
do would be to identify them with those distractions
which they love ndicule and condemn Butthey will
say, perhaps, thai have right 10 form any such ex
pectatlons from the democratic party think have shown
that the tendencies OF that party since the institution
Of the government have been towards these DOCTRINES
and that the great ends OF the party itself can only be
attained by adherence 10 these principles
may add and rejoice 10 be able TO say H. that
the democratic party have Eaonalized the principles OF
The Virginia school by adopting them as element in
for the party and the country when they did so.
shall be told and admit it, that there eminent in
the party who hold opinions upon some subjects IN OPP
position 10 that creed StI, srs, have the great
fact that the party have adopted those principles as
rule Of action. Why, srs. Christian secls adopt
creeds. and their members being fable men,, do not
come up entirely 10 their requirements. Shall We
say, therefore, that the creeds useless and the
bes hypocrtes No. sins they adopt the creeds rules
Of conduct and II they good rules the members i'm
rove themselves and others in the effort live up TO
them. And so, srs, OF the democratic party and Their
creed. II is their rule OF conduct; It's members
will study it young will look 10 II for their guild
ance and IT, believe, its principles true their
influence must extend daily But, in speaking of the
principles which should guide the administration OF
political charity does to the Christian vrues-a virtue
without which all others vain mean. sirs. econ
omy, BY which bad governments sometimes become toll
cradle, and without which the best may al last fall
into odium. 10 regard to this il must be remembered
that the democractc party cut off by principle from
some kinds OF expenditure, which the wings are
bound 10 practice from principle. This may certainly
be said OF the democratic party i it means TO stand
upon the principles Of the resolutions and report oil the
Virginia general assembly in l79s 49, But. sirs, we
not left 10 theory upon this point; experience has de
monstraed IN very recent case, that the democratic
party il the economical IN It's practices. whig
Secretary, MIR Corwin, has estimated the annual expen
dtures Of Mr.. Folks administration for the years 1915.
AZ and As. curing the Mexican war. Exclusive OF
payments for public debt and trust funds, they 49,.
729 but the estimate of The Secretary for the
expenditures OF the last fiscal year in time of peace
Ut the commencement OF the session Sal 1913 600 and TO
these estimates others afterwards added Ii is true
that they included the expenses OF collecting the
which excluded in the average for the yearly expen
diture oil the Mexican war; but the additional estimates
probably more than made up that difference. We thus
have the estimated expenditure for year OF peace with
in about ten per cent OF that OF year OF And yet,
according the statement OF Mr. Pearce OF Maryland,
they had seventy thousand volunteers and ten additional
regiments not now in service In addition TO this, we
all know that there much larger naval force in
commission and that occupied not only all the errr
tory which now have, but much OF Mexico besides.
Mr.. President, said in the commencement OF my re
marks, that should not speak upon personal poll
tics. II have all approached the height OF the great
argument which undertook, 1t cannot be necessary 10
do select amongst the candidates for exponent
Of the principles which entertain and upon that poin
there surely be doubt. | might say OF General
Scott said oil the whig party that he would scarcely
this evening advocated His whole course OF previous
opinion places him in opposition 10 them On the other
hand, The votes given by General Pierce whist IN Con-
gress place him in close proximity TO tie Virginia school
OF politicians. Ireolced when heard OF his nomination,
that just al this time we were to have candidate whose
likely TO bring those doctrines into favorable
notice. and who bad proved himself TO be sound upon the
subject OF internal improvements Upon the negro ques-
ton, had known nothing OF him from personal obser-
walton, member OF the House OF Representatives
whilst he in the Senate aud had AWAY. regarded
him OF the New Hampshire republicans who thai
day reckoned amongst the soundest members OF the
school, His votes show him, whilst in Congress- TO have
voted in the main with the defenders of southern rights,
and to have thrown the weight OF bis influence against
any improper agitation OF the subject When the whole
course Of mans public life has tended consistently in
direction, when his and professions have proved con-
ssency OF character and when too experience has shown