The daily union., 1852-01-15
mr. wsbsteE's speech "a tns ooa.s,..,aa.l a..au.s
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Mr. GwlE rose and said Mr. President some gentle
man remarked few moments ago in parenthess aSink
or swim, hye or die" Such being my notion, give YOU
as a toast
a. hls intelec, Is profound"
Mr. WEssrER rose and spoke as follows | have great
,gasuls IN participating IN this festival II remark
nght mas led thus far life Of events that are viewed
% ngny important here, and still important his
GSn county Educated, spirited. full OF feeling OF
c councils OF his native land and he Is here today
fresh from acting his part in the great struggle for Hun.
netion He was brought these shores by tbs author
OF Congress. He has beea welcomed 10 6s caniis of
Tue United States by the votes OF both it's houses agree
though not member OF either branch OF the legislature
yet here tonight in my personal and individual cannci
" merely IN Joining, and do join. in my loadest
tone, IN that welcome pronounced by each c them 10
MN lIireat applause The House of Repres
Tue Immediate delegates OF the people, full themselves OF
an ardent love Of liberty have joined in that welcome
ihe wisdom anu soorey OF the Senate have joined in il
and the head OF the republic with the utmost cordali,y
has approved OF whatsoever official act was necessary 10
bid nm welcome TO these shores. And he stands here
70 night in the midst OF assembly OF both houses OF
Congress, aud others OF met here in our individual
capacity TO join in the general acclaim and signify to him
with what pleasure receive him to the shores of Ihis
Tree land, this asylum OF oppressed humanity. Zap
plause Genllemen, the effect OF the reception thus
gwen him cannot but be felt Il cannot but have ito in
nuence beyond the ocean, and in countries where our
principles and our sentiments either generally un-
known or generally dsked Let them 90 forth; let II
be borne on all the winds OF heaven, that the sympathes
OF The government OF the United States, and OF all the
people OF the United States have been attracted towards
nation struggling for national independence. and to-
wards those OF her sons who have distinguished
themselves IN that struggle [Great applause.l
have said that this cannot be without its effect We
are too much inclined to underrate the power OF moral
aence OF principles to which great men, the lights of the
world and OF the age have given their sanction. Who
doubts that IN our own struggle for liberty and independ
ence, the majestic eoquence OF Chatham, the profound
reasoning OF Burke, the burning and irony of COL
Barre, had influences upon fortunes here Americas
They had influences both ways; They tended. in the
first place, somewhat diminish the confidence Of the
BRITISH ministry IN their hopes OF in attempting
sublugate injured people. They had influence another
people in that day lived upon the coast-here was
not reading who did not feel stronger bolder and
more determined in the assertion OF his rights after these
exhlarang accounts from the two houses OF Parliament
reached him from beyond the All felt that those
who held and controlled public opinion elsewhere were
with US; that their words OF eoquence might produce an
effect IN the region where they were uered and above
ALL they assured them that in the judgment OF the just
and the WISE and the impartial their cause was just and
they were right; and therefore they said we will fight it
out to the last [Applause.l
Now, gentlemen, another great mistake is sometimes
made. We think that nothing is powerful enough to
stand before autocratc, monarchca or despotic power
There is something strong enough-que strong enough
and II properly exeed will prove itself So and that is the
power OF intelligent public opinion in all the nations of
the earth There is not monarch earth whose throne
not liable 10 be shaken by the progress OF opinion and
the sentiment OF the just and intelligent part OF the peo
pie. becomes US III the stall0n winch nOlu 10 Let
that public opinion. SO far form il, have free
course bravo, bravol Let il go out let it be pro-
nounced in thunder tones; let il unstop the OF the
deaf etit open the eyes OF the blind; and let every
where be proclaimed what OF this great republic think
of the general principle of human liberty and of that OPP
preston which al! abhor [Applausel Depend upon il.
that between these two rival powers, the
tocratc power, maintained by and force, and the
popular power maintained by opinion the former is con-
ly increasing. Applause Real human liberty and hu-
man rights are gaining the ascendant and the part we
have 10 act in all this drama is TO show ourselves in
favor OF those rights, 10 uphold our ascendency and to
carry until shall it cuminate in the highest
heaven over our heads Applause
have any knowledge of public opinion throughout the
civilized world have any Just augury OF the future
If have any well founded prediction OF whatsto happen
among enlightened Slaes-there is TO be progress of
things which will, everywhere in those States. bring
or less OF popular power into the constitutional ele
ments OF government and into its actual administration
And the fret result will be higher degree of individual
respecably and importance OF and participation
OF all in public authority; and the second conservative
love OF law and ORDER founded in the convictions Of all
the intelligent. well-disposed and industrious that law
and order the security of public tranquiy the protec-
ton OF property and OF the fruits OF labor equally the
interest OF all classes OF society; and we may
selves that when law and order the security oil property
and the protection of industry the enjoyment OF al ts
fruits espoused cardinal objects by the great
of society," those objects stand immoveabe founda
uon Towards this desirable consummation verify be-
eve that the governments OF the world advancing
Political knowledge, and indeed all other knowledge,
ayors this progress and, perhaps more than all just
Igious conceptions and conviction among OF moral
obligation, and the duty which all owe TO the Supreme
Power of the Universe, help this general advance
ment.
Nothing can more emphaiically prove an enlightened
state OF human existence than the general prevalence OF
conviction that there is 10 all futury and who
feels this conviction. and acts upon IT, 10 better
man and better citizen, and has given more secure
pledge to society OF just conformity to its laws, than
any other sentiment inspire. Social institutions and
political institutions should never be severed from their
proper association with the idea OF religious rssponsb
ty. The great sentiment OF enlightened men should be,
all countries, political liberty and religious toeraon.
Suffer all TO enjoy their appropriate parts in the institu
tons OF human society," and suiler ALL at the same tme
enjoy their sentiments in matters of religion and
OF duty TO God May the time come when freedom
civil and regiousnow fully enjoyed over all this por
country throughout the whole civilized world
What any man does for liberty--civil or regious-s
treasured up he may be assured where 1t will not be lost
Human lie passes away like feeting shadow indvid.
uas appear and disappear the sage OF human action
but just principles permanent, and truth eernal
and whoever connects himself Intimately with these
ever. enduring subjects will have taken care that his
and his character shall not perish IRON the memory
OF men.
On the topics, gentlemen, which this occasion seems
to invite, | have nothing 10 say, because IN the
course OF my political life, not short ono, havo
said all that wish to say and all that wish to trans
init to poserity connected with my own name and his
tory What ! said OF Greece twenty nve years ago,
when our friend young 10 be IN political lie,
repeat TO night perbu post psrbum exactly n said IL
then [Great applause.l What said OF Spain At .
later period when the power OF the restored Bourbon:
was exerted to impose upon Spain dynasty not wshed
by the people OF Spain, that repeat in English and SPaa-
ish and French and in every other language, they
IA latnn il .