Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-05-06

spirit oil their audience, but they were the elc
quent interpreters Of the peoples enlightened il
stinct.
No man can force the harp of his own ndivid-
uality into the peoples heart but every ma 4
may play upon the chords of his peoples hear
who draws his inspiration from the peoples il
stinct. Well, | thank God for having seen Ii
public spirit of the people of Massachusetts, b.
slowing its attention to the cause | plead, al
pronouncDg its verdict. After the spontaneol !
manifestations of public opinion which met 4
Massachusetts, there can be not the slighte /;
doubt about it, that his Excellency, the highe
minded Governor OF Massachusetts, when h.
wrote his memorable address 10 the Legislature
the Joint Committee OF the Legislative Assembl
after careful and candid consideration of tn
subject not only concurring in the views OF IT,
Executive government, but calculating them
a report, the lrrefutabe logic and elevated state
manship Of which will forever endear the nan
OF Hazewen to oppressed nations, and the Sci
ate of Massachusetts, adopting the resolution !
proposed by the Legislative Committee, in re
spect to the question Of national intervention
say the spontaneous manifestations Of publ y
opinion leave not the slightest doubt that /
these Executive and Legislative proceeding
not only met the full appreciation Of thepe0P b
lof Massachusetts, but weFh 10 fact nothing elsh
but the solemn Interpretation Of the public opir
ion Of the people Of Massachusetts A spontan'
Gus outburst Of popular sentiment tells often mo
in single word than all the skill of elaboral
eoquence could. have met the word.
Worship not man, but we ,Oo'Ship the principle
laundering cheers Of a countless multitude.
was word like those words of fame, spoken
Faneuil Hall, out of which liberty in Amerit
was born. That word is revelation that tt
spirit Of eternal truth and of present eXigencif
moves through the peoples heart-that word
teeming with the destnes of America.
Would to God that in the leading quarters SINAI
party consideration should never prevent the du
appreciation Of the people instructive sagacity.
is with Joyful consolation, and with hearted
gratitude own, that Of that fear am forever re
lieved in respect TO Massachusetts. Once more
have met the revelation of the truth that tb
people of Massachusetts worship principles.
have met it on the front of your Capitol in thos
words raised to the consolation Of the oppresse
world, by the constitutional authorities of Massa
chusetts 10 the high heaven upon an arch OF trl
umph =" Remember that there is q community i
.NankindS Destiny"
cannot express The emotion | felt when stand
ing on the steps of your Capitol, these word
above my head, the people of Massachusetts
rendered me its hand in the person of its Chic
Magistrate. The emotion which thrilled thong
my heart was something like that Lazarus mus
hive felt when the Saviour spoke to him Rise,
f.; and when looked up with tender tear of heart
: felt gratitude in my eyes, saw the motto O
Massachusetts all along the Capitol, "We seek lCt
I the stcorG the mild quietneSS ofhberty."
You have proved this motto not to be an empt!
q word. The heroic truth of it IS recorded IN tn
: annals of Faneuil HALT is recorded on Bun
ker Hil--recorded in the declaration Of lndepen
= dence,
Having resd that motto coupled with the &C
knowedgement of the principle, that there is
community in the destnies of all humanity,
know what answer have to take to those mil
lions who look with profound anxiety to America
Gentlemen, the Mahommedans say that the
> city of Bokhara receives not light from without
but is lustrous with its own light don't know
much about Bokhara, but so much know, thai
Boston is the sun whence raidiated the light o.
resistance against oppression, AID from what
it was my good fortune to experience in Boston
have full reason that the sun which shone forth
with such bright lustre in the days of oppres
sion. has not lost its lustre by freedom and pros
perty. Boston is The Metropolis of Massachu-
ets, and Massachusetts has given its vote. II
has given it it after having, with the penetrating
sagaclty Of its Intelligence, looked attentively
into the subject, and fixed with calm consde a
tion its judgment there about. After having had
so much to speak, it was with infinite gratllica
ton heard myself addressed IN BrookteId, II
birmingham, and several other places, witt
these words, " We know your counlrys history
we agree with your prlnciples-we want Mt
speech-just let us hear your voice, and go or
we trust and wish you may have other things
TO do than speak "
Thus having neither to tell my country's tale
because it is known to you-nor having to ar
que about rinclples-because they are agreed
With am in the happy condition to be able tC
restrain myself to few desultory remarks abou
E the nature of the difficulties have to contend
with in other quarters, that the people of Massa
chusetts may see upon what ground those stant
who are following a direction contrary to the
distinctly pronounced opinion of Massachusetts,
in relation to the cause plead.
Give me leave to mention, that having had al
, opportunity to converse with leading men OF the
great political parties, which are on the eve OIL
an animated contest for the Presidency--woulc
it had been possible for me to have come to
America either before that contest was engaged
in or after it will be decided | came, unhappily
in bad hour availed myself of that opportu
nity to be informed about what are considered
to be the principal issues in case the one or the
other party carries the prize and, indee /, hav-
ing got information thereof, could not forboar
to exclam ;" But, my God all these questions
together cannot outweigh the all everything i'm
portance of foreign policy" 1t is there, in the
question OF foreign policy, that the heart of the
next future throbs. Security and danger, de.
+ veloping prosperity, and its check, peace and
war, tranquility and embarassment-yes, life
and death, will be weighed in the scale of for.
eign policy. 1t is evident, things are coming to