The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1852-02-18
Number 49,.

Dut. Dir, Dgh tnouSn ~ me v6luc oi nle
noble appreciation am bound with, itbs-
comes an invsluable benefit to humanity
by those resolutions by which the Gen erals
Assembly Of Ohio. acknowledging thsjdssa
tice Of thoss principles which il 10 my inlsso
sion TO plead in my down-trodden tcouns :
try's name, declares the mighty and 6o0rsl
ishing commonwealth OF Ohio, resolved 10
restore tho Eternal Laws of Nations, to
their due sway. too long contsmned by ar.
bitrary power.
Il was indeed sorrowiul sight to see
how nations bed. and how freedom with.s
cred between the iron grasp Of despotisrn,s
lssgn-d Tor universal oppression Of oil hu.s
mani,v. Ii was sorrowful sight 10 see
oil ns'ions isolating themselves in Defence
while Dsspots were lsagued in offence. i'as
The view has changed. A brightlus
is spreading over the dark sky Of humanis's
ty. The glorious galaxy Of the United
States rises with imposing brightness ovSf'
the horizon ofoppresssd nations, and the
bloody star of despotism. by your very
declaration, fading in its fame. will soon
vanish from the sky like meteor. Ap.'
plauss '.'~- 30 -,ra eN" i'e ~
Legislators Of Ohio. it may be flatseringi
to ambitious vanity to act the part Of an
exscrated conqueror. but ii is a glory tif.S
paralelled in history to protect rights and
freedom on earth The time draws nsars
whom, by virtue Of such declaration like
yours, shared by your sister States, Ed.i
ropes liberated nations will unite 10 a.
mighty choir Of hslslujahs. thanking Cod
that his paternal cares have raised the
United States to the glorious position Of
first born son OF freedom on earth Caps
plause. "~', anh shiaifos
Washington prophesied that within
twenty years the Republic Of the United
States would be strong enough to deiyany
power on earth in just cause. The State
Of Ohio was not yet born, when the wisssti
OF men and pursst Of patriots told that
prophesy; and God, tho Almighty, has
made the prophesy true by annexing, ,inra
prodigious short period more stars to the
proud constellation Of your Republic, ands
increasing the lustre Of every star more
powerfully than Washington could havs
anticipated, in the brightest moments ofhis'
patriotic hopes. (Applause.) SIS 0siA
There is destiny in this, and you arsa
conscious Of tina, destiny. My sad heart.s
though depressed by sickness, is beating
with isolation and with hope. Rejoice o.
my nation, in Thy very woes, Wipe off
all thy tears and smile amidst thy tortures,
like the Dutch hero Do Wyu. Z There is .;
Providence which rules. Thou vast, O..
my nation, often tho martyr who, by thy
blood. didst redeem the christian nations
on earth. Even thy present namelsss
woes are Providentisl. They were neces.
sary, that the star spangled banner Of
America should rise over a new Sinai
the Mountain Of Law for all atoms. Thy
sufferings were necessary, that the people
of the United States. powerful by their
freedom, and FREQ by the principle Of ma
tional independence. that common righ,
Of all humanity, should stand up, q new
Moses upon the new Sinai. and shout out
with the laundering voice Of its twenty-five
millon-"IIear. ye despots of the world.
this shall be Law, with tho
name Of the Lord yonr God and our God:
(Applause.) peaa
''Ye shall snoi-kill Nations" s.a
"Ye shall pnks,~al their Freedom"
''And We shaII not covet what is your
neighbours" ('rhundsrs Of applause
Hungary is Golgotha, where my pso.
pie is nailed 10 the cross, that America
may proclaim that law to the benefit of all
But the cross is not the en-
blem Of death. 1t is the sign of resurrec-
ton and bliss. [Applause. saaeA5
My nation will rise. called to rssurrsc.
ton by the eternal principles Of the law Of
nature and OF natures God, which you
thus proclaim [applause] |, will not lie
in its grave longer than the holy number
Three" and will requits your magni-
nimity by becoming the corner stone of
national liberty on the European comic
nsn, [applauss]. tt2f
Sir, ,here are two remarkable coinci-
lences in these facts. The Stale of Ohio
and myself have the same age. The very
year when your constitution was framed,
was born [applause]. My breast has
always heaved with intense interest at the
name OF Ohio. II was like as il something
II supreme Importance lay hidden for mo
n that name, to which my future was
,ound by the very year Of my ,rativity.
Tins day my anticipatons are rsalizeds
And the second coincidence is, that the
idh,gS OF the present day will just reach
City when The Senators Of the
-lnlted States sit down in Judgment upon
he question Of international law, and pros
,ouncs upon your country's foreign poii.I
X. saes :
Ohio has given its vote by the resolu.l
ions had the honor to hear. and Ohio IS
me Of The brightest stars Of the Union:
0hio's vote is the vote Of two millions, and
I will have its constitutional weight in the
WHARF ihe delenatas nf tha nao.