The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1852-02-05


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Of thewoFldand of the age have given their.
sanction Who doubts that, n our own
struggle FOR liberty and Independence the
majestic loQuence 81 Chatham, the profound
reasoning 81 Burke tbe burning satire and.
irony Of Col. Barre had influences upon our
fortunes herein Ainerioa2 They had infu.
ences both ways They tended ID the. first
place, somewhat to oimirish tie confidence of
the British Alinistrysin their hopes Of sue
cess IN attempting to.subjugate an injured.
people They had influence another way,
because all along Che coasts of the country
and d orr people IA that. day lived upon
the coast there was not reading man who
did Motto stronger, holder and more deter
mined n the assertion Of his rights, than
when these ezhilerating accounts 'front.'
two Houses of Parliament reached him from
beyond the seas He felt thatthose who held
and controlled public opinion elsewhere were
with us; that theirwords Of eloqnence might
produce al effect ii the region where they
were uttered; and, above all, they assured
them 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 1T out to the last. Applause.
Now, gentlemen, another great mistake i
sometimes made. We think that nothing is
powerful enough to stand before autocratic
monarchical, OF despotic power There i
something strong enough, quite strong enough
and if properly exerted will prove itself so
and that is the power of intelligent public
topinion III all the nations d. the earth There
Il is not monarch on earth whose throne il
mot liable to be shaken by the progress of 0
lpinion, and the sentiment of the just and in
Itelligent part of the people. 1t becomes Vi
in the station which we hold to let that pub
lie opinion, Sc far as We form il, have. a FIRE,
course. Bravo, bravo. Let us 60 out; le
lit be pronounced in thunder tones; letitopel
the ears of the deaf; let it open the. eyes o
the blind; let it every where be proclaime,
Z what we of this great Republic think of th
general principle of human liberty and 9
that oppression which all abhor. Applause.
Depend upon it, gentlemen, that betwee
! these two rival powers, the autoeratic powe
maintained by force, and the popular poWe
: maintained by opinion, the former is COZ
Istantly decreasing, and, thank God thelatte
lis constantly increasing. Applause. Rel
] human libertyand human rights are gainin
the ascendant; and the part which we hay
: to act in all this great drama is to show on
selves in favor of those rights, .touphold OF
s lascendency, and to carry it on until we sha
1 fsee it eliminate in the highest heaven or
our heads. Applause.
Z On the topics, gentlemen, which this occ
i sion seems to. invite / have nothing tossa
Il because in the course of my political life
. mot now a short one---I have said all that
. wish to say, and all that wish to transm
to posterity connected with my own nan
+ land history. What said of Greece twent
{. five years ago, when our friend was too your
I'll to esinpolitieaf life, repeat to night, *
! bll8a posi- cerdatn, exactly what said the
! !. Applause. What said of 81 pain at 4 lat
= period, when the power Of the restored Boz
gibbons was exerted to impose upon Spain
dynasty not wished by the people Of spai
r that 1 repeat II English, and spanish. a
ofi French, and ia every other language If tl
choose to translate ii. Applause.
+. May beso egotistical as to say that ] ha
= nothing now tosay upon the subjectof Hu
n gary2 Gentlemen, in the aautumn Of
Is year before last, outof health, and retired
4 my parental home among the mountains
81 New Hampshire, / was, by reason of ply
d zeal. condition, confined to my house; bu
Ia was among the mountains whose native al
lst was born to inspire. Nothing saluted ]
senses, nothing saluted my mind or my Sc
iments, but freedom, full and entire, Fl
lplause; and there, gentlemen, near the grs
~ Of my ancestors. Iwrote a.letter, which m
of you may have seen, addressed to the a
TRAN Charge d 'Afaires. EGreat applau
les which was continued for some time. TX
say nothing of the ability displayed in d
OF letter; but, asto its principles, while the {
and moon endures, and while ] can see
light of the sun and the moon, I stand
~ them. Great applause. In a letter da
rs February last, moved by these cansid eratio
las which have influenced allthe Christian wol
,eu making no particular meritof It, address
~ letter to the American NJ inister at Const
su' tinople, at the Court of the Sublime Pc
~ for the relief Of M. Louis Kossuth and
1t companions in exile; and happen to kl
~ that that letter vas not without some eff
~. Atany rate, it is proper for me here to !
e that this letter and that one to Which.I b
- before alluded, were dispatched with the
~, dial appreciation Of the President Of the
sns States 1t was therefore, so far the actof
'ses Government Of the United States in its
eeutive capacity Now, Ishall not fnrt
seiz advert to these topics Tonight, nor shall
W. back to ancient times and discuss the pro
sne ions Of the Holy Alliance; but I say tia
the sentiments avowed by me, think in
al'l years 1923 and 824, d the the cause
Greece, end n Tie more subsea uent decl
~ tons Of opIniony there IS that which j
~ never depart from without departing
y myself should cease To be what ] am,
- were to retraet sing seRtiment which
been expressed on these severa OCCASION
fbs Nov, gentlemen, do not propose, at
tbe hour Of the night to entertain you, q Z
an tempt to entertain yous By any general
eas QUESTION upon tic value Of human freed
upon the halienable RICH Of man, ii j
4 "a any general topics Of that kind; but
to say q few words upon the precise quest