The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1852-12-17

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How proudly could lie ssyi oss,o.
"If We cherish the Sirilies and the
lpnaciples Of our fathers, Heaven will
assist US 10 carry on the work Of human
liberty and human happiness. Auspi-
cious cmens cheer US. Grea, examples
are before US. Our own armament now
shines brightly upon our path. Washing
ton is in the clear, upper sky. These
other stars have now joined the American
constellation; they circle round theiI
center, and the heavens beam with new
light. Beneath this Summation lel us
walk the course Of life, and at it's close
devoutly command our beloved country,
the common parent Of us al, to the Divine
Benignity." ~ NJ,
Asa political officer, ! shall speak Of
him as legislator, and executor Of The
law, maker and administrator Of laws.
! Il is said that he had large influence
In the Massachusetts Convention. The
speeches, however, do not show any
remarkable depth Of philosophy, or width
Of historic view; but they show the
| strength of great man not fully master
Of his theme. They are iiot always fair;
they sometimes show the specious argu-
ments Of The advocate, and do not always
Indicate the soundness Of the Judge.
His leaning was then. as il always was,
toward the concentration or power; not
10 its diffusion. II was the Federal
leaning Of New-England at that time.
He had no philosophical objection 10 a
technical religious test, as the alallfca
tion for office, but did not think il expe-
dient 70 found a measure on that prih-
ciple. He wanted property and not
population as the basis Of representation
in the Senate. The House might rest
Oh men, The Senate on money. Said he,
"it would seem 10 be tie part OF political
wisdom 10 found government on proper
ty;" yet he wished to have the epropor;y
dlfiused as widely as possible. He was
a little jealous Of the Legislature, but he
wanted an independent judiciary. 10
Congress, in 1918, he was with the
Federal party, and Of course not friendly
70 the war; ye, he wen. for the defense
OF the county, and especially for naval
defense. He had an eye on the COM
merce Of America. He saw its value,
and declared il a unit. He early did
large service by procuring The passage OF
law for the paymen, of bills in uniform
currency. That was the greatest service,
| think, he ever performed in matters Of
currency or national finance. In later
years he defended the United States
Bank, but that question, liks others, had
then become party question; and a
nurse in the party team must 60 on With
his fellows, or be fayed with the drivers
lash. In 1916, he opposed the protective
tariff, and so in 1924. His speech at
that time is work Of large labor, nice
research, and still Of value. t sa 4
In 1928, he voted for the "bill OF
abomina.ions," as the tariff was called;
not because he was in favor Of the mea-
sure, bu, as the least Of sundry evils.
Afterwards lie became a strong advocate
for high protective tariff. Here he has
been blamed for his change OF opinion
l, seems TO me his first opinion was righ,
and his last opinion wrong-that he never
answered his irst great speech--bu. il
seems TO me that he was honest in the
change. .sasn
In 1916 and 1924, the South wanted
protective tariff; the NeIth hated H.
II was Mr.. Calhoun who introduced the
measure first. Calhoun at that time wae
in favor Of an United States protective
tariff. There was to Mr.. Webster 70
this change, il seems TO me, a good ant
sufficient reason; but he had other fluc
tua,ions on this matter, which, i grievt
10 say, do not seem capable OK an ex
planaiion quite so honorable. as.s H 4
He defended the Constitution against
South Carolina's claim Of the right tc
secede. Il is customary at the North 10
think Mr.. Webster wholly in the right,
aud South Carolina wholly in the wrong,
on that question; but It should be re-
membered that some Of the ablest men
that the South ever sent 10 Washington
thought otherwise. Nr. Calhoun de-
Tended the Carolinian idea, and Calhoun
was a great mar, profound man, man
of unimpeachable integrity in public and
in private. Mr.8 Clay was certainly a
great man, wise and subtle and far-sighted.
| wish | thought he was as honest as
Calhoun, or could be persuaded that he
was as generous as Webster; but in
1888, Mf. Clay could no, vote for the
Force bill, which Mr.. Webster had 80
proudly defended against the South
Carolinian idea. Mr.. Clay would not
vote against 1.-THE avoided tho question;
the aiF OF the Senate was so bad he could
not stay. ere0f a bts gsfl
South Carolina claimed that the Fed
eral Government had violated the Cons,i-
iution;itthat she (South Carolina) was
Judge ia that matter, and had q constitu-
iional fightto nullify. The question is
deep one. 1t is the old question OF
Federal and Democrai--the question be.
tween the constitutional power Of the