Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-03-20


and in the land should have opportunity by his
representative to bar his entry use professional terms
Let him who can find others which viii more strongly
illustrate the fact express the thought Cheers In
teryention nothing unless il means have
said that may egsatiyely express in resolutions
feelings in respect to the condition Of people who are
striving obtain separate nationality from its tributary
come xon with another Power that il may be done
operate upon the of the world in favor Of such
ple and with view Of raising public sentiment at home
to the exigency But beyond that it is not in power
to GO There is authority the Constitution permit
ting go further Upon this point have endeavored
to give the most liberal Interpretation to the Constitution
without being able to find authority for it and my
cuson does not place with those who restrict them
selves in the Interpretation Of the Constitution its let
ter. know not how can, under any circumstances
declare for Intervention in the contests between nations
between portions of the nation, unless shall
be prepared say there shall be This is not the
time for to be called upon to do either practically
by speculatons upon the doctrine of intervention when
the four last years in Europe there has been foot
print Of the march Of liberty no formation Of consu-
tona by the cooperation Of any portion Of
its people, and when usurpaton regulates by
its own will backed by regular soldiery to the excu
sion of the counteracng force of national guard
militia.
Yes gentlemen, the principles of Washington and such
expressed by him in his Farewell Address, make
his public virtues and his civic triumphs Without them
would admire but not love It is because he
acted out in his Administration and indicated in his Fare
well Address what foreign policy should be- that do
love and revere his memory If follow him from the bat
of the Revolution throughout the continuance of
Confederation, until the Constitution of the United
States adopted and throughout the whole of his Adj
ministraton shall find that had such agency
as he had in placing in the condition in which are
and in giving to the political blessings and prosperity
enjoyed by us as nation His first and greatest object
to his heart than any other to put the States
into more national and effective union than they
under the Articles Of Confederation His greatest solicit
tude after had been DONE preserve it. Besides
the prosperity which he knew it would give, he looked
upon the continent plainly oreseeng if but
to ourselves the acquisitions Of territory which would be
made And, though they not made in his time, he
IN the energy and increase Of people who had gone
with him through seven years for independence,
that their posterty would become people who would
be content and would not be satisfied with what then
boundaries in this hemisphere He looked to the Mis-
ssspp and beyond it, with the hope that our institutions
would be extended to the Pacific Unless that union had
formed we should have had power under the Con-
federation to have asserted our rights to Oregon We
should never have acquired Louisiana Florida And
Utah. New Mexico and California would not have formed
as they now do, portions Of great empire What
should have had by contributions to our rea
sury from the Legislatures Of the States to make such
acquisitions? More than that where would have been
those States and their people in the valley Of the Misss
sisippi and beyond it, doubling original number
They would have been parts of foreign empire
they might have been wresed from them BY the enter
prise and adventurous spirit of people But it
much than probable that if the last had taken place.
that instead of being parts of the United States they
would have been distinct and separate Governments.
Where, then, would have been the influences which
have to impress the world with our institutions
their fitness for millions under Government making
an example which nations look at with wonder and
not without proper appreciation of future power?
All this the policy Of Washington has done for u.s. Can
abandon without subecting ourselves to the
charge of ngratitude his memory Do it, If you please
and bear the mputation. But you will do So gentle
We ready to change the name Of this city
to call it INTERVENTION We not ready to withhold
contributions from that monument within our sight
which is now rising to high pinnacle as human mech
anism has ever achieved No. before doing so, let
satrze the artists of country, Stuart Trumbul and
Peae for those sembances of his face which adorn
houses and our public buildings. Turn them, in par
Tors and halls of legislation to the WALL for shall have
lost the feelings which induced put them there
Burn into lme to stimulate the fertility of your fields
that marble likeness of him. and magnificent alegory of
single idea in his e which the genius of Greenough has
added to the rumphs of modern stauary which you
have placed in the grounds of the Capitol for the admra
ton OF his countrymen Block the ways Mount Ver
that there may be other pilgrimages there Tell
young American mothers that the of George WASH
ngton is not to be given to their children in Christian
baptism. Grieye the venerable who sits near me-
Mr. CUsTIs now the only living person who was the in
mate of his family by telling him that he has been i'm
posing upon us, in his poetry and in his prose fictitious
representations Of the virtues the civic rumphs and the
greatness Of Washington Aye do more: call Marshall
an mpostor for having written his fe holding him up to
the world for his wisdom his goodness and his greatness
| and example to all who may be placed in the
Chief Magistrates of nations Tear from your statute
book your repeated declarations that he first in war
first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen
for If we abandon his policy, he will longer have
sanctuary there Say that history has falsely recorded
fame to stay and to shame the usurper in his giant
march, who audacousy tramples upon human rights in
violation of constitutional oath under the pretence of
preserving them and who has larger view of human
government than that which separates the people from
themselves making of part of them sodiery to en-
force with their bayonets constitution upon the rest
All this must be done before desert those princ-
pies which we find in his legacy, and which have guided
our country to the greatness which il has TCheers
Gentlemen, have spoken you in the language Of my
temper and my principles and would say much more APP
propriate this occasion if did not know that was max
ing trespass upon the time and patience of others who
are yet to address you [Cries of Go on, 90 on"1
feel that the ateness Of the hour admonshes me not to say
more. Go 60 on. OF late years have not been ac-
customed to address public assemblies roo on 60 on
No one can sympathize truely than | do in the
cause which has brought together this night came
here meaning to do for do not wish to be msun-
derstood upon point involving as think It does the
continuance of the Union which if carried out as has
been presented in popular assemblies cannot but have
disastrous influence upon destiny in the end should
it involve in foreign wars more so than any other
question which has agtated the mind Of the Amer
can people Intervention, il first presented
notice, In contrast with the principles Of Washington
was to be an ntermeddng interference in the revolutions
which may occur in another hemisphere We not
united as nation for any such purpose Having made
ourselves free and independent became united to
JOY such happiness as in Gods providence, might be
brought out Of our favorable locality II has been real
lied with almost miraculous increase; and that man
who shall leopard the institutions which have and the
blessings which they give, by interference with the
concerns of other nations will be blessing in his day
to our own. lCheers.1 But gentlemen, set
Of men bv combination nroduce