The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1852-02-24

the Sou-h, You must not leave us and tC
the North, You must faithfully observe tn.
constitutions with all its compromises. =
Continued Applause,l
| MIR. President. / repeat. therefore. that
every new State added TO the Union, and
every one which shall be admitted into its
bosom, adds new guarantees for the perpe-
tuity Of the Union, so long az the consttu.
ton is faithfully observed, and the rights oi
the States protected under the guardianship
of democratic administration. Great Ap-
plause.
Mr President, we have much TO do.
The democracy have mission 10 perform.
1t is great mission of progress in the arts
and science-in the science of politics and
govenment--in the developemeut aud ad-
vancement--of human rights throughout
the whole world IApplanse We have
a mission to perform in developing correct
principles here for although the democracy
have done much--have done everything
thathas been done by way of Advancement,
elevation and improvement in the political
system of this country--stlll we have not
| dCCOtH Hpl'slIeu every lHlnS'
A system ofaws that was adapted to our
conditions twenty-five years ago, must, in
the nature of thugs and the progress of
evenIs, be inapplicabe now in many respects
! The man is not consistent who supports a
question Of expediency now, merely because
he advocated it quarter of century ago,
for il it was wise then, the probabilities are
! that the change of circumstances in he de-
velopment of our resources has rendered it
| inexpedient and unwisc at this time. The
man is only consisten. who follows out his
principles and adapts his measui es to them
in view of The condition of things he finds in
existence at the period of time when it is
necessary to make the application, Great
! Applause.l Hence | care not if man says
have been inconsistent upon a measure Of
expediency. provided he will admit that
have always been faithful TO my principles.
and regulated all questions of expediency
by them. Measures of policy are in ;heir
nature temporary, and liable to be abandon.
ed whenever the necessity ceases which cal.
| led them into existence but democratic
principles are immutable and can never die
so long as as freedom survives. lGreat
Applause, Hence the man who imagines
that the triumph of the democratic party at
any presidential election places its principles
permanently in the ascendency Iabors under
a fatal delusion. We must observe eternal
vigilance
The democratic principles are eternal,
and perpetual action and undying energy are
requisite 10 give them force and carry them
into effect 1t requires harmony, energy,
and unity of action now as much as at any
former period of our political history, II is
required both in reference to domestic ones.
tions and to our foreign policy. think il is
time America had a foreign policy lap
plause and cries of Good good - "a
foreign policy predicted upon true interpre
tation of the laws of nations-e foreign poll
cy in accordance with the spirit of the age
(great aplause) but not such foreign policy
as we have seen attempted TO be enforced
IN this country within the last three years
(cries Of Good good") We have been
told, and you are told every day, that neu.
traity is the true American policy; and that
plea has been the excuse for the acts which
have been performed by the existing ad-
minstration in connexion with the Cuban
question. Great applause.) They employ
the American navy and army to arrest the
volunteers and seize the provisions, an,nu.
milton and supplies of every kind which may
be sent in aid of the patriot cause, and at
the same time give free passage and pro
lection to all men, ammunition and supplies
which may be sent in aid of the royals
cause, and call that neutrality' Great ap
plause.) l am engaged in struggle fo
my life with foe that is about to crush me
what do | care whether you furnish HIN
with a club with which to beat out mI
brains, or seize weapon from my hand
with which was about to defend myself
If they would promise to stop men and SUI
plies on both sides, or open the door wide
and give free egress and ingress TO both, /
could then understand what they mean b,
neutrality. ferries Of Good good") a
But the modern neutrality--that which
denounccs an American citizen as an OUTLAW
and pirate, and authorizes any government
into whose hands he will fall to execnte hin
without the form of trial, simple because he
was g0Dgto wage war IN what he believes
truly TO be the cause of libcrty-I do no
distinctly understand The doctrine prevail
too, that, because we had statute that pr,
hibits the Citing out Of armed expedition
against other countries with which we ar
at peace and because that statute impose
penalty for its violation, therefore The exc
cutive branch OF the government is authors
ed to denonnce the defender, as being guilt
OF piracy, when your own law has declare,
: il TO be only misdemeanor. (Great az
plause) And because il has been proclaim
ed piracy, we find the Spanish governmen
to have acted upon thai proclamation, an
executed fifty American citizens in one, ,da
without the forms Of trial, and in palpabI
violation ofsolemn treaty stipuations enie
ed into between the United States an
: Spain. .(Applause,l ~ ~"