New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-01

wrongs. The Justice of my cause Is my eloquence; BAT
mist may approach the altar whence tue hf!'o
aroke which rO, ed yOnr fathers from degradation 70 III
dependence claim my peoples share In the oenest Of
the laws of and of natures God VIII ,laius
add TO the historical reputation Of these walls ou. u
hoIe not to suly them by appealing % tno-s %
Of political ruth the prUuue Dn of winch Inaae 1en
rerr Il csc walls from the laundering cheers OF rec
men reused by the clarion sound of inspired orsory.
Cradle of American Liberty 1T IS great nams'
hut there il soutthug ia II which sahdens my .iS
You should not say dmerfcan Li511y' You snoulu
saw Li5sYfg in AHaioa Liberty should nos % r''uo
Auiericsn OF Europesn-it should be Just Lio"ty
God is God He is neither Americas God nor EufoPes
CD ; he is God SO should liberty be- American
Iiberty has much the sound as If you should say,
"Amelicsn privilege" And there Is the fno. Looa
history and when your heart saddens az tue act 'ae
Liberty never yet lasting in any corner OF .uo
world and in any age you will lind the Key OF II ID Tue
gloomy truth that all who yet were tree regarded Llo
elty az IL cir privilege instead Of regarding IL as pn
cple Tie nature OF every privieee y %
that of principle il communicative Liberty i Pfiu-
ciule-it- community is its security-exciusiveness Is
IL q, -, ,.,. 4. :,
ioe. and s,i,r,c acy is doomed, because II Il con-
INV 4, the destiny Of Arisrocracy should van
isb not only IN the nations, but from among te htohs
So long that ia not done, liberty WIN n9wnsIe DC
inc on t IL is equally fatal to individuals as 70 ma
INNS ~ believe themselves beyond the reach OF vlclss
mdes To this proud reliance, and the ISOLATION result
inc tbererom more victims have fallen than to opptes
zion by immediate adversitles lou nave prodlglou-y
rroyr nv vour freedom Of seventy-hve years but
what is seyenry.fve years 10 take Tor cnaIt1r Oh
inrnortsiry No mol my humble tongue tells the
records Of eternal truth. privilege never can be last
ing Liberty restricted to nation never can De sure
You may saw 1--WE the prophets OF ID out
Won shaii not ssy, God is only our God" The Jews
have said SO, and their PRIDE OF Jerusalem nes ~ I'e
Ans, Our Savior taught all humanity to say" Our
EfLr in Hearen' and his Jerusalem is lasting to the
end of days
"Tnere is a community in mankind's destny"-.hat
was the greeting which read on the arch OF welcome
a.. ~ -t,l Of Ma rnrasA
the Republic OF Ame lea would weigh the eternal truth
of those words and accordingly liberty in America
would then be TO the end OF time; but you say
american Liberty" and take that grammar for your
policy dare esy the time will yet come when human
iy will have to about ne proof OF the ancient
truth that whout community national freedom never
sure You should change "Amerfcan LDrfy into
Lb1y" then liberty would be forever sure Ia Amer
ca anG that which found cradle in Faneu Hall never
would lind a coffin through all coming da take not
the word cradle connected with the word liberty it has
scent OF mortality. But these vain words know;
though in the lite of nations, the sp its of future be
arcbpg in present events, visible to every rejecting
mind still those who foreteil them charged with
ar1oeanly claiming the title OF prophets and prophe-
cies a, never believed However, the cradle OF Amer
lean Liberty is only famous from the reputation OF
having been always lists of the most powerful eo-
auence; il is still conspicuous for having seen
that eoqunce attended by practical success 10 un-
derstand the mystery of this circumstance, man
must see the people of New England, and especially
the people OF Massachusetts.
In what | have seen of New-England there are two
things the evidence of which strikes the observer at
every step-prcsperity and intelligence. have seen
thousands assembled following the noble impulses OF
generous heart; almost the entire population OF every
city, of every town, of - cry village where passed,
gathered around me, throwing the owers OF consola-
Ii, in my thorny way. can say have seen the peo-
plr here and have looked it with keen eye sharp
ened in the school Of tosome life; well, have seen
not single bearing mark OF that poverty upon
bimse which in old Europe strikes the eye sadly at
every step. l have no ragged poor have seen
not single house bearing the appearance OF desoated
poverty The cheerfulness of a comfortable condition.
the result Of industry spreads the land One sees
at glance that the people WORK asslduousy, not WIN
the depressing thought just TO gee from day to day by
hard toll through the of miserable lite, hut they
work with the cheerful consciousness of substantial
happiness And the second thing which could not tail
TO remark is the stamp OF intelligence Impressed upon
the very eyes and outward appearance OF the people at
large and NV companions have seen that people in
the factories the workshops in their houses and In
the streets and could not fail thousand times to think
how intelligent that people look 1t Is to such a
eope that the OF Faneuil Hall had to speak,
and therein is the mystery of success. They were not
wi.er than the public spirit Of their audience but they
were the eloquent interpreters OF the peoples en-
gbtened instinct
No man can force the harp of his own individuality
into the peoples heart, but every man may play upon
the chords Of his peoples art who draws his nspra'
ton from the peoples instinct. Wen, thank God Tor
having seen the public spirit OF the peopoe OF Msssa-
bestovinC its attention the cause plead, and
pronouncing verdict After the spontaneous manies
taions Of public opinion which met In hlassacnussets
there can be not the slightest doubt about IT, that his
Excelency the hs minded Cover nor OF Massachusetts,
when he wrote his memorable address TO the Legsa-
ture--tbe Joint Committee of the Legislative Assembly,
after careful and candid consideration OF the SUBJECT
not only concurring in the views OF the Executive Gov
erpment but calculating them in report the
logic and elevated craftsmanship Of which Will forever
endear the of Hazewell to oppressed nations,
and the Senate of Massachusetts,, adopting the
resolutions proposed by the Legislative Committee, in
respect to the question OF National Intervention say
the sponaI manifestations OF public opinion leave
not the slightest doubt that all those executive and egs
latve proceedings only met the full appreciation OF
the people of Massachusetts, but were In fact nothing
else but the solemn Interpretation OF that public opinion
of the people of Massachusetts. spontaneous out
burst of popular sentiments tells often more In single
word than all the skill of elaborate eloquence could.
have met that word 4" We aorship The man, but zoe
trorshp the principles, shouted out man In Worcester,
an id the laundering cheers OF countless multitude
1t word like those words OF hame spoken In an
euil Hail. out of which liberty in America was born
That word revelaon that the spirit OF eternal truth
and of present exigences moves through the people
HEARTBEAT word is teeming with the destinies OF
America. :,
Would to God that In the leading quarters, small party
considerations should yer prevent the due appreca-
ton of the peoples instructive sagacly IL 10 with JOY
full consolation and with heartfelt gratitude, own that
of that fear forever relieved In respect to Massa-
chusetts Once more have met the revelation OF the
truth that the people of Massachusetts, worship prnci-
ples. have met it on the front OF your CaPtol, IN
those words raised TO the consolation OF the oppressed
world by the constitutional authorities OF Massachu-
Sets to the high Heaven, upon an arch OF triumph
Remember, thai there is community in mdns'nds
destiny" 50
cannot express the emotion felt, when, standing on
the steps of Your Capitol these words above my head
the people OF Massachusetts rendered me ITS hand In
the persop of its Chief Magistrate The emotion which
thrilled through my heart something like that Laza'
rus must have felt when the Savior spoke to INN
" Rise" and when looked up with tender tear OF
heartfelt gratitude in my eyes saw the motto OF mas as
sachusetts all along the Capitol, We seek 1'lH ms
stord The mild qsietntss of liberty"
You have proved this motto MOTTO have been an empty
word Tie heroic truth Of it 10 recorded In the annals
of Fapueil HALT is recorded on Bunker Hlil-re-
corded in the Declaration of Independence.
Having read that motto, coupled with the ackhowr
edement of the principle that there community IN
the destinies of all humanity know what answer have
20 lake TO those millions who lock with profound anxiety
to America ;,- of