Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-01-29

canals by commerce, by education by the general du
sion Of information, and by all the which album
dant wealth and power give u.s. that we are doing wha
we to demonstrate to the world that far as tn,
great purposes IF tic Creator may he understood in h
creation Of ind rarng him this globe work
ne great experiment a. human probation, here en-
bodied an here Concentrated tle favorable cir
cumtanees for HAT experiment which the world hes
seen.
And sir while an up upon this question, let me en-.
treat Senator's 10 consider the position in which
placed will take up the remark Of the honorable Sc
nator, and will say that do live in epoch, and
most remarkable one but it is nm epoch which goes
back far beyond the exciting interests of the day
II goes back to the time when that great principle
Enumerated that governments were instituted among men
by their consent and for their good That is epoch
in which we live that is the experiment which are
trying Sir the history of the world up to the time of
TINS experiment shows that the efforts that manad made
heretofore for the ameioraon of his condition and the
elevation of his character had failed and sgnaly failed
there were not wanting destroying revolutions there
were not wanting times when the people, borne down by
expressions too ntoerabe to be endured had up
despair and thrown off the yoke with which the tyrant
had oppressed them; but, sir it was only that another
tyrant might come and take his place. That was the
history OF the world up to the time Of experiment;
ana II II would not to be rreverent undertake TO
scan the counsels Of 0mnpotencc when the Almighty
had become tired with the successive attempts men had
made TO govern thenselyesto submit themselves the
sway OF popular institutions deriving their support from
their own consecutive may imagine the genius Liberty
pleading before the throne of Omnpotence and asking
that one more experiment might be tried Then when the
was revealed to the eye Of science the continent and
the pilgrims in patriotism and pety came over here that
they might lay anew the foundation of the great temple
OF liberty, and build upon this foundation q supersruc-
wide enough for the oppressed of all nations
in and be at rest Sir that is experiment which we
are to try, and that is the experiment which
perfect
Our fathers of the great trust that was
committed to their hands, and when they loose from
the country which, had sent them here-sent them here
not by their fostering but by their expressions
tney proviu,yi ram gr2pA and eternal
principles as the basis of their Government in oil time to
Gomez and these sir, eloquently and forcbly embo
died in the Declaration OF Independence Our fathers
pledged every thing they hadpedged their lives their
fortunes and their honorfor the maintenance Of the
principles which they then ayowed and put forth. SIR
that pledge is binding upon We in the posses
sion and enjoyment of the privileges which they obtained
and the that have perform is that these
principles characterize Government and policy
and that they carried out to their full development
and perfection. That, look upon the mission of
this country and that look upon the destiny of this
country. We are ito see that it is true to its prn-
cples and true to the purposes of benecent Provi
dence in planting here If we forget this, il are
led away and dazzed by the halo of military renown, If
our judgments warped by the graspngs of covet
which viii be satisfied long any body
else owns land contiguous to them sir, have been
accused of matchmaking of prophcsying; but it needs
prophe needs no other prophecy than that which the
light OF experience gives usto torete to that
shall fail, utterly fall and that shall go the way OF
the republics that have preceded US.
/ We have succeeded gentlemen think have
IL
have established ourselves upon foundation firm that
there is danger. How old is your republic? Not
hundred years yet How old was the Roman republic
when il overthrowns | think it than six
hundred years old and when have lived half that
time, whea the wisdom of institutions and the cha
citizens have been decided by experience
half long that which the Roman republic
subjected it will be time enough thenfor us to erect our
trophies and set up monuments and to say that
have tried and succeededhat the great experiment has
here been tried and the great question solved and the
hat ,sr of
Mr.. President am not OF those who has his heart
full of forebodngs of evil and the honorable Senator
reort upon when undertake to say what will
be the result OF things the failure OF the prophecies OF
disaster that occurred in the of 1872 Sir tell the
honorable Senator that but six years old at that
time and therefore, whatever reproaches may be uttered
against those that prophcsed evil then, not Of
/ them; and however much time l may have taken up
here in Matchmaking say that did not begin
early that. No, sir, my heart is not despairing
believe that glorious future is before this country
believe that high and glorious destiny awaits her and
believe that everything that defeat that glorious
destiny which lies waiting for her to grasp is her
pnfaithfnlness the principles upon which nstu
ons founded. Those principles not those of
quest Of rapine We to be the knights
he world abroad The continents OF the earth
an the islands Of the proclamng the gospel of
liberty and Illuminating the penalty of sword against
those that will be baptized into faith. No, sir;
that is moi our destiny Our destiny is ut home Our
destiny is upon continen-upon shores.
1t is TO improve, TO elevate, TO advance In WHAT In
territory No, sir; have got enough of it. In mill
tary renown! No, SIR have got enough OF that Is
there any man. woman child within the hearing OF
nv voice, disturbed by single fear that cannot sue
cessfuly maintain everything which Is our right against
any and oil the Powers Of the earth believe not, sir
Before leave this subject want to call the attention
OF the Senate to another fact Ii is which al
luded TO by the Senator from Florida Mr. MALLORY the
other day Why you want TO repeat this declaration
II you really mean what you say; il you that
Power Europe shall colombo any part of the American
continent the island adjacent thereto there is fact
a fixed fact-of which notified by the proclama.
ton Of the British authorities which will just exactly
put you the test There is need of any inquiry
about IT, Great Britain has established the colony OF
the Bay Of Islands IL the declaration of President
Monroe has the broad meaning which the Senator from
Michigan puts it. there is occasion for repeating
over again. The time has The fact has trans
PRED The issue is before you Great Britain is here
on the continent She has colonized the Bay Of Islands
She has instituted government there. She has not
only done that in violation of the Monroe doctrine but
il understand the honorable Senator from Michigan
ia violation Of her solemn treaty obligations Here, them
sir is for your action. You need not make any
professions Of what is right for free and independent
nation do because the resolution says 1t win leave
free to adopt such measures ms an independent ma
ton may Justly adopt in defence gifts rights and its honor
If the resolution has that meaning the before you
The time has come. II you mean what you have said,
this not the time for resolutions but for action You
should satisfy yourselves with no vague declaration that
you will do what independent nation is free to do,
when il that means when f that Monroe doctrine means
what il has been eonendcd that ii means, IL has been
violated and trampled under foot The faith Of treaties
is violated and Britain In the face OF oil this has
her colony upon this continent
For this am opposed TO passing this resolution