The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-27
MIR. soule's Speech.

The Senate gallery was filled on Tuesday with
an audience attracted by the progressive SEN
ator from Louisiana Mr.. SouLE is sort Of
fancy man, and always draws. There is a
charm for the ladies in the peculiarities of his
French accent and pronunciation. He rolls
his eyes, and points with his finger, and in
dents his breast in manner that is truly ire
sistible. He is very finished declaimer, and
speaks his piece with all the fourishes and
eraces of sophomore at college exhibition.
From his style of delivery, with it's studied
transitions and captivating intonations, we i'm
agine that he rehearses with some assiduity in
private. But all this shows a. proper respect
for his audience, and gives interest and pi-
quancy to his speech.
We are amused though that Mr.. SouLE
should set up as a representative of Young
America! We should as soon think of looking
for such representative in French Court
of the last century, and should be more sure to
find him somewhere in College of Jesuits.
We cannot, therefore, congratulate the sspro-
gressive part of the Democracy" upon their
SAoLAp1ous hCy AdVO maui oil lliull1cI6uL ScloC-
ton; one which can hardly commend their cause
to theAmerican people. His speech Of Tuesday,
which was prepared with very great elabora-
ton, was neither more nor less than defence of
buccaneering. The first half of it was mere
rehash of the stale stuff of the newspapers about
Purser SMITH and the Cuban expeditionists.
More harmless twattle was never before paraded
with so much pomp before any legislative assem-
bly,. Mr.. SoULE's American susceptibilities
were, as usual, in this behalf reused against the
Administrati on-and as usual, when listening to
Mr.. SouLE, and his arraignment of principles
and maxims which we have always been taught
to respect-his claims to more progressive
Democracy" than our own, and more intense
love of liberty and hatred of oppression than
the Wines or Wing administration can pre-
tend to-we recalled the lines of JuvENAL,
never more applicable since they were written:
'sMe prior lille
Signabit? fultusque toro meliore recumbet,
Advectus Roman quo pruna ct cottana vento?'
We submit that it is not modest for an i'm
portation from Paris, for gentleman waited to
our shores by the same wind which brings us
Stewards silks and Alexandre's gloves. to
assail an American Administration for the al
legged want Of American spirit. It does not
become an exotic Democrat to appeal to
Southern Senators, )" with the insinuation that
Wine Administration is Indifferent to South
ern rights, or insidiously hostile to Southern
institutions. 1t does not become any such
gentleman to insult men and patriots like those
who now fill the high places of our Govern
ment with the implication that SpAIN can
ise,c 'trample' with impunity con american
rights and privileges Individual or NATIONAL -
and the averment that all this will be changed
when an administration shall come in which
was the s'creation and choiceo of Nashville
Secessionists and Buffalo Freesoilers.
I'd Nor are we altogether satisfied that it is
quite modest in Mr.. SouLE to hold himself
out with so much confidence to the nation as
the exponent Of General PlERcE's views and
policy. We believe that our future PREsIDErr
was educated by religious New England pa
rents in the Christian faith, and In reverent
spirit OF obedience to the ten commandments.
Thou shalt not steal" is divine ordinance,
we doubt not, in the estimation of General
PIERCE. We do not believe that he will
stand on the subtle distinction between pluck
ing the apple from the tree and picking it
from the ground, which Mr. SouLE seems to
think on common-law principles would make
national larceny merely national trespass.
General PIraoE was taught TO keep out Of
his neighbours orchard altogether, and not
to NEEDLE with his green fruit any more
than with his ripe. This we believe will