The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-07-16

leges, and has left many reliable productions.
The following are the concluding passages Of the
speech delivered by the Hon Caleb Gushing Whining
ton q part only of which hand in time for our
yesterday paper; u
Delaware proud Of her revolutionary spirit and Justly
bo-poud OF her independence OF the original hf
Teen coeniesclngs with affection her name and the
sovereignty; as every human being clings TO his
personal Identity however others may be greater or
weaiher than he; for to each man. his hear, and
soul, his hopes here and hereafter, to him the
richest OF possible treasures and the small State of
Delaware, small though she be in territory, she holds in
divdusity her spveregny as one Of het most Precious
poasessions as a State. tGreat applause
Now, then, when constitution OF government, was to
be framed that should for certain purposes place Vir
GINA and Massachusetts, on the one hand, the giant
States and Rhode Island and Delaware on The other the
comparatively small States, in harmonious action TO oil
time. how was that Problem to be solved, That, geh
lenen, was The problem to be solved and upon The
luton OF that problem depended The question whether
there was 10 exist in soie uiure time this Union TO
which we now belong, spreading from the shores OF the
Atlantic to the Pacific with career OF such almost fab
uous greatness in their ante patton history does
thus far record. | ask, how this problem. upon
which ill these vast results depended. he ed Ii
was solved by those great good, and wise W HON
the solution of twas committed II solved by main
tanning unlDpaed 10 It's original integrity and
purify the rights OF each OF the thirteen Staes large
small, by giving 10 them coequal representation IN the
Senate OF The United States and ~ virtue OF that CIV
ing them the power by their rbunllon
tain unirhpsted their sovereignty.
look back upon these events, and compare them with the
realized resuwhen. for instance, see that no longer
represent State herself one.sxth part Of the whole
Union IN powers and one fourth part in territory and ter
.ilo,ia ClasrhS, but still Stale With enormously accumui
lated wealth industry and resources OF all sorts within
her bordeIs with commerce which expands lis
upon every sea, with wealth which fecundaes industry
IN every cnel say, when see this State reduced from
its pristine position Of relative greatness to be herself
one Of The snals[ States Of The vn,onh.. there have
herself PeDns and Oho three great central States
which, but Tor the preservation of Stale sovereignty and
the rights 81 the States in the formation OF the cons.tu
ucnhree great central States, which, but for that,
say il there were mere representation of in the Con-
gress OF The United Siaes, and not representation OF
sovsregnies would have grown TO such vast preponde
rant power, that we pgmes comparatively, should
be reduced TO the alternate either OF bending ks
to the beheis OF those great slaes and accepting their
dc,aon, do what fathers did and ha, we would
have done North or South the contingency had arisen
call il ascension or disunon." care not what i
say we should have been reduced to the alternate either
OF bowling the knee TO that vast power OF the great
States, OF standing manfuy upon rights States.
saying: " here are as our fathers were; come and
conquer us il you can"-lapplausel-that we should
have sovereignty against all enemies al home or abroad
in or out OF The Union.
Now, gcnlemen,i have thus briefly touched as pecu-
liaIy pertinent to your condition Stale, upon this
ides which solemply believe, before God, the true
palladium OF our constitution. have touched upon H.
naturally suggested 10 when stand in the presence
Of an audience OF the State OF Delaware.
And without farther attempting any development OF a
mere constitutional principle, will only ray that while
for the same when it comes 10 be analysed,
strange may be-, OF The two smallest States, one
Deaware-wss The hrst 10 adop', and the other-Rhode
lsand-was the last 10 adopt the federal constitution
yet no doubt that they will be the last 10
Prove untrue to -bat they will continue TO be devoted
10 the consi uoD, not merely, however, because ~
their safeguard but because is the constitution 81 their
country through which this Union subsists And though
raised "a we all are by events-rased are by char
acer-raised by the Providence oil God TO such
eliminating point OF nsonsl greatness that we have
nothing TO sppehend from foreign powcrs but they rather
have 10 spprebend the influence OF free institutions
n republican liberty, here alone understood and prsc-
tised-l cay, whilst this IL our condition, 30 little cause
have 10 dread The future in any oil public peril
yet II that peril should doubts that the Stale
Of Delaware will them as heretofore, prove her-elf 6ed
replee with the same emotions OF patriotism which dis
iingrished her by the fame OF The revolution; and that II
in any battle field, North South there should again be
regiment of Delaware Blues TO shed is blood and 10
manifest its patriotism wherever the cali oil the county
should demand, hereafter heretofore il would be seen
and however that regiment might be decimated by dis
ease however il might be bnned by the cannon, what,
ever vicssIiudes OF migh sfec IT, IL would s End
iuelf replenisbed by the sons OF Delaware. tGreai
cbeefing.l
have IN CONCLUSION gentlemen, only 10 express TO you
the gralihcaton which IN common with my associates
felt in thus having the opportunity OF personal in
tercour.e with the citizens OF Wilmington [Grea, cheer
'ns] .gz tsa