The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-07-23
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mines Els path ebss5aE and dpeepg Ap On 70 The goal
saP my fssas am no prsfsr that
and thank me fortune that hsA removed SO a7 from con
sinss about hAtlonal balance Of power Wshaye
within our boIdefS IQQm Tor all our energy, and mote
than room for our population War is TO ia necessarily
tax; our principles are opposed 10 expansion oy con-
quest, hsve 70 beiieve cur scvernmen'fs
sufficiently .ssc,lxa ~ gather AROUND IA IRON ppe "
tins. incIsms9a which viii adhere BY Daural Or yoan-
tsIy Sohssiaa War. hen, With "a, must be nsissss
not policy But though ps.as Wv 9at han VA, an and
among ihoaa greater evils han WAL " a|9wx our usg
Aasoms the object inspjl ard s sIAis
be with tho dust Of aamany ln1I as
who anpesls 10 Tor IelecoD, and RIoclalMs AZ
Anaaicsn ciiixeu. shall be derded "a Qge who called
upop an empty name, ~ violation 81 The rights Pc
OF hs own unity. Tor the love he bore the liberty Of
which il ,was the bTghlest example, be executed IS
pirate. [Tnmeodons ApnlsNssI ,.s,. yi.,s ,3.!. ID
not my good leTtaAe 10 hear il deliyeIed when saw
the declaration thai thF Tag al Union should protect
an American citizen wherever be Neutrality-suspicious.
applause lsl iet that e sa0llment was worthy Of The
patriot who uttered it, becoming the power OF the people
for whom he spoke aud required BY the history OF recent
events. hauled IL ~ adeclarai,on which would give
that il wnud be manfully maintained, with plde and
grai6eaiion thought of the respect which would follow
the nuneaiion. am an American, and compared II
wah,that which attached OF old to The cry, an 10,
man citizen" sYss ..e-,s.. !.
Why. should not the name command equal respectl
Does The American represent less OF power or civilization
than the Romano Al the hazard OF being accused al
that which ia called Ameucapism. will say that have
not conaered our name eps which was to be raised by
declarPg i equal 70 any standard ancient OF modem
nor hays been willing 70 admit that my counlrymen
borrowed distinction by claiming descent from any o'hsf
people.
should acknowledge remote source than our pa
TOMS BIRTH The founders OF our own name and fame
had enogh OF Ioyttude. OF culture and o true nobility,
be tsndard for their Rone and II best becomes our
history and political creed to emulate their virtues and
nohe deeds Be il oaIs 10 adora. enlarge. 70 malpisn
,hs temple they founded for ur and 10 keep sacred 10
the uses 10 which Il was dedicaed! I Applause and
81 ~ =. +"-Gsr. cusHSa's SPEECH e-5 i
Ny friends: have already today consumed as much
OF youE time as ought have done but will not for
call To the course OF this afternoon have spec
taGls sNch as country only could exbib MyIiads
OF glea, city poured out spontaneously as the flesh
COMMUNITY Ss
United States, whom you desire. primarily OF course. 70
hoaoI for BIS oce-tfa office which he holds by your
gitt-th4i power which he wieds in virtue OF your SOW
eregnty say, primarily 10 honor his Office; but elt
them and see 10 these shing eyes before that
YOU bqnol ,he man. lGreat applause It's The Pres,.
dent, Ffankln Pierce, whom you honor, Tremendous
applause because in him you have seen iHboded, IN
carnaied. il WERE The principles OF our constitution
and in doing you have testified your own patriotic de-
voton to that constitution t.- vel !, -*.'''t -
Now, gentlemen. whilst The OCCASION illustrates how
republican strength consists N the perfect sympathy OF
sentiment, opinion, principle, thought bcweea the elect
ed Chief Of the republic and the great people OF that
public, also there is another doctrine which all his
tory texches which belongs the day. TO country,
Inc spectacle that have gazed to-day with adj
mir RS M a
yeiabfe destiny OF a republic; which destiny is still, 10
onward upward. in the career OF It's greatness IL
po phrase OF popular parsnce 10 speak OF the
destroy OF republic. Of our republic. There des
tiny to rePoblc; there is law OF its existence, as
clearly and undenaby there 10 law oil the exiseRce
of human being that he shall begin in youth that he
shaI grow avenescence that be shall harden into
hUod, that in the plenitude OF his mantu strength, he
msy ovsrtop the nations around him. tApplausel We
are now the men of the modern Rome: How was il
with the old Rome, She conquered. she went on IN.
creasug according to the law Of her existence, lap
ptause md 50 long as she proceeded in the application
Of that law Of her existence, earthly power could with
stand her progress. Applause -, Z
She carried her arms wherever that law OF her DIES.
tiny dictated that they should be borne and she, as
va ourselves in our own day have Witnessed. march
ed from battlefield to battle field conquering and 10
conquer for where else, excep in the ancient Rome
where else. except in modern Rome, tras IL been
as II ID those battle fields OF Mexieo' Zap
plause1 wi here else cay, except in ancient Rome
il seen that The banners OF a country, the arms
OF county the Esne'as o. aos county; tappas
field after field WIS 10 be fought only, II were.
prove that were nvincibe'- (Applarcse1 lnvinci.
bic. no& in the power or strength OF mere mortal men.
but in the execution OF that eternal and created will OF
God [sppiauee1 manifested in NATION revealed in
u n . people, which proclaimed 10 The world thai,
from these humble begnnIngs The first field OF the revo
luton, there to grow up mighty republican nation,
he representative OF principles OF public liberty, which,
was about 10 say wasto overshadowno, not TO over
shadow bot illuminate this whole continent say that
the destiny OF ancien, Rome and tits the destiny OF
modern Rome. There can be pause in our progress
except 30 the pause OF decay; when cease to grow
we shah begin to persh-faPpausel--fo upon us as
republic "a imrressed not cutse, Though IL was The
OF him who thrust from his door the ,hirsng Sa
viour his way TO Cavsry it was his eurse ,ha, the
vengeance OF God should pronounce over him as the
perpetual sentence OF his march. march for
him there no pause. say, as on hin was pro-
nounced the has been poured down the BEN
edet,on tAppiause j for that same Divine VOICE has
aid. march, march march. onward, upward, 50 long
there remains celestial height in the infinite cg,ons OF
greatness which II is possible for human scale
tAppiaase.l s..i--'7 t@&< IS" !.
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