Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1853-10-28

there waa seen moving ap the Hay Of Smyrns
llitln gallant sloop.oi ana ~ her mast
head floalea that Gag with the stars and The
stripes (GFeat ohesring.) When Costa saw
that, he thought there was hope, and from
tho day when the star Of Bethlehem led the
" lee msn 10 tho infanl's cradle, where TO-
posed he who VA. 10 shed a new revolution
on the world, aud who was 20 light even the
darkness Of the grave, there was no star that
beamed with such eifulgence a. that star on
the breast Of Costa. loud applanse)
My friends, u may be said, this was "acoi-
dental" oh, yes-accldenlal' There are
some men. however. 80 superst ltious as TO
belisve that there l. God in heaven who
reIgns over The world, and they believe that,
instead of being "aeeideaLaI." Il was Pfovi.
dental. tAPpisuse. Not TO 90 to fanoh de-
tail, may say, that little ship wa Fortunate
Ia another particular, she happened 10 have
a man In command Of her. who has, what |
am Forry 10 say every individual commander
has nol-hs had heart tApplause.) Aud
when he was told sf the position Of Costa
that he was an individual entitled TO a. nd
claiming the protection Of the American flag,
what did he dot lie asked Costa, did he
on the second interview he said hs did. "And
you shall have IT," said the commander
Enthusiastic applause.)
There Is another feature in this affair which
confess strikes my fancy wonderfullyi and
that ", Captain lngfaham made short work OF
IL. II now about eight o'clock in the
morning, aud the final message YVES sent to
the officers OF the Austrian man. Of. war,
that Costa must be deiv, red up by eleven
o'clock A. Mn three hours-not the time
that II would take TO make one prosy speech
about il In Congress. tApplause) II Costa
was not delivered up ia three hours, they
were TO learn what Capt. lngraham had la
reserve 10 try the question. Applause. There
Is another thing about Il. lngraham was u
prudent man-the word was gwen to have
The ship ready for action. Applause. Ev-
cry man at his post aud there Was hurrylng
to aud fro. and all the preparations were made
that could possibly be made for the desperate
contingency Of tie fearful contest that was
before him.
The force on the other side numbered forty
guns, aud he had but twenty. Some people
think that a great discrepancy; not 30, my
friends, TO the brave captain-it was only
two TO one. The word was given To prepare
Tor action aud there night be seen all the
preparations for the c3nhict-there the sur
geon getting ready the dreadful appliances he
had ia reserve for those who were - unior-
tunats as 10 get wounded; aud the Austrian
saw that lngraham meant what lac said, aud
before the hand Of e.even O'Clock had arrived,
Costa wls ssul on shors. (Applause)
What language can add to the sublinity Of
that s,nple recltai1 Their. was that dag at
the masthead OF a vessel OF twenty guns,
and she was surrounded BY the fleets Of the
most powerful empires on the earth, but her
gallant aud intrepid commander put himself
IN the sitaation Of brave nan who knows
how to assume; and with the humble dignity
Of his position, aud the majesty Of the doc
trines he proclaimed, he achieved triumph
Ia the face OF all the ole Powers Of The earth.
{ (Applause.) Now tell our precedent friends,
they Cannot iind a pr~cedsnt for II. No, IL Is
a new era la the history OF the world. tell
you thai the image 1l Liberty advanced some
d-grees that day on the dial-plaie Of human
destiny, further tnan II advanced any day be-
fore. (Applause.)
Aud now, my friends, the question is put
you, 'Shall the shadow ever 90 back on that
dial, (Cries Of No, MOI or will you maintain
IL where II Isl My fri.nds.i J.. a most gallant
act. tell you II Is like the Fall OF Niagara;
when you hrst Look at II, II does not come up
to the conception you have lJrned but as
you stand there, hour after hour, aud look ia
silent asto pishuent and wonder at this great
creation OF The Almighty hand. aud 1t grows
Oh you, and swells out into all the magni-
tuds which II is calculated to excite ia the
breast Of that Que who looks upon il with
the right emotion. Aud so II Is with this
Transaction; the longer we look upon IL, the
grander II seems, the more lofty are its pro-
portions, aud Ihs more monentous the con-
sequences that ale 10 follow il.
Well, II is said that Austria, Russia, aud
Prussia, have protested against Il, and /. is
inlimated that England have Joined In the
protest 60 not exactly know what "pro-
test" means in political parlanee, but | un-
dsrstand that Ia mercantIie aildIrs a "protest"
is the winding up OF a series Of measures
which Is calculated to charge the drawer and
endorser with the bill. Laughter and APP
plause.) think II that Is all The object they
hAd in protesting. they might have saved
their protest Tor sJme other occasion. A
great deal has been said as TO the view the
administration will take oil II. The people
have approved Of it-oown deep in their
hearts they have entered their verdict and
judgment upon il, aud 1t Cannot be shaken;
and woe TO the party aud destruction to the
Administration that undertakes to reverse IL.
(APplausc.)
IL has been said, with truth, that this Is des-
tined To be question that will enter largely
into the discussions and questions vi the
tunes that are coming on Us. 1t seeais as II We
had lived up TO that period when the truths that
have been proclaimed generation alter gens-
alton, aud century after century have become
50 hx-d In the minds of men that they are
about to produce their legitimate fruit; Il does
seem 10 tlieeye OF faith that the lullnes of Time
has we'll maya c0me-as II the hosls Of Freedom
the world Ger were about to marshal the,n-
selves Tor the great contest which 10 to settle
Tor future generations the questions winch
our fJrelathers settled on this continent
Those hosts are marshalled, and have been
la days before. La lc45 the tires Of revOiu.
ton were lighted up, and burned over u
rope: aud, my friends, those wbo are enlisted
ia this cause, whether on the other side of the
waters or on this, look to Us for counsel, for
sympathy, for encouragement, if for moth
Ing else. And my friends, Is there u man
here 20 base, 80 ignoble, aui 90 cowafdly,
that he 10 afraid 10 say, "lf | can give YOU
nothing else, by the blessing Of God, you have
my whole heart aud sympathy" (Enthusias-
tic cheering)
No! believe that we are living on the eve
of great events believe that the eye oi
faith can even now see la the din distance
the rising OF brighter sun, that 10 destined
TO illumlnc the whole political continent, anc
| rejoice at II. hope this cause ls onward
aud onward; and when some of the nations OF
/ Europe, following our example la resisting
expressions that are too inlvefablc 10 bs
borne. shalt Rise up la tho oignity Of their
own nationality, and Ia the stfength aud
| iirmness OF their own purpose aud determin'
alton TO be free, that this great Republic o
the United States shall address the struggling
nations OF tho world. aud say, ~ was SAID Il
the solitary victim at smyrna, "Do You claln
/ the protection Of the United Statssf IL yol
do, then you shall have H." (Immenss sP
plauss)
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