The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-05-12

duty in relation to our legislation; and
Il ,hey atiemp, TO intervene IN any Of
our business, must bee allowed fur one.
TO repulse the attempt, and TO rrtirss
for il no higher degree Of respect Than
that Mr. Burke expressed for the opin.
ions uf the British Lord Chancellor.
delivered 20 The llousc Of Commons. in
a cas. in which be- had no concern
Sir, suppose can be allowed To re-
peat ON this floor any degree Of compar-
ison, or figure Of speech, which Mr..
Burke could use on the fiior OF the
{ British House Of Commons. lie was a
F classic speaker and besides that author
Of treatise on the Sublime and Beau
iiful though do not consider the par.
iicular figure which have 10 repeat,
although just and picturesque in itself
to be perfect illustration Of either 1
branch Of his admired treatise. II was /
in reference TO Lord Thnrlow. who had I
inervened in some legislative business, .
contrary TO the orators sense Of right /
and decency Mr.. Burke repulsed the |
intrusive opinion and declared that he |
did not care three jumps of louise for
II. Sir, may say the same of any
opinion which may be reported here
from our Secretaries on any bill depend
ing before US, and that in any form in
which il may come from them-wheth-
er as a unit, or as integers. (Roars of
laughter.)
PUBLIC PRINTERS INTERFERENCE.
Still less do admit the right OF inter
vention in our legislative duties in an
other class Of Intermediates, and who
might not be able TO NEEDLE at all with
our business, were it not for the minis
tration Of our bounty. speak of the
public printers, who get their daily bread
land that battered on both side>) by our
daily printing, and who require the
democratic members of this House, un-
der the instant penalty of political dam
nation, to give in their adhesion TO every
bill which they may call administration
> and that in every change il may under
go-allhough more chaneeable than the
moon. For that class of Intermediates,
| have no parliamentary law 10 admin
lister, nor any quotation from Burke to
apply-noihing but little fable 10
read the value of which, as in all good
fables, lies in lis moral. 1t is in French,
and entitled, L. dRe ct son mditre,'
which, being in English, signifies, "7he
ass and his master" and runs thus:
"An Ass took it into his head TO
. scare his master, and put on the lions
" skin, and went and stood in the path
: And when he saw his master coming,
u he commenced roaring, as he thought I;
'' but he only brayed, and the master
} knew it was his ass (; so he went up TO
. him and nearly beat him to death"
1t That is the end of the fable, and the
" moral of it is, ~ caution TO all asses to
i take care how they undertake to scare
IL their masters" prolonged applause,
: cries OF good, good.)
= Mr.. Chairman, this House will have
!" fallen far below its constitutional mis-
v sion, If il suffers itself 10 be governed by
authority, or dragooned by its own
III hirelings am not man OF bargains
u but act openly with any man that acts
&c for the public good and in this spirit
u offer the right hand of political friend
u ship to every member of this body that
'e will stand together TO vindicate its priv
" ileges, protect its respectabiliiy, anf
'e maintain it in the high place for which
w. it was intended--the master branch o
W. the American government.
VI MISSOURI COMPROMISE NOT MERELY 4
W. STATUTE.
he The question before US is, to get riC
iy Of the Missouri Compromise line; and
III TO lawyer, that is an easy question:
~ That compromise is in form Of statute
US and one statute is repealable by another
e. That short view is enough for a lawyer
ne To statesman it is something different
he and refers the question Of is repeal, no
he to law books. but TO reasons Of stat
he policy--to the circumstances unde
ny which il was enacted, and the conse
oi quences which are 10 flow from its aO
nd rogation. This compromise of 1920 !
not mere statute, to last for a day;
re- was intended for perpeiuily, aud SO dc
ny cIared itself Il is an enactment {
settle a controversy did settle it.
- and cannot be abrogated without reyiy
,e. ing that controversy.
he 1t has given the country peace io
above thirty years how many years ,
oil disturbance will lie abrogaiion bring
rec That is the true slatesmans question
sx- and without assuming TO be much Of
it statesman, claim 10 be enough 50
ish consider the consequences Of breakin
hts settlement which paciGed a eoulinen
ent I remember the Missouri coniroyers,
is and how Il destroyed all social feeiiu,
ini aud al capacity for beneficial legisli
The ton, and merged all political princip
IAN ia angry contest about siasefy -dlsl'
as ing the Union into two parts, anl dra'
- ing up two halves into opposition ar
ted confronting lines, Ike enemies on III
ri. field Of battle. DO not ui-h 70 =
us such times again; and. therefore, a
,es, ssains, resiviBg them BY breaking
10 the settlement which qlieiel them.
p0n InE THnEE SLAVERY coNrEoAists
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