The daily union., 1856-10-31
ONE OF THE MOST ELOQUENT SPEECHES OF THE
CAMPAIGN

CAMPAIGN
The Boston Post Of last Wednesdays issue contains al
full report Of the great speech delivered by Hon Rufus
Choate at Lowell Massachusetts, Tuesday evening last
It is of the most thrilling and eloquent speeches Of the
campaign. From the exordum TO the peroration it
sparkes with the glitter OF thought and glows with the
fire Of patriotism The advantages of the Union, to the
people Of Lowell in particular thus forcby stated by
Mr.. Choate;
II this attempt at combining States against States for the
possession OF the has danger in 1t for any
body well and good Let then all sleep on and take their
rest If has danger for anybody for YOU ow-ctzens
of Lowell than for any of New England or much
il has that danger Who needs the Union if you do not
Who should have brain and heart enough to comprehend
and employ the means of keeping il if not you Others
may be Unionists by chance-by fits and sars-on the
lips-unionists when nothing more exciting, or more
SNOWY or more profitable casts up You Unionss by
proession Unioniss BY necessity Unonsts always 9th
may find Vermont, Massachusetts,, or New Hamp-
shire Rhode Island large enough for them You need
the whole united continent which the flag to-
day and you need 1t governed within the limits of the
ua constitution by supreme will To that vast
and that Indispensable market at home-to command in
the least degree steady uniform, occasional pro-
lection against the redundant capital maured SKILL pau
per labor and ebbng and falling prices of the Old World
at peaceto enable the looms of America TO clohe the
teemng millions of America-you need regulation OF
commerce-uniformone the work Of one united mind
which shall draw along llmabe osea and lake.
between the universal American side and all
the rest ofmankind the other ine-not Of secuson
not of prohibon-but line OF security and discrimina
ton-dscrimnation between the raw material at least
and the competing product line OF social and industrial
boundary, behind which our infancy may grow TO man
hood, weakness to strength prentice hand" TO
that skill which shall hang out the lamp of beauty the
high places of our wealth. and our power and our liberty
There is nothing finer in the English language than the
following passage where in defining his political
positionin which, with the exception of the unjust blame
he attaches to it for the present slavery agation-Mr
Choae gives almost inspired description of the life
characteristics of the great national democratic party
whig all my life whig in all things and regards
all other names whg to-day have thought could dis
charge my duty efectually by voting for Mr.. Bu-
chanan and Mr. Breckinridge; and | shall do it. The
justice am but too happy in rendering you will you de-
ny TO me In doing this neither join the democratic
party reract any opinion the details of its policy
acqu it of its share of blame in bringing the ag
taons of the hour But there traits there sent
mens there are speeiaes of capacity and OF Junction.
that make party they make which fit it in
extraordinary degree for special service meet parcu
lar forms of danger by exactly adapted resstanceto fight
fire with ire-to encounter by sharper energetic
and antagonm the precise type of evil
which assas the State In this way every great party
successvey becomes the savior of the constitution. There
election contest that in denounciHg the
culars Of its policy, did not admit that the characters
tic of the democratic party this that 1t had burned
with that great maste passion this hour Demands
youthful vehement exuant and progressive nationality
Through some errors into some per it has been led by
it. 1t may be again; We may require TO temper and
IL but to-day need Ii ALL all the
hopes the boasts the PRIDE the universal tosrance-he
gay and festive defiance of foreign dictaonthe flag the
muscall the emotions all the traits, all the energies that
have won their victories e and their miracles of
tional advancement-the country needs them all TO
win victory of peace That done, will pass again,
happy and content into that minority of conservatism in
4 which have passed my lie.
The close Of this speech in admirable keeping with the
lofty spirit of patriotism which the predominang fea-
ture every effort Of the distinguished speaker through
out this memorable campaign. We give it entire:
They taunt you with being "Union-savers.' l never
thought that sarcasm Of the first magnitude but
can but do their best let 60 for hat they think worth
take for granted feow-czens that you, that all of uF,
despise and hypocrisy in all hings-the feigning
fear felt the cry of peril not believed 10 exist all mean
ness and all wickednes of sehood in dealings with
the mind Of the people, But take II for granted too, that
above the cowardice and immortality OF suppressng
our Of danger threatening precious interests and
possible be avered from the dread Of okers of jokes
and that above the folly Of yielding that vast ad-
vantage which deep convictions give to earnest eu in the
dssensions Of the republic Think what thing TO
win the proud and sounding name IN reality which they
bestow in derson Suppose only suppose il so for the
argument that there danger estimated perhaps by
the socude Of ia love- bat real probable and less or
more remote-suppose merely for the suppOston that
Washington had 70 leave that warning against this
kind Of geographical combinations, under all PrecIis, and
that this one comes within the spirit and the terms OF
that wArning-suppOse IL TO be that right that
vehement passions eager philanthropy, moral emouons
patient comprehensive Of the indispensable mita
tions Of political dutyi that anger, PRIDE ambition, the
lust Of sectional power the jealousy Of sectional aggres
sion the pursuit Of ends just and desirable by
dsproportoned and needless and exasperangthe
and outbreak Of virtues by which surely than by
vices a country may be undone-that these all working in
an unusual coujuncture Of affairs and Of public
per have exposed and exposing this Union TO danger
less or remoteand thea suppose that by word
seasonably uttered vote openly and courageously
given some sincere conviction plainly expressed could
do something the reality Of the praise which they
give US in essomehing for the safety something for the
upace OF this holy and beautiful house OF fathers
something were Il ever 40 te-would not this be
peusaton the laughter OF foos aye for aenated friend
ships avered faces and the serpent tooth G' sander-a
thing worth dying for and worth having lived for