Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-09-04

OCIOBER, lolt,
He was elected a member of the
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE,
Where he declared that 1.-THE Invading
Enemy must be driven from our shores"
And proclaimed himself in favor of
II RIGHT OF II
NATURALIZED CITIZEN,
And opposed to the
PRESCRIPTION OF FOREIGNERS.
October, 1915,
He was again elected TO the Legislature.
IN 1920
HE WAS ELECTED TO CONGRESS-.
He was reelected for FIVE successive terms.
During these
TEN YEARS IN CONGRESS
He immortalized himself by his eloquence,
and made the world acknowledge him to
BE A STATESMAN.
IN 1922
He spoke in favor of Military Appropria-
tons; Against the Bankrupt Bill; In
support ofthe Tariff and proclaim
ed himselfOpposed to SECTION
ALIsM, and a Representa-
tive neither of the
East, nor the
West, nor Of the North
nor the South,
BUT FOR TIE WHOLE COUNTRY.
IN 1924
He spoke in favor of the Niagara Sufferers
in the War of 1872. and for the Presi-
dency, pronounced himself en-
phatically for Andrew
Jackson.
IN 1925
He analysed the judiciary System,
And spoke in favor of
The Independence of South American States.
In 1926
He declared in Congress that Spain should
cede to no government but that of -
the United States,
THE AZ OF CUBA.
And made a triumphant speech in support
Of Pensions for Revolutionary Soldiers.
IN 1923
lie took a strong position in favor
OF RETRENcHMENT TN NATIONAL EXPENSES.
IN 1880
He made his profound speech On the I'm
parchment of Judge Peck, and vindica-
ted the rights of the Public Press.
IN 1881
He voluntarily retired from Congress.
IN 1882
President jackson appointed him
MINISTER TO RUSSIA,
Where he succeeded in making a most i'm
portant Commercial Treaty.
IN 1888
lie was elected to
THE UNITED STATE SENATE.
IN 1884
He took his seat, and made his mastery
speech on French Reprisals, declared
that W. must not only assert our
Rights, but maintain them.
IN 1855
He attacked Incendiary Publications. He
became, at the same time the exponent
of the national sympathy for
TEXAN INDEPENDENCE.
He plead in behalf of the sufferers by the fire
in New York Endorsed the policy of
the great Jackson in respect to our
relations with France advo-
Gated the admission into the
Union of Michigan and
Arkansas I; and de-
clared himself
TO BE A STATE RIGHTS MANI!
IN 1887
He took bold ground in favor of the Expung-
ing Resolutions Of Colonel Benton de-
claring Andrew Jackson to be
the Savior Of the Liberties
of our country.
lie took strong grounds in
SUPPORT OF THE SUB TREASURY BILL,
And, in his speech upon our Relations with
Mexico, uttered that sentence which
will be as immortal as our history
"MTLLIoNs TO DEPEND OUR RIGHTS, BUT NOT
ONE CENT FOR
IN 1888.
He was the foremost defender of the Pre-
Emption Rights against the Tyranny
Of Landed Monopolists.
IN 1889
lie delivered his great speech on the Indepen-
dent Treasury, in which he nObly vindicated
the rights OF labor, aud declared that
'THAT COUNTRY Is THE MOST PROSPEROUS
WHERE
iaOr the srcates3
IN 1910
His celebrated reply TO Clay and Archer, on
the Fiscal Bank Question.
IN IS41
He delivered his noted argument in the Nc.
Leod Case, on International Law.
IN 1912
lie pronounced his thorough stateSmanlke
opinion on the Veto Power.
IN 1913
lie seconded the conduct of Daniel Webster,
in the Ashburton and Webster Treaty.
IN 1874,
lie took peremptory grounds in favor Of our
Settlements on the Pacific; for the Ter
ritorial growth Of Oregon, and for
The Annexation Of Texas.
IN 1916,
BY the advice Of Andrew Jackson, President
Polk appointed him
! SECRETARY OF STATE.