The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-06-07
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Daniel Webster's famous eulogy upon
Massachusetts is considered a master piece
of eloquence, but it is quite equaled, and we
think excelled, by the following passage
from Mr.. Summers late speech:
| God be praised! Massachusetts,, honored
| Commonwealth that gives me the privilege
to plead for Kansas on this floor, knows her
rights, and will maintain them firmly to the
end. This is not the first time in history
that her public acts Lave been arraigncd
and that her public men have been exposed
to cOntumely. Thus was it when, in olden
time, she began the great battle whose
fruits You all enjoy. But never yet has she
occupied position SO lofty as at this hour.
By the intelligence of her populat on-by
the resources of her industry-by her com
merce, cleaying every wave-by her manu-
| features, various as human skill-by her
Institutions of education, various as human
knowledge-by her institutions of bencvo-
lcnce, various as human sufiering-by the
pages of her scholars and historians-by the
voices of her poets and orators, she is now
exerting an influence more subtle and COM
handing than ever before-shooting her far
darting rays wherever ignorance, wretched-
ness, or wrong prevail, and flashing light
even upon those who travel far to prosecute
her. Such is Massachusetts, and am proud
| to believe that you might as we'll attempt,
wit puny arm, to topple down the earth
rooted, heaven-kissing granite which crowns
the historic sod of Bunker Hill, as to change
her fixed resolve for Freedom everywhere,
and especially now for Freedom in Kansas
| exult, too, that in this battle, which sur
passes far in moral grandeur the whole war
OF the Revolution, she is able to preserve
her just eminence. To the first she contri-
buted larger number of troops than any
other State in the Union, and larger than all
the Slave States together; and now to the
second, which is not of contending armies,
but OF contending opinions, on whose issue
hangs trembling the advancing vilization of
the country, she contributes, through the
manifold and endless intellectual activity of
her children, more of that divine spark by
which opinions are quickened into life, than
is contributed by any other State, or by all
the Slave States together, while her annual
productive industry excels in value three
times the whole yaunted cotton crop of the
whole South
Sir, to men on earth it belong only to de-
serve success, not to secure it and | know
not now soon the efforts ct Massachusetts
will wear the crown of triumph. But it
cannot be that she acts wrong for herself or
children, when in this cause she thus en-
counters reproaeh. No, by the generous
souls who were exposed at Lcxington-by
those who stood arrayed at Bunker Hill
by the many from her bosom who, on all the
fields of the first great struggle, lent their;
| vigorous arms to the great cause of abby
the children she has borre, whose names
alone are national trophies, is Massachusetts,
now vowed irrevocably to this work. What.
belongs to the faithful servant she will do
in all things, and Providence shall determine
the result.
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River Items.
The Flora arrived from Fulton City yes
terday, bringing the particulars Of her col
lision with the Royal Arch. The Flora left
Fulton City at 6 o'clock Friday evening
she run into the Royal Arch and sunk her
on ssnd bar. The water crosses her main
deck. The Flora brought her passengers to
Dunleith.
The Royal Arch will be raised in few