The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1856-03-12
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tic country between the Siboon and the
Sarstoon, by given day, say twelve
months in advance. more or less, as you
please. IF che still holds on, in oper de-
finnce Of all your demands, in open def
ance of all your remonstrances, in open
defiance Of your specific declarations; il
she still rejects all your overtures, and
spurns at your summons. shall be pre-
pared then to say that she must be sub
jected to that well-known and ancient
process called custer Of possession; and
shall then be prepared to place in the
hands Of the Executive authority Of tho
country all the material aid that may
be necessary TO execute that process.
Sir, We would much rather she would go
out ofpcssession Of her own accord, and in
obedience to her own solemn obligations;
but, nolenS rolenS she must eventually
go out. Let US show to the country that
we are in earnest this time, and that We
will do what we declare our purpose to
do. Resolving and re-resolving, and
still doing nothing but resolve, is Of no
avail. We may scold, aud storm, and
threaten, as We please we may buster,
and swagger, and talk very fippantly n
bout Yindicating the insulted honor of
the country yet, unless we take some
direct practical mode of effectually car
rying cut our high resolves, we accom-
pish nothing but our own shame, and
incur the ridicuc Of mankind
Show to England that you are in earn
est about this business and that she is
not to look for another case Of . 54 40
or fight" and then hacking down to 40 @.
Let England fully understand that there
is but one voice and but one spirit among
the American people uron this question,
and that she must fulfil her covenant
obligations with US, CT take uron herself
the fearful responsibility of committing
the question to the final arb',rameut of
arms. We can present to her no other
alternative
l wonid counsel no violence of lang.
uage towards England; no empty threats;
no bosty action un becoming the dignity
Of a great nation, asserting only its clear
and indubtable rights and conscious Of
its ability to maintain them. I would
even counsel moderation and furbesr-
anco | would counsel a calm and de-
liberate, yet firm and inAe1ible, purpose
to submit to nothing which is wrong.
ard to exact nothing but what is right"
ard if that leads to war, let war come
ard let the responsibility rest before
God aud all mankind where it may be-
long In such an ISSUE we shall stand
approved before the tribunal of public
sentiment. and acquit before the tribunal
Of the God Of battles.
nm aware, sir. that England is
great and mighty Power on earth; but
| have no homiles on this occasion to
recite to the greatness and glory Of her
name, and have nothing to dctractfrom
her just rcnown. l have no envious dis.
positions to bo gratifed at her disbonor
or her misfortunes l am troubled with
no constitutional or hereditary propens-
tics for pitching into the British" Nor
am | troubled with any old chronic poll.
,ical distcmper, that finds relief only i'll
a periodical outburst Of patriotic fury
against " old mother England" l in"
dulge in TO spirit of hate or revenge to-
wards her make no appeals to popu'
lar prejudices or to popular passions a.
gainst her. On the other hand, | am
ready to give her all just praise to be.
stow upon her all due honor and even
to make every right and reasonable con-
ccssion to avoid collision with her. Be-
yond that, 10 loyal American citizen
will ever 60. We are seeking only JUS
tice at her hands we are demanding
only that she shall regard the covenant
obligation Of her own bond If she shall
decline that, we cannot decline the issues
Of the uittnla r0tio rcctm. And great
and powerful as England is, ! know of
nothing in her past history know Of
nothing surely in the results of her past
couhicts with us-I know of nothing in
her recent achievements in that Eastern
war where, at this passing hour Britain's
proud lion is covering in the presence Of
the Russian bear--l see nothing in her
present power or heriboasted proves even
though she could bring another Marlbor-
ough or another Wellington into the field
even though she could place her ocean
trident in the hands of another hero Of
Trafalgar know of nothing, in all her
towering greatness and glory, which
should induce my country TO swerve one
hairs breadth from the line Of rational
recttude or of national Independence or
to abate one 3" jot or one title " Of our
demand upon the Government to dis
charge the full measure Of her obliga-
tiops to us, for the humiiating consider
alton Of enjoying an ignominious peace,
or Of securing dishouorable exemption
from an enforcement Of our rights, when
ne, d be, by the strength of the national
arm
Sir. we can never purchase peace st
the countless cost Of national dl.houor.
We are strong enough to do justice. We
are strong enough to exact justice. We
are strong to enforce our demands for
justice, when driven TO that necessity
and therein lies the surest guarantee Of
abiding peace We are strong enough
TO be maguauimous and forbcariug and
and | trust We shall ever manifest those
dispositions until they shall cease TO bo
esteemed a national virtue, and no long
er