Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-10-04
Brief Sketch of the Career of a Statesman

ern slope of the Alleghanies
In l798-He entered school at Mercersberg
In ls05-He entered Dickinson College.
In lS09-He graduated with distinguished
honor The same year, he commenced the
study OF law; and, November 17th, 1912,
was admitted to the bar. His whole ca
reer, in the profession, was series Of sue
cesSire triumphs.
In 1814-He made a pOperful speech IN favor
of rigorous prosecution of The aoar WiM
Great Britain, and rofumteercd as common
soldier IN the ranks of the american army.
October lSl4-He was elected a member of
the Pennsylvania Legislature, where he de-
clared, that "THE INVADING ENEMY MUST
DE DRIVEN FROM OUR SHORES" and proclaimed
himself in favor of The rights of NAT
URALIZED CITIZENS, and OP-
POSED TO THE PRESCRIPTION
OF FOREIGNERS.
October ISl5-He qoas again elected TO the
Legislature.
In lS20-He was elected to Congress, and
REELECTED FOR FIVE SUCCESS
SIVE TERMS During this TEN YEARS
in Congress he immortalized his eloquence
and made the World acknowledge him
STATESMAN.
In lS22-He spoke in favor Of Military Ap-
propriations-aganst the Bankrupt Bill
In support of Tariff. When he proclaimed
himself opposed 70 sacTIoNALIsM, and neither
Of the East, nor Of Tie Uest; Of the North,
nor Of the South, But FOR THE WHOLE
COUNTRY.
In iS24-He spoke in favor of the NIAGARA
SUFFERERS IN THE WAR OF 1912, and de-
ola f.r A
FOR THE PRESIDENCY
In lS25-He analysed the whole Judicial
System, and spoke in favor of THE IN
DEPENDENCE OF THE SOUTH
AMERICAN STATES.
In lS26-He declared in Congress, that no
Government but the United States should
ever obtain CUBA FROM SPAIN, and
made mastery speech in support of PEN
SIONS FOR REVOLUTIONARY
SOLDIERS.
In lS2S,-He took strong position in favor
of Retrenchment in National defenses.
In lS30-He made his profound speech on
the Impeachment of Judge Peck and in
DEFENCE OF THE PUBLIC Press
In lS3l-He voluntarily retired from Con-
gress.
In lS32-President jackson appointed him
MINISTER to RUSSIA, where he sue
ceeded in making most important Com
mercal Treaty.
In lS33-HE WAS ELECTED TO THE
UNITED STATES SENATE.
In ls34-He took his seat, and in his mas
terly Speech ON FRENCH REPRI-
SAILS declared that we must not only as
scrt our rights, but maintain them.
I l.. n 4
cations. Declared the right of, and our
sympathy FOR TEXAN INDEPENDENCE, and
in favor of the sufferers of the great fire in
New York,-upon our relations with
! France and for the admission of Michi-
! gan and Arkansas and pronounced him
self STATES RIGHTS MAN.
In ls37-He took bold ground in favor of
the expunging resolutions of Col Benton,
and declared ANDREW JACKSON
THE SAVIOUR OF THE LIBER-
TIES OF OUR COUNTRY. He took
position 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
MILLIONS TO DEFEND OUR
RIGHTS, BUT NOT A CENT FOR
TRIBUTE"
In lS3S-He proclaimed himself in favor of
PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS, and against
Tyranny of Landed Monopoles.
In lS39-He delivered his great Speech on
the Independent Treasury, and
In lS40-lIis celebrated reply to Clay and
Archer, on the Fiscal Bank Question.
In lS4l-IIe declared his noted Argument
| in the Mcleod case on international law.
In lS42-He pronounced his thoroughly
Statesmanlike Argument on the veto
Power
In lS43-He gave his views in a mastery
Speech upon the Ashburton and Webster
Treaty
In lS44-He took peremptory ground in
favor of our Settlements on the Pacific
for the Territorial Government of Ore
gon, and for the ANNEXATION OF
TEXAS
In lS45-By the advice of ANDREW JACKSON,
PRESIDENT Polk appointed him SECRE-
TARY OF STATE While in that i'm
portant position, he settled the Oregon
Boundary, conducted the negotiation, which
resulted in the WAR WITH MEXICO.
led to the Acquisition of CALIFORNIA.
and in his negotiations with England, de-
cared that Naturalized American Citizens
were entitled to the same protection as
Natiye-born Citizens. Protected the Pa
triots of the Irish Revolution of lS4S.
and left the State Department, filled with
the highest evidence Of his STATESMAN
SHIP.
In the Spring of 1849, he retired to private