The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-09-08

Houu nave determined 10 NO" VIC pti
Ills attendant upon such fascinating utterances have be-
great there is greater need than that the
voice Of our Websters and Eyeretts our Marcys and
Choaes statesmen and scholars should be heard and
needed they repronounce the wisdom Of the founder Oh
Rhode Island The ''fre-brands not all put out
with the death of Harris The devotees of that UNIVERSAL
Reason, which would wreck the ship rather than decct
Its TO suit fa human nature, have no cioisters
OF DID, 10 retire into, where they may dream Their
dreams without harm to the living IL no longer even
counted lunacy thus to play the anafch IN the name Oh
higher law The aarch Of our day u not the nnlearned
but the misearned The Judgment Oh the Judges not
condemned by the Ignorant rapDie, Dut by the enthusiasts
tic and gifted sophst lie who should give nourshment
to the bodypotc by his wise moderation and scholarly
talents Is content to play the part OF erumb IN the
throat, which, It has been well SAID giveth the most
trouble when IL Affords the least nourishment.
The spirit OF liberty may well consist with the spirit
of aw-nay, must It is for the scholar to celebrate
their banns and sing their epithalamum The one is
mn.t H. combined i;t tba n;traSon and psygen of the
atmosphere TO give the greatest amount OF vitality II
you nave 100 muc oil one IL Is Just as bad as 10 nave 700
much Oh the otier. 10 know just IN what proportion
ana under what circumstances the continuation u posi-
bic, this is the difficulty TO be smounted and the wis
dom 10 Dc appauded
When therefore, individual conscience is sought TO be
substituted Tor civil law ana the functions o. pery are
made to sup the benches OF our highest tribunals the
Wise discrimination OF tc eloquent Choate as enuncated
In the massachusetts, constitutional convention has an
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theirs The stage the emotions the visible presence Of
liberty arc in the mass meeting the procession by torch
l,bt az tIe roljs in the halls III Jeyis,aton in the
voices Of tbe nress In the freedom Of political speecb in
tho energy intelligence and hone which peryade the
mass in the silent unreturning tide of progression
But there Is another apartment smaller humber more
ouet down in the story of our c.pto appro
priaed TO Justice to security to reason to restraint
where there Il no resnc Of where there Is no
high nor low, no strong nor weak where will is moth
ing and power is nothing and numbers are nothing and
ali are eoual and ALI secure before the law Iit sound
objection "a vour system that in that APARTMENT YOU do
not find the symbols the can the flag Of freedom Is
n any objection 10 court room that Won cannot hold
mass meeting IN n while trial is nrooressne No sir
Everything in It's place and place for everything If
be reIt 4 an AGGREGATE of social and poai perfecon
absae secury combined aM as much Herty as you ca, ps
i, that IL the state for Won Thank God for that Let
tbs aay wavo over III Die for itl''
SCHOLARLY MODERATION
From this commentary op the ;nfl;eitics Of our peo
n,e we NAV ncrcaiya wherein lies our duty You need
nc ooI vnrd FROM, me- 20 sboy how the educated man
,a, ins,;l, entlcurs. moderation beautv and repose
whether he sit upon the seat Of the MUSES. with Longe
low or glide persuaslyey INTO the heart WITH IRVING OF
INFORM Inc international cohsciehce Win marry Is %
ID medium OF mellow ight wich pieaks 'no eaie anu
resumes .ac ais,oi.on VI gu, y, nv
inonei vi INC hcho us Wei 10 VI 'iio man. 10 W NC ~
in HIM OF NAZARETH
aA son. meek patient humble tranquil spirit
The nrst true gentleman that ever brcathed."
II 10 voprs fellow students In minule with This AmeY
o. Ma 90 "a ~ mond n into more sec,nIv shane and
ontro n nto more heatbfrI levelonment n Il voprs
20 ,,rh o Celtic cxt,avaonnce and lead It's imnuIses
forth into harmony with tbe rood the beautiful and the
trno ond 10 o.In its n.rvous enerov NV N moderation
which IL eneryao without rccklessness II IL yours 10
magnifv the American mind with solid tboupbts COM
mcneur,te Will the nhysicl greatness and material
tb ~ our nation n vours 70 desnse the pnuds of
1 md 10 crown n,ivate wealth with the crown INTEL
,ectpcl coc;o and notcal n 4 yonrs 70 nurv TINT
J;olt which sbonId syllable the generous sentiments of
tho scholars of orr Enpsb tongnc II is voprs 10 nye
600 s,, NO taros ~ a, Inc boarded Grain of American
thouobt and tn ntermnole with Il the flowers Of noerv
"a 4; go = dt,, and n,aag,ra 10 re,;eye the to;IIno,
an x;ons American lif with bumor which has decencv
od cheer ,ytbout bvnerboe and rant II r. vours IN
% mon the salient po;nts of our history to give dig
nitv IN d;scusson n Il yors to restrain within green
and onntIe bonlra That imnet,ous indenendencv which
tIrcatens the very existence OF our social order which
in No rosnact for civil law and M voneration for re-
I;ron n ~ yours to ;nst more reverence into orr
youth rive more emnlosis 70 old age and inspire more
20 onr race orr land and onr God
h'N0'i VIZ Wv ',Aoi
This problem has been pressed upon us Can we have
in the United States earnestness without
Imagination without wild romance talent in full strength
and genius in vigorous growth without vehemence and
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answer for you. Yes This University for which
feel thrilling prdcfounded in noble spirit
with benefactions wise and generous and well cele
braed by accomplished professor of historyths in
suton solved that problem orty-nn years ago, when
she sent forth into the world William Larned Marcy
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