The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-22


The states shall ak presently, bu. these three we're
me main ones used gainst hsyon mon head Now sup
pose be admitted hat all Of these evils the sys
TEN, do they 0verhGApce out gh the ADVANTAGES
and great % which this govera al rds a
houfand lnunnsrsbe ways ,hRt car not be estmsiod
rave We NOT Al the south we'll The North grown
gteAs, prosperous ad happy under is ogaratanY Has
any tart q The Torid ever shown suh rapid progress
the ceveopenent or wealth, and al the material re-
soutcss Of raops 30 ser and greatness az she souhern
States have under The general goycrnmeat, notwthstd
Mr. ToABs-Iu tpite of H.
Mr. srsPHkss- ay hororable friend says Nc have, In
spite O. lie general government that wthut sappse
be THINKS we might have dons well perhaps better
than We have sone this III spite Il That may be- and
may not he, out the great fact Tbs, pa 70 grown
great ana powerful nuder ths eovesorspt az II exists,
there no or specua,ion Ahc that slsnds
out bold high and prominent ike your Tone Mauutaiu
70 which The genten alluded in illustrating nome fAss
In his recold-ths great TACT OF pr sperly
In the Union, a. 1t Ia aamedwhether ali This Ia Ia
optic OF the governmen~hether the south sould
have better of without the n u cav inc
least predetermined Ga The side ~ csn only put
the fact against speon hon and conjecture on the
other Br' even as question OF specuatoo offer
with my distinguished friend. What va W old
have lost border without The Unlon,
or what we haze "a ned simply by the peace 1t
has secured no estimate can Dc INSIDE Of Oar foreign
trade which is the foundation OF al our prosper ~ has
the protection Of ne navy which drove tho pirates from
The waters n.a our coast where they had oesa oucca
neerins for centuriee before aud might have bel still
bad 1t MOI been for the American navy unaef the
nand OF such spiris Ne Commodore Porter. No. that
the coast clear, ina. our commerce flows frts6 out
war1ly cannot ~e estimate how 1, would have been
under other circumstances The influence Of the govern
ment on ps is Ike That Of the phere around Is
benefits are 10 eilent aud that they ssli
thous Of appreciated We seldom think OF the single
element OF IN ine AIR breathe and yet this
simple unseen and urfen agent be withdrasn this lie
giving element DO taken away from this all per SadDg
fluid around us, and what Instant and appalling changes
would take place 10 ali orgaac creation II may he tnat
ali that In s'spite Of the general govern
ment bit It may be that without it We should nave
been far different from what II Ia true there
Is no equal par OF the earth with natural supe
xFhn IN hat nf ht9
known tho Southern States stretching from he Cness
peake TO the Rio Grapde, is fully equal tho pc
ture drawn by The hon orable and eloquent senator
last night, IN all natural capacities But noe many ages
and centuries passed before these capa titles Go
veloped 10 reach this advanced stage OF civilization
There these eame hills rich In rivers,
valleys and paius, they have been they
from the hand Of the Creator and unovsd
roamed them for how long history informs
II ~as only Institutions that they could pc
developed Their deyelo pemeut is the result OF the
hrprse d our peoeio under operations Of the govern
ment and institutions under which have Hvet.
Even peope without these would have done It.
The ion OF society has much 10 do with the do
v,Spment u tee natural resource Of
land The instiiutions OF people, political and mo al,
the marty la which the germ Of tneir org lnic
ture quckens in uetakes root aud developer 10 form,
nature character. Our Institutions constitute he
basis the mstrx, from which spring ALI character
htics Of Developments AID greatness. Look al Greece.
There 10 the fertile SOIL The blue sky the
inets ana bora, the EReAn. the Same
Olympus: there Is the name land where Homer sung,
where Percles ipole; s IL IA nature the SANE old Greeoe
but 1t IL living Greece more. (Applause Dasc.ncan6
OF The ssme people ipbabt the country; yet what the
Of lnis mighty derences In the mids OF present
degradation The glorious fragments OF ancicut
works OF arttemples with ornaments and inscriptions
that excite wonder and aomiration-the remains OF
once high order Of civilization which hSve oueed the
Language they spoke them ali Ichabod has sritten
their glory bss departed. Why Ia this soS i aDs~er
their institutions haze been destroyed These but
tho fruits OF their forms OF government the Atrx from
which their and development ,prdug and wnen
their Institutions have been destroy there earthly
power that can bring back the PranetheaD spark TO kin
die them here again. any more thaa 10 that ancient land
OF eioqnenoe, poetry and song. (Aopause) Inc zane
may be said Of Italy. Where 10 Rome once the mis-
tress Of tho werid' There toe
hill now, the coil, the natural resources;
nature 10 the same but what ruiz OF humaa great.
ness meets the eye OF The traveller throughout the
Tho length and breadth Of thai down irodden andl
Why bsve tho people OF that Heaven favored cline
the spirit that animated their tatnersS Why ,his sad
denoe II the destruction Of her institutions that mas
caused IT. and my country men, we shall In an evil hour
rashy pull down and destroy those institutions which the
patriotic band CT fathers abored long and hard
build up and which have done much for Nc and the
world who can venture tho prediction that similar re
suits will not eusueS Let Us avoid II " trust
the spirit amongst Us that viii enable us 70 do H. Let
not rashly try the experIcnt for II fae a. II did
Greece and Iay and In the South American Republics
and In every Other place. wherever liberty once dos
troyed may never be restored 10 again (Appause)
There are defects il our government errors in admits
son and shor comings OF many kinds, bat Ia rpte OF
these defects and errors Georgia has grown 70 be great
State Lot pause here moment In 1850 there was
great crisis but not fearful ih for OF all have
panied through this U the most pcrious and requires
There were many amongst In 1850 zcAous 90 at
ous Of the unon dsrupt every Tie that binds
soesther Now DO yoa believe bad that policy oeen oar
people that We are 70 dsyf II may Be that ve would
bot have ycu any assurance Of Tho fsct2 Would you
prosperity that hsveY I notice In tho Comptroller
Generals report that the taxable property Of Georgia
1910 900 600 and upwards IN amount not far from double
that II WA In lebo tnipg may venture 70 say that
years the maersi wealth OF the people Of
Georga has been nearly not quite doubled The same
49, A-fn ~Awawg Al,~ slA~ .aA.
Thai narfs civilization, Have any thai
had regarded the earnest but Misguided patriotic al
vice. :, think Of some o. that day, and disrupted me
baveg l think not Well then, let u be careful
nov before We attempt anything Of this sort know
that there are iends whose patriotism do not intend 10
question, who think this Union a curse and that We
would be better Cd without II. l do not think; II
we can bring about a correction OF these evils which
hreaten-And not without hope that this may yet
b. onehs appeal 70 out. with all the p-ovisons for
good that accompany H. look upon as great aad fea'
fatal temptation Whcn look around and seo our pros
peTy In every hing agriculture commerce. art science
and every department. OF education mental
- well n moral advance ment, and our colleges, think,
In the lace 81 tuch N exhibition, We without tue
lors OF power any essential rsht interest, remain
In the Union, II duty 70 and 70 prosperity
so-et not too readily yield 10 this temptstoa--do
nrst parents. the great progentors OF tho human
race, we're not without like temptation when Ia tho
saden OF Eden They we're led % believe That their con
disio1 wouli be hettsxed--thAt their eyes would
opened-aId that they would become as gods. 1aey In
evil hour yelaedusead u becoming gois they only
inEtutous tbs Eden OF tic world the paradise Of
tie universe Il rlhy he that out OF may become
greater and proep-rUus but candid aud sincere
In telsg ttat fear N rxshy evince passion aud
without sufficient lake that stp that rsaai Of
coming greater peaceful prosperous Ia py-
instead OF becoming rods will tecype demons and
70 dkiant day ccemsnce cutting one anothsn iaroAis
This my apprehension Let 10, tho refore, whatever
do, meet these difficulties, greAs they are, Ike
and sensible en. sod c0rEder toem In the lget Of
oil lhe corseq which may attend sction. Let
afft cirAfy where The path Of duty leads. and
thea may CT fear 20 tread therein. | come now 10
the main question pnt 70 ne, which my counsel
has been asked That "a MAT the present Legislstare
thoulo DO N view o. tho dangers that threa.en and
the wrongs thai have been done by several OF
oredtrste States IA tke UEop 81 the act. OF Their lie
gsatuIes nu lot The ngiiive Save lsw. end direct
d1rtgkrd Of their Constitutional obligations What
rhA gay viii not be 10 the spirit ~ diction /. will be
simply my oxp jadgmeuti for what u - ~orth 10 pro.
oocds from strcpg oouv5t0n lnGt according 70 II our
righf, intsfFss sd honorour prescrt safety ard "a
ture security lsued wthout YET looking 20
the LAST rctoTt, tho ultima ratio rcgulum rhat
thOrld not be looked " until all else fats. Tat
uay ccue. on tnis point an bopefal, nat not
guire. But Jet % every patriotic effort 70 pro.
vcui u while there - ground for hope u any vicr
that mag pTeeent N your juGg ncns, be no0nsistsus
with tho bert interests Of Georgia, ask Jon, rs
triots rot ~ regard a. Altr bearioR All others
whr~i you have rHvlFnd sin lr tho preoten~