The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-07-18
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Senator Brown at Cape May.
CARE rsrAxp. n. j.. July 8. 1860

CAPE Island. N. j., July 8, 1860.
The 84sh anniversary OF the d cIaraiion OF
Independence was ceiebIated at this place in
an appropriate manner. f
Hon. John Robbins, ex Member Of Con-
gress, and late Democr tic candidate for may
or Of Philadelphia, read the Declaration Of In
dependence an Grafton was delivered by s.
r. Magonagle, of N. j. ,swhen Senator A G..
Brown was introduced amid great applause.
He said he was glad to witness such mani
festations Of patriotism in this remote corner
OF the Union. lie had not been apprized OF
the honor intended him in ad lressing New
Jersey assemblage, and therefore, it could not
he expected OF him to make a speech OF con-
siderable length. He dwelt upon the causes
which impelled our forefathers 10 the bold act
Of declaring these colonies free and independ-
ent States and defying the authority of . for
midable power, and paid glowing tribute to
the fifty-six patriots who dared, in the face Of
tyrannical threats, to sever the letters Of q
cruel aud unworthy government
The progress we had made as a nation dur
ing the last half century and more, was unex-
ampled in the annals of history. Powerful
and prosperous States had been formed which
fifty years ago were almost unknown. Cities
"a
unfailing harvests had supplied the wants Of
milhons-yet he feared we were too prosper
Gus to be happy. Had the Almighty dealt
to us with less bountiful hand the many
blessings which we have enjoyed and are en-
joying, we should have been FAR more content.
Men grow rich and prosperous, and then, in
stead of attending to their own business, they
spend their time in the performance Of other
persons duties which do not concern them
What has been the cause Of all this quarrel
and contention between the North and the
So1th? What is the occasion Of all this ill
feeling and unwarrantable enmity which has
for the last twenty-five years agitated the two
sections and arrayed one brotherhood against
another to such degree as at times disunion
appeared inevitable
Time was when the cause Of one section
was the cause Of the other; when offence Of
one State was the offence of another, and the
whole; when the freemen Of Massachusetts,
espouSed the cause Of South Carolina. and
when the men of the South speedily and glad
ly marched to the aid Of their Northern
brethren. Yet these times were gone, and
were not likely tn come soon again. Unprin-
cipled demagcgues and partizans who had no
| influence with the masses for notoriety had
perYerted elevation. had haen the cause Of all
this. He represented the interests of a South.
ern State and Southern constituency. q con.
| stituency of which he felt proud. He had the
| reputation Of being disuniOnist, hut he defied
1 any man 20 come forward and prove it. He
/ invoked the d;spleasure Of Heaven if nv any
! wori or act OF his he had ever encouraged a
dissolution OF the Union. He had ever been
true TO the Cons tuition and tn Union under
it, and br the.u he meant to stand.
At he lormIlion Of this Government, all
the 5 AIcs wcre guaisnte,d cqaal rights
| rights whciI no power on earth could AXE
away or riehtfuiiy impair; yet these rights
had been yiol tteI in maay il S anceS. All the
South wanted was equal justice and The same
rights as are awarded TO the Moth. Be'oIe
he would see his State degraded and rendered
suhserSient to another, he would, cease 10 &C :
knowledge this government as his govern
m n The Soulh did not ask equ1lity and
4 i .ieSs rom the North as favor, but claim
e 1t u rght-a right guaranteed by the
Constitution, as ordained by our fnreaIhers--
ami it shoull be acknowledged By law-
abiding and fair minded citizens everywhere
Mr.. Brown concluded with an appeal TO the
citizens of the North and of the South, and
all over the Union, to let one another alone
aId to heal up the differences existing between
the sections, as the only means Of bringing
back the unanimity of sentiment Id good
feeling which once characterized the American
people.
Inc speech was heartily applauded through.
out and listened to with marked attention..
Many of the citizens have formed better opi-
mons of his principles, and should few OF
our Southern statesmen make themselves bet
ter known at the North, they would be q great
deal more thought Of and people would begin
| to ArnolC as well as to think
Visitors are now pouring in in great num-
bers, and in few days the hotels will be en-
tirely filed up As watering place, Cape
May is unsurpassed in the world, and for for
! ty years it has preserved It's reputation
Though in Northern State. the place is en-
tirely free from partizans, and politics is .
minor consideration. "D.n