The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-09-21

years ago, tho young hero, still weak from u
wasting fever, led his squadron to battle p
AS II shielded by higher power, he
encountered death on his right hand,
death on his left, ever in advance.
almost alone for two hours fighting his ship
till it becamoa wreck, so that but ono of
its guns could be used any longer, and moro
than -four ffths of his crow lay around him
wounded or killed then unharmcd, stand
ing, us bosocmoG his spirit, no passed in u
boat to tho uninjurct Niagara, unfurled his
htg, boro down within pistol shot ui his
enemy. poured into them broadsides star.
board uni broadsidos port. aud whi!e tho
sun was still high abovu tho horizon. left no
Office to bo dnno but that of mercy to tho
vanquishcd. IL tho comparison does not
seom ianciiul. will call his conduct during
those evcntful hours II complete lyric poem.
perfect in all its parts. Though no was
carried away and raised above himself, by
the powor with which hs was possessed, tho
passion of his inspiration was tempered by
the serene self. possession of his faultloss
courage his will had tho winged rapidity
of fiory thought. and yot observed with dc
liberatcness, the combinations of harmony
aud tho proportions of measured ordor.
Nor may you omit duo honors to tho
mouruors who require consolation, but with
"A clcar procepton OF tho glory of thcir end.
The debt of nature all must pay. To die, il
mood be. in 6ctencc of tho country is com
mon obligation; it is granted to fow to cx.
change life for victory so full of benefits
to their fellow men. These arc the disin.
tcrcstod, unnamed martyrs, who, without
hopn of famu or gain, gavo up their lives in
N hn nj n
country, and loft our statesmen the lesson,
to domand OF others nothing but what is
right. aud submit to no wrong.
I'VE havo met tho enemy" wero Porry's
words as ho reported the result of the battle.
Aud who was that "enony :" A nation
speaking another tongue A state aban-
doned to tho caprices OF dospotsm A
people inimical to human freedom No
they wore tho nation from whom most of US
sprung. using tho same copious language.
chcrshing after their fashion the love of
liberty, enjoying internally tho freest gov
crnmont that tho world had known before
our own. But tho extornal policy of their
government has bOen less controlled by ro.
gard for right than their domes ic admins
tratiOn and series of wanton aggrossinus
upon us, useless to England condemned
now by hCr own statesmen aud iudgos as "A
violation of the law of nations. forced into a
conf ct two people whose common sympa.
thcs should never havo brcn disturbed -
And is this aggressive systom forever to he
aivontured by her rulers? How long is the
overshadowing aristocratc element in her
government to stand between the natural
affections of kindred patrons.
Evon now British minister. whose past
career gavo hope of creator fairness, is re-
newlng tho old system Of experiments on
tho possible contingency of tho pusilan.
unity, the indifference or tho ignorance of
some futero American administration. and
disputes our boundary in the Northwest,
though tho words of tho treaty arc too plain
to ho perverted. and though the United
States claims no moro than the British Sec
retary of State who offered the treaty ex
planned as its meaning before it was signed
British soldiers are now nncampcd on pai
OF our territory which bears tho numu of
Washington. With moderation that
should have commanded respect, the United
States waived their botior claim to Van.
couvor, aud oven to any part of thinking
! il conducive to peace to avoid two jursdic.
! tions on different parts of tho Same Island
and in return for this forbearance, tho Brit
ish Minister, yielding perhaps to some
much against British interests us against
American rights, roproduces on an Ameri.
can island the Inconvenience of divided oc
cupatlon which it was tho very purpose OF
the treaty to avoid. If tho hum of the
American scabrard is in part tho echo OF
sentiments from abroad. hero the uumixed
voice OF America may bo heard, as it pro.
nouncos That it is too late to wrcst territory
from the United States by prcvarication, BY
menace, or by force From tho English
dockyards it is long voyage to San Juan
the only good land routo across our cont.
mont lies south of Lake Superior; in a fov
years there will DO throo Ohios on the
shores of the Pacific. II is England's in
tores: us woll as duty to give effect to tho
treaty as it was Interpreted by her own
minister 10 ours. Your voices on this mem.
orable day givo tho instruction to our own
government to abide BY tho treaty faithfully
on the condition that Britain will do the
Same; but tho treaty must bind noithoI
party or both-must be executed in good
faith or cancelled. Tho mon who honor tho
memory o: Porry will always know how to
defend the domain of their country.
I Has any European statesman been mis-
counting the strength OF this nation. by sub
stitutDg a reminiscence of our old feebl,
confederation for tho present efficient anC
almost perfect organism of tho body polite
Has any foreign ruler boon so foolish as t.
listen with erodulity to tho tales of impond
ing disunion? Evory man of tho people Of
Ohio. this great central highway of nationa
trayol, without one exception, toll tho cal
ulnniator or tho unbeliever that the voices o
discomfort among US are but tho ovanescen
vapors of mona breath; that our little do
! disturbances on the surface, easily settleC
among ourselves: that the lovo of Union hal
wound its cords indssoluGiy round tho
whole American people.
So then our last word shall be for tho
| Union. Tho Union will guard the fame o
! its defenders, and evormoro protect our On
| tire territory; it will keep alive for mankinC
tho beacon lights of popular liberty anG
| power; il will dissuade nations in the state
of unripeness from attempting to found ro
publican governments before thew spring uI
| naturally by au inward law; and its might,
heart will thrOb with delight at evory true
| advance in any part of the world toward
republican happiness and freedom.
CARL SHURz very happily condensei
the platform Of the Republican party into
a nutshell,as follows:
at gives to man--his Jirthright; 20 la,
bor--frSedom; TO him who wants to work
--wOrk and independence; to the laborer---
! hR hire"