Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-03-11
SPEECH oE SENATOR CRTTTENDEN on THE
TNTON
WASHINGTON, March :

tsqd, he made his appearance and addressed those
s.mblsd a follows:
FzLLow CuIzsNs oy WAsmNGroN-I am most happy
10 meet YOU have been With yOu much in the
of my fe that feel quite at home IN your presence
feel hat avn with yCu as q ue2 hbOr aud friend. Zap
pau,e) / aai ab0u; TO qu; the public service, aud
about be separated from yOu. That separation as
sure YOU gives ue pain aud Not that regret
the loss OF public ie bat tba, regret the separation
ON as-ocit ious TO which have been 50 lcng usoi and
Accustomed You have been always respectful and kind
70 M. wish I could cal. TO mind many more services
that had rcud red YOU. beg YOU however, to believe
hat il has not been from want Of any good will on my
par-. | have owed ycu nothing but obligation iroH
uv FIRST acquaintance and Intercourse with the city
y Wtshu- on and il has been a long One-lOug,r
lutu the wears thar mIny Of you have lived. |; Is
time that / shculI lui- the public service. l can
q i. it wi h0u regret. can OoS 10 my distant home
In the West as the place ot ycp0se and leisure Which
look 10 now With more interest than l ever DID 10 any
plbic employment | shall always remember you.
Shall always remember my country and it, great inter-
ess (Ap-l lIu,e) As long a. l have power TO do II
service shall be proud TO perform that duty (Ap-
pl5usal In private I'm public lie the duties OF msu
are the same By this mean not that bis principles
are the same but that bis duty TO his country, to his
ueghbor aud his friend always the same, everywhere
aud iu whatever condition he may be. (ApplIuSe
have sought I'm ny public hs for nothing but 10 do my
duty The prcuiest reward that have hoped for
the approval Of my coun'rymen. (APqlause. }
You are nov giving me evidence that l have not IL
dulged that hope in vain. lou giving me this
proud AID gratifying token that thuk have served
nv country at least faithfully and well, loud appause
Aud for this approval on your part, make to you my
most sincere and cordial Acknowledgements. seek no.
thing from my cOau,rymeu nov but their good viii
but their approval Cries OF 'lou have bat aNays y
seek no further public ymOny-noCe-nore.-
have served longer han k-mhn veteran vas re-
luirei 70 serve. "A voice-"Yes you have and faith
uIly") Thirty years service alone required oil
him. aud then lie permitted TO lay 0y ti' aims and
enjoy quiet and peaceful life. have served forty years
4 ause)-ten years than they were aceGston
e 10 serve "a vojce-"Au honest man Is the uob!est
rk Of Goi) l hope NAV b. permitted to retire, as
far as the duty Of ci,iken u permit him, Without al
proach that / fail in nv duty. lAlpause) Oa- eoun-
,ry Is in great distress and you know, fee! pAucua ar
,erest, as il i natur, for you 70 DO A voiee-"W!o o
vii slveitg) l trust the people will. Congress has
tailed 10 save IT, and it is in the hands OF the po-
Pc an. one Of those Eho believe IN the Intellgerca
aad virtue Of the people. believe Ehea they take his
busre3s in hand they viii 10 It. ;Cres oil That's It.
Their hands are strong enough for the work aud their
hearts are patriotic and vrtuous enough tor the work
(Appause) have seen throughout the long struggle
mat we bave had in Congress from every part OF his
country thousands aud thousands OF plain citizens turning
aside from their affairs 10 consider m regard 70 tie
Union and to sign and s,ni petitions to Congress OF
earnest pave that they would take OF the country
and settle its difficulties and restore our peace and our
Union Let them take It in hands let their great and
MIGHTY voice be heard in the Capitol and all will be safe
I A
tions VI Let them adopt them, those Of any OF my
friends ike them and will have peace Our people 90
not want 10 separat It is the little petty politicians that
run about from cross roads ocross roads Applause, an
cries OF that's it y - is tEsy shat lead ad misgudd
the people and it is they aty TO make Us believe that
ve hate one smother Il is false false yes it mus, be-
W. do not hate one another For petty little schemes
for party purposes and party politics Is iouud eonye'
nient and prot able 10 these te politicians TO force thSt
Impression uDon the minds OF the people. Cries Of
That's IT," aud applause have been in the North,
have been in the West, have been With YOU, and om
one part Of the country 30 the other see no such iee
ing exhibited and DO not believe 1t exists. Applause
have seen nothing and received nothing but kindness
wherever have been. The people rightly disposed
IL i ouly the leaders that dissatisfied. (Cres OF
"Tlats soD Leave the people 70 themselves, and We
should live in uniOn in fraternity, III freedom, aud IN
greatness all the DAYS Of life and our chlireus lives
Vociferous cheerpgl hope 1t s yet in reserve for us
o rnd.rstird one eno.ser fr ca eo,on & section Tha.
- d,. sDeaas unto Jay nisht unto night section will
speak unto section and that we shall come to understand
from one eud Of the country to the other that there will
be no question to the perpeuty OF tug ynir1 TIM
lus;istg ,LeerngI Th6ic u not mOgal ialn, there
i NOT ccputr m al the United States that Cgn derive
in nv Judgment any benefit from separation or dsuBon.
l"Thsts So To stand together IS TO strengthen opr
selves- o. on. united might 70 Vosk e-t each others
| rrea :, possible good The vision OF dslnion is
Srorchv disorder aud Ultimate war. Then comes des-
po,sm and instead Of COrgesses and Tree representa-
/ ton we shall have some monarchy, or some despOt TO
tax aud burthan and rule over the ?s1ple rnatsso =
felloS-yiI>eus, | cannot undertake 70 make speech
\ 10 YOU. eco on" "gO On'l Let Us, If we cau take
care Of the Uuiou and the Union will take care ct u5
/ iLOud applause Now tl4ts ii. ia ~afd-Gud
could add nothing TO that tO address you loG an
hOudo not DC deceived let del1slve scheme or gut
srirg hopes that may be Id out OF advantages 10 u
dtF,Nei ron our SEPARATION .reakiug up lao niue
Statsss no idea Of that sort delude you Tor single
/ moment The psOple-the working peoPe-thv mt
chanlcs OF the eountry-the bone aud ne" ot tne
land-a-e withered and wasted in condition oil that
kind. War eomes-you are called upon for taxes
van are e-llad for military service Armies con-
centrate in your Il lie villages and you are made the
mack horses and burthen bearers in TINE 't VIZ
iIhats so liberty - l. Le lolrl aAd il'!eG OH'i
In peace Ny elOw-cibzens, there Is restless cas- 1
peore among u who are fond OF qlsorde'' anu '"t
na.sre IA vinI upsn th0 koaest Igor Of otEets, She
thrive by disorder AID by But yGu honsst peo
pe who live by the proud earnings OF yoqr 'sgSf sHu
In the liberty and freedom Of this land, can bold I'd
YOUR heads With much pride - prouast nabob il
the land You who desire peace That's Il aud
appause These other characters thas have alluded
20 can ony live by eating up your substance. Laugh
ana 5.e-t plaDsel .hSt il he Whole amount OF
t. YOushoUd preserve the principles of the Union; you
should love this tnOn foy here the seat the very
heart Of il and always will be- You may not vote-and oy
the way have often heard il said by residents oil WASH
ngton We have no voe-but thank God we have voice
and With that voice proclaim the principles OF WASH
ingon the principles of the constitution ot this country
and by them we will stand (Appsuse) That Is your
position. Il is in the constitution AID the Union
that your safety your in life and your prosPe
" depend. Be not deluded from that lt Is the ARK
Of safety therein your real hopes and your real Tor
tunes treasured up Seventy years have proved this TO
YOU. Was there ever a country which has grown Ike
tbs people multiplied and prospered like we have
10 that seventy years No. You have now one et the
greatest nations o. the sod and viii you consent TO
break tbs Union up and be scattered Ike the potsherds
OF the east Is there one Of you but what would be
ashamed be questioned in foreign lands about the pre-
sent condition OF country? Not Of you. have
had some difficulty myself s1me Et,le curiosity to look
abroad upon foreign lands l am a native born man
| from the Western woods; but so hsp me God, if any
one should Ossr 70 hssr ny expenses no" would pot