Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-03-07
MIR. BANCROFT's SPEECH.

At the great meeting held in the Cooper
Institute, n. Y, on the 22d inst, Hon.
George Bancroft, the orator Of the day made
noble speech, Of which we give the princi-
pal portion, as reported in the New York
papers
MEs or NEw YoRk-As tho organ Of the city
Of New York on this occasion, it Is my fret duty
to remind you that we thanks 10 Almighty
God for the patriots who achieved the independ-
enoe Of the United States, and who formed "the
unity OF government which constitutes us one
people Today We declare 10 people aud 10
nrinoes. that the Union is complete and shall not
be impaired is dear to us, and shall be preserved
(ApplauseO The wise and tho good in each hem
isphe4e desire US TO continue one; every fibre of
the sensitive heart Of the indivisible france in
spite of some appearance, throbs in favor of our
existence as a nation; the people of England
shall believe are with US 50 long ss there are
among them men like Bright aud Stuart Mill.-
(Applause.) The most wonderful career Of i'm
provemen in the history of the race s the witness
that a nation. Now, in the day Of our
tribulation, the people have proved that they are
inspired with life by the grandest spectacle the
world ever witnessed, in their uprising in the ma
jesty Of undivided conviction, concentrated power
and determined purpose; in their Unrepining res
ignation 10 suffering and privation, their sublipe
patience under strange discomftures and weary
delays and long continued inactivity, from ina
bility and Ierplexity, from judgment and
choice; in their outspokeu joy when the spell was
broken of tie seeming paralysis of their gigantic
preparations; in the heartiness Of their response
to Major General Grant when he proposed "to
move Immediately on the enemys works." Zap
pause.) Now the rulers Of the earth will come
to know that under the constitution which makes
US one people, there exists no authority that can
ALLEVIATE single inch Of the territory Of the Unit
ed dStates-(spplause)- while We claim for
each individual the right of emigration, there is
no possible conspiracy, combination or convention
that can discharge any one citizen from his alle-
glance SO long as be remains on our soil, though
each once may for himself dissolve that allegiance
increasing United States are one, now ard for
coming ages Continued applause)
The only ground Of hope for the pcrpetuity OF
our Union, you will find. men of New York, in
the words Of Washington. spoken in this city
When, in the prosenc Q of your fathers, Washing
ton, standing under the canopy Of tho sky, took
the oath TO support the constitution, he returned
into the Senate chamber, to interpret to the first
Congress tie principles Of our great charter, and
the ht policy for the nation to pursue. Then 1t
was that he laid dow ittheir rule "the pure and
immutable principles Of private morality, and
'the eternal rules of order and right which Heev-
en- itself has ordained" And the House of Rep
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its answer, accepted his enlightened msxims, and
owned the obligation to adore the invisible hand
which has led the American people through so
many difficulties, to cherish conscious response
bility for the destiny Of republican liberty On
thess principles the government which makes US
one psople was put IN motion, willis the founda-
tions O. monarchy in France were crumbliny away,
and the beams that upheld the civilization of tue
Middle Ages were falling in.
During all these oonvulsions the United States
stood unchanged, admitting none but the slightest
notifications in its charter, and proving itself the
most stable government of the civilized world
fAppIause.) But at last " We have fallen On evil
dsys." The propitious smiles Of Heaven
such are the words of Washington-" can never
be expected on nation that disregards the eternal
rules Of order and right. During eleven years
of perverse government those rules were disre-
rarded. and 1t came to pass that msn who should
6rmly syow the sentiments of Washington and
Jefferson and franklin and Chancellor Livingston
were disfranchised for the public service; that
the spotless Chief Justice when Washington
placed at the head Of our Supreme Court could BY
no possibility have been nominated for that Office,
or confirmed. Nay, the corrupt influence invaded
even the very hcme Of justice. The final decree
Of IA. Supreme Court. IN its decision on partic-
ul.r c..s, must be respected and obeysi; the
pre.ert Chief Justice has on cne memorable ap-
neal accompanied biz decision with an impassioned
defamation, wherein with profound immortality
which no one Bas as yet fully laid bare, treating
the pet pie cf The United States as shfew to 10
ta..ed 81 a. cpea socr, e tie facts os histcryt
Eith d-sary industry coiiscting evidences OF
cases where justice may have slumbsred or weak
nsss been oppressed, oonpensating for waat Of