Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-01-18


Alexender n stephens writes IN he
Baltimore Gszetle; fenErred Conefaas
ia 1S4S. @hen ] was oi the ace II ghir-
iy-one years, when The aecond kenefa-
Ton of lhe great statesmen wese slilI 81
The boards Iapping the Ravolusiona.
" agg. They wess then IN The ss,1
vignf of intellect. and still fauFinR
prominently On he public stare. John
Quincy Adams was member of ahh
House of Representative. CsIhOaa,
Cloy and Webster we're fhe three great
leaders 81 pariieolaf political IDEAS
1l1ey were knUwn = tAe eteas Apne4
rican trio Of their respective schools
One Of the first deep impressions made
upon my mind was BY Rnfus Choate, Of
Massachusetts,. Early in my 6rst sess
sion bad gone into the Senate 20 see
Mr. BeFrien, Of Georgia. While 1
was about leaving the Senate Chamber
the order Of the day was called. and be-
fore l reached the door the tones OF
voice Of speaker attracted my atten-
ton. turned in the direction Of the
orator, and saw before me q remarks
ble-looking man OF medium size, with
raven looks, a striking black eye, pal-
lid cheek, bearing as il fully charged
with his subject, and his hand tremb-
ling as if with electricity. The Chair
had announced the gentleman from
Massachusetts, and in an instant (
knew it must be Rufus Choste.
soon became very much interested
in his speaking. His matter and style
were grand, and became more so as ha
progressed. Every one was enraptured
with bis eloquence. He was replying
to a speech made by MIR. Buchanan on
a resolution to give notice TO the Eng
lish Government Of a termination Cf
joint occupancy Of Oregon. Mr. Buell.
anan had taken The extreme view, cal
culated TO arouse Q war feeling. lie
spoke Of deep-seated enmity in the
breasts Of our people over the wrongs
inflicted by England in former days, and
that ill-bloOd and hate existed IN thls
country in nconscqucnce ofthese wrongs.
The Globe Of 1913, in reporting the re-
ply Of Mr.. Choate, says il can not finish
the report Of the speech, owirg to the
sudden indisposition of its reporter. I
can repeat tie omitted portion even at
this distance of time, so profound was
the impression made upon me. When
Mr.. Choate came TO this part Of Buch-
anan's speech he seemed 10 rise TO a
majesty that impressed bis audience
more deeply than | bad ever witnessed
any grafton accomplish on ike Occa-
sion. After quoting these expressions
of Mr.. Buchanan, Mr.. Choate said:
GLOW is this: Is il so! Is il 50,
that there are anything like deep-seated
feelings Of hate or enmity toward Eng
land! Sir ! in behalf Of my country
men, I deny the allegation. I protest
against the statement that they indulge
in any sentiments SO immoral, SO un-
chivalrous, so unchristian and so un-
worthy OF good and gallant men. Let
US discriminate" said he. THAT there
is an intense feeling indulged in by them
Of exuItstion over their Independence,
/ admit. That they cherish an intense
sentiment or consciousness OF this inde-
pendence, and Of a high and grand des-
tiny we are TO fulfil in our race with the
mother country and with the foremost
nations OF the earth in all that tends to
elevate, adorn and ennoble civilization,
grant. But / deny there is any sen.
tinent akin to enmily or hate toward
any Of her rivals 10 this race toward The
goal Of true national Tenown. No. Sir
No, Sirl We are above all this.--
Envy, malice, hate, and revenge are
passions which have no existence or
abiding-place in this land. Let the
Highland clansman, half naked, half
civilized, hall blinded by TIE peat smoke
Of his cabin, have his hereditary enmi-
ty, and keep his keen. deep, and here
dltary passions unhealed, set on ihe FIRE
Of hell alive in hIs breast; let the
North American Indian, driven, 10 the
Pacific shore, and looking back upon
the lands Of bis forefathers, iH1ulge in
feelings Of hate for unavehgeo wrongs
that have been done him: but neTer let
Il be said that such passions dwpll'iD
American breasts. Are We moping
over the wrongs Of the Stamp ACT or tea
tax, or subsequent wrongs! Why. SIR
were not all these settled by the glorious
deeds of our ancestors in the bloody
struggle OF the Revolution and m the
second war; Did we not come out of
these struggles with glory rather than
shame Were not all these wrongs
righteds Was not our honor as we'll
as our rights amply vindicated' Did
we leave the battle-felds OF Saratog@
| Monmouth, OF Yorktown, LUndy's Lane
or New Orleans sulkily, or with feeling
that our wrongs were not righted z
No, sirl No sirl In the name Of my
country deny il.
e5.A correspondent deserves the re-