Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-09-29
Extract of a Speech Delivered by Sem
ator HOar of Massachusetts,.

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Extract of Speech Delivered by Sem
ator HOar of Massachusetts,.
A few days ago. was reading the
speeches of William J. Fox, the anti
Corn Law advocate, in my judgment the
greatest popular orator England has had
within living memory. One of his
speeches was declared by Guizot the
most finished example of oratory the
great English reform struggle produced.
It was translated into French, German
and Italian and was read eagerly over
the civilized world. 1t may be new to
the younger portion of this assembly,
and may have passed from the memory
of the elders. Mr.. Fox alludes in an.
other speech to the recent Democratic
victory in the Presidential election of
1914 as settling the Free Trade policy
of this country. In the speech from
which I quote, he deprecates the exist
ing dispute with the United States
about Oregon, and proceeds with this
remarkable prophecy.
/ Quarrel about the Oregon territory
Much of it is a desert. We might just
as we'll be invited by Peel and Polk to
fight about mountains in the moon. But
let men have something to do with it.
When man has occupied it; when in
dustry has driven the war of peaceful
conquest around the borders of that vast
land when towns have arisen and cities
appeared with their thronging numbers;
when the Rocky Mountains are tunneled
and rail and canal have united the At
lantic and Pacific; when the waters of
the Columbia swarm with steamboats,
why, then will be the time to talk of
the Oregon Territory Then, without
regiment or line-of- battle ship, without
bombarding any town whatever, Free
Trade will conquer the Oregon Territory
for us, and will conquer the United
States for us also-as far as it desir-
able either for us or for them that there
should be any cong quest whatever in the
case. Free Trade will establish there
all the insignia of conquest. When
their products come here and those Of
our industry return. there will be scarce
: ly laborer upon the pine forest that he
is clearing but will wear upon his back.
; to his very shirt, the livery of Manches-
ter. The knife with which he carves
his game will have the mark of Sheffield
! upon its blade, as a testimony of our
supremacy Every handkerchief waved
upon the banks of the Missouri will be
the waving of an English banner from
: Spitalfelds. Throughout the country
l there will be marks of our skill and
greatness, and tribute paid for US, re-
ceived not by warriors or governors. not
coming directly into the national treasu-
ry, but flowing into the pockets of the
: industrious and toiling poor. refreshing
: trade, and enriching those who pursue
/ it, giving them an imperial heritage be-
> yond the wide Atlantic Why, they
:, will be conquered, for they will work
u for US; and what can the conquered dc
! more for their masters =? They will grow
" corn for US. they will send us whatever
Z they can produce that We want, anc
. without asking US to put our hand II
:, our pocket to pay for a governor fol-
i quarreling with their representatives. OIL
! a soldiery to bayonet their multitudes
e There is nothing upon earth worthiel
. the name of empire than this; this is
'e nobler kind of dominion. less degrading
= both for the one party and the other
less debasing than any sovereignty tha
IS was ever won by armies. and being 81
le won, reluctantly swayed by sceptress.
ID The time which the English prophe
Is predicted has come That vast territor,
m is filing with free American popula
,o ton. The steamboats, swarm on tn
e waters of the Columbia. A new Stat
a' bearing the name of Washington. will
In soon come into life on Puget Sound. Bu
of Republican rule has taken the place Q
pe that Democratic supremacy which S
ar moved the exultation of the Englishmau
= Alas for the prophet No pioneer VIII
"' clears an American forest has any artl
m Gle of English manufacture on his back
al (Laughter.) Lowell and Lawrence an
. countless other cities and villages grow
er ing up by American rivers weave hi
= cotton and his woolen. The knife wit
es which the hunter carves his game come
lie from Waterbury or Shelburne Falls. nc