New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-23
LETTERS FROM TIE PEOPLE.
EARLIER AND LATER LIMOGES

To N Bd tfOr Of ne TFtbUHe.
SIN: Were John Quincy Adams and Henry
Clay aud Dal.c Wcbstcf - ng0e,t' Dd thcy know
ythitg about What relation statc-msnsh demanded
sboul sustain towac oucr tcpuDlcs on THIS CONT
ncHtt DO they rest under Use suspicion that some
notion OF personal gala some ulteuJr d. oil dcina-
;sg.n ihnachceI the action 10 reference 20 hc fcpGb
e., 0f CcHIal and south AmcIcai Wen those rcpulr
ic. IN Their infancy called the Congress Of Panama IA
IsgG 10 confer together about their relations 10 tho W
erumeuts o. the Old Void nd about matters % common
concern the United states invited 10 De partner III
their deliberations. Mr. Adams aud MI Clay
zcalously responded t. The call. MI Adams
as President a.Ecl Congress 90 VITO an
oratou dcrIy the expenses Of the ministers he
weud send to that Congress. MI Webster Supporter
the ,-ition in Of his most ma slye "s Nhs
speeches. the history Of that Panama Congress would
be emil shtening reading FOR III m and suSprou' so"s
think Mr. Bsie ii hty and Quixotc because OF his
reference the proposed wasAns'0o congress
OF the Nations the Americas.
The auction COMES how it that what was statesman
ship IN Mr. Aoans Mr. Clay and Mr. Webster - Jing0-
ISM" In Mr. Blame MI Webster was conservative
mIn supposed 10 have some sense OF our
national di.uity AMI duy. Here are few
of the closing sentences OF his speech on
the Palaml mission. and commend them TO the re-
fccton Of those who criticse Mr.. Blaine:
II he weakness to feel strong inter s ~ te SuceSs
Of reaf reyolutol- confess myself gIty 81 that
wealIc s. II il he weak to fct that am an American,
10 think that Zee have not only opehel new
mo Of lnfclc ,dr- u have created also new Siu as
OF regard ant ~ymp tw ourselves hhd 'ut hel-
bor- il Il b weak feel that th- SUI b, IN he pres nj
safe i. ,uc ma mOr emphatic " rdrt uI America
tuau wAcn anN Law obs oppressed ana uuAno"h u
der tine II uhinV bondage ~ foreign rowe; " "
weak rel when, even lu any corner ol INC c'H'
human beings al tsc rom D'n'tlh optfcss'"'
to erect themselves. aul to ehlp, ll'
proper napp .cs, Of thlr Intelligent hdti' III
this he weak II is weak tcsS non "hlch
NOT shat a. our senses and mr. orr fach ties ~
not 10 sec th1 a. tie pro rc~S ana cstipl uih Ut 80
South Aue .cIn liberty example IA bee among
the IN 81 mIail cIu-cS. l. ter outrs htts luS
nave looked erieucc. n iucr p0 ucl ING lt-
lions ey nave lowed our modes IN IN lr ''Hp IA
on they hv" invoke IN preSi q slrt 81 'li o""
lb IS. Ihcy hty. looked stct NY 10 every ld'cs
the great Norihcrl h-h Ia the hour OF bloody cohnct
t ave re- npinb red the fields Wuicl nave uo 30 to-
era ed tue blood NJ Ou own flth 49, ana Whcl lic
n We IA len .cy have wt.uct only TO oc lchc hoct
wit tn III ~ men no mad 81 her ptrs brdN - ioI
the cause 10 rly iu tl' W sierra 40 lI u "' weak
n 81, to cl the ~ympID Ot On tur' excited Tor .cu
men IN sue n a cause gui IS OF Ia wr1in S. II u
bc prldruct net heir pr t'ird eva no WIN
r.cip Oc4 kindn -. bd' @Ih Cpdpcti % tl IN 'n -
c ,i,p SIN T. follow where urr unpus' ed'' ana
ave 40 III &, aud Mistaken pludeacc for tho VIOLIN
| tiry sentiments my htarL
So Il Il John q Incy Adams So sp oke Mr. N''rt'r A-
for Mr. cay tie was charged With having tine MN
Amer, IA fey r." Mr. aiuu's action seems to b. only
return 10 ia SORT and method which prevailed eh
~ set there Wa -ttitSna lNh ia the land.
LoOi5Md, Ill.,, August -, 1854 Z. CA'LHNo'