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DAVID OVTlyy Editors. Zl AT.TjTGHs N. 0. THUnSDAY, JUNE 9, 1C35 VOL 2EKVII. IIO. 25 T1IOS. J, LLJlAll J 'I if t A i l? THOMAS J. tEMAF, 80i4eirriJ. loralltar per aaanm . hlfi .lat. 8uhioriberi Ihtr Stale aat b allowed tremiiurrwir4MMr taa oi Jar ,t penoiii I ewdeal itltoat tkia SUta, vba may Uetlretobeeoina lubusribert, vill bailrlclly rquirtt Tlh.hQl -Mount oflbt year's iubseripi Ionia adraaee. Aavta-ft bit, not eieeedine fifte" intertctfUiree lone I mr one nnnar, a l" Lrrraai lo tin fiditor mm b pott paid ; jOi Jlr. Benton'$ littolutioni. n llflnmliy, Ftbrvary 3. Mr. MANGUM rose, and aid nntil very recently, it bad not been h's purpose to participate in this bate. liiJeeil,;thtf resolutions imme t1 under consideration admitted f But little discussion and slight diver- its ' original -itv f oniiilon,' ; The first resolution.' JO form, was novel, bold, and decided, and, in his'opinion, eminently inexpe- of tItateentl-mon's felicitous concep- etmng Wming laogiure.-oisarming re sistahce, because it (Unarm itself. It U a smooth jingle of words, awaking no precise idea, indicating no defined practical View; and sinking entirely fafures that characterize.! its original f fn. It now presents one. of those comfortrble positions on which either wary it scrupulous gentlemen may fund well screened from responsibilb ' iy, ami say fav" or "no" with equal impunity. It is now like nothing but itself, unless it may be likened to the Senator from Teniiesseeso far as it affifmiTttantitn' ''ioiTitVtJtii stand 'fcXttyallhey 'are"" AVFiS we shall - meH-d'tvide-u rwnitr if "we- shall vote u mm it at all n4ts present form, gentlemen will find It difficult, having wgt-4?itFiBeriw motive fur "it support,, or. to suggest -- . i . . .. . . any precise anti decisive reason wnere fore it should be rejected. - Unimport ant as are these resolutions in them selves, they have b.;eii'"inad the occa sion of discussing much higher and eraver matter. Gentlemen had taken a wide and discursive range', and much ed every topic that could uppy ma terials for taunt, crimination, and in iurious commen. - The' Senate.,hadJeeh 'assailed for refusinz the supply of the three mil lions on the last session. Our foreign relations, and especially the French war, had been elaborately discussed. and the surplus revenue had oeen as sailed with a visor proportioned to the magnitude of the prize, 5 In truth. thirty million's of surplus revenue, and the. future surpluses accruing from ,r in Yriir. are a treat prize. To " retain the surplus, and an unchecked control of it, is to reiaiiiower 111 the hands of the nreaeiit holders, and to wield it with an unresisted and irre sistible domination, in defiance of con slitutional right, in . scorn of ancient usages, and.,iitcpB moderation. L - " Mr. M. said he had disapproved the riinrtinn riven to most or the Juebate by those with whom he usua'ly acted, rt hH all alonr felt that Senators ex- posed thVinsei ves to- Vhe suVplcioh of feeltnir a seitsew wenkness mttieir To - sitton,-when ther suffered themselves htt arrain 'eil here bv alienator, and theyseriousTy and gravely set about - tlefendinehcmsrlve against --the k cnara-j. As to his vote upon the three r- . . 1: . : ww . .. million sunuly, it was ngHt. ins nrst impression, strong as it was, had been strensthened by mature ri flection an.d .subsequent ilevtlopments. Upon that Vote of the Senate 4iepenne ine uiu formjuage of , Congress the iUegrity ' of the Cnnstituiio'n, and tlie peaceof Jh country, He would not therefore, . submit to be arraigned either by Sena tors here, or by the other House, or, strangea',t mightsound to willing ears, by the Exi-tutive itself. He would sub mit to arraignment toy no power unuer Heaven, save that constituent body in North Carolina to which he always felt amenable, and to which he owed and cherished all-luiy and respect"- lor would he undertake the disgusting task of delineating the history of the three million supply, its rise, progress, and fall. Its career was brief and event ful, conceived in nrofligary, curtured by empiricism, and brought to its death by sinister designs and crooked 1 poli cy. The fabled god that devoured his offspring was not more cruel than the projectors of this ou trace upon , the Constitution, the Treasury, the pacific relations, and the patience of a betray ed and insulted People. Who doubts that this fruit of intrigue was crushed by the hand of its parent! Mr. M. said he should take his stand upon nigner ground, l here was no necessity fur py extraonlinary appro- pnation. 1 o the close t the last ses sion '! there had not been a word or novementi on . the part of France, in '-'letting hostile purpose nor ha there -to, 10 me present moment. - ioi demonstration would be made on tb part ot France. It i true that, at the openiing"of " OihgresI inI)c"cemberj 18S4, the President htd thrown a fire ball into the Halls of Congress. The question of reprisals upon rrencn commerce was distinctly submitted ta Congress. Everyone oflhe least in telligence knows, that reprisals by ore Power upon the commerce of another, supposing; them t be at all equal in the resources'o1f Sle'fime-aniliit war as is the shadow with the sub stance.- ' " ' . 1. Did that message find an echo in either branch of Congress? Did its recommendations find favor with any party either in or out of Congrcs? )id not the Senate, bf a unanimous vote, resolve that- no legislative met sure, under the existing circumstances, . ' . . m- . : 1 was necefsaryr was mere a ngie ndividual in this body lounu pliant enough to flatter the peculiar views of the Lxerutive by- comprouluung.ltpe peace'of the eWey f - : " IJIornoftfie ottier ITouseTai the very t8& ;of ? ttt'tf-iis'aJwifetru nhiuiow vote, abstain irom any epeciuc recom-. mendation indicating the slightest ap- 4rieB8iftii't; tolHswfftAbifSe "tU; did the Executive itself, high strung as it was, indicate" lo -Congress any new cause of apprehension, or new de velopment, requiring extraordinay ap propriations for defence and protec- Mjinj:jach.ne.wause existed. was it not the bounden duty of the Ex ecutive, charged as he is by the Con stitution with the care of our foreign relations, to make it known pthcially to-t-ongressr ill senators press too straitforward for the crocked ways of modern licyATo,Jrtt bin batk upon this fnend, and for whom? For one that the herolook to liis bosom as of yesterday. One who spurned him in the hoar of tribulations who would have trod upon him in his first painful struggles for power, but who. has a quick eye for the rising tun, and the smooth tongue of flattery for the ear of power. If such injustice shall be stro&gasrajicai it velll fio4 echo in the bosoms of a just and gen erous People. Give us but an open field, a fair contest, the People's mo ney locked in the strong box, and the hands of power off, and we promise to give a good account of the intriguers on the south of the Potomac. . We shall drive them out. They -will find no foothold in Maryland, in Delaware, and, least of all. in the great and gto riosi "Key-stone State They may be safe in the North, and strongholds' of the Empire State butthe Preeido- interests and ties of social life tint abundance -4s t& be poured-out , upon the maritime frontier, in the construc tion of fortifications, to frown defiance towards all the. world, A scheme well worthy of the spirit of the iron age! And these resolutions are accompan ied with t speech mild, subdued, and guarded in language, but breathing the furious war spirit ot Mart lumsell. Then nes8eeVVMr.J0r touiteimiteTfrrrTWWfisi4S!for war, or still for peace. There is no one but must perceive that he means to whip up, and keep in the front ranks of the Administration, go where they may. We learn the fact, porten tously announced, that he is not will ing "that things shall remain exactly as they are." -In ; the -midst of ithi discussion, which seems well . pitched to bring the public mind up to the war point, there comes the offer of media tion by the uovernmeDt of ureat ISrit tain. Jfeverlar so besutrful 'scheme vof ' lbwwrtiBatw' cou n try's bleeding honor'itM (t'most vj iraalaral ope) dumt llouths,,,' and, surpassing the or between the tiger and the fox, (less BKiu 01 Aniony, ne "puis a inngue in sn,y 11 is easy 10 perceive that, in time every wound,' which aforesaid tongues' of peace, the subtle reynard might rub-discourse-so eloquently-that -they; half the tenants of the wood, and, by 'move the very stones to mutinyr'inimbleness of foot, and dexterity ia and my friend from r Keutucky ; (Mr. j doubling, reach without harm, his Crittenden ) may . look out for- his, noble ally, lay his spoils at his feeV "ploughshares,1' lest they be convert-,' and crouch down at his paws for se ed, in the twinkling of an eye, into curity 'and protection. But if the IWw.us knives bd, haic:trirs an4 thetenants of tMjhsls'ulajrofcIoquence and exhibi-the wood should prepare for the con tion of elaborate skill in fixing perfidy flict, while the lordly lion would shake upon the French Government at the the dew-drops from his mane, and . very instant that our Government is rouse to maintain his ancient suprrma accepting, yes, accepting,' perforce, cy, the cunning- little fox woulj hie the offered mediation of the British him away to the cleft of some rock Government. Does the Senator sup-, from which he might secu' ely, scan pose that, when his speech shall as- the dangers and devastation of the sume a neat -pamphlet ; form, if r the battle-field.'-'.'"' -v;,- " "1". " President, amusing himself with his Who would be best qualified to lead franking privilege, as is his wont, on in a war with , France? ' The Should perchance frank a . copy to tils French, are known to be i gallant. brother Louis Philippe, it woulii ma-1 wAluiv and powerful "Tiatu'r.."Our .ta,iaJiyiWUto--4o--li; w anditliWig4 sinister policy. But to return. 7 Sup pose the three millions had,been,grant-. e, noes any one uouui iiiai we huuiu dt iln'titiluckt incident. ar, war horrid war, engrossed every mind, and employed.evevUnzMe-JLFreach yar v?ts pre femd ttreWeaiktiohfrJ) the; &,u.5MdH sire;.viivV,or docs h .dehira peac? If the latter, 1 caa, perceive ne reason tor keeping up this snow of war, unless it be- to subjeewrplntTeOTrjgy air, war have Meinnwarr7"By"tiiT good luck to get it. At all events,- is resolved on if war can' be had un- gy of the grant, both the means and! we must have a war. If not a French Ider circumstances to. carry with it the the implied discretion would have been1 war, the Treasury has charms a war patriotic feeling and the enthusiasm of e the least ground for one, said Mr. M.; as an humble sou uau lauu upou mo rreuv i: President, in this American citizen, protest against all eantnent, in terms me narsnesi an iction of duty or or any explanations1 in any manner or most oBensive. ue goes a now snoi oeyoua any uiing saiu oy mo t.ictu- nUrn in tu kanda nf ih President, upon that, as well as the Senate, may The French Chambers had taken a afford an amusing interlude in these false p8itionTlFrencbGo ment had solemnly stipulated the pay-j magnanimous 'offer of mediation - on ih twi-ntv five millions of i the part of Great Britain, it is ; under- frane s- l.lt bad not complied j '-tbo de-1 stood, bas been accepted by this Got l.iv lisul nrnilurixl irritation t he mes- ernmeni : inueea. h count noi 00 re- saire of 1854 had taken very, strong fused In this state of things, when upon us a state of the question that ground strong expressions were used.,every consideration of delicacy, in nuii n,-ril imnl, dplprt ofl 'fh Frpnch Government took often ce connexion with ourrown: honor, as ih P.xeruiive. hm nlain recalled its minister here offered well as thifeelings-of the -mediator. dereliction of .dujllLSucU is the in-1 evitabIeconsequence. ror.- u cause yaw torciimpiyin wHftinesiipuiauonfca' come ir f rrinrn nir, i i rnrpi ,i it, u. inr uli . irrnir wai nnHsrii. hilii b Luutivtw i vmi. ..-.....- - -- Executive either did know, or ought dition annexed not found in the treatyallusi.on, theSenator from -PennsyU innn,n if - in,i .1', t,nr,w ;r I r.t- v,;nt.mnl.i.il i.ir iii with rnimi. vania (Mr. Jiuchanani rises in his .n.i fi.i A nr;-, rAMma of it 5i tinn ihaf tisfHciorv - emlanaiionf place, and deliversHhe most elabprait mi'V aust saw www-ow I - - J Z t - - --. 1 i S -I waTaHalSfaM Mereliction wt duty..lli the., rresiUent's messsge -snouja. ue -.u. igu-uiic i" k. .t;.i ;, ha u. .iinrmiik. mvn hnfnrA navmont khnnhl be has been heard in this : Capitol since uiu .,, B,,.-., ,.,, ...v,,.. 6... .v......... r-,- .-.,! il" I I1 v (lahripnt in wicril.nrp anmiritv. anil made. ' All this was clrar v wron?. 101. Hi! cnarfes, uirccu j aim forecast. -The truth is, no such cause The.position is utterly untenable. I, equivocalfy, dishonorable equivocation existed, nor is ther for imputing to the respect, either derel deficiency in sagacity.---'-:-' ; t form whatsoever. It France has any AVIinni-a m tli. 'ru-nmmilijilinii I o-rnnTiit nf rnmnlaint. 14t her first ner- for the suddIv of the three millions, form her own duty, pay the money &r, 1 regard me - aenaior s speecn .r,.i i... i.. i;,i tt o..m. Ti lcnlmnlff- aiinnlainii.ltv- 4reatv. - and asan exposition, of the views wd teet di.l Af ..me fri, the F.verativet' it thenrsnd not fill then. ilemarid renara- ipg of the EieTutive. ,W perfectly -li-l n.L ,m fmm an head fifdenart-t t on for anv iniurv: real or imaginary, unuerstanu uie Division 01 laoor among j -- -j ... j, -- '.r.i : ..... i. non. n...- rtwi it i-nin. in nrrrii r I tn imp Krpnrn iJnvprnmentanii -eocie.Juc jtoucia uj me uoiiT in nunci. . it.. .ior.K.r.1. in.lMment of inv.-nm. In that event. I doubt not that the it not known that the Senator from nine. ' It came under cover of thefiustice and magnanimity of this Gov- Missouri (Mt. Benton) has in charge dark neaa of the last oisrht of the ses- ernment will do every thine com pati- the fbetter currency,' the bank rags, sion, upon the individual responsibili ble with its" honor to remove heart- the yellow jackets, and the public do ty of a member ot another body,'Mr, DUrningS and Ill-Wlll. ' in that event, maiur iiiwceonvorons Biraogicu uio Cambreleng.) As it was sprung upon we may well do it, without seeming to monster, more fearful than the -fabled u. under the rover nfniirht. so its m vs. ba stimulated bv low and mercenary Lernaean hydra, or, rather, he has cut - - w - I j J . m terious end is enveloped in impenetra- considerations. Looking to the actual oil its headj but, 1 fear he has not hie darkneaa. Iliilf nf the wholf trolh nosition which Franre -assumed, sun- Skilfully Cauterized the wound. - . 1 he has not been toldj sir, it never will be pose the three million supply bad been monster ; seems to be in a process of re- told. ' And. sir. what sort of authority granted, aeenmnnniert with unrestrain. BUCliauon, as wen as nunureus oi is this, upon which the Senate is re- ed discretion,' what would have been other lesser but pernicious monsters quired to vote this appropriation? To the consequence? Is not the proba- that teem to have sprung . from its vote a sunnlv evtraot ilinarv in amount. Dilitv stron?. nav. is it not a niTist ter- oioou. sprinKiea or me iiercuies in unconstitutional in its lorm. in the ab- tain, that measures would nave Jeen-uje siruggie mrs oecapuauon. seaco of estimates, andabov allr ih jadopted that 'W6utd bave Irouglii 'warPT- I trust the Senator vrllllnfiirm asTil ' . " . - . I . ... v . . . t " ...... . . the entire absence of the least necew- Uwk to the history ofthis matter. Un ome eariy ay, now me expenmeni ty, either shown or alleged, upon any the 11th September last, the Due de f suppressing bank rags, and increas ehlh;iin f faet?-Thia aort of anVtBrofflie caused to be laid before the ng the circulation 01 the gold curren the country, liut war will not come. Thank God! war cannot now come. I baye..n.ew than at this instant, tuat an over ruling and favoring Providence .which has made this great country what it is, will continue to it prosperity ; and greatness.- I think I see, in the diviJeJ and pe culiar interests of the great Sections guaranty of continued peace. 'I think I see, what I never expected to see, much good, yes, the blessings of con tinued peace- likely to Come from the peculiar and selfish interests of the JMMrst... jptrty BiaVMiMLayesi threatened. tive. the prosperity of this country with its terrible scourge. ' such are ine glo rious ends that a gracious and benign Providence works out by' the, employ ment of the meanest and basest in struments. But, sir, if, contrary to all my anticipations, war shall , come, whatever may be my opinions of the wretched bungling or wicked designs of its authors, I shall regard it as , no longer; a parfy matter, but. as- a great national question, demanding the zeal ous co-operation and the best energies of every AmericanFHrftizeri. 7 I shall feel it my duty, in whatever position I may stand, to lend my humble aid to the concentration of all the resources of the country to give v'tor to the pub lic arm, and to sustain, gloriously sus tain, the national character. ... ,, But, sir, I repeat, that war will not come. .The heads of the dominant party have peculiar and divided inter ests, and consequently divided and conflicting counsels. The , present head of the Government, high-toned, bold, daring, impatient, and eminent ly warlike, is obviously bent upon bringing France to his feet, or. trying the liazar peculiar views are reinforced and sustained by a numerous, powerful, ; and, for the most part, interested corps Almost me enure, umciai corps, ine anxious natUMk6fety;S9s4 idlrt'atiik.ed ih on the hsudMtght Dot the People;, . by universal acclamation, call to the head oMUjJj,gxe)rruattnt--he bravest thOSeiCandosU-w any eye be turned io the hour of dan ger upon the buzzing lavorites "in me perlumed chambers ot the great?" Would not a common tense of danger t beget common : counsels, looking to ? energy and ability as the best hope forjonnr and safety ?ltu . iu- tha. contemplation of this state of things 1 j of the imminent (dangers to the desig-- nated succession in the event of war, - that I Sre, or think I see, the safest T guaranty for a continuance of peace, it : If all apprehension of . the, French - war shall pass from men's minds, yet a Wat OU su bj ugauon w 1 1 i -tie w ged upon the Senate. - I he dangers ol this war, though less exigent, tie - but lit v tie less interesting to the calm and - philosophical observer of the" tendency . of political events, nrrr - LirJSir; Ihewsue-of 4higrat--truggl thority may be deemed sufficient by Executive of thiscountrya paper drawn cy, succeeds. I suppose the propor th ffaithfiil to me It comes with with signal anilitv and .fwriiess.andJjP! WolTtTe Td'felpcC t9 a jpacificover-metals injcirculala cla m-to I rdeceur foibea of 'he strongest exe- for what purpose did Tf come? -Was it the means of escape from a false posi- inai wnicn exisiea nan . uoien years tl, roroniinn civen aro. In other words, I-supposo the Executive? Was it designed as balm lit? High, cold, and haughtyBreath.hcfitjous caph ferfeeiiugirwiiBcdSfid TifldeHafcdtiff tWoa liut tSe calm and concili-;or four times greater in reference to bv diaronifiture? ' VVaa it intended a atnrv amrit of that overture. In three ine actual capital man It was Six or an equivalent ior ine reiusa.i oi repri-ays auerwarun, ou me itui, mi sals? i As a delicate mode of flattery, Government sent peremptory; instruc- 1 un, woman, or child . in the United "Mates epprehended war at that -id. least of all, .that time. the first hostile by the strone expression of unlimited ! tions to our charge dttoflaire at Paris confidence, implied in the uncondition- to leave that Government forthwith, in al surrender of the purse, -the sword, case the-money should not be paid: an and ibe Cnnstita tion?- Did it- leek in order KtfsYitf 7aridfvC cidentally to the providing of "1 cori-Tr'ashly given cuttingoff every channel tingent lund tor the summer campaignr lot communication between me. iwo To enlist, recruits. . and to carry the Governments.' Sir. if the three mil- ballot-boxes by, fraud or by' force? lions, with the implied discretion con- adu ii io it iook io me emuarrassing oi i tainea in me proposiiion tor ine gram, art eminent Senator on this floor, (Mr. had been at the. disposition of the Ex-- White, "the Cato of . East rennes- lecutive, micht we not have looked lor seer" Sir, the position of, this pure measures as strong as those rccom and distinguished Senator may well mended at the previous session p. And arouse the fears, excite the hatred, and would not those measures have brought put in motion all the puppets, Punch, war? , Sir, what rhave" been the con the Devil, and all of them," that play duct and tone of Senators in the confi- in this great Presidentail game. Well dence of the Administration during may intrigue be aloof and under the this session? ' :: -r-.' s -cover of night It never had more .The Senator from Missouri (Mr. motive and greater necessity to make Benton J has brought forward resolu a desperate push. The watch-fires tions looking not only to the - thirty are kindling on every bill, from the millions now in the Treasury, but to rotomac to me Juauze. ine wnne me expemuture oi an accruing ur- banneris unfurled ovontless crowds j pluses in future years, for the fortifi are thronging to that standard. The I catioa and the arming of our Atlantic Albany banner yet. waves its motley I frontier contemplating a gigantic folds over the "disciplined and the I scheme, hitherto not dreamed ot, and faithful." ' But even discipline begin I the expenditure of countless millions to quail before superior numbers. I for defence alone, as if, in this enlight- That banner begins to bow,' and will I ened age, war . were the only object yet be draggled in the mire, if the He-1 and purpose of mankind. The teem ri .. it. :j .f ii. .r -.1 1 . . 1 ro 01 iew wrieaos come ooi 10 mei ins auunaace. t -ine nmep, inaieau 01 rescure. -Tes.sir, to the rescure. Iol seeking investment in those great turn his back upon the honest' thel lines of internal communication in steadfast friend of ,; Torty years- tlstead of eivingstrenzth.J wealth, hap friend through good and through evil 1 piness, and orjnamento t'!e, ; "ne8l report the same- firm, fast friend in Uoiintry under the sun,- and impulse the I oe cabin of the wilderness as in to the spirit bf enterprise in a word the marble walls of a palace: a frirnd instead of beinff distributed among "the too rroud and too pure to stoop to States for the purpose of consolidating sycophancy, too honest to Satter, and aud strengthening all the permanent . a. ti.;. :. .n ;nt.- bcicu jccir our 'ita? ssu imhi1 esting experiment .under the scientific is to determine the tearlul question whether this Government shall retain -i its ancient federative character, such , as the framersof the Constitution de signed it to be, or whether it shall be . i ingulfed in the great maelstrom of consolidation.. It is to determine whether the sovereignty of the , States" ; is a mere ideal, visiouary conception, . or whether, it is asensibl - practical t;:r- barrier against the excessive action of . , irregular power- In word, it will ;; determine. t'. question of ascendency -between v well -regulated liberty and. , the irregular excesses of irresponMble power.; Sir, this contest inmost une-' qual, whether, viewed with reference . to the characters of the parties to it, . or with ...reference to their resources for defence,, annoyance, or open as sault. , '.V';. ' , . " . The Executive is essentially active,' the Senate necessarily passive. ' The Executive, In its very unity, posses ses a great element of strength. - As sn emanation ; from the popular will, it possesses great power, because of its popularity. ? The power of nomina tion and appointment, and, yet more, ''meWeroTlYiiiuval-lrom office," se cures support, and subdues the spirit 91 Ksiiaiceinitt me expenditure of vast amounts of public money in various forms the power of creating hl)S .M4JU.ccta.tioai!i .Hie, duu-ibti 4ion:o fatrr&jigend-4l-ilntribtrtion''-''M of money to favontecontractors. The glitter of office, rank, and station j may be held un to te.mnttlie nmhitimia aBdither"gtitterof gold to tempt the " superintendence of the Senator, I trust he will give us such lights from time to time as his leisure and conveniences iiftiy lU6 )T Trjfn kly confess that vl am not without fear that the rapid and unexampled augmentation of fictitious banking capital portends throes and convulsions that may shako thepros peniy 01 mis country, wun me torce and destructiveness of an earthquake. Do we not likewise understand that the Senator from New York (Mr. Wright) has in charge all the peculiar and especiaMnterests-of-the Albany llegency throughout the Union? And have we not all admired the skill and dexterity with which he manages and controls mis intricate anu compucaieu mancnineryr ; .,. , And who does not know (hat the Senator from Pennsylvania fMr. Buchanan) has charge of bur foreign relations? . His. wsry sagacity and polished diplomacy, deriving strength and ornament, as they do, from a long experience, indicate me wiRuont anu fitness of the choice. Therefore, upon this subject, I take his speech as indi cating truly . the tone and. temper of .l . i7 1 1.... .11...1..1 :. il. uie Eileen ue. a obtc anuucu iu ine harshness snd offenviveness of the mat ter and manner of that speech, as well as to the time snd the circumstances under wVich. it was delivered, Sir, Mark Antony's speech over the dead body of, v.aesar. was..a perfect-, fad u re compared wiih that of the Senator. But Mark Antony, was "a plain, blunt man," whereas the Senator is an eloquent and pratised diplomatist.' He culive measures.' -. War necessaril y brings with it vast accession's of po'w- eriiaaxecuUve-braBchT-ef-the A 1 rt. . . m wovernmeni vase accessions 01 oi-j mercenary. ; ; nese grratnu various ,.- fleers and employers to the public ser- ; powers, centered in a single individu- vice, and a corresponding increase in sal, upheld and controlled by a 'tingle ' the expenditure , of public money. jwill, capable of indefinite expansion j ucsnies, ine Army and the JNavyop- and tne minutest contraction, like the posit e in every thing to the mercena- proboscis of an elephant, novr tearing j rxJkike,to ntw pick-.:i be fourtd on the side ,. of war. " Their ingnp a pin bow overawing and sub-; high military spirit, their love--frii--jugating a State Legislature, and now ; A . . I ; . ? . Am . , I ? . i ? " ! I I . . .. lerpnse, meir aversion ,10 me "cana- suusiurwug a pouucai .:. nacK and all - 4 ers of a calm world," and their devo- ,thisejnforcedjind-sustained by .fin tion to glory; naturally and necessari-'unscrupulous press, acting in pvifect - ly place them on the side of war. concert, re-echoing the word of com- !Tis their vocation." "The pride, mand from the centre bpon every hill pomp, and circumstance ot glorious and in every vale ofthis great Conrad war" liave charms for the soldier not cracy; against the shafts of which a i ' to be resisted. We are upon the evelong life of virtue and integrity afford j of a Presidential "election. 7 PThe pre-", no protection but the higher and more sent head of the Government, brave, shining the merit, the more certainly ; . bold, and warlike, is yet, surrounded Jwill the poisoned arrow be sped . with the halo of glory won in many a against all this fearful array of power , ( stricken field. , I have not heard that and influence, how can an individuaV. , the nominee for the succession is. par-'or how can the Senate, exprct to f ticularly distinguished either for mili-cape the doom already denounced tary spirit or military : achievement. against them? ,i - - 1 Though be reposes under the shade I TlieS enate on the contrary, is mere- i of the laurels that have ; sprung up on v passive it has no patronage or cold the glorius field of Nftw Orleans; yet to tempt the ambitious or mercenary. I have not learned that he has mois- It possesses none but mere consrrva tened their roots witbeither his sweat tive powers. Itisami-resfavin.rnow. or his blood.,. :, t,; . - er a sort of political breakwater, re 1 Suppose war should come, and fhe gistingon the one side the excessive Presidential election at hand who ebullitions of, Executive ambition, and would be called to the helm of. the the waves of atemporary populartury vessel of state, thst she might ride out, i on the other. The individual tfena- in safety, the storm and the breakers , tors have no sympathy or encourage- t ahead? . - V. - - ment beyond the 'limits of their res '1 Sir, the lion is a noble animal; the pective States, nor, indeed, there, un- s tiger is a powerful ' snd fearful one 'ess they be pjinnt.orunles. what ran :,l the fox is cunning,; stealthy subtle, hardly be expected, the virtue and in- remarkable for his doublings, and niin- tolligence of the IVople shall bo nMi ble UeXteritiesTiMt lion is lord -of to resist this tormutauie array , l. the woodland domain, Mn peace as ecutive power and influence. well as in war. If, perchance; an al- -' . In its legislative chaiacter, . it is 8 X- shows us the wounds of our- sweet liaace should be formed between the merely co-ordinate with the other t o
The North-Carolina Star (Raleigh, N.C.)
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June 9, 1836, edition 1
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