An illustrated history of the New world : containing a general history of all the various nations, states, and republics of the western continent ..and a complete history of the United States to the present time .. . Union afterwards ; but everywhere, spread all over in charac-ters of living light, blazing on all its ample folds, as they float overthe sea and over the land, and in every wind under the wholeheavens, that other sentiment, dear to every American heart—LiB ERTY AND UnION, NOW AND FOREVER, ONE AxXD INSEPARABLE! The last words of the lamented Webster are contained in theexclamation,
An illustrated history of the New world : containing a general history of all the various nations, states, and republics of the western continent ..and a complete history of the United States to the present time .. . Union afterwards ; but everywhere, spread all over in charac-ters of living light, blazing on all its ample folds, as they float overthe sea and over the land, and in every wind under the wholeheavens, that other sentiment, dear to every American heart—LiB ERTY AND UnION, NOW AND FOREVER, ONE AxXD INSEPARABLE! The last words of the lamented Webster are contained in theexclamation, I still live ! In their noblest sense, how emphaticare these words ! how forcible, how eloquent, how impressive, andhow true ! Yes, indeed, he still lives, the mightiest of our mightyintellects I—lives in the glowing words of his own immortal pages—lives, and will live, in the gratitude and admiration of mankind tothe latest generations! Clay, Calhoun, Webster—immortal andglorious triumvirate ! worthy of being named with Chatham, Cicero,and Demosthenes—your eloquent voices are hushed in death ; butihe memory and benefits of your services and patriotism still live,ind, let us hope, will live forever. HON. FRANKLIN PIERCE. CHAPTEE JAY. ADMINISTRATION OF FEANKLIN PIEECE. HE approaching expiration of Mr. Fillmores termof service turned the attention of the people to theelection of his successor, and induced a preparationfor one of those periodical exercises of popularpower which form the distinguishing features ofthis free and happy republic. The first nominationlm \ of a candidate was made by the democratic party, assembledin national convention at Baltimore, in June, 1852. It waswith great difficulty, and after a protracted session, that acandidate could be agreed upon, in consequence of the num-ber of prominent statesmen whose names were presented, and whosepretensions were adhered to w4th ^eat tenacity by their respectivesupporters. Among them were Lewis Cass, of Mic
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