Speeches Of Hon Galusha A Grow Of Pennsylvania Made In The House Of Representatives Fifty Fourth Congress Classic Reprint

Author : Henry May
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780656128174
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (281 download)

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Download or read book Speeches of the Hon. written by Henry May and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-08 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Speeches of the Hon.: Henry May, of Maryland, Delivered in the House of Representatives, at the Third Session of the Thirty-Seventh Congress Mr. Speaker: I have only been apprised since I came into this Hall, that these sad ceremonies of respect to our distinguished colleague, were appointed for to-day. I wish, sir, to offer my tribute to his memory. He honored me with his friendship for many years, and in the last months of his life freely imparted to me his views upon the vital questions which now, unhap pily, divide our country. I am authorized to speak for him here upon those questions; and I wish, if the unpremeditated thoughts and feelings suggested by the occasion, or awakened by the touching and eloquent tributes of the distinguished gentlemen who have preceded me, may go in place of more studied eulogy, to offer them just as they spring from my heart. I desire to speak of the respect in which he was held by those who, in the divisions of political sentiment, as represented in party organization, having opposed him thi oughout the greater portion of his life, at length discovering that he was a public man who followed principles, and not men, honored him with the highest testi mony of their confidence, and committed to him the representation of the sovereignty of their State. For the Democratic party of the State of Maryland, I speak and also for those of all parties who believed with him that the Consti tuticn of this land was made for war as well as for peace; nay, sir, who believe that its strongest and most priceless sanctions were designed as bulwarks against the tendencies of arbitrary power supported by military authority, and therefore have a higher obligation in war than in peace. For those in our State who, while acknowledging all the delegated powers of the Federal Government, yet retain an equal reverence and respect, for the reserved rights of the States, I also hear testimony of their respect for his distinguished public life - a life which illustrated, in a long public service, all those virtues which can adorn a high and pure-minded republican Representative. For all these classes of our fellow-citizens, I wish to pay the tribute of their respect for his character and public services, and to express their profound sorrow for his death. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.