Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-03-09
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residence, il is hut reasonable to SUP
post that am strongly braced in favor
OF her prosperity. have seen Illinois
aimosi desefi wad, without population
! or improvement, or L most, here and
there lew defence lessfamilies, dwelling
together IN feeble ioHs, procuring the
suslenance Of life unter the wetchlul
| eye OF the sentlnel-surrounded with
troops OF ruthless savlges, WIS ma
| raudngs and Understandable slan shler q.
men, women and chihgen, seemed TO
presase the total deptpulation Of the
| country. But he who sits aoft, con
trolling the wrath Of n3aa, viewing the
hapless few as those appointed for de.
suucuon, appeared 'or their relief, un-
Til fair report of cur country was car
Tried atar, as by a bird from the wider
Oess, attracted by which, emigration
quickly appeared ike winged columns,
in change OF climate. Nov where
once was to be. seen the widely extend
ed praires, claa n taa s4rb ct na,ure,
dist losing l3e,r beauties 70 The sun, o.
wasting lheir fragrance IN the air, only
evincing their ierll.!,y by their wild pro-
auctions, we benpid extensive fields
smiling With fruitful crops, rewardieg
the labors Of HE indus s,aus HUSBAND
a.an; ard instead OF the rack Of the
nipcasin and the mark Of the iotnab hawk,
the impress oil the plough ) loot, and
! the sign OF hi, useful axe; instead OF
F, llregolsc eroupes ri ragged ~iswa,ns,
/ we'll ordered villages ana towns, oraa-
nlented with stately buildings; aud ia
stead of assembled savages sacrificing 10
idols, or caedly devisng means of
ct1eitg, civilized mnlliIudes > lylng their
alterations 70 cir maker, . admins
tefing justice 70 their iello@-tn D.. Thus
haze seen iihrois earning p from
iae wilderness, Gradually ~ ressihs
ihroegh her different srades OF .0veea-
nent, until sic approachld be 1or of
I he ia'r ediice Of lDaeeendence. ana
knocking for entrance, WIS kilah vel
coined in. Ia participate tilh the elder
sisters IN the enjoyment Of equal liber-
lies; and II permitted 10 Jpdse Of future
~ past events, n4ay | nti be induigcd
n saying, shouts twcn,y tear 10 come
produce similar effects, bl,nois viii be
4 star OF the t;rst magnitude, entering
IA the Grman,en, OF our h4p3, republic.
Bot pause when ! cons Ter thai these
Effects were PRODUCED unter full pes.
snasion that Congvtss, wien passing an
ordinance III ne government ol the
North Western ttftHor1, had full aud
complete aul'ioriylto 90 Up leyee on
me OHM, bank, and say ~ Involuntary
slavery, hitherto shalt lhou come, ba. no
iprther; and hsre sh5iI thy proua waves
be stayed. But iii de,pIle OF all Con
,reSs has sal si1d done, there areSbum-
5ers OF poor puFo iad politicians, whp
ire striving to denoish every barrier
and through tbs ievee to open t1ood-gates,
nat the torrents OF slastf. may be pour
Il in upon us with al their desperat
nry and engraving consequences
IKE the corrodng refniy a, The root O
'onah's gourd, trying to sap the roots .
the fair tree OF libpfy, under the sha
dow OF which our fahers, DESTROYS of sci
ing, left the land ,Athcir nativity, un-
derwent the tolls Ola Hong Journey, con-
I'lcted tor years wit, savage cruelty. anu
vent down TO theiriptaCelul graves IN
Ter the expectation hat their children
snou'd no, be disturbed. Desperately
infatuated indeed must those characters
be. who woulG render themselves OBJ
aoXious to TIP dlsplsasure of the Al
mighty, expofe themselves to the CEN
sure OF the NATIONAL legislature, and SOW
IN our infant iate the seeds OF discord,
"n'ch would quickly produce fruitful
crop OF mlsehevols consequences, all
to obtain an biectI which will not bear
the light OF Hlure, reason, Justice, nor
poiicy. ihii shall briefly show. Do
we not dscof r disposition oil friend
snip impressed on universal nature, in
animate as will as animate. In the lat
ter, among al the different creatures we
behold we discover Disposition 10
unite with tlfir kindred species. In the
former the sane disposition appears, by
detached paris Of the same material
wishing to return to the source from
whence they were thrown OIL. This
union among the various species OF crea-
non IS IN consequence OF the laws OF So
c'e'y and gravi,;tion disposing them
mus to associate. But slavery violating
'hose laws, imposed on nature BY her
all wise Creator, therefore is contra
~ to nature. Reason and Justice de-
clare that in holding property. the claim
ant must acquire it lawfully, and tha. .