Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1837-04-15

To the editor Of the Public Ledger Of Philadelphia.
GENTLEMEN:-Do me the favor 10 publish the
Your ob't servant.
| DANIEL OCoHsEL.
Dublin january ID. 1887
| To the People Of the United states,
| It - wei. known to the people Of America
and to mankind in general, with a single ex
Iception, that the great end and aim Of all my
political manevering is the destruction OF
the monopolising power Of great Britain
To effect this I. great deal of time is necessary
indeed can only hope to see the beginning
oft. But on the Americans rests my hope
The rising generation Of the United States
may not only be the beholders, but the cen
lductors Of this destiny; and the time has ar
rived when this mighty work for the preser-
walton of nations should commence. FIT
docs not commence now let US bid farewell
to all our hopes Of the liberty and indepen-
dence of mankind.-.rhat power-that tre-
mendous power which has duped and enslav-
ed third Of the Inhabitants of the earth, has
another stupendous enterprise on foot. to
bring the most respectable portion of the
most respectable nations on the face Of the
globe, to the footstool Of British tyranny, for
should never suffer them to have the power
of granting.
Americans, Great Britain is not satisfied
with her encroachments on Hindostan, Per-
STA, China, her dominion on the Mediterran-
ean, her possessions in North America; not
only over South America, but over every na-
ton beneath the vault of heaven, at least SO
far, as relates TO their commercial concerns.
She is about to declare war against the re-
public Of Columbia; on what ground she hard
ly knows, but for what purpose the whole
world ought to know. The grand conse-
quence which is to proceed from the con-
quest of Columbia, is the making of great
ship canal through the Isthmus of Darien,
and the establishment OF another Gibraltar,
to compel the nations Of the earth to beg a
permit to the Pacific Ocean. Will this tre-
mendous enterprise produce no consequent
ces which America may look upon without
jealousy and apprehension! Depend upon
it Americans, sure as my hopes and efforts
are disappointed and defeated by your re-
gardIessness.so sure the glory of your country
is circumscribed forever. And what is liberty
itself without national glory! What is
nation without the homage and admiration Of
mankind! Do you not already feel that you
are far, very far from having arrived at the
elevation which the genius of your govern
ment and institutions IS capable of raising
you to? am sure you do. Then begin to
act. Your means are superbundant; Mexi-
co has given you sufficient cause to wage
war against her. Shove her out of your
way and go to work. The cutting of the
canal through the Isthmus of Panama will
lesson your surplus revenue, preserve the
several states from sIuabbling about it, and
confer an honor on your nation. Mankind
will justly acknowledge it to be the most no.
Bile, stupendous and beneficial work ever et-
fected by nation. And when you consider
that there is nothing to proven. you from eff
fecting this grand object but your delicacy
in making a conquest of Mexico, you are al
SO to consider that such a conquest would
not only be justified before the world by the
events which has occurred between the Uni
ted States and her, but would be vastly pro-
ductive ofgood even to the conquered. The
Mexicans could live much happier under the
protection Of the Federal government of the
United States. 1t ought to be a maxim with
nations, that design which is productive of
more good than evil should be prosecuted.
Suffer Great Britain to accomplish this de-
sign, and what would be the consequences in
peace or war? You may conceive the hui
initiation and degradation that all other civ
ilized nations would be reduced to, in a peri
Cd Of peace; but in a time of war, you may
strive to imagine the advantages of that pass
to the Pacific in the hands Of your enemy,
but your imagination will fail you-the evil
Of such an event to neighbor-
ing commercial nation will not dare to pre-
1ict. Americans, Brothers in love Of liberty,
implore you not to suffer this enemy to hui
nan liberty and to human happiness, this as
,irant to the dominion of the Globe, this plum
lerer Of mankind, to perpetuate her existence
4 the future expense ofall other civilized
lations. Your ever faithful servant,
DANIEL O'CoNNEL. /
From the Western Telegraph.
have for some years past with appalling sensa-
ons Of mind, noticed the prevailing practice of