State rights and democratic union. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1839-18??, 1839-11-06


things 70 on much farther, we shall have
new bank for every day in the year.
1goR THE UNION.
NATIONAL NOMENCLATURE.
The following cut from paper said to
be by Washington Irving;
"A word or two more, Mr.. Editor, and
have dene. We want a NATIONAL NAME.
We want il POLITICALLY, and we want it poll.
tically. With the poetical necessity of the
case shall not trouble myself. leave it
to our poets to tell how they manage to steer
that collection Of words, sThe United States
of North America down the swelling tide
Of song, and to feat the whole raft cut upon
the sea Of heroic poesy. am now speaking
Of the mere purposes of common life. How
is citizen Of this republic to designate
himself? As an American? There are two
Americas, each suhdivded into various em.
pires, rapidly rising in importance. AS q
citizen of the United States? 1t is a clumSey,
slumberng title, yet still it is not distinctive;
for we have now the United States of Cen.
trail America; and heaven knows how many
united States may spring up under the
Proteus changes of Spanish America"
Mr.. Irving, before he comes to the ideas
expressed above, goes on very pleasantly to
Iidicule the propensity in this county to
borrow names OF towns, rivers &c. from other
countries; tibet will all do well enough and
if the writer had stopped short there, he would
not have shewn his ignorance Of the fuDda-
mental principles Of his own government.
He would not have told US, in so many words,
that the States composing this confederation
were one NATION, and that union Of states
although forming federal republic, were
but single state, or nation, The oFds being
isynonomous,) would cite Mr.. Irving 10 the
journal of the proceedings of the convention
which formed the constitution Of the UNITED
STATES, where he Will read the following,
"Wednesday June 20th,-Heet Pursuance to
adjournment.
Present IL STATES.
Judge Ellsworth. propose, and the, efore
move. to expunge the word National, in the
first resolve, and to place in the room of it,
GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES
which was agreed to mem. CON-
The articles Of confederation folmed by
the convention of STATES do not recognise
such government as the Irrational govern
ment." Each state was Sovereign free and
Independent" at the time of Its adoption and
IsA must remain until a consolidation takes
place, and a republic formed with central
power vested with all the attributes of scVer.
eighty. Then it will be expedient to give to
OUT country new name, but not till then.
prefer the name of Mississippian to that Of
AIeghanidn, as suggested by Mr.. Irving.
hate the very name Of "N0tionG" for il is
not word that will apply to this Federal
Republic, this union of states or nations. Il
carries consolidation TO the mind the nome ut
it Is uttered.
How would the people Of Old Virginia,
Mary land, Delaware, or any Of the old THIR-
TEEN relish the name of Atleghanians? the
AHeghaniGn Nation!
Buonapart was declared Emperor Of the
Republic of France, and it was argued that
the title of emperor was nothing so long as
the republic existed. So we may have, ac.
cordtng 10 MIR. Irwin high sounding s'nG'
tiOnGl nGme," one that will flow beautifully
in the smooth confectionery verse of villake
poets, and ''modern Homers;" but long will
I it be before the States of this Union will con.
sent to merge themselves into one Nation,
or what would be the same thing in the end,
the adoption Of ssNational Nine" But
MIR. |. informs US that any one who has
travelled in foreign countries" must be
conscious Of the difficulty of making known
his national identity" OF this there can
be no doubt, as foreigners are VIGOROUSLY ig-
norant Of geography, but would they know
any more Of our whereabouts If we were 10
assume ttNntionnl N1snp9" Sunroso =
Scotchman were to inform you that he was
from the Island OF Great Britain, could you
locate him half SO readily as if he were to
say that he was from Scotland? When ycu
see an lrishman do you not Immediately
think Of the Emerald Isle? and vet Ireland
has no "National Name"
!. But | will dismiss the subject, as cannot
think that "Geoffrey Crayon" was in earnest
when be penned the article above alluded to.
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