The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 183?-1840, 1839-08-30

moment one of the most interesting coun.
tries on tie face Of the earth. PHYSICALLY,
morally and politically, she Is an object 81
profound attention and attraction 10 the
mind Of the philosopher and phIanthropiIst
Physically, because her territory is spacious
in extern. unrivalled in fertility, agreeable
in climate, and bold and beautiful IL its ma
tional features. Morally, because her peo-
pie have at this early Stage of their govern.
meni, displayed u maturity of wisdom, dis.
position to act openly, fairly, and honorably
in their relations with other countries. aud a
respect for, and obedience to tho laws. that
prove them. TO have sprung from the old and
noble Anglo-SlxoR stock. Politically, be-
cause her institutions, like our own, are the
finest in the world, and contain the germs
OF a durable government, aud Of the ditfu.
sion Of public intelligence, prosperity and
virtue.
What we most admire in Texas, is the
astonishingly rapid organization Of her GO
vernment. Her infant institutions already
possess the binding force aud power of esta-
blshed governments, and the administration
OF justice is cOmplete--the executive, le-
gslatiVe, and Judiciary functions are exer-
cised peacefully, efficiently, and without let
or hlndrance. The disc der and dsscntions
which might appear natural to the early for
nation OF an Independent republic, are near
ly unknown. No obstruction exists 10 the
administration Of the laws--no difficulty
whatever prevails in any Of the departments
OF the government The citizens of our
sister Republic seem naturally to have i'm
bibed that Difference to law and order which
in other countries is the result of ages of
experience, and of MIXTURE institutions.
The press--that powerful lever in free
governments the result as we'll as the pro-
moter of intellect and enterprise, is con-
Quoted with an ability and propriety that en-
able it 10 compete with the journals ofnear-
ly any State in the Union. The Houston
Telegraph, NluonIl Blnner, and Galveston
Gazette, are excellent and able papers,
They aim at the development Of the resOnr-
ces Of The country, aud llbor steadflsily to
arouse the energies and awaken the i'm
pulses Of the people. Their controversies
are conducted with moderation and dignity,
and they are valuable sources Of information
in regard to all that concerns the interests.
national wealth and policy Of Texas.
Peopled with an intelligent, adventurous,
bold and fearless race--a race impressed
with all the high characteristics of indomita-
BILE enterprise and unconquerablc energy
the career of this young republic will, it is
probable, be fraught with future greatness
and glory. That many years will not elapse
before the single star beams over region
for more extensive than Texas can now
claim. appears to be almost the inevitable
consequence Of time. Like the aboriginal
inhabitants of America, the emasculate aud
unworthy Mexicans are doomed to recede
before the certain and steady encroachments
of people who have planted their standard
of liberty in the western hemisphere, and
have already carried that standard in tri-
umph over nearly half the continent. The
strength Of Texas is daily augmenting-
from timd and lettering infancy, she verges
swiftly towards confident and stable man.
hood. Ere long, neither the Nueces not
the Rio Grande will prove a sufficient
boundary to the during march of our sister
Republic.