The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-03-19

falls of the Ohio TO the French settlements and with
out shedding one drop Of human blood, will capture
Cahokia, kaskaskia and ST. Vincent, drive the In
dams from their hiding places the British from their
vantage ground and take possession of every French
and British foIt northwest of the Ohio river, Inns
gallant exploit following close on the heels oil the
victory al Saratoga, will put an end TO the Reyou-
tonary war. kentucky will point 10 this expeditoh
as the part, and the important part too, when sis
bore in our struggle for National lndependence-whi
justly claim To be the fourteenth of the United Colo
MES that achieved the liberties of America and the
name of George Rogers Clarke will live forever III
his countrys history. The first pilot to steer TINS
newly launched vessel will be soldier OF the neso-
lution-the hero of Kings Mountain. Prevented ny
the Constitution of his country from serving TWO
terms consecutiyely he will IN green ola age again
be summoned from the plough TO GUIDE the. couDchs
and lead the armies of the state dauntiess warri-
or honest statesman, and an incorruPuoie pa,ic'
Isaac shelby will forever be cherished by grateful
and admiring country. In close succession, another
sire of the Revolution will be seated IN the Guberna-
torial chair and in the councils Charles Scott will
add fresh stre the laures already acquired in the
field The debate in the Virginia Convention will be
opened in gallant style by of the Representatives
from Kentucky, and when, by Federal misrule, Exc
cutiye usurpaton and Legislative tyranny that sacred
charter shall be violated the principles Of Republic
can Government and Constitutional liberty, will find
their ablest champions in George Nicholas and John
Breckenridge. The bench will be adorned by the ju
dical integrity and profound learning Of Boyle and
Mills of Trimble and OF Todd the bar will be illus
trated by the splendid abilities and powerful elo-
quehce of Murray, Of Hughes, of Talbot Barry.
Bedsoe and Hardin. A party of hunters having pen
etrated thus far into the wilderness and hearing of
the first great battle that fought in the Revolu-
ton, will give the name of Lexington to the spot Of
their encampment Under the guiding genius Of
Holley, Pennsylvania University, will rank by the
side of Yale and Harvard, and the humble village of
the pioneer will be the acknowledged Athens of the
West. When the tocsin of war shall sound for the
second struggle for independence, seven thousand
volunteers will flock from this State alone around the
standard of their country and appear to the alright
ed Indians thick the leaves their trackless
forest Under the inyncible Jackson, her brave
lunteers will aid in driving back the invading foe
from the American shore and in conquering the con-
querors of Napoleon. The commander-in-chief Of
her armies will be elevated to the highest office in
the gift of the people, and gallant Colonel, after
leaving the Halls Of Congress and charging the enc
my at the head of noble regiment, will find the
Vice Presidency Of the United States. You, your
self, although now an humble pioneer, with shell
ter but the wide canopy Of Heaven, and no couch
but the broad bosom Of your mother earth, will live
in the immortal pages of the first of modern Bards,
and the Kentucky rifle will henceforth be the en-
blem of dauntless bravery and heroic patriotism.
Such will be the renown of Kentucky but the crown
of her glory will be eternal devotion to the Con-
stitution and Union of these glorious States. No
matter in what quarter the design may be formed
from what source the attack may be ofered-no mat
ter whether the onset be made by foreign or domes-
tic foe-no matter whether the destruction of the
Constitution be attempted by direct overthrow or
rash Innovation the heart of Kentucky will ever be
thrown shield around the great charter of human
liberty and the last hope of the human And
the time may come, when that glorious instrument,
for which her people will ever be ready to pour out
their blood like water, will not only be the Constitu
ton of the United States but the Constitution of the
civilized world.