The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-06-21

hosls of the earth, and that EARN fS' '' ~ .s,- .
s.h,,l possessors by ssesy possible degfee o.
s,s ssfisI,s and crime. Was long the so'e'n'"s
,,..sbn in So anssh wars, and Spanish oeN ,,liv q
hneica Even Columbus himself dlo n'' w. ~ !
.ssgps the influences Of this base "oe'o LA 10 !
,,rt voyages we ind him passing IRON s', IA
| ;.,d inoniriue everywhere Tor gold as II 20" - |
| o,red The new world TO the knowledge VI siJ. ,
ON 10 crafty passion equally senseless ana I'd
lad 10 offer up millions oil an uhoHeho"e ,d hoth
lsn % tbe destruction OF the sword, sharpenoo 80
H. cruelty and rapaciy. And yet Columbus was
lanye bls age and country. Enihus'as''e' raat
l,t sober religious and msgnanimousi porn ~ eabIe
! Kings and capable OF high senu,neh's, " well rs
E.eonr,e before Ferdinand aud lsaoela1 40 ~ ~
r. yshole history OF his life shows frooao,y "e
saen6eed much TO the known sentiments " - ia,
G aud addressed TO his followers motives ,y,ba, he
n fueace them. Al the same ume u u 1'a,erea
g bimelf looked upon the world when nc ,S 80
/, - World of wealth all ready to be seized an" GU
ejoyed. g., .,,,ors az Span.
gish America mainly military eoun' - not
y rommon soldiers, The monarchy oil SPon "" W, ~,
nj r,userred 10 this hemisphere, but II acted :" w.
leacted at home through IT'S ordinary means au
u true representative, military force nc 9yani
b, destruction OF the native race was the se0 nv
IN II standing armies in the right OF the KING a "
.. his authority fighting in his name for the asB'a"
ri ent OF his power, and the extension oil MS P
ssiyes with military IDEAS under aroitraiy n,ih
storton Of that dreadful instrumentay oy ~ no !
ii t,eriect desputism governs people As uete =,
rt3iberv in spsin how could liberty be ransmtteo W
'nSpan,sh colonies ,ho neo
hid The coonists of English America were oil Tue P.o
able and people already free, They wefc " , ,e
hiddle industrious and already prosperous eiass w
thnhabltans of commercial and manufacturing o''ie',
ipamong whom liberty first revived aud respreo az ~,
nE sleep of thousand years, IN the bosom on ' u,
err aes Spain descended on the new world 10 VIC
u1 and terrible image of her monarchy and her so,
col ,,ry; England approached IL IN the winning aug
by spuar atb of personal rights, public proieeuo anu
in o vii freedom England transpianed ueriy 10 Ame
,,Y.Ir EnyIa
Sas e agency Of private companies, and the Efforts
hy dylduals colonzed this part OF North America ny
gu dusrious individuals, making their own way IN inc
no iiderness, defending themselves against the sa'ases
in- Icognzng their right to the SOIL ard with sehca
ak mes, purpo of introducing knowledge as well as
hef larstianiiy among them. Spain stopped on South
so merca, like falcon on It's prey Every th'hs was
anu me. Territories acquired, by fire and sword
'eal ties were destroyed by fire and sword Hundreds
iers thousands OF human beings fell by fire and sword
Ia, zen conversion to Christianity was attempted oy
u VI c and sword.
ana Behold then fellow CHI MS the difference result
ue from the operation of the two principles! Here
OF day the nm OF Bunker iill, and at the 1901
fy, the monument, behold the difference! lwoud,
o,e the fifty thousand voices pre- eat could proc'a
eos with shou, which sh uld be heard over the globe.
So ur inheritance Of liberty secured and
Out law and enlightened by religion and kno"ledge
OK at of South Aerica of power, STERN unfeieh'-
nty q ,yrannical, military power And look 70 the
neir suits the general and aggregate happiness OF e
=
yed pms conquered by Corez end Pzlrro and The con
nes- listed results lerr | suppose the territory oil 'he
oh- ntsd States may amount 10 one gh'h OF one
Ter that coanized by Spain tins continent, ana 10,
rec eli that region there are but between one ana
tied 10 millions of European color and European oi 'od
e is lille in the United States there fourteen uil on'
rn- 80 rejoice in their descent from tae people oil th'
Uses ore northern part of Europe. .
LII But we follow the difference, in tie original pm
esh, ole of colonization and in It's character aud objects
IN all further w must look TO moral and inteltc IA
em- r,ults must consider consequ ncfs not ohiy al
nod tey show themselves H. he greater oi less mupca
uld of men oI the supply OF her physical wan's-
II, lat in their civz ton, improvement and haphne,
ent must inquire what progress has been made N h
ate. rue see OF liberty, and IN the knowledge u III
IRE, ,reat principles OF selfgoveTnmen
UGH | won not willingly say any thing on thls coca
we sion, disc the new governments, urd'
and lon the demolition of the power of the Spanish mon
Iarchy They are yet On their uial, and hope for
led, favorable result Bu trut J. sacred truth, and hds
d 70 the cause of civil liberty, COME me TO say, ina
lers hitherto they have discovered quite too much q
ing the spirit of al monarchy ton which the
al separated Lbeu slyl- ls.ss sfarc rntcn or th
der substance of the people consumed, in main amin,
The armies not FOR defence against fuegn aggression
ng- ouy but for enforcing ob,d cnce domestic author
Aon n.y. S'ad'ng armies are The OPP essive instrument
ta' io governing the people IN the hands of hersdar
the and arbitrary monatchs. military republic a gov
- eminent founded on mock elections, and supporlc,
ire only by the sword, is nent indeed hut retro
den grade acd DIS slrous movement from the mnnaichca
Gus systems II would enjoy the dressings of Re
OF publican government they govern themselves 81
the reason, by mutual counsel and COZ sullaton, bv
and sense aud feeling OF gene al ntcres and By the &c
scs u'Cscrnce Of the minority IN the will OF the ma
aud properly expressed and hb We all the military mus
use be kept according to the language Of our bill o
our rights IN srct subordnstion TO the civil authority
al Wherever this lesson not both learned and pracs
se, ed, there be political freedom. Ab-urd IRE
the postcrous is It-a scoG and satire on fee forms
EST consil Ona liberty fr consuiiO and frames @
ol governn ent 10 he yscrb,d By military leaders an,
The right OF suhge to be exercised the point of h
her sword,
ELI Making all allowance for situation and climate
ing cannot be doubted by intelligent minds that the diff
ed erenoe now existing between North and South Anne
ud rlca justly attributable in great degree TO polt
os- cal Institutions And how broad that difference is
Up Suppose an assembly IN one Of the valleys, Ii,
SIDE OF one Of the mountains Of the southern half
IRE be hemisphere 10 be held this day. in the neighbor
err hood Of large city what would be the scene pre-
md ieu,ed' Wonder Is a volcano, flaming and king
IN but shedding no light moral or Intellectual At il.
cir foot Is the mine, yielding perhaps sometimes argf
est gums TO capital, but in which labor destined To eer
s nal and unrequitcd toll and rewarded only by pesur,
TO and bcggary. The city IS filled with armed men moi
free people, armed aud coming forth voluntarily 10
bis rejoice public est ity bit hireng troops sup.
ported by forced loans, excessive impostln ms on com
lac merco, taxes wfung from half fed and a hall
Ter clothed population. For great there are palaces
Sat covered with gold for the poor there arc novels Of
lst the meaneS sort. There is ecclesiastical hierar.
chy cno, ing the wealth of princes. but ere are no
means Of education to the people. DO public i'm.
proyemcnb favor intercourse between place aod
place. SO far from this, that the traveller cannot
pass from town to town, without danger every mile
s ofrobbery and assassination would not oyercharre
on or exaggeate this picture but It's principal sketches
&C all too true.
of And how docs II contrast with the scene now actu-
H. ally before u.s. Look round upon these fields they
g. yerdan and beautiful well cultivated and at this
he moment loaded with tie riches Of the early harvest
10 Inc hands which tl them are free owners of the
I'd SOIL enjoying equal rights and protected by law from