The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1844-10-02


than the shepherds Of England or Spain ever
saw; cotton, rice, for the world, though
Eygpt and India were smitten with instant
and perpetual sterility, let him reflect that
there are limits of nations territorial ex-
.apt. which the laws of nature and oil man DO
not permit them to transcend, beyond which
tho warm tides Of the national heart cannot
be propelled, or cannot flow back; beyond
which, unity, identity, nationality, are dis
solved and dispsfed; and then let hum bear
10 mind that our territory is already three
times larger than England, Spain, France
and Italy, all put together; larger than the
Roman Empire in its Zeuith; und he VIII De
prepared to say whether, with or without the
cost of war: with or without the violation
of treaties; with or without the approval oil
the moral judgements OF the world, irrespec-
rire of allinhuence upon his own State,or re-
giou of States, he thinks it we'll TO add to
This vast region another, forty times larger
than Observation-Disclosures than France
for the purpose Of perpetuating slavery, on a
soil, cestair otherwise, and speedily TO be
free. How far wiser, more innocent, more
glorious, TO improve what we have; to ieii
our forests; 10 construct our railroads; TO
reclaim our earth; to fl it all up to be the
spacious and beautiful abode Of one harmon
ious family of Man.
Aud, now, (eilow-citizens, ifthese are the
evils Of Annexation; and ifthe election OF
MIR. Polk viii, or probably may, effect Annex
a.ion, ard that Of Mr.. Clay will defeat, or
postpone it indrfDitely--what, j ask, once
more, are the duties Of the opponents ofthls
measure, Of all parties What are your
moral duticsl 1.-The mischiefs Of MIR. Folks
Administration would agree TO take any shape
bat this, ii they were certain not to 60 be-
,ond four wears of disordered currency; in
terrupted improvements; iudiscreet DISPOSE
ton of the lands; unstable and insufficient
protection Of labOr-it this were ALL would
not ask mani would not thank man
10 change or to Withhold vote. i know
there are Wings enough, Wings from their
uinther's arms now and always such, who,
without this stimulus of uncompromising
hostility 10 Texas; without that-ona claim,
habtual estimate of the general politics in
voIved, coul1 turn Nj. Polk back again upon
the Convention that discovered him, aud win
anew the victory of 1910.
ButI acknowledge an earnest desire 10 see
.this unwarrantable schene"-as the New
York Democrats have pronOuncodlt, encOun-
tered by an opposition approaching TO unanim-
iiy. | shonld like to see it shamed out Of
sight. for at least our day. Why, the wis
dom aud the patriotism Of the better South
dsowns it! See how the glorious old North
Carolina has gone into action, and how she
has come out of it Hark TO the thunder
that announces the risen and triumphant
Kentucky Is this day for New England
10 be inactive, or to be distracted! Do you
need to be told, what love not to dwell or
touch upon, tina. if the designs of some OF
those who would annex Tex; could be ac
compisbed; if they could succsd in turning
Texas TO the account which they dream Of;
If, by that aid, they could subvert your indus
trial policy: could retransier your Workshops
10 Europe; could prevent the industry of
America from doing the work Of America;
could suspend these diversified employments,
which develop, discipline, occupy and reward
the universal faculties Of this community;
which give to every taste and talent the task
best suited to it; which give occupation TO
the stron9 and and weak; the bright and the
dull; to both sexes and all all ages, and at all
times-in winter and summer; in wet:weath
er aud in dry weather; by daylight and lamp
light; 10 all and each-"a fair days wage for
fair days work"-if they could strike down
the giant arm of Labor helpless to his side
il the politics which you are this day in the
field to resist, could triumph-do you not
kuow-ihat even if the Union were pre-
served, New England would be cast into pro-
rincial, into parochial insignifcance; aye,
that this New England of our fathers and of
history; that the places which once knew
his New-ERgland would know her no more
Ilaving form to live she would be dead.
Having form of Constitutional life, the
strong. soaring and beautiful spirit would
have departed. If the Union were pre-
served; if the great Constellation still held on
its journey in the sky, these once jubilant
staIs Of the morning would be silent and
dim.
But would rather show you loftier mo-
tive than any impulse Of local interest, or To-
cal affection, or local pride. tell you, fel
low-cilizens. of all parties, here and every
where, that ifyou love The Union as once you
did. out of pure heart, fervently; if neither
the small gasconades of nullifiers. nor the
gloomy rawlings of fanatics have chilled that
sweet, cherished and hereditary sentiment;
II you vet lore 10 turn away from the the
croaker who predicts, the hypocrite who de-
slres, the bully who threatens, the arithmeti-
riIn who computes. the traitor who plots,
the dissolution of the Union if YOU love
turning from these to 60 and erect and re-
fresh your spirits by bordering the farewell
couusels Of Washington, by drawing from
that capacious national heart. by retracing
rhlt illustrious life, by hanging again with
filial and reverent fondness on the features
W radiant with the hues, on the form
clothed in the robes, of immortality; ifyou,
whoever you are, wherever you are whatev-
or you are, are for the Union against every
hody,-for the Union with any body, for the
Union first, last, and always-then stand by
rs, and we will stand by you-this once!
This oncei Another time, on other subjects,
we can quarrel, but not now-not now, when
the legiOns throng up to the very walls of the
city of David, and the engines thunder at its
gate Another time we can sleep Oh aud
take our rest, but not now:
Awake, arise, or be forever fallen!"