The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-09-16

hundred thousand souls--a vast wilderness oil
fertile land reposes in quietude within her-but
when fifty years have passed away, what will
then be her condition five millions of human
beings will animate her fertile valleys and lofty
highlands. The mechanic, the manufacturer.
the ship carpenter, aud The merchant, the miner,
the grazier, the farmer, and the planter, will all
be there, with the bloom Of health upon their
cheeks, and The vigorous step and buoyant hope
OF men, whose pursuits are crowned with sue
cess, IN the midst of a country fiourlshing in the
full frultion OF teeming commerce, whose sails
whilen every sea, and of redundant harvests
that pour their blessings upon the earth. Her
arts, her learning, and her arms, will wear the
wreath and the chaplet. Her towns, her cities
her valleys, and her mountains bearing on their
bosom that vast population, will clap their hands
with JOY and happiness, and their thousand
churches Will send up their praises and prayers
TO the throne OF the everything God. Shall
that glorious country be ours2 Shall we pause
to do a deed Of honor and of justice, which will
bring US lands, riches, strength, safety, and kin
dred people2 Shall we loose ii, or shall the flag
OF our country wave over il now, and forever
Let Us not forget the progressive eminence of
her destiny; pursuing ITS onward course, when
a century shall have rolled round and another
and ano her, be added TO that, and thousand
years, the beautiful plains and everlasting hills
of Texas, instinct with life and greatness, with
the Anglo American name, and her single
starred banner, waving from the lslhmus TO the
Sabine, and from Ocean 10 Ocean, niU still be
here-the sign and the glory Of liberty, and OF
power, and of the highest excellence Of which
the human mind is capable. Shall that glorious
people enter our Union, who were reared
with us under the roof of the same Father,
and reposed upon the bosom of the same
Mother2 Shall we reject and give up forever
that lnheritince which was ours Shall we
have no part in the future blessings and magnif-
cence of that noble country? Shall we make
OF our brethren rivals instead of returning their
offered embraces? Shall we doom Texas for
ever to the foreign alliance of Engand2 Or shall
We save herr Shall we open TO her our hearts
and our arms2 Truth, reason, patriotism, pro-
claim she was, she is, she will be, as she must be,
apart of ourselves! She returns back to US with
delish hit and affection. Let us hail thai return
D'h the relcome Of a noble triumph 1t more
TO he joyed for than that the prodiga son. He
went out voluntarily from the house of his Fa.
Their, and came back after waste and dishonor,
from desiring the husks which were left BY the
swine. She was unlawfully expelled from the
household, but now returns with victory radiant
upon her brow, clothed in rich and beautiful
robes, and bearing priceless jewels in her hands.
Gentlemen, | confidently believe that nee shall
triumph, and that glorious country lpiH be ours,
that the rerdict othe people ,oH be giren for it,
and tender 10 you my congratulations at the
cheering prospects which greet US from every
quarter OF our Union
should be gralifed 10 have the pleasure of
taking you by the hand before the close of this
contest, TO be in The midst of the invincible De-
mocracy Of Maury, and to congratulate them
hat they offer fO The ReDuhlic candidate for
the Presidency, whose private life adds luslre 10
his public honors.
| am, gentlemen, with great respect,
Your fellow citizen,
ALEXANDER ANDERSON.
Messrs. M. G. LEWIS,
J. KNOX WALKER,
A. G. TURNEY, C
w. V. VOORHEES,, O'"''"'ee'
A. w. BUMPAss,
l.. II. PHILLIPS.