Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-03-12
TEXAS.

We believe that the extension of our
republic - its peculiar principle Of 60
vernment, its progressive population, and
its destined influence on the happiness and
improvement OF our race over this wide
and new continent--has been less regard
ed in the discussion of this great measure,
than points which, however prominent
now, will in very few years have lost all
their Importance. The nice balancing Of
the north and south; the addition Of two
or three States more or less TO the con.
federacy; the existence of slavery for a
time in one or more Of the added States;
the payment Of debt Of ten millions of
dollars out Of the proceeds Of fifty or a
hundred millions of acres of land will, in
the lapse of a few short years, have pass
ed into an oblivion as complete as the
flimsey grounds on which forty years ago,
the propriety of annexing the vast western
valley of the Mississippi was violently
combatted But as ihese--the topics Of a
day-pass into oblivion, the inappreciable
benefits derived from the peaceful and
gradual progress Of those peculiar institu-
lions which it is our just pride to have a.
dopted, for the first time 10 the history OF
the world, will be the more slfkingly APP
parent, as they will be universally confess
ed, The great axioms of government
which America has promulgated, and so
far, by h,r onward progress, has enforced,
are universal individual equality in poll.
tical power and right; the exercise Of 90.
vernmenta power, in sovereignties Of linz
lied extent, by direct representatives of
those individuals chosen in equal proper
tons according to the number Of consltu-
ents; The union Of these sovereignles in a
confederacy expanding as they increase,
so as 10 bind the whole in common fra.
ternity by means Of treaties, ALLAN.
ces, the fruitful parents of jealousies, ri.
valres and wars-but by a system which
substitutes for all these bond infinitely
sironger-Ly promoting common and
benefcent object, and with il common
ambition and common spirit of patrio-
tism. These are the axioms on which
rests our noble plan of govergment. This
is our experiment. In no other age or
country has il been tried. No where here.
tolore has the real and universal equality
Of rights in the governed been recognized
no where has real representation Of the
whole people exisied--aboye all, no where
has the noble problem Of nation 50 com.
posed of expanded sovereigniies been re-
allied. This, we repeat, is our experiment.;
great and glorious one, if successful, for
the future welfare of mankind We have
no right either 10 distrust or to abandon it
on one point more than another. We have
no more ground 10 say that soyereignlIes,
because they are numerous, will be best
united by the treaties of independent pow
crs. as distinguished from constitutional
confederacy, than we have to say that
equality Of individual right should be cur.
tailed, because population has largely in.
creased. II the time shall come when the |
race, sprung from our own republic, will
carry on its governments more happily or
prosperously, by relinquishing that COM
mon tie Of brotherhood Of which they are
now so justly proud, then must our expe-
riment DO Abandoned; but that time has
not yet come we trust that it is yet far
distant. Let us perform our part in the
worlds drama - not dlsirustingly - moi
looking back forever on the dssimiIar in
stitutions Of Europe-not judging forever
Of the future, by past which has, and can
have no real analogy for us--but in the
true spirit OF our young country, our indi-
genious institutions, and our enlightened
age. PennsylUaHiaH.