Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-04-05

ing the complicated and diversified condition of society,"
the wonder that laws have, in the main, worked so
wells that they have done much good and so little harm
Now, these diverses Of condition will continue Cur long
time at least to widen, since the old Communities will go on
with the great work Of Development while for
very long period viii continue UP in succession over
unpeoped domain between and the Pacific ocea
While this condition Of things exists, laws viii in the
main conform to the condition Of those who occupy the middle
ground between the two entrances That middle ground the
great grangong region the West now occupies and must
continue to do for two generaons A least
In this view also of social condition. y unwtse to de-
pve the West Of its due share 81 Legislative power in either
branch Of Congress- But Mr. Chairman there still remains
other consideration why the West should have repre-
senaton in both branches Of Congress proportional to its
population in my opinion far outweghng importance any
that has yet been presented We have in this country
active centrifugal elements and those whose attention alone
directed to their tendency ready TO DESPAIR q the perma
nency Of our Union and TO yield themselves up to the op
ion that this greatest Of all experiments free Government
Is destined at no distant day to prove signal failure But
sir there is silently and steadily growing up in the very hear.
Of this nation great conservative power, that have not
aready will have in few short years. the strength 10 hush
into submission these elements Of dsunion The high unc
ton Of the preservation Of the Union committed by the
hand Of Nature the jewellers in that great
valley which stretches out from the summit Of the Acghanes
to the foot Of the Rocky Mountains which at this time con-
ans onehalf Of the population Of the Union and i
destined in all future time 70 contain Overwhelming majority
Of the nation would be necessary 10 the f and
performance of this great and responsible duty that the
conservative power should hold in hands the means Of exc
cutting according TO the forms and under the sanction of
awthat i should in other words possess the power Of max
ing such laws, whenever the emergency NAV arise as will
enable II to bring its means to bear egazed form upon
domestic violence Without this there is possibility Tia,
the conservative power might fail perform its appropriate
function since, the necessary laws were withheld
they might be- i must, Il i pariormed its duty all, dis
charge cgulary mpeecty, feeby, and hcsiatngy, be-
cause without legal sanction In giving, therefore, to that
which Nature has provided the conservative power the
thory OF its own will to provide the Of performing that
great trust we shall but second by regulations the laws
and designs Of Providence The people Of that great valley
will forever be conservative whoever may be otherwise not
because Of their superior paosm virtue, and love Of coun
Try, but simply because their position forces them TO be so
they must be conservative in spite Of themselves Disunon
ruin TO them They have other alternative but 10 resist
it, whenever wherever attempted. We Of the West must