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

have free access to the Aanco the great markets Of h.
imore, Philadelphia, New York, and Bostonor we are
ruined and dependant people Suppose these markets. any
Of them, to become part Of nation independent of he
West, that when Western produce was on the road To
market might be taxed at peasure arrested altogether
the line Of the empire, would probably happen from
its coming competition with its producers and sup
pose what also would be likely to happen the merchandise
received in return subjected oppressive export trans
dutiess there in the West will there be the man
there for thousand generations to come that would submit
to that state of things for single day IT. them attempt
at dsunion be made in that quarter the united Ws
must and will rally to under the flag of the Unon ard
resst II to the last And resisting such attempt if
made, Of which il is to be hoped there is real danger the
people OF the West will but yield obedience to imperative
law OF their conditioner their fixed geographical position
OF an overriding necessity. On the other hand suppose
such suPposon be possible discomfort were TO show itself
IN tne South, and attempt made up Southern
republic or empire, blocking up the road 10
port OF New Orleans and the outlet into the Gulf Of Mex
co can there be any doubt what the West would do Agar
he same imperative law Of its condition. Of its geographic
PoAno Oh an everything necessity, would force the unisd
west 70 raiy 70 be rescue Of the Union And what mufs
DC cheering ana Joyous reflection every lover Of his cou
try who gories in the greatness Of its desnv who send m
his prayers for Its Immortality this law Of necessity t
bond OF uno will every day accumulate new force and oa
new strength with the increasing millions in the West ana
with It's s more rapidly expanding intercourse both with TIE
North and the South Sir the child il already horn n Is
great valley that will live to inhabited by mora than
hundred millions of human beings all subject 10 ,his Great
law OF necessity Mr. Chairman, there never was naor
the face OF the earth that had within such
power must inevitably grow up in the yery heart f III
Repubca central power irresistible and al the same n,
so ndssouby united with the external parts Of the empire
power resting not upon the laws Of for existence b
the law Of Nature, of indispensable geographical dc
tendency, Of permanent and increasing necessty which
therefore must be durable time itself Mr. Chairman
Of those who have abiding faith that this great
conservative power will be true to its trust Communities
sir like individuals have their destiny With either that
destiny is but the necessary result Of their position To pye
sere this Union, to make its existence Immortal is the high
destiny assigned by Providence itself this power
In their letter Of address, which accompanied the transmits
SION OF the Constitution Of the United States the Congress
OF the Confederation the Convention say that in all their de-
alterations they kept steadily in that which appeared 10
them TO be the greatest interest of every American
Of Union" To attain this result II il well
great ana mutual concessions were made in the spirit
OF concaon and compromise all sIes There have liye
IN this nation, Mr. Chairman, men who have in m,
opinion, done far to consolidate the Union than IN,
Constitution, and had almost said all the men that made il
Each OF them performed act the united influence which
has effected this great result The first in order Of time was
the determined stand taken by John Adams in negotiating thu
treaty of peace with Great Britain by which he obtained he
upper lakes as the boundary of the United States instead OF
the Ohio river which is well understood would Otherwise
have been agreed upon The other the acquisition OF
Louisiana by Thomas Jefferson which filed out and complet-
ed this great and indssoube system Of naura relations and
mutual dependencies between the West and all other parts Of
the Union These two acts laid the deep and broad oun
ton which to build this great conservative powey in
comparison to which the strength Of written constitutions and
artificial regulations are but ropes Of sand. Ks
am not quite sure, if the Ohio had been our boundary
and our original limits had otherwise remained unchanged
that the Constitution would have been strong enough to keen
the North and the South from parting before But that
danger now past fast disappearing under the increasing
strength OF this conservative power The Union is fast an
chored upon it and you break from its noosines
Massachusetts, and South Carolina the North and the South
for auuht find -
mutually satisfactory to hem but sir they can find no such
line to which the Western country can assent Where would
you draw Would you make the Ohio the boundary al
was originally proposed Can the people either side Of the
Ohio consent to that
Let me ask NY friend from Virginia. (Mr SrEEyRop nov
immediately before me, who represents active thriving and
enterpng people, whose capital and labor have already soug
out many forms OF application will they consent to be a
from their connexion with their brethren of Ohio that the
ducts of their farms and workshops while descending that river
which we all navigate in peace and harmony toeether
shall pess under the mzzes of Paixhan guns every bend
that brings its channel under the Ohio shore What benefit
what but unmitigated evil all sides, should we gain by
that No. Of the West on both sides Of the Ohio are
ndssoluby one We have lived in harmony together
and ever shall No power part Nor the line be
irawn any where else If the attempt separation be made
1t the North South in Massachusetts South Carolina il
will be put down by the hand Of this great central power nm
PEELED to action by overriding necessity Il must pot il
Town. or lose its own independence and its peoe become
ewers OF wood and drawers of for the peooe Of the
Mr.. Chairman, If had the pQ,ver 10 40 Il uo,,J i'm
the mind of every man beyond the mountains the
that to Preserve the Union l. the glorious des
any OF the West Il could would An the public mind
mere 70 cy,lipwing with this sacred sentiment-yth firm
sove with holy ZEAL to prove itself faithful to the eroat
mission 70 which 1t is called would transmit from father
2 son 70 The latest fosterty would IL could mako them
eel mat 4e the vesta virgin that kept the sacred fire. the
lge command upon them keep the Union to watch
! to maintain and defend it forever
Duh SIR why speculate about resistance to separation of
ne Union Why talk about secession at the North or South
$ not Fact that both welded and bound 10 the West
y nature ard by art that neither break away the con-
leSon Lay down the map Of the country before you look
NJ al The wonderful network uniting the West with the North
nd 'ne South and then let any Northern Southern man tell
e where he would begin the work of its destruction Let
Inn show mo how he could do without bringing ruin on the
'a broken of But this sepeseying power Of the Union
las It's limits Just so far this mutual and Indispensable
exon with and dependence upon this great central and con-
ervative power be extended far and farther can
ou extend the limits Of this Republic with any hope OF per-
nanenty preserving is unity When you reach beyond the
onnes OF this nutua connection and dependency, and break
nto easf geographical systems matter whether the COM
pnnties added be savehodng noslavehoing they will
Inevitably prove, in Government like ours resting for It's ma n
enance public opinion and of common interest an
cement q Weakness centrifugal and disturbing force to the
ron ny art we have the barriers Of the Ale
hanie and that great valley beyond Them spreading out far
eyond the conception of fathers instead Of being great
CENTRIFUGAL power as they hought ever be- and perhaps
would have been those barriers had not been surmounted
as now become, and rs have shown must forever remain
se the great conservative power the Unohe heart and
eat Of our glorious empire, empire prospect such the
world has never seen.
whinthe present limits Of our Republican,
uga tendencies whose influence have yet felt
ot fully estimate, need say that refer to Oregon Can
his