The North-Carolina standard., 1845-05-14


ETY. would sicken Of military government, and
sigh for the establishment Of civil authority "A.
territorial government obtained, the full enioys
nent of State hts world next bedemanded;a ;and,
these acquired, loud clamors would soon be heards
against the hardship of coming SO far to the seat
sof Government All this would be in the regular
order of events, and the consequence should be
foreseen and provided for. This Republic should
have limits. he present occasion does not re-
quire me stO~say where these Limits should be
found, on the North-and South butthey are fixed
by the hands of nature, and Posteriy will Meth
er lack sense 10 see, nor resolution to step up to
them. Westward we can speak without reserve,
and the ridge of the Rocky MouRtains may be
named without offence. as presenting convenient,
natural, and everlasting boundary. Along the
back of this ridge, the Western limit eftnis re-
public should be drawn, and the statue of the fa-
BILE god Terminus, should be raised upon its high
est peak, never to be thrown down. In planting
the seed of a new power on the coast -of the Paci
f1c Ocean, it should be well understood that when
strong enough TO take care of itself the new Gov
ernuent should separate fromthe mother Empire,
as the child separates from the parent at the age
of manhood. The heights Of the Rocky Noun
tains should divide. their possessions; and the
mother Republic would find herself unidentified
for her cares and expenses abou the infant power,
in the use ofa post in the Pacific Ocean, the pro-
lection of her interests in that sea, the enjoyment
of the fur trade the control Of the Indians the ex
clusion of a monarchy from her border, the frus-
tratIon ef-the hostile schemes of Great Britain,
and, aboye all In the erection ola new Republic
composed of children, Speaking her language in
heriiing her principles, devoted to- liberty and
equality, and ready to stand by her side against
the combined, powers of the old world. Gentle
men may think that this is looking rather deep
into the chapter offptury ;but the contrary is the
fact The view take is both near and clear
Within century from this day, population
greater than that of the present United States will
exist on the West side of the Rocky Mountains
do not deal IN paradoxcs, but in propositions as
easily demonstrated as the problems in Euclid
Here; then, is the demonstration: Dividing our
portion of this continent into FIVE equal parts, and
there will be found in the valley of the Mississp
Pl, three parts; on the East side ofthe> AIlegany
Mountains one part, on the West Of the Rocky
Mountains, one part. Population will distribute
itself accordingly; three parts in The valley, and
one part on each ofthe appurtenant slopes. With
IN century, the population Of the whole will be
one hundred and sixty millions; of which a hun
dred millions will drink the waters which flow in
to the Mississippi and sixty millions will be found
upon the lateral streams which flow East and
West: towards the rising and setting sun. The
calculation is rcducible TO mathematical precision
We double our numbers once in twenty-five wears,
prolific principle in man Snail be checked BY the
same cause which checks it in every race Of ami
maFs-the stint Of food. This cannot happen
with ns until every acre of our generous soil shall
be put in requsition until the product Of more
than thousand millions Of acres shah be insuf-
hcient to fill the mouths which feed upon them :
This will require more people than century can
produce, even at the rate of doubling once in
twenty-five years; n rate which will give US one
hundred and sixty millins in the year 1920: that
is to say, twenty millions more than the Roman
Empire contained in the time of Augustus Cesar |
A century is but a pofra in the age of a nation
The life Of an indixidual often spans it and many
are the children now born, who will see the year
1920, aBd the accomplishment Of the great events
their which nurses believe to be impossible.
Upon the people of Eastern Asia, the establish.
ment OF a civilized power upon the opposite coast
of America, could not fail 70 produce great and
wonderful benefits. Science, liberal principles in
government and the true religion, might cast their
lights across the intervening sea. The valley of
the Columbia might become the granary of Chi
na and Japan, and outlet TO their imprisoned
and .exuberant population. The inhabitants of
he oldest and the newest, the most despotic and |
he freest Governments, would breome the neigh
oors, and, peradvenure the friends, of each other
They have the same enemies, and by consequent
:cs, should stand together as ftiends, Russia and
he legltimates menace Turkey, Persil, China, and '
Japan ithey menace them for thrir riches and do.
nInlons the same powers menace the two Amer I,
cas- for the popular forms of their governments.
10 my mind the Proposition is clear, that Eastern
Asia, and the two Americas as they have become
leig hbors, should become friends; that they i
ho1ld stand together upon a sense Of, common
anger /; and !, for one, said Mr.. B. had as lief I
ee American ambassadors going to the Empcrorsl :
f China and japan, to the King of Persia, and
ven to the Strand Turk, as to see them dancing
tendance upon these European legitimates, who S
odd every thing American in contempt and dctes-
alton.
Mr.. B. concluded, with saying, that these were
peculations of his own, shooting far ahead of the
proposition under debate. The. proposition is to G
xecute the Ghent' treaty, to expel the British
rom the Columbia River, to perfect our title by
cducing the disputed territory to possession and
whatever use we may make of it afterwards G
Ihelher we shall hold it as a military post and I;
avail station, settle it as a colony, or found new
tePublic upon il, there were certain preliminary
oints on which Mr.. B. believed that both the b
enate and the People of the United States would a
ordlalfy agree, namely neither to be trieked nor
uLt1ed out OF their land nor to suffer monarch
u power to grow up upon it.
tln the course of Mr. Benton swspeech Mr..
oickerson denied that he had acknowledged the S
ght of the British Government to any part of the
'rritory of Oregonl =
Mr.. Lowrie moved to lazy the bill on the table; .
Vhich motion was decided bv yeas and novs rs 7