Democratic banner., 1845-04-19
WHAT is TO BECOME OF
OUR COUNTRY
By JUDGE STORY.

dnn WIN w. now IS X possible UOt 10
tee! a roi"und sense Of the respon.
s'h'il'ies of this republic to all future
'ees! What vast motives pres. m
on US for Iofty ehoits--wha. brilliant
prospects invite our enthusiasm
"tat solemn warnings h, once de-
mand our vigilance and moderate our
confidence,
The old world has already reveal
ed 10 us IN its unseaIed books. the
beginning and end Of all marvellous
struggles in the cause Of liberty
Greece! lovely Grerce,-the land Of
scholars and the nurse of arms
where sister REPUBLICS in fair process.
SION, chan,ed the praise of liberty
where is ste? For two thousand
Years the orpress"rs have bound her
:" the earlh. Her arts are no more
Tue last sad relics of her temples nre
but ~" ha'rpcks Of Il ruth ess soldle-
~; the frs ments o. her c .lurns &
parire> III the dust beautiful in
rom. Sire Eel, not when tie mighty
were uFan her. Her sons were uni
to- al Ta.rmcpY ae and Marathon.
ln! lie tidr OF her triumph, rolled
ack ;:?ph tie Heliospnnt. She fell
" he tani OF her own people
Tue m,n Of aiac"Ir2!a I'D moi the
~y-k of Ge.trnciion. II Was a.read-
done b. her own corrUptions, bar
- EN-. aAd q ntions.
Rome! repu5iican Rome! whose
ea-,es glanced " th- rl-'"p su1-
vae:c 2ai wire - she, The etpr-
n! ci'y vet remains. proud even in
- f->"!atI"ns. uOhi" ~ decline, ven
eraG'e ~ the majesty of religion. and
C In ms IN TIE conppsure OF death.--
The malaUa his ~tgaversed in the
this won hy the deS'rovers. More
ban eighteen cent res ave- mourn
FL over tie loss of the empire. A
mortal disease WAS uron her b-fyr-
{ esar hsn crossed ris- RubGton, and
u Jus did not restore her health by
he aeP rrobiur~ of the Sena.e
chamber. The Goth. ADD VandalS,
and IuEs, tie swarms OF the north.
completed only what WAS hecun n,
home. Romans b-travCd ROME
The lcgIons were bought and sold,
hur The people paid the tribute mon.
cv.
And where are the republics of mod
ern times that clustered around modern
Venice and Genoa exist but in
name. The Alps, indeed, look down
upon the brave and peaceful Swiss in
their native Businesses; but the guaranty
OF their freedom is their weakness and
not their strength. The mountains are
easily retained. When the invader
he moves like the avalanche, car
ryine destruction in his path. The
peasantry Sink before him. The coun-
try, too. is too poor for plumber, and
too rough for valuable conquest. Ma
presents her eternal barrier on eve
~ side 10 check the wautonuess Of am
Ard Switzerland remains, with
her simple institutions, a military road
10 climates scarcely W, rih a permanent
and protected by the jealousy
Of her neiphbors.
We stand ;he latest, and if we fall,
prohably the last example cf self-g,v-
rrnment by the people. We have be-
gun il under circumstances Of the most
nrspicions nature. We are in the Wig
pr Of youth. Our growth has never
'een checked bv the oppression # ty-
Our constitutions y have
been enfeebled by the vices or Injuries
IF The world
Such as we are, we have been from
he beginning, simple. hardy, intelligent.
selConverrm.n' nj. ard self
rs Get. The Atlantic rolls between us
md a formidable foe. Within our own
erri,orv, stretching through many de-
-rees Of Latitude, we have the choice of
many products and mauv means cf indie
'end"nce. Tie Coverrment is mild.
The press i, free. Knowledge reaches.
II may reach every home. What fairer
prospects ofsuccrss cnuld lie presented?
is more necessary thar FIR the
TO preserve what they them
have created.
Already has the age CAUGHT the spirit
+ our institutions. II has assembled on :
AIDES. and snuffe1 The bree,e of
10Th oceans. i has infused itself into :
he lite-b'oud # Error., and warmed
be sunny plains Of France, and the t
ow-lands of Holland. 1t has touched /
he philosophy Of Germany and the :
ard moving onward toward the !
'outh, has opened TO Greece the lessons
f her better days.
Can il be that America under such :
circumstances can betrav hersrlf' - :
hat she is TO be added TO the Gaia. c