Mississippi Democrat., 1846-07-15


From The everlasting baltlements Of tn,
Alleghenes and The Rocky Mountain.
we may bid defiance, and send down ar
my after army, to expel them from oul
soil.
Make ourSelpes formidable 10 the West
i1ard!-The remarkable expeditions o
Fremont have opened new and distinct
vistas into the glorious fuluriiy before us
That vast region, heretofore mapped down
by all geographers as a repulsiye and un-
varying desert, has been ascertnined to be
for the most part, adapted to agricultural
purposes, and unqueslionably the finest
pastoral country in the world. The i'm
penerable mounains, and intermnable
wastes, which, il was thought inlerpo, ed
lnsurmounlable barriers 10 our union with
the Pacific have dwndled away before the
wand of bold, scientific and adventurous
exploration. Santa Fe, Oregon, CaIifar.
MIA, are now accessible points, and in less
than ten years, that great pioneer Of civi
lizaion, the saddle bags Traveller will visi,
each OF them, without stopping for compa.
ny, finding at every twenty miles of the
way, comfortable ''entertanment for man
and horse"
Oregon is now peaceably ours, and
powerful State, Graded on the shores of
that noble river, wi soon ask admission in.
10 our glorious Union.
New Mexico sees for the first time, the
flag of liberty unlurIed upon her territory
and though her destiny be yet uudetermin.
ed, 1t is certain she will never return to
the bondage of military caprice and central
despotism.
Caliiornla-The true El Dorado of the
new worlds virtually in our possession
not by force or purchase--b1t by the
moral influence of 1900 American set.
tiers, every day reinforced by new emi
grants, with arms in their hands and with
the inspiration OF freedom in their hearts.
Can such men be the colleagues OF Ind.
ans or the bondsmcn of Mexicans? Let
the history of their country answer. Let
the records of Texas speak.
Make ourselves Formidable 10 the West.
wdrd!-So spoke the ilus,rlous Henry,
sixty.eight years ago. "Wan the Com.
miHee Of Safety to be on their guard" said
Thomas Jefferson, just before he expired.
The great philosopher dreaded some at
tempt TO curtai the experiment of sef-go-
vernment which he had put in motion
"Ertend the area Of freedom" exclaimed
Andrew jackson on his dying bid. "Make
yourselves formidable to the Westward"
said the Demosthenes of Virginia. Upon
these maXims our Government has been
mainly conducted. The whole policy of
the Democratic party-lhe party OF pro
gress-hlnges upon them. Under this
guidance we have nurtured our circumscri.
bed resources into gigantic dimensions.
We have consolidated our national Union.
We have created vast centre of pover,
and wealth, and protection to fall back up.
on in great emergencies. We have Sc.
cured an immense interior empire, en-.
trenched by lofty mountains, where art
and science may pursue their uninlerrupt.
ed labors, and human nature reach the
highest point of Improvement From this
great laboratory, we send forth the torch,
bearers in every department of human
learning, and every avenue Of human pur.
SUIT From this point too, we will com.
mission the missionaries of freedom 10 90
forth 10 all the world and preach lhe les
sons OF free government to the downtrod.
den and oppressed. Here Liberty will find
its permanent home. The Great West is
its perpetual resting place. 1t may droop
in the North under the demoralizing in
fuence of great manulacuri g establish
ments. K may decline in the South before
the progress of luxury and the blight of
huge monopolies, or it may in time, perish
by the sword which our gallant and gene.
rous people may vainly draw to resist the
Cossack.hOrdes Of lanaticism. But 10 the |
the great valley, spanning from the ALE.
ghanies to the Pacific and from the Ten.
nessee to the Lakes; embroidered with CT.
lies; irrigated by noble rivers; enIighten
ed by colleges; where no artificial distinc.
lions are tolerated where puny attempts
At aristocracy are spurned; where the la
borer or mechanic attalns The highes. hon
ors; there, in the Great West Liberty has
her altar. Star after star may fade away
from our glorious banner; principles may
change, and dynasies be established; but
around that altar, millions will stand with |
honor, or die for immortality.
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The Charleston Courier Justly remarks:
When we have obtained possession of the |