Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1846-06-13


the footsteps of those who have for
ages been oppressed-my prayer to
God shall be that justice-stern, unal-
terable jusiice-may, be awarded to
the master and the slave! -. A
war with England in the present state
Of the two nations must inevitably
place in our possession the Canadas,
Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
Six States will be added to the north-
ern portion OF the Union. to restore the
balance Of power to the free Statcs.--i
| demand Of you not to leave the ma
tion in its present state of subjugation
to the south. willvote TO give you
the means of doing so." SC. .sam .ass-
We hold up the ferocious cant Of
this mock philanthropist to the scorn
of all good men, whether in Europe or
America. So, because esthe domestic
institution Of his happy land is not to
the taste Of this Giddings, thousands Of
white men are to 9imbrue their hands
in each others blood, and England. the
great champion Of the negro race, at
her own expense, is to be driven By
force of arms out Of Oregon. 1t is
consoling. however, to find at lat by
their own confession, that there is a
weak, place--and very weak one
too-in .the area of freedom"
Besides the acquisition Of Canada,
which is put down on all hands as a
sgonc COON other brilliant results are
to ensue from the possession Of Ore
gon. Mr.. Ingersoll, democrat, "a drab
colored man. from Pennsylvania
'flattered himself that two years would
not elapse before the Chinese and Ja-
psnese-sobcr, Industrious and excel
lent people--would be attracted there
to settle. ii was only a short voyage
across the Pacific Ocean. Millions Of
those starving workmen who, in point
of sobriety, industry, and capacity,
were among the best in the world.
workmen from every isle in the Pacific
men able to outwork the English,
would Aock there" esa 9tan8 ~ 81
In the same fine strain Of prophecy,
Mr.. Darragh, another 'drab' of the
democratic school, observes ssa
"He was one of those who believed
that there were men now here, who
might yetlive TO see continuous rail-
road extending from the mouth of the
Columbia TO the Atlantic. The coun-
try would soon be filled with dense
population, and would eventually con-
troll the China trade, and effect the
whole commerce Of the Pacific. He
trusted in God. there would be be-
ginning Of this end. He trusted that
this government would say to the des-
potisms of Europe-Stay on your side
of the water, and do not attempt to
with the balance Of power
on this continent. He believed it TO
be the design Of God that our free in
or institutions like ours,
should eventually cover this whole con.
tinent;a contamination which could not
but affect every part Of the world, and
the prospect Of which ought 10 fill with
JOY the heart Of every philanthropic
man!' So 'hah
But Il won't till you have paid your
debts, O Darragh!
Mr.. Baker, whig, another fnsolvent
from Illinois, is very rich and rapa-
cious- 81 .fe .sa = asi
!. she (Mr. b. went for the whole Of
Oregon; for every grain Of sand that
sparkled in her moonlight, and every
pebble on its waye-worn strand. 1t
was ours-all ours; ours by treaty, ours
BY discovery. There was such
a thing as a destiny for this American
race--a destiny that would yet appear
upon the great chart Of human history.
1t was already fulfilling, and that was
a reason why we could now refuse to
Great Britain that which we had offer
ed her in 1918 and 1924. Reasons ex-
isted now in our condition, which did
not exist then. Who at that time !
could have OWNED that our boundary
was to be extended to the Rio del
Norte, if not to Zacatecas, to Potosi, to
California; No, we had destiny, and
he felt it. -. Cuba was the tongue
which God had placed in the Gulf Of
Mexico to dictate commercial law to
III who sought the Caribbean Sea. And
was not to be allowed to take Z
Cuba or hold Oregon, because we, the
people ofthe United States, had spread, 7
we're spreading, aud intend TO spread,
and should spread, and go on to spread!
Mr.. Speaker, If from this claim