Arkansas intelligencer., 1846-05-16

Amongst all the unfortunate arp,,
which Americans have defended H.,
amidst all the futile enIeavors ia ~.
country may become richer BY fo,c;,,
from more into less productive occup.
have often wondered that the political =,
defending ii has been less PROMINENT,
it, tendency. in the limited degree in Il,
mcrclaI laws can affect the proyrs. 4
to keep together a coriain portion Of d,
tion, which, under a frecr sy stem, wou,l
tered abroad in the general di,perm
tariff really fos,ered manufactures, VIA,
out il, they would mol have oIised-,s
matter Of fact. is very doubtful inde,a-,
that extent rescued Il certain amouei d
which would otherwise have been son,
more abundant return, over the wiz
Texas and Arkansas. and invested il IN
mants nolrishing n civic population, ,u
ia ning the civiiizliion Of tho country. HI
acled-no doubt. fer from any ir.eslRa i
trivers-in sacrificing 81 me amount ori
for the sake ola more polite dis.rbutioad
The full popping Of this Mississippi vi
even. not very far distani-will consss
haps, tho mos, important passags 10
history Of man. Civilization com'nsnci
and corners Of the earth; where seas, M.
deserts, afforded shelter 10 communities
for growth ngains, the bleak winds Of ns
barbarism. Egypt. PhGaicin, Greece, u
and coasts OF Italy, were thus. one BY ou
at Tho head Of the movement in the wessd
each, as il were, separate spo, Of frn
the dwelling Of in,ellcc, and art, and ofls
Of law and order. amidst the uiii chaos d
void and forinless continents. oiowly ad
did civilization r;lipquish ll,es4 forr~s
spread over the neighboring pa. Adj
the latest periods of history Nshlce ns
laguncs, Holland her dy ,es, i.rE 'and mS
secure the growth Of ihoss plne'pesd
ment, industry, aud freedom, ~ eh.ch
been the appointed nurseries. Ari hesd
up as a fixed opinirn amoEg pohIlcnns
free institutions could only flourish "a cod
a limited extent and populations; second,
energy and action, even OF dcspotic go'e
were weakened by extensive dominion. n
ent century, so fertile in new circumsis
new ideas, has developed new principlesdi
socieiy in this respect also; and the poIts
our generation must prepare TO 20 toar
which the ma nxims OF Machiave and sloan
must be to n certain extent obsolete, like
Plato and Aristotle. We must accusloms y
10 the contemplation Of space and numrsl
greates, future elements Of polite Il ga|
With war reduced TO an ar, Of rapid and
results; with the internal conmunicalon
so multiplied and improved, that the san
relations will subsist between kingdona
subsist between provinces of tie same
while provinces become rs pari-hes-ne 4
nation can long keep its knowledge, it,
industry. its very spirit to itself; all WI
tio,.s Ola great whole. between which isnl
and population will form the principal dls
Nor viii there bo any practical limits son
sion Of empire. Steam will render Tho
government on all parts Of the poltlcaI
ordinary times, immediate and certain
secure Capitalization and unity. Steam n
the action Of the people on the gos'n
great emergencies, Irresistible; and as]
freedom. il the people are true TO thems'
us rrmrmber, ,ha, will, little increase o.
ent mechanical facilities, thought mIgh :
mitted from one extremity to the olhsf
as large as the old Roman empire 10 ~
and troops despatched in very few @j|
viii be seen nj once how absurd vop
application ofpolilicaI ideas formed 10 'm
of society, to this its stage Of new ano
advance. These are not. perhaps. vsfy
,pecula,ions; they disturb old and favons
ions; they seem to reduce many chefi'
,,ioos. much painfully acquired knowlsa?
'ete lore; but these things are 80, apa
accas,o;n ourselvos 10 regard shem
without shrinking. ~
leans preseve that tenacious spirit o.
sas hi herlo SO singularly charactsns
al! ::bs;r career Of hggfsssiofir
annexation. il IS impossible to osers"
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