Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-01-20

written on her walls-"MENE. nrNg, TEKEL.
UPnARsiN. (Air, n. in quoting this nscrip
iion medc an crror, which created great and
long continued laughter in the llouse) Al
ter all her centuries OF maritime greatness.
what Is her present TONNAGE Three hundred
millions. The United States has not been
hundred years nation, AMI her tonnage is
two hundred millions. We are gaining ON
herrlpdly and the moment NE pass her. from
thatd day her decline will be rapid and terri
BILE. Or on is that isch of ground which
ATcbimedes asked Tor on which to put lever
with which he would move the world. Give
usannge OF commercial Sjatcs along the shore
OF the Pacific just "a the New England States
are spread along the shore or the Atlantic
Gall them u you will, ihc six West England
States; they VIII b. commercial. agricultural.
amt manufacturing States. What will our
country then exhibit In the great Missisip-
pa valley viii b. found the granary of the u
mon, raising more than enough bread stufis to
feed the world. This last produce will find
AN outlet on one side by the Pacific. and ON
the other by the Atlantic. And when that
shall have been accomplished. and the consc-
qutnces shall begin TO be fully realized. the
glory oil Britain viii be gone. Yet all this will
b done by peacCable means, If She allows Us
to doit pesceably. We know, a. well asany
one can tell us: that liberty flourishes hes. in
peace; but, peacefully or not, our y o Die have
got To occupy the Pacific. because they desire
10 do II and because they will do H. tell YOU
II has got 10 be done. and il the British lion
shalt put himself in the way To rcvent il we
shall probably speak to him as one ofny Qua.
ker irien IS once did when he was ON board a
vessel OF war. lie walked up and down the
deck, but would not fight; bu, when ehips 90
to close quarters, and the enemy attempted "a
board, he came mp To the first boarder aud said
TO him, Friend. this i no place for thee >
aud threw him into the sea. \ laugh. We
SHALL not go out OF our way TO attack the Bri-
tish lion, bat il he trespasscs ON our soil offhe
shall so, II ltcosts myriids OF lives, and ocean,
oil blood. lSeEsltion, aud strong marks ofap
\ probation aud pleasure
/ In conclusion. Mr.. Il. said that il had been
gratifying. highly gratifying TO his feelings. Ia
observe, IRON the course ot gentlemen ON hi.
Ioor that this was not purely party question
! There, said he see am old and venerable man
whom expected TO be against US vet h j. tot
MS, cause il i his duty: while. on the Other
side, see some whom confidently expected
/ TO lind on our side, aud they are against H. bc.
cause il is their duty. This proves. and re.
I jolce az II, that on question 50 great as this
! the peoples repre- scntativcs are acting from
/ national feelings, andnOt from party feeling
Ana Tor one, want the world TO know that
the American heart is not heart which part,
can govern when the country isa stake -
! Whenever this notice shall have been given
you will hear nothing from every part OF the
| great Mississippi valley bu, one universal
clamcr Tor their rights, and the glorious sound
VIII continue I'LL they get them. Rely on it,
they will b. satisfied with nothing till then;
ana II TINS !, war spiritl let gentleman make
'Ae noSi oil IT, II war comes upon IA, foi
one, believe we shall come oIt OF il cloriously
Zach day and each crisis in our eventml his.
tory produce for itself the men il needs; and
say, let fate take is course.
Here Mr. Kennel, hour expired. and he
resumed his seat amidst the applauscs and
congratulations OF his friends.