Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-03-21


ment more intellectual brightness more moral elevation Az
consequently Of more humsn felicity than the wod has ever
from lis creation.
Now the United States and England are two naso.gs, -
about this happy chsnsr
scale Of human improvement, and most in Circumstance ~
further this ameloraon, because they the control 81 he
greatest and most extensive present In ereace
We have been thus distinguished by Providence r afest
and noble purpose, and trust we shall fulfil our hsh
destiny. fR-
Again. am opposed TO war; because hold that i. is now
be determined whether two such nations these shall
for the future friends enemies declaration of wa
one of them against the other must be pregnant with mscrcs
no. only themselves but TO the world around them. 81
Another reason is. that mighty put into Ae
hands y both and perpetual peace ~
breaking down the barriers Of commerce and uniting tim
more closely N intercourse mutually beneficial II this
sns DC accomplished, other nations will, after anosr
oow tne ar EXAMPLE and state Of general prosperity, hts
the world
And far than that An intercourse like this points %
mat inspiring day which philosophers have hoped for w.A
poets have seen In the bright yssss of faucy and which
phecy has in holy vsonwhss men shall learn war 10
more Who can contemplate stats Of he world like tls
and not feel his heart exult at the prosecta And o .a
doubt that In the hand Of omnpotent free .nd
in bringing il about R9NR3 tfH9 sfsiii lasgIeilS'
Finally, against war because peacepeace i pse-em
nepty our policy There nations in the world who may
resort to war Tor the settlement Of their differences and sill
grow great but that nation Providence has cast
happy inheritance whee its frontier extends Cor twenty
three degrees Of latitude along the Atlantic II has
given land which, in natural advantages perhaps I'm
equaed by any other Abundant in all resources excellent
climate fertile and exubeantin soil capable Of susta
ing, in the plentiful enjoyment Of all the neccssaries Of fife
population of two hundred millions Of souls Our great
sion people occupy this domainthere fu
the primeval command to increase and multiply, and
penish the land with industrious and vuous population
10 level the forests and let upon their solitude the light
day clear the samps and morases, and redeem them
hnudthp tn
echoes Of human labor and human happiness and
men; to fill the land with Cities and towns, and villages
to unite its opposite extremes by tumpkes and railroads to
scoop out canals for the transmission Of its products and open
rivers for its internal trade War only impede the fulfil
ment of this high mission Of Heaven it absorbs the wealth.
and dve the energy which mghtbe much better devoted
to the improvement of country All want is peace
established peace and then time under the guidance
wise and cautious policy, will reflect for all the
say time will do it. under the influence Of wise and
terly nactvya phrase than which other has been
less understood grossly miHepresented BY some
who should have known BETTER il has been construed
nacton But inertness, and what is meant by wise
inactivity, things wide apart as the poles The
the offspring Of Ignorance and Of Incidence the other the
result Of the prooundes wsdoma wisdom which looks into
the nature and bearing Of things which how conspng
work their effects and shape and change the cond
ton Of Where find that natural causes will OF
themselves work out our good wisdom is to let them
work and all task is mpediments. In the
present CASE Of the greatest Of these mpcdmensis found
in our impatience. Ess Hgiss & a&ta
ivity like this, and stupid nacon, and the doing u
nothing, yet but in the hornbook of political science
Yes tmewl effect every thing us.
Our population increasing at the annual average Of
six hundred thousand Let the twenty years eapse,
and increase will have reached million year, and
the end Of that period shall count population Of forty
five millions Before that day, it will have spread from
to The coasts Of the Pacc will then be densey
populated and thcky settled with villages and towns
the of the Atlantic is In another generation we
shall have reached eighty millions Of people, and we
preserve peace who shall bounds prosperity
success With foot planted the Atlantic and the
other the Pacific shall occupy position between the
two old continents Of the woda position emnenfly calcu-
lated to the and the influence Of both
If we abide by the counses Of sensef succeed
preserving constitutional liberty, shall then exhibit
spectacle such the world know that this
great mission encompassed with difficulties but such
the inherent energy Of political system, and such
expansive capaby, that be made govern the widest
space. If by become great cannot be free if we
will be both great and free, our policy Is peace.
Before resume my seat, allow me to say few words
which relate personally TO myself and then win relieve the
have been charged with having inclination for the
annexation Of Texas than for the retention of Oregon and
has been said that my paes strong for the South
very weak in comparison for the North But why Texas
spoken Of particularly connected with the Southern States
always thought that Texas formed part and very mpor-
tant part Of the valley Of the Mississippi and that the hearts
Of all who loved the West particularly upon lis
QUESTION Of perctng and concentrating the union
of our great Western world knew that Texas
confined to southern latitude thought lis higher portions
extended up To the latitude of 42o NORTH far the
great pass Of the Rocky Mountains and have been in the
habit of supposng that the Southern States proper
great interest in it had the great West But seems
wrong, and that the annexation Of Texas purely
Southern question. Admitting TO be 80, put my defence
the ground that have treated both quesonshat Of
Texas and that Of OIegon-in best calculated
keep BOTH Ind that the pursued the only efcc
tua means 10 unite Texas and to retain Oregon II
different toward the two il because the circumsa-
OF the two entirely different In the Of Texas
time against in the Of Oregon was us
and hence the difference in my policy Texas has been
cured. We at point where she under
Influence under that Of England anxious pre-
vent the latter and the former and knew that time
would be against Ihadtoconend against me which waits
for no That for a mastery inactivity.
therefore wresed boldly with the question: and has
proved that the policy sound But in the OF Ore
gon, time in favor My policy in both the
sameo avoid war; and to preserve peace. had fears
Of with England knew that Texas ndepen-
dent State and had been acknowledged by England her
self that il the people Of Texas consented the annexa-
ion the opposition Of England had nothing stand on and
that had nothing fear from Mexico unless she was aid
ed by England and that England would aid her unless
with view to the Oregon question And thought that IL
the Texas question settled there would be bitter feel
ing between and England We both the descendants
Of the stockholm jealous and brave-boh fond (too
would cost n recover that which, by wise and
bold policy, might have efcctualy secured.
FRom NEW ZKALAsD--Capt Skinner, Of the ship To-
bacco Plant from Auckland October 49, reports that every
thing quiet at that place the period Of his departure
but the inhabitants daily expecting attack from the
Natives. 81 tN.fhH' ~ n a9n tffsN#