The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1846-02-06

The Prospective Glory Of the United states
The prospective glory of the United States
is subject which UverwEelms the imagina
ton. No citizens of ancient or modern
times ever had such country to contem-
plate as those of The United States. So
vast, so fruitful, possessing every climate,
from the cold Of the North 10 the balmy airs
of the tropics; every plant, from the great
pine of the Aristook, to The delicate iessa-
mine Of the Rio del Norte. Within our
boundaries are the foundations of untold
wealth, our mountains are filed with the
riches Of every mine, our Vallies invite the
hand of cultivation, and smile as none other,
on the labors Of the husbandman. The
trou6led waves of the Atlantic, and the stills
er waters OF the Pacific lave our coasts; our
ships whiten the ocean, and the loved flag
that waves over them, is the harblnger OF
liberty, and the protection OF the powerful
and brave In examining our geographical
Limits, we find within il, the extent of an
cient and modern empires still left in wild>
Ierness. yet BY The enterprise Of our citizens
J The additions Of new States almost realize
the prophesy of "nation being born IN a
Iday.n The ultimate history of our country
seems TO be too vast for human conception
, The experiment Of millions OF men living
t under republican government, and lett Il
the fruition of the nnfeltered body and fret
. mind, Joined together in advancing the in
teres's of humanity, and accomplishing thu
= highest perfection our nature is capable Of
!. who can conceive the result?
;. The United States have frontier line Q
4 over 10000 miles, sea coast OF nearl
1000 miles, a lake coast of 1900 mile:
: One of its rivers is twice as long as tn
at Danube, the largest river in Europe. TIL
n Ohio is 600 miles longer than the Rhin'
n and the noble river of the Hudson has
!. navigation in the "Empire State" one hul
" dred and tUenty miles longer than Il
al Thames. Within Louisiana are bayous al
ne creeks, that are almost unknown, that won
m. shame by comparison the Fiber or Sein
:. The State Of Virginia alone is one hi
: larger than England. The State Of Oh
re contains 1. 900 square miles more than SCI
di land. The harbor of New York reeeiv
ed the vessels that navigate rivers, canals a
q. lakes, 10 the extent Of 5000 miles, The d
lance from America to Europe. From /
on- eapiloI Of Maine to the ssCTescent CiIy''
900 miles further than from London to CC
slanunople, route that would cross En-
land, Belgium, part of Prussia. Germal
~ Austria and Turkey. The increase of POI
sct, lation has been rapid beyound preceden
re- and in accordance with the country its
der At the close Of the Revolution the Uni
States contained population not twice
on large as the present city Of London; in
than City years, il has Increased into sew
ead teen millions, and this population the an
raA gamation Of the finest European IA.
Nlorming national character having for
.'su basis the irresistible energy and ste
Tor courage of the AnglosSaxon, ID which
on mingled the religious tenacity of The hi
The Scot, the generous bravery Of the gu
~ wltted lrishnan; the sanguine and ela
spirit Of the mercurial FTenchman; and
put patient. persetering industry Of the 40
loint German . III 1910, tie United States
8 ofported more Than q ga 900 dollaFa
lis imports lis government IS Republi
lis literature Is enriehed in Theology, 81
names Of such men Is EDWARDS 81 DwI
q 10. ia History By PREsCOTr and SPARkl
fhe Literature. by IRvlNo and SANDDERsON
l..a poet,, by BRY ANT and HALLRCK; ils 8
- lufe, by GRRnNoueH and PowERs; ite
EIss lsrs. 81 WEsT and A1IsToN; its State
q lhe 81 HAM4L1oN and FRAnKI1N, lis Herr