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

INV vac sui,ah SUE, struggle upon the
fiery verge of heaven she must weld
at last to the impulses OF freedom, and
to the touch Of that destiny which
shall crush her power in the western
hemispheren 8 e
This may, be considered, hard to
beat; yet, in our opinion, a choice
spirit from Missouri, Sims by name,
does IT, - sd alsseqs sssas 10.
Sits so common on this floor, for
inexperienced members to make apol-
Iogies for their embarrassment, that /
will not offer any for mine. i find
some difficulty in getting along with
all the. questions that may be raised by
the north or by the south, and by law
yers, and by mctaphysicians, and learn
ed doctors who abound here, that
shall be slow in getting along. Ihope
therefore, that gentlemen will keep
cool, and suffer me to get drought
Certainly, Sims-there is no false
modesty, you will observe, in this
good Sims. He thus defines his po-
sitlon-- set,ss u --s ssSsaa hna M
"Iwish il to be distinctly understood
what banner fight under. 1t is for
Oregon, all or none. now or never
Not only + myself but all my own
people whom represent, will stand
up to this motto. Around that will
we rally. and for it will we fight, till
the British lion shall trail in the dust.
The lion has covered before us before.
Talk Of whipping this nation! Tho
not, sir, brought up in the tented field,
nor accustomed To- make war an exer-
else, and do not so much thirst for
martialarenown as to desire to witness
such war, yeti cannot fear it, nor
doubt its success."Ii se oa et
A touching episode in. tho life Of
Sims!
As an Offset to the abuse of Ameri-
ca contained in the foregoing from
Blaekwood, we offer the following cx-
4
tracts from a book written by an Amer
lean, on the English. cHs ia go
MORAL INFLUENCE OF CAPITAL PUN
/ IsHMENTs,
And men--ay Julia, and women too,
crowded to the sight until the clicked
up street refused admittancc to thous-
ands.. They boast Of their civilization
these Englishmcn--a the most at
tractivc spectacle TO the mass, is
felon's DEATH Justice in England
should have halter added to her ei
ligy: an execution here IS pageant,
a show, cheap and popular excite
ment,-genuine agony, to be enjoyed
gratuitously,-real commissions. Oh!
hanging's your effective, your only
tragedy.
In twenty years or less, do believe
our American custom in INJECTING the
dreadful penalty Of death, will prevail
in England-that is, il capital punish
ment be not altogether abolished. The
criminal here hardens his heart for the
last part he has to perform in public
Numbers, Of whose guilt there could
be no doubt, have died asseverating
their innocence. Good did. And why9
Because every one Of these men (cal-
lous as they might bel shrank from ia
cling the crowd as murderer confessed,
and hoped for their sympathy if he
perseyeringly declared his innocence
and he did so declare it, and his last
breath was--a lie! ri - iseas Us 4iab
.a3 10 lssra ESoLIsH ssuLKs.o n
- The English rarely open their mouths
for any purpose but TO eat and drink
whilst they travel. found this the
case, not onlyin this short trip, but in
my journey to the Nortband elsewhere;
they are as fond Of tacitnrnity as the
Americans are Of tobacco; and for my
single self. | cannot see the good Of
either. Many an American will sit
sschewing the cud Of sweet and bitter
fancy" with his weed, but he never
forgets the attentions due to the other
ser; whilst many an Englishman sits
"wra3pcd in dismal thinkings," for
gctfuI or ncgIectful Of every thing but
himself n
"Aud with each brestbbs draws, he seemst' inhale
Gloom thrice disiilled;" ses .a
but he dispenses with The potent weed.
care not to dwell upon this subject;
but it really appears that the main dis
covery which clever men have crossed \
the Atlantic to make, aud which ladies
have carefully recorded intheir diaries,
is, that Americans--I must use the YER
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