Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1846-05-16
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Politicians may change font with ths
change Of the wind, but the people, who.
act from the rule Of tight, cannot Be- made
the puppets Of any man, high or low. Whs
that reads the following extract Of . speech
made by Senator BEEron, some few years
since, and contrasts il with his present
course, but must be struck with the infat-,
uation Of the man who 10 now pnrsuingtS
line Of policy in regard to this very sub,
ject, which he then denounced As WORTHY
Of curses and infamy. He then said, p
relation to Oregon: F '<fsA ~
sin extent il is larger than the Atlantis
portion ofthe old thirteen United States, in
fisHSs superior; in por;sion. better--be.
cause fronting Asia, and washed BY tran.
quill sea. In oil these particulars, the
western slope Of our continent 10 far more
happy than The eastern. IN con6guraiiop
it is inexpressibly fine and grand-a vHst
oblong square,, with natural boundaries.
and single gateway into the sea. The
snow capped Rocky Mountains enclose i
to the east, an iron bound coast on the west,
frozen desert on the north, and sandy,
plains on the south. All its rivers, rising
on the segment ola vast circumfst ence.
run to meet each other il, the centse, and
then flow together into the ocean through
. gap in the mountain, where the heat 81
summer and the colds Of winter are, never
felt, and where southern and northern djs:
eases are equally unknown. This Il tha
valley Of the Columbia-a county whoss
every advantage - crowned BY The advanc
tages Of position and confguration; By the
unity Of all its parts-the inaccessihilits cf
its borders, and its single .intfogressfci %
the sea. Such q country 10 torned. fof
union, wealth and strength. Il can tsFa
but one capital, and that will be Thebes;
but one commercial emporium, and that
will be Tyre, queen Of citiss.,p !, Senator
Benton then continued, " Such country
cam haze but one people, one interest, one H.
uernmeaf; and that people should b. t.dmsyi7
can, that interest OURS, and that gorcrnmest
REPuBticAN. ACCURSED AND IN
FAMOUS BE THE MAN THAT Df.
VIDES OR ALlENATES IT, ssfh4
Harnan wa. once hanged upon !; gsallows
Of his own erecting.-ED. f!a
- - les
Dow, IT,. di.courses like book, upon pom
the folly Of the world. He goes shssd
thus sae 5Ras ~
1--WE strip Pleasure to the .skin-saKS
her cloak, frock, bonnet, hustle, and all
rob her Of every charm rand then Say
there Is no such thing q pleasure in The
world! We extinguieh the torch .thxt
Hope holds in her hand, and follow lieht-
ning-bues into mud puddle! BY suPsf-
lative folly, you frighien Happinesy ifom
YOUR firesides, and then say that she has
left your bed and board without GAUGE or
proyoe aiion.' Thus man makes hills 10
tire himself with in clip6ing-produces
darkness, 10 grumble about-creaies ecYns
to swear at--and pits diiliculsies III hf1
path in ordet thpt ne may s,ruerls with
ihem!-Wells my friends, II YOU eshrt
move WITHOUT FIRST setting frs 10 your
shirts, oil have 70 say i, blaze lMsy-
any thing to give you ) START
SArLoR's WIr.-Some time ego, ore
Of our ship owners. M getting away ves-
sci, had considerable trouble with usss "
his men, by tho name Of Cain OF ,kahs;
who had cot rather top heavy on his sd-
vance wages. After The vessel had AZ.
conplished her voyage, on settling With
the crew, Il came TO THU mans tufkt i6s
settlement. sWhst n6insl' asked ths iSkr-
chant. --.Cain, sifs IVES III reply, What,
are yog the man Who sIsw his bf6ther?'
mo, sir was he fsadj and witty rely d
Jack. giving his trowsstS bitch, ixiih
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