Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1847-03-27

dominion, he too is summoned tc ae-
swer for the violation Of that accent
law, "thou shalt not covert any thing
which is thy neighbors." How is the
mighty fallen. He, beneath whose
PROUD footstep Europe trembled, he is
now an Exile at Elba, and now finally
a prisoner on the rock Of St. Helena,
and there on barren island, in an I'M
Ifrequented sea, in the crater of an ex-
ltinguished volcano, there is the DEATH
bed of the mighty conqueror. All his
Qanerafaons come to that! His last
hour is now come, and he, the man Of
destiny, he who had rocked the world
as with the throes of IN earthquake, is
now powerless, still-evcn as the beg
gar, SO he died. On the wings of a
tempest that ragged with unwonted fury,
up to the throne of the only Power
that controlled him while ne lived.
went the fiery soul of that wonderful
warrior, another witness TO the cxis-
tence of that eternal decree, that they
who do not rule in righteousness, shall
perish from the earth. He has found
room" at last. And France, she too
has found "room." Her eagles now
no longer scream along the banks of
the Danube, the Pc, and the Borys-
themes. They have returned home, to
their old eyre, between the Alps, the
Rhine, and the Pyrenees; so shall it be
with yours. You may carry them to
the loftiest peaks of the Cordilleras,
they may wave their insoent triumph
in the Halls of the Mcntezumas. the
armed men of Mexico may quail be-
fore them, but the weakest arm in
Mexico, uplifted in prayer to the God
of Justice, may call down against you
Il Power, in the presence OF which, the
iron hearts of your warriors shall be
turned into ashes.
Mr.. President, If the history of our
race has established any truth, it is but
a confirmation Of what is written, "the
way of the transgressor is hard" In
ordinate ambition, wantoning in power.
and spurning the humble maxims of
JostiCC udo-CNSi hdo-dhu CNCi oi'dii
end in ruin. Strength cannot always
trample upon weakness-the humble
shall be exalted-the bowed down
will at length be lifted up. 1t is by
faith in the law of strict justice, and
the practice of its precepts. that ma
lions alone can be saved. All the an
nails of the human race, sacred and
prolane, are written over with this
great truth, in characters of living
light. 1t is my fear, my fixed belief
that in this invasion, this war with
Mexico, we have forgotten this vital
truth. Why is it. that we have been
drawn into this whirlpool of war;
How clear and strong was the light
that shone upon the path Of duty year
ago! The last disturbing question with
England was settled-our power ex-
tended its peaceful sway from the At
lantic TO The Pacific; from the Allegha-
MES we looked out upon Europe, and
from the tops Of the Stony Mountains
we could descry the shores of Asia;
rich commerce with all the nations of
Europe poured wealth and abundance
into our lap on the Atlantic side,
while an unoccupied commerce of three
hundred millions of Asiatics waited
on the Pacific for our enterprise to
come and possess it. One hundred
millions of dollars will be wasted in
this fruitless war. Had this money of
the people been expended in making
railroad from your Northern Lakes to
the Pacific, as one Of your citizens has
begged of you in vain, you would
have made highway for the world be-
tween Asia and Europe. Your CAPT.
tol then would be within thirty or
forty dsvs travel of any and every
point on ne map ofthe civilized world.
Through this great artery Of trade, you
would have carried through the heart
of your own country, the teas Of China,
and the spices of India, to the markets
of England and France. Why, why,
Mr.. President, did we abandon the
enterprises of peace, and bctake our
selves TO the bsrbarous achievements
of war; Why did we "forsake this /
fair and fertile field to batten on that
moor?
But; Mr.. President, If further acqui-
silion of territory is to be the result
either Of conquest or treaty, then | /
scarcely know which should be prefer
red, eternal war with Mexico, or the .
hazards of internal commotion at
home, which last | fear may come if
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