Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-11-09


HoH, Far from it. Bioal. slaughter. de
ISOLATION spread abroad Over the land, and
finally. the coniaeratjon OF the Old com
nIarcial metropolis OF Russia. closes tAa
re,rihIti8a She must pax for her share IN
the di~membernent Of her weak and ma
potent ncighbor Mr. President. mind
more prone 10 look for the judgments OF
heaven in the doflgs OF men tnan mine.
cannot fail in This 10 see the Providence OF
God. When Moscow burned it seemed
a if the earth was lighted up. that the Ma
ton might behold The scene As thai
n.i ghsv sea of fire gathered and heavel
and rolled upward. and yet higher. till lis
flames licked the stars. and fired the whole
heavens. II did seem as though the God OF
the Nations vas writing in characters OF
flame on the from. Of his throne. that doom
that shall fall upon the strong nation which
tranpl : in scorn upon the weak And
what fortune awaits him. the appointed
executor Of this work. when il was all
donet lie too conceived the notion that
hi, destiny pointed onward to universal
dominion. Franco was too Smail-f,u-
rope. he thought; should bow down before
him. i}ut a. soon As TINS idea takes pos
session of his soul. he too. becomes power
less. His Terminus must rccede. too.
Right there, while he Witnessed the humi-
liation. and doubtless, meditated the sub
luTation OF Russia. He who holds the
winds iii His fist. gathered the SHOWS OF
the Sortn, and blew them upon his six
hundred thousand men: they dicd-they
troze-they persisted. And now the mighty
Napoleon, no had resolved on universal
dominion, he too. is summoned to answer
Tor the violation OF that ancient law. Thou
shalt not coyet any thing which IS thy
ncighhors. How IS the mighty fallen
He, beneath whose proud lootSjep Europe
tfclnhled. he is HON an exile at lIba. and
now finally prisoner on the rock of st.
iielcna-and there. on Il barren island in
an untrequented sea. in the crater Of an
eHtinguiShcd volcano. there is the death
bed Of the mighty conqucror.-AH his
0nAcJati0HI have come to that His last
hour IS now come: ard he, the man of
drSiiAy. b. who had rocked the world as
with the tliroes Of an earthquake. is now
poWerltss, Slill-cvcn as the bergar. so he
dlt'' a" the Wings OF Il tempest that
ragged with unwontcd fury. up t. til throne
Of the only Power that controlled him
while he lived, went the fiery soul OF ,i.at
wonderful warrior. another witness to the
existence of that eternal decree. that they
who do not iule in righteousness shall
perish from the earth. He has found
room at last And France, She. too. has
found room IIcr.caglcs now 40 longer
scream along the banks Of the Danube. the
20 and the Borysthencs. They have re-
Turned home. to their old evtie. between
the Alps. the Rhine. and the pvrenees.
SO shall il be with YOURS. You may carry
them - the loitc>t peak Of the Cor,illeras;
they may wave with insoIcnt triumph in
the Halls of the NfontczunaS. the armed
men OF Mexico may quail before them.
but the weakest hand III Mexico, uplilied
III prayer to the God Of Justice. NAV call
down against YOU Power. in the presence
Of which the iron hearts of Your warriors
shall be turned into ashes.
Mr.. President. ii the histor<- Of orr race
has established any truth. il is but a con
firmaton of what it written. The way of
the tranSgresSors is hard Inordinatc
ambition. wantonlng in power and spurn-
ing the humble maNims of Justice-has-
ever has-and ever shall end in ruin
Strength cannot always trample upon
weahness-fhe humble shall be exalted
the bowed down viii at length be lifted up.
II IS by faith in the law of strict Justice. and
the practice OF It's precepts, that nations
alone can be saved. All the annals OF
the human race. sacred and protane. are
written over VI ith the great truth. in charac-
tiers OF living light. 1t IS nv fear. nv fix
ed belief. that in this invasion. this war
with Mexico, we have forgotten this vital
truth. " by 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 dis
turbing question with England was set
tlcd--pur power extended its peaceful
sway from the Atlantic to the Pacific: frcm
the MECHANICS we look d out upon Europe.
and from the tops of the Stony mountains
we could descry the shores of Asia: a rich
commerce with all the nations of E.uropn
poured wealth and abundance into our
ap on the Atlantic side, while an unoccu-
pied commerce of three hundred millions
IL Aslatlcs waited on the Pacific for our
- come and possess it. One
hundred millions Of dollars will be wasted
n this frultless war. Had this money of
he people been expended in making a rail
road from Your Northern Lakes to tho Pa
.iiic. a one OF Your citizens has begged
ii YOU in vain. YOU would have made
highway for the world between Asia and
Europe. Your capitol then would be
within thirty or forty days travel Of any
nd every poin. On the map the civilized
world. Through this great a q. - iza-
You would have carried through tine ffse
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 enterprise
Of peace. and betake ourselves to the bar
1arous achievements OF war, WHY did
We 'forsake this fair and fertile field to bat
ten on that moor!
But. Mr.. President. II further acquisi-
ion Ct territory j. ~ be the result either of
conquest or treaty. then | scarcely know
which should be preferred. eternal war
.-ifn Mexico. or the hazards Of internal
sommotion at home. which last fear n10y
.ofnp # another province * ~ no adI.1