The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1847-01-09


Mexico, Snd give il back. any 9th
,r nation, European or american, shal
nlerfersi you srs lrSinlng, add $4,000
more ere training, lrusl 10 defend it Il
he las, extremity. Bssidss The contro
versy respecting Texas we have IOni
existing and srsvous wrong' 10 CON
plain Of against Msxlco.--
Ysarssago, according 10 well esakJshst
national law, We shoujd have been justified
in wagng war agains, her 10 obtain rsdros
by force. indemnify for The expenses oflh,
war, By every just principle, we are entiiIet
10. Mexico is poor and cannot pay US OlS
srwise. Mexico is treaOherous and faith
ess; and would not, il shs could. Necss
siy, ssDcionsd by justice, then warrsnl
as in making our possession permanent
while the soundos, aud most enlarged poll
oy approves lhe decd That Pacific coas
10 The hands Of uuou,erpriziOg Ignorance
has been toe long withheld 10 dssolsls dark.
aesi and yeless slsrll'y frep 'Ss wants oI
commerce and the wening laburs of The
plough.
And what is il bat resSming our owni
a u the eaily claims of tho .Allantic ssule.
nsnts extended fsir!y 10 ,bs Pacific. Thess
slams bsvs hesn for . time in absyance not
extinct They have slept, bat were nsI
dead. PrOVldeoco hes opened way to
'hsir resumption, and We are fsithsss to
our country and mankind, il we do not a.
vail ourselves of IT, --Soldisrsl You are e.
bout to march to aid 10 sfootiug Ihis gigao-
'ic and noble auty.
Lot o, srouse ourselves and expand ou,
minds to grasp this great subject, and trace
Il in some Ct lie moro important and ints,.
es!ing aspss,s. ThaPasi6c Oasas and its ca
2abiIiies for commerce is jusl opening to
be world. Twice as large rs ths Atlantic
and less !iabls 10 s'oras, il covers afly mil
ions Of square miles. Its ten thousand ia
Iands--,hs ludisr snd Chinese coast and
Countries taemirs with wyrisds Of indus
Irioss psople, With ell their countless want,
snd wealth L. trade are brsvgh, nesr neigh.
oors 10 u' by the powsr Of steam, end the
Sosd srlul facilities OF Rsilresd trspspora-
liou:
The most ssgscious s,Duot hagin 10 see
the eoldsst would fail 10 pred;c, The re-
'nlI OF thirty years psacsfRl pssssssos Of
hat ocean coast, on tie trade and prSspsti-
y Of the Unhsd sslsE
A projected railroad 10 Oregon, dssmsa
yesterday q visionary scheme, will nov
ind hands 10 do. and anNgy TO accomplish
t--Another road further south, aud pass
ng by lie track lbrough mora gsnisl climss
shall sounsc, ,hs Mississippi With The Pa
,fc. Ls, us say to the hardy Tho vlrtuous
and oppressed. OF every nation, from over.
populated Europe, especially to The indus
trious German and noble hearted lrishmsn
here is 40 inviting asylum. where you may
6od no, only JSst and plsnty, bu, rise 10
the dignity Of freemsn. Let streams Oi
fourfold as great ss the Crrssdoe
poured into Asia flow onward and onward
70 people California and Oregon. 49, lie, new
s!atss grow up there, based upon FtsedOn
speaking 'he Engish tongue, 'ho language
Of LiberIy;foundad with two Representa-
live chambers 10 add new and lustruos stars
bright though distant and beautiful ss Vsr,
tisr, though far away, TO add new SPLENDID
to our glorious constellation. Send Ibithsr
tho ballot box, thst foe to, snd de!ssaiion
Of tyranis-.send thithsr Magma Charts, the
ttisl by jary, learned and independent ju,
dietary --lhs Bible aud ministers Of Ihe gos
pei, common schools and The sChoolpaslvi
with his spelling book, his femIs and birch
Rear lhe temple OF Justice. Let ihs spires
Of churches dedicated each in iy own Do.
oominslon to freedom and pIeIy, point 10
thousands Of villages to the skios, where
anthems Of praise sud solemn prayer NAV
rise in worship 10 the grss, Jehovah, awak
ening in those, now scenes OF GssoIalion,
all that !, bright and bsaCtiuI in freedom
all that is refined and joyful in civilization
10 cid TO accomplish all This, gentlemen, il
part Of your mission
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