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

T9ll0n can or Udie Ulahe pS'IV "'''
Mexico, and give i, back. II sny 9th
r nation, European or .4mericao. shall
olerfpre, you are training, and SO 900
more are training, trust to defend il to
he las, extremity. Besides the cooIro.
yersy respecting Texss, we have long
xisring and ersvious wrongs TO COM
Iplain Of agaius, Msxlco,--
Ysars.ago, according TO we'll ssisbtishsd
national law, we shouId have been justified
in wagng war against her to obtain redress
10y force Indemnity far the expenses Of The
war, by every just principle, we are entitled
10. Mexico is poor and cannot p.y us or
Iarwise, Mexico is lrracheIous and faith.
ess, and would not if she could. Ncces
siiy, sanctioned by justice, then warrant,
us in making our possession permanent,
while the souudest and mosl enlarged poll.
Icy approves she deed - That Pacific coast
in the hands of unenerpriziog ignorance
has been too long Withheld in desolste dark.
Ioess and useless sierih,y from tAc wants OF
commerce and The ,seming lqbors of the
IpIough.
i And wha, is i, bat resuming onr own3
All the early claims nf tho .9llan,ic settle
men,s extended fairy to the Pacific. These
claims have been for time in abeyance no,
extinct. They have slept, bu, were no,
dead Providence has opened way to
heir resumption, and We are fsithless 10
nur county md mankind, if We do not a.
vail ourselves OF It. ,.--5oldersl You are =.
bout to march to aid in ef'ecIns this gigsn-
'jc and noble DUTY.
Let us arouse ourselves and exp,nd ou
minds to grasp this ereS, subject, and nac'
,sling aspects. .ThePsoifi Ooeaa and it's ce'
3 oabiilies for rommerc Is jGst opsning e
he world. Twice as large 80 the Atlantic
lnd less liabla TO storms, it covers dfty mil
ions Of square miles, lis ten thousand is
| lfubN~- N'lN tVLltb dNb htINNVO 'thN' CIV
countries teenins with myrisds Of indns
4 ,rioas people, wi,h all their countless want
and wealth e. trade are brought near neigh
lbors 70 us by the power NJ s,eam, and tn
voDd eiful facillies Of Railroad transpcraa
lion.
The most ragarious csnuot begin IN sc
THE boldest would fail to predict ,ho re
lsult Of thirty yearS peaceful possession Q
,ha, oUsau cnss', on the trade sod prosperi
lty Of the United States,
| A projected railrosd TO Oregon, jesme,
lvss,erday a visionary scheme, will nov
lfnd hands 10 do. and energy 10 accomplish
it.-Anoiher road further south, and pass
'nq by its track through more genial cline
ilsbaIl connec, the Mississippi with the Pa
,lcifc. Let us say 10 the hsrdy, ,he vlr'uou
land oppressed, of every nation from over
= populated Europe, especially to tho indus
frious German and noble hearted Ifishma
= here il an inviting asylnm, ThCre you ma
, fod no, only rest and plenty, but rise I
the dignity Of frscmen. Let streams {
emigrants, fonrfold az great os the Crusade
poured into Asia flow onward and onwsr
10 people California and Oregon, Let ne
states grow no there, based upon Freedor
speaking the English tongue, ,he lsnguse
y Of T.iheriy; founded with two repteseutt
live chambers 10 add new and lusrnos sta
n' Ibrigh, though distant and beautiful ss We
y rer, though far away, to add new splendt
~ TO our glorious constellation, Send ihiIht
~ the ballot OK, ,hst foe to, and detes'siio
It Of lvrants-,sena thither Magma Charts, II
e, ,IuiaI BY Jury, a learned and Independent j,
D Idiciary the Bible and ministers of The 60
slnel. common schools and The schoOimAsu
,C with his spelling book, his ferule and blrcI
.. Rear the temple of justice, Let Nhe spir,
Of churches dedicated each in It's own d
nomnarop to freedom and pIeIy, point
thousands of villages to the skies, whe
wv anthems of praise and solemn prayer ms
're r rise in worship TO the grsa' Jehovah, ava
u' enng in those, now scenes OF Gesolalio
ere all that is bright and beautiful in fresdor
all that is refined and joyful in civlizado
he To aid to accomplish all this, gentlemen,
10 part Of your mission
uDl All ,bese charming yiSions 40 full franz