The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-06-21

sailors and her nexhaustble territorial riches, would
assert her superiority by the number Of her prvateers
and intrepid sailors.
America fortunately for herself has not yet produced
dams, precursors not producers OF political catastro
Pnes; They have no corrupt and mean orator,
ke produced by the demorazed condition
o tne hgner class OF society laundering nvectves
against Philip and Alexander brbed BY the great king
ana begging his life of shadow In his preciptate flight
rom pattie They have no Cicero going by turns
nom Pompey to Cesar from Cesar to Brutus and from
Srutus to AugIstus-peading against his conscience at
the life OF the psrricds centurion who was his
They have no salust Mmcenas worthy Of celebrity
more on account Of their immortality than their talents
They have Mrabeau, the partisan bv turns os m.
Revolution the Usurpaton ofthe Prince gato and the
legitimate royalty whom he had helped depose Neither
have they given birth to Virgil a Horace sons OF
freedmen elevated from the serve duties of the palace
and using their extraordinary talents as
benefsctor of humanity, discriminating usurper the
mean peradous, cruel assassin of Cicero and crowd
OF great men These poets, loaded with favors and
riches have by their meanness rendered the
regns Of Tiberas and Nero which in reality were the
shame and terror of humanity apparently plausible and
nfalibe They corrupt century after century by the
seducons of their literary genius and successive
rations solicit princes to make themselves Cesars Au
gususes or absolute monarchs in order that they may
receive the prodigal gifts lavished on servie poetry
The Americans cannot yet have Napoleon who should
have been shot at the commencement Of his career
usurp1ton OF absolute power which act of justice had
been meted out in France would have the &C.
ductive example of an immense but lamentable glory
the shame or nvasion-the fatality Of revolutions and
the death Of million Of heroic French soldiers sacrificed
IN all parts OF the globe without any true national end
to attain.
The United States to their honor It said have pro-
duced great men who have been of far utility
more pure, and Of humane and inventive genuses sue
as washington Franklin, the two Adams Gallatin Ma
olson Fulton, who have all given their immortal names
to towns more numerous than those Cyrus Alexander
and Cesar destroyed and we can well and justly com
pare them with our greatest patriots and minds who
were equally and devoted to their
such as suliy, Vauban, Monge, Carnot, &c.
In vain shall search In Europe amid the three great
empires OF the North with population If 100 millions
OF souls Tor any illustrations of character during the
last thirty years worthy Of remembrance from their
talents character and public virtues the legislators
Of young America indeed tho heads Of these vast
pires have deserved undyng nfamy for the slavery
and persecution of the the
massacre Of the most noble and worthy families
Let us admire the benehcence of divine Providence
who knows how to for people worthy OF liberty
extraordinary men, living unknown until the dsy for
action arrives when they give solemn proofs their
bees Of hive fed and kept prisoners in their cells
until the very moment that the regning queen dies
when the troubled hive suspend their abors would
inevitably perish unless the young queen who 10 chosen
ment OF her accession exercise the most important
ties completely and without hesitation so it Is with the
President Of the Union, who frequently passes without
any preparation from the retirement of private life
equal footing and with dignity with the most powerful
potentates on the face Of the globe
Again some years hence, when Young America shall
have become still more enlightened and generous she
will emancipate the blacks whilst the European govern
ments seem to wish, in emulation Of them
denim their white population to slavery by their
immense standing armies and taxes during peace
and also by the continually increasing ignorance
| misery.
Henceforward, Young America is destined to enjoy
hourishing and permanent tranquility. whilst old Eu
rope will be exposed to perpetual and bloody conyul
sions J. CORDlER, Deputy from Jura.