The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-15

existed IN much milder form in the States where
the population subjected TO il comparatively small
and sparse than in such where it dense and
abounded more largely 1t was under this view that KEN
lucky and Missouri were represented year two since
being the point OF abandoning their peculiar insi-
TONS. Ii would 10 follow, then, that If the aboli-
tonists have obect-oher than Observation-Disclosures
would desire increase OF the slave States, and conse-
quent dissemination of the slaves in them from the States
which now hold them in the largest Quantities As
they get rid of the pretended evil about which they
necessarily camoring, if honest sentiment found
place their bosoms they would have consolation in
ing it mtigated.
Were representing district in
advance the OF that district nationally, should
hesitate VOTE order California; either for
or against the prohibition OF slavery would make the
territory the qua non, and be governed in my
cordngy. would not incur the responsibility to poserity
of rejecting H. in order to crafty sectional partisan feel
ng The stretching of bounds the continent and
along down the Pacific, with the front already own,
for distance of LOO 200 miles, would be such
magnificent spectacle that all minor influences should be
sacrificed by the lawgiver unworthy of thought
pared with the proud destiny marked out for with
acquisition. vainglorious of my counry-hu-
imagination is circumscrbed in its limits, to be
paiagioons of such country In loities visions of
its pendor and the salu,ay power it exercise
the world, soarngs but those of the magpie to the
stn-soaring eagle. Even though in ruins, like
plate old edces in Enrope-to look upon relics of the
things that "by mans hand formed" housan nd years
ago-and inquire in my solitude by their sde what will
be the moral physical and political condition oil America
before one hall OF period so heightened elapscs! l
lost in the unthonabeness of the inerroga-
tory. Towards western and southern Europe she stands
already in relation but slightly contradsnguished from
that beneacoa relation that steadily augmentng
importance. Without corn, and meal, and meat
France and Great Britain, and Belgium, and part of
Germany would be in situation pitiable than
if they visited by pestilences which Frustrated
their of thousands daily Providence has smiled
upon from infancy; and advance in
age, missions, apparently of divine nature, assign
ed uior the highest and most sublime of all earthly ones,
assuedy, is that of feeding the hungry and clothing the
naked. How many millions OF hearts III this moment
outpouring their thanks Heaven, in the midst of stava
ton, and wretchcdness, and that in its wisdom it
has voucllsaied to them AMERrcA-an Americd, whose
fields blossom aud whose natures; upon
whose gnares draft after draft may be drawn, and none
will be dishonored. What ditxent America to the
America known under the colonial system of England,
France, and Spain! Why has it expanded to such gigan
tic proportions, when other possessions of some OF these
powers, rich remain in statu quo Because
she is Thus the thinking people of Europe
and thus famine subserves the of liberty and genu
| inc philanthropy, by unveilng their beauties
Now l am compelled say that the ederasts OF New
England, although avaricous than the republic
cans are and have been uniformly since became in
dependent excessively selfish and contracted politicians in
their sentiments as respects the growth OF the Union
When the ordinance for the Northwestern tcrror
under dscu ssion previous to the adoption OF the const
on they made the strenuous efforts after the slave
States had magnanmousy consented that involuntary ser
vitue should forever be prohibited in the five States a-
horzed to be formed from it, to prevent the bringing into
market lands of one township until was dis
posed of previously advertised The object to
the growth Of the west in order to preserve the
strength the and it only by the vigant
and sagaciy OF Colonel Grayson and Colonel Monroe
that il defeated Anemnent senator remarked, IN the
debate upon Foos resolutions, that w for nothing else,
the nation under weight Of obligations which it
would to these patriots and enlightened
their excrtions upon that OCCASION The
suit is that now behold the " Great West"-is vast
valleys producing Tor the miions-whle the senti
which created it, pushing onward to the shores of
the Pacific causing the forests fall and the wilderness to
smile. rH N a'.'o
Nature in its formation of the country, bordering the Pa
cic, have conceived supendous design l; is upon
infinitely graner scale than that drained by the
which dsembogue themselves into the Atlantic 1t five
times large the latter with four times large
in its front 1t has its Polynesia, its East In
dies, its China facing il, with which commercial inter-
course will commence and augment, It'll settled and inn
proved The end OF a century from this may witness
vastly larger trade from this part of republic than that
which enjoy with Europe and the West Indies
That direct railroad, mt period not distant will be
made from suitable point the Mississippi Missouri
San Francisco cannot be questoned and tst the pro-
ceedngs of Congress- and political and commercial ntei
gence will be transmitted daily, hourly if necessary, by
the faithful and ghninglike telegraph is equally certain,
Steamers will Canton, touching at the Sandwich
group, regularly they perform their voyages
between Liverpool and New York. 1t will excite
no establishment TO see an announcement in a
Washington evening paper, that "by the arrival of
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ter fine passage of twenty days from Canton, have
received the following important intelligence, &c, than it
now does "by the Cambria which arrived Boston this
morning from liverpool, after rapid OF twelve days.
&c Unite with this railroad the wonders of the magnetic
telegraph, extending from the Atlantic the Pacific and
communicating intelligence almost with the lightning's
speed Suppose Also ship canal to be formed under the
auspices the United States the shnus of Huasacua
co. unite together the two great oceans by line
waterand what suppostion is congenal with the
character of age and the spirit of our countymen Do
not conceive my thoughts pray to be wild am far
from INDUCING in the visionary. express views but
those that may be realized, if we
emes. All the great powers and puny States of the earth
seeking for terrtoryseekng it of doing
good oppressed humanity but to acquire additional
strengh-and in instances, it torture to
their subjects. Shall we, whose mission nation
generate the moral condition and remodel the political in
su,ions of the world in coming centuries from the
weapons-tose which to multiply usefulness, and
consequently render example impressive hold
them with grasp? Shall we be cassed among that
silly number who, having eyes see not and having
hear that which pertains to their salvation
But California will be hear the people this dis
lance reasoning together, and concluding with the
phatc declaration ''H be ours" 1t
trophy of war-ours by fair conquest. Restricted
resrctedwith Santa Felt into the Union. In
habed by eemen, aeng with Oregon zealousy engaged
in disseminating liberal prime PIES that Pacific portion of
continent will eventually exercise much moral and
religious influence upon Asia the Atlantic portion is
ercising political influence on Europe.
Monuments-scuptured marble-poor perishabe nlemen-
tos have been erected and still being erected WASH
| INGToN.
Such monuments reflect no credit on his name or his vr
iiiran thot,v will