Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-10-16
NATIONAL FEELING.

The greatest calamity that gan bea people Is the loss of
feeling OF nationality, for all other caamiies follow in its
train. War may country the iron tread of con-
queor may be felt its every part but while national feeling
there hope The conqueror will eventually become
the conquered and be driven out and the people will again
and maintain their dignity and independence II was
this feeling that enabled the Low Countries to resist success
fully what seemed the overwhelming power Spain when in
the height of her glory which enabled the comparatively fee
BILE Colonies OF America achieve their independence and
now anlmates the their heroic with
STA No people that cherished it have been forced to
succumb TO foreign Power without it have long main
tanned an independent position.
The loss of feeling Of nationality, Of that we are
linked together band Of brothers. with common interests
with constitution destiny is the great danger to
which the American people peculiarly exposed There is
no reason TO appehend that the American people will
become deficient in enterprise and spirit that they will
amey submit any wrong They apt in the other
extreme But there danger, unless proper counteryaing
means are used that country widely extended ours
with its differences Of climate and manners and vast variety
of products and industrial pursuits may forget view
what seems great advantage, temporary though be- that
people ndissouby bound together with common
country and government worthy undyng love and support
This bond OF national feeling has been greatly relaxed by
the events Of the last few years. and but for the operation of
whose influences have been much overlooked this
loss of nationality and the substitution Of sentiment of al
most exclusive devotion peculiar secton the North,
the South the West would be seriously ominous future
ILL., We would by discourage wstchfu regard for
sectional interests Within proper limits exercises sau
restraining power and Keeps the Government from pur
suing line of policy calculated special benefit
Of any section the injury of Others But this point
public attention is beginning to be turned and tho
will show, with the hest results The which
have adverted exerng great influence in controlling
centrifugal tendencies, If that phraseoogy be allow
ed purely physical ones, but capable Of and actually
exering mighty moral force.
They canals and railroads and the accompanying
magnetic telegraph, which, by the facilities they poer invite
personal intercourse interchange of products and give
broad land all the advantages Of the compact terri
tory They doing and have done, in the space Of few
years. for country than would be accomplished an
enjoyment for centuries Of the dreams OF visionary reforers
who propose elevate people by of cunnngy devils
ed institutions Such institutions well, highly valua
be but when by them have secured life, liberty and
the pursuit Of happiness must trust other agencies to
those results that characterize great
people In other countries life and property been as Sc
here In England the highest station except that Of
the monarch, open the ambition Of the humbest subject
Boys of the paenaec have grown up sit on the
woolsack Lord High Chanceors Of the realm but mo-
where and has been such progress and
corresponding personal and national prosperity the United
States Of America To this progress look with confidence
that whereby we shall be held together, be great
homogeneous people, and which, long, will develop mo-
raj influence most saluay their character and worthy our
great renown.-Bu6alo Commercial Advertiser