Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1847-12-03

H't'l q VIA rAEl N To r. a. % the ole gt e .
victories. and finally lost aft. Gear. after eol-
4usunS l'a1l, r-tIr1sd, with his uiutnphaui IT,
gI9ns % Rome. passsI be Rubco1. won ihs bai-
t.e Of Phar5a'la. iramP'ei upya the liberties -
h.s country anf expired by the psirioi hand &
B7i'ns. But Rome ceased 10 b. irse. War
and conGu-s' had eneTvated and corrupted ne
ma''cs The spirit Of true liberty was exn.
ell'hed an1 a long line Of Emperor, succeed d,
sohe n whom we're the most execr,se ma.
siori that ever oyisied ia human form. Ani.
iha' mon extraordinary man, psrhsps, 10 a. MS
lory' after sn5ugai.ng al continental EuroFs, oc-
cupyng almost al us Capitals, seriously threat
fniug' according 20 Mr. Theirs, proud Albion Il
bon Itz''!, and decking the br0ws OF various mem
bars Of his family, with crowns torn from tbs
heads Of other monarchs, lived TO bgholl hs ova
dear france itself in the possession of hi. ere.
mics. and was made himself Wretched canIve,
and furrrmoycl from country, famiI v and friends,
brea,hed his last upon the disiam AM irhusn.ta.
be rock Of s.. Helena. The Alps and the Rhns
had been claimed rs the natural boundaries O!
France, but even these could not b. secured in
the lrraaes to which she was reduced 20 submit.
DO you be'iava that the people Of Mscedono'
Grnsce, of Rome. NJ Of France, were benef'la1
Individually or collectively. BY the triumphI a.
m r great Caplarsl Theirsad lot wa mmrnss
sacrifice Of life. heavy and ntolerebs burjels,
aud the ultimate loss Of liberty itself.
Thai the power Of the United States is comn".
tent 20 rEn conquesi Of Mexico, is ogi,- probable.
But could not BE- achieved without frEAlrul
carnage, drgaii1, sucr.iccs OF human lif-. s-i
The creation Gf an onar1us national dchr; nor coul
it Be completely eF-ctel, in all probability, a7ll
after the lapse Of many yesr'. Il woy' 5a re-
cesscry 70 occupy all iIs Srongho,ds, 70 disson
its innyhanis, sN1io keep them in constln, ftsr
and subj .ction. To consuuim9re the work, pr
sumo ihais'and.rE armies notices 'han a THOUSAND
men, would be necessary, to be kept perha07 a.
WAYS in the bosom OF their country These
sIandHg armies, r-veIl.ng in a foreign land. sni
accustomed 10 irample upon n" berries OF far-
egn people, al some distant day. might be 6t aaI
ready insirunents, under the lead Of some daring
andunrnncipled chieiiain, to return 10 their coUn-
try and pros,rste the public I,bar'y.
Sl0posing the cnrQuast to be once made; what
is 10 {, done with itl Is il TO b. gov rned lik.
Roman Provinces. BY Proroasuls! Would il be
compatible with the genius, character, and safety
Of our free institutions, to keep such great
country as Mexico with poPu' alton Of not less
than nine millions, in q slate Of cOpS,an; military
-ubjaciionl
Shall it Be annexed to the United cta.e,1 DOES
any considerale man believe it possible th't two
such immense countries, with territories ofnear-
ly ecua. extent, with populations so incorcTuous,
50 different in race, in language, in religion AMI
III avs, could BE- blended together in one harmD-
nlo9s mass. and happily governed by one COM
mon authority! Murmurs, discomfort, inSurrec-
lions, rebellion. would inevitably eneIe until the
incompatible parts would be br, ken asunicr. AMI
possibly, inthe frch'rg struggle our present glo.
rions Union itself would bedssover.d or dissolv-
cd We ought not TO forget the warning voice of
all history, which teaches the difficulty Of corr.
bining aud consolidating together conc curring sr1
conquered nations. After the lapse Of eiFht
hundred years. during which the NJors held Their
conquest Of Spain. the indomirahls courage, p.~-
severance and obslnacy Of the Spanish race f.
naIly triumrhsd, and expelled the African nv"-
ders from the Peninsula. And. even within orr
own time, ihe Colossal power Of Naaoleo9, whc7
al its Iofest height. was incompetent to subdus
and subuRute the proud Casliliaa.
! And here in our own nejghborhooI, LowerC---
ada, which near orc hundred years ago after thu
conclusion OF the seven years war, was cedel
by France TO Great ritain. remains 4 foreign
land in the midst OF the British provinces, foreign
in feelings and attachment, and foreign in laws,
language or religion. And what has be4n III,
fact with poor, gallant and oppressed lrelanll
Centuries have passed away, since tho overbesr.
ing Saxon overrun and Eubiugaied the Emorall
Isle. Rivers Of lrI.h blood nave flowed during
the long and arduoUs contest. lnsurcction ard
rebellion have been the order of the dav: and vet,
Up 10 this time. Ireland remains alien in feeling,
affection and sympathy, towards the power which
has so long borne her down. Every Irishmen
hates, with mortal hatred, his Saxon opprassor.
Although there 8re greattnrrtoria ditf 'rences be-
tween the condition Of England and Ireland. as
compared to that Of the United States and Mex.
leo, there are Soma points Of s:r king resemblance
between them. Both the lrishaud the Mexicans
are probably Of the same CeIlic race. Boh the
English and the Americans are Of The same Sax.
on origin. The Catholic religion predomira'es
in both the former the Protestant among bo,h tbs
latter. Religion has been the fruitful csnEe Of
dissatisfaction and discomfort between the irish
and the English ralions. Is there not reason 10
aD1rehcnd that itwould become so between The
people Of the United States and those Of NJ xico,
if they were united together! Why should we
seek to inrorrareta with them, in their mode Of
worship Of common Savior! We believe that
they are wrong. especially in he exclusive char
aclerof their faith. and thai We are rghr. They
think that they are right and Ne wrong. What
other rule can there be than 10 leave the followers
of each religion to their own solemn convictions
of conscientious duty towards Godl Who. but
the great Arb.ter Of the Universe, can Judge in
such question! For my own part, sincerely
believe and hope, thatthose who baong 10 all thu
departments Of the great church of Christ. if, in