The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1847-10-29
From the Ohio Statesman.
A TENN ESSEEAN.

a iENNEoSEEAN.
: Governor Brown, Of Tennessee, in his mes
sage, takes strong ground on the Mexican
war, and considers that Mexico should in
demnify the United Statets by cedng por-
ton of its territory to pay the expenses of the
war. He syas:
'rhe plea that our country is large enough
already, takes no account of the future MIL
lions of freemen who are to iphabit It. Ihe
natural increase of our own population the
amazing emigration to the United States, from
the starving and oppressed nations of the OLD
World--the genius, industry and enterprise
of the Anglo Saxon race-all unite in de
manding that our country should be extended
from ocean to ocean--widened out in al her
borders, whenever it can be done ronslstently
" ith the dictates of national honor and JUS
tce. Such an opportunity will nov be offer,
ed freely to us, and perhaps for the last time
in the history OF our country. The preteXt
that any new accession of territory may
endanger the perpetuation of our glorious
Union, is only shallow device for alarming
the tnid and deceving the ignorant.
The same cry vas raised when Louisiana,
extending from the Gulf to the Northern
Lakes, was acquired--the same whsn Mis-
souri, was admitted Florida was pur-
chased-when Texas, neither conquered nor
purchased, walked into our Union by sover-
eign compact and agreement. The Union
dissolved! dissolved by the growth and en-
largement of our free and happy Republic!
No. Ii grows stronger by it, the very ele-
mens of perpetuation being increased IN the
exact proportion of its contemplated magnl-
tude. The spirit of modern abolitIonism, if
it existed at all in the early days of the Re
public, ST ood rebuked by the compromises of
the Constitution. 1t stood equally rebuked in
the Missouri compromise. which was but
virtual continuation of that of the Constitu
ton. So it will be in the extension of the
same line on latitude 36 deg. 30 min through
the newly acquired territory of California
What beautiful harmony in our national
action would then be exhibited Our Rev
Fathers in adjusting the proportion
of free and slaveholding States, substantially
fixed 1t on latitude of 36 deg. 80 min. The
next generation for the Revolutionary one
had nearly disappeared) then extended that
line through the newly acquired trrrltor from
France. and now it is proposed (and to tins
give my assent, and earnestly recommend that
you give yours, to extend this same line still
westward, through the tie ritory which may be
ceded to US BY Mexico, to the shores of the
Pacific,
This being done, the great strife and con
tention about slavery, we may hope, will be
settled and ended forever. Then no 'Wllmot
Proviso' will break upon our repose, like a
fire bell by night. The line Of separation will
be fixed. All men would understand 1t and
conrorp, to ii, in the formation niSafs. Nor
need the conscientious and sincere friend of
the bloGk race (for there are many SUCH be
IN the slightest degree apprehensive that
slavery, though permitted to exist south Of
that line. would ever te in fact established in
any one State of California. The character
OF the country --the nature of its resources
the insecurity of such property on variety Of
accounts, would de;cr any sleveh older from
taking that description o property with him.
The question about slavery, therefore, loses
much, if not all, its practical Importance in re-
la,ion to the territory now tn be acquired from
Mexico, as has been truly said by one of our
greatest statesman, aud said too, at a most
auspicious moment for the peace and harmony
of the country. The Union, therefore, hold
to be in no danger from any new accession of
territory. believe that, under the Providence
of God It is destined to last and endure for
ever, stretching, like the beautiful rainbow of
Hope and Promise, until it bespans this whole
continent