The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-03-06
age Cannot Wither Her,

Very true and very profound is the remark of De
Tocqueve, in his work respecting this country,
that whatever may be the course of things on
minor points, no earthly power can deprive our re-
public of the facts which make her grow so fast
and have already made her become so great Tenn
porary events may turn out badly, but the ampli-
tude, variety, and fertility of lands the energy
of our people joined with the unaIlerable resolve
never again 10 own monarchical rule, are beyond
the Influence Of change.
Yet how many croaking prophets in this land
tell lis Of evil for the FUTURE How common if s
to hear predictions of bad days in store the loose
ness of morals, the people becoming unrulv. the
Union approaching its decay. Some profess to see
ruin forthcoming from the argeness of our terri
tory Others find it in the Mexican war Indeed
there are not many persons who would not if ques-
toned close, own to some little hobby of national
danger.
Folly, all Dissolution and decay are for the
old, the worn out, the poor and feeble. among ma
tons, as among individuals Our Republic is Young
vigorous, and in possessions, rich in things better
than gold, and with snews such as band empires
together. Not for nation like ours is it to die Life
and all the prospects that make life beautiful. are
before us. Nor can any serious harm. for ages vet
mar our Union, or its prosperity. The good God
has allowed the strength of our roots to 90 very
wide; and for brain that takes in clearly all the
bearings of the MATTER it is impossible TO resist the
conviction that this Republic must live, grow and
prosper beyond any present calculation. In the
wondrous breadth of our extent the infinite variety
of separate yet nclashing interests is one of the
assurances of our saety--not danger. 1t is utterly
impossible to create two broad and distinct classes
here, whose opinions and profits are in opposition
neither North and South, East and West or the
party lines of wing and democrat, afford such op-
position; nor will it be afforded by any thing like
them that exists, or can exist Different interests
OF course there are, different opinions but like
different localities, they run into each other and
miertwine their arms. If it We're possible To draw
n geographical line on some given longitude and
place to the east of it all who firm Of one doe
trne, and all their opponents to the west-perhaps
between the two something serious might happen
And yet II Is quite likely that each division would
tall toquarrehng III Its own ranks Who does no,
know that the internal feuds among the democrats.
as also among the wings, of the bitt,ras sort
Probably the error OF those who bring such mat
tiers as the Mexican war the tariff question slav.r,
federal finance and 50 on, 10 bear on the soliait,-
OF our national future, is simply here: they do M,
rightly estimate the greatness of what goes 10 mall
up that solidity Important as the questions inx,
named undoubtedly are, they are comparatively
little questions when they come to he viewed in
their bearing on the other interest-because that
involves mere than all of them put together. and
then multiplied hundred times BY and by.
doubtless, America will get illser judgment As
u.s. there are not many, even among her own sons.
who, IN faith and cearness pay the honest debt of
admiration due to her present majesty or the au
gust sloriss SO rapidly csowding upon her,