The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-11-02

honor and renown worth more than the whole cost Of
,ether And yet Mr.. Jefferson bitterly denounced
for purchasing Louisiana and MIR Madison equally de-
nounced for the war with England. And in like manner
President Polk IS denounced for indicating the nsulied
honor OF the countryfor chastsing the Mexicans for
the shedding Of american blood american soii and for
having by treaty. acquired immense and valuable
country from our bitter and treacherous enemies.
Similar clamors were raised when purchased Flor
da-the country OF I" fowers"-and whose wilderness,
by American enterprise and industry, is made to bios
som as the rose" But we all now and feel The bless
lngs and benefits thereof for, instead OF having hordeS
U savage tribes on our southern border, we have now
our oon people friends and relatives, with the command
OF the gulf from its commencement to the Atlantic
ocean. Again heard the objections to the an
nexaton OF Texaslhe land of heroes OF PATRIOTS and
whose landscape is adorned with the richest beauties OF
indulgent Heaven-whose climate and soil are unsur,
passed for all the delicious productions OF the earth and
whose people bone of bone and fest OF our flesh
And wherefore these continued objections IN the very
face of benefits and blessings WITHOUT numberl
The United States bounded on the east by the
Atlantic the by the Pacific, the south by the
gulf of Mexico, and on the north by the lakes-em
the temperate climate of the west and the sunny plains
Of the souh'-with numerous and rapidly increasing
populaonbold. brave, enerprising and talented with
diverse opinions, objects, and pusus and far from
such state OF things pedkening the Union, Its ten
dency is, beyond all doubt, the other way, for how
ever much we may disagree among ourselves as re-
CARDS our domestic policy still these different pur-
suits and conflicting interests will, so long as they
shall continue, forever prevent dissolution of the
UnOn-dn event winch can never lake place. unless
majority of the phole people shall first peaceably
will 1t and In this consists safety united people
1t is perhaps worthy OF remark ZEN pdssa that at the
commencement OF the revolution, population was a
little upwards of two millions. Now, 1t is upwards of
twenty millions; and in fifty years more, it WILL in all
human probability, be hundred and fifty millions,
tmating the future increase by what has already taken
place. Why, then, endeavOr to conhne the laborng
classes to the miserable and scanty ptlance which they
derive from cultvating poor and tout lands? Why
cramp youthful enterprise and manly efforts by attempting
to conne them within narrow limits ITO limit the bound
ares OF the countryto epress the noble daring of the
peoPe-to struggle against the generous and chvarous
South upholdng and strengthening the North! Is all this
said and done order to conne slavery to the
limits Will prevent their future increase Will it anne
orate their condition! Will benefit ours' Or is it to
pave the way for universal emancipation and ultimately to
produce servie war. For the sake of humanity it is to
be hoped not and the evil genius OF an ill advised
ment has betrayed some OF southern brethren into the
mistaken notion the fatal that safety and prosper
y for the South are predcaed upon the election of
Taylor and Fillmore, it is not too late TO retrace their
steps-hrst, by supporting with voice. heart,
mind, Cass and Butler; secondly by invoking the smiles
and protection of Almighty God upon domestic rea-
tons, our domestic endearments social feelings and
affections. That such may be the happy result of the
approaching election of President and Vice President of
the United States, let us unite our humble suppcaons
TO our Heavenly Father That it may be So let unite
our honest efforts That it may be So let us devote our
time and thoughts TO the good of the commonwealth
and let the struggle hereafter he, who shall do
promote the honor the prosperity the happiness the
glory OF our common country. KEY WEST