The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1848-03-29
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE AMERICAN UNION.

- s@sav THE AMERICAN UNION.
eIthas already wi,hstood tempest after
tempest. aud outlivcd successive prophets
ef RUNS. A mere handful of provinces,
casually united in resistance To England, ard
son the point Of falling to- pieces when ncccs
esiiv for resistance ceased, it acquire" at that
critical moment a new constitution, which
knitted the dlsjninled members firmly togcth-
.eE. = A second war, undertaken against the
will of one third of its component States,
appeared to threaten it atrcSh with dissolu:
si,}n: it ended in strengthening the Union.
sbrmirI a new infusion of national spirit,
and rousing common sentiment which ab.
s,,rbed sectional jea!ouses and passions Next
came the consummation of the victory ob
tanned bv the democratic party in their long
struggle with the Fedcralists-a victory
which seemed to threaten with speedy de-
ss,ruc,ion the bond which it had been the
principle Of tho latter to vlndIcate and MAIN
lain. But Providence oEerrulcd this danger
!. also 10 a contrary issue; for the Stale all-
Eti,orities, whici, could not long have endured
iii. .trictcr yoke Intended by the FederalIsts,
submitted easily t, the modified contro!
which the disciples of Jefferson vested in
the central government. The nation over
flowed across the bounding AIeghanlcs, and
spread over the wide valley of the Miss:s
sippi, and il was pronounced by friends, aS
well as enemies. that the extcnsl"n ot em-
pIre would inevitably lead to destruction.
Contrary tn all anticipation, this very extern
sion. has preserved the unity of the Republic.
The craving separation of the North ana
South. divided bv interest, and hostile in
feeling. was prevented from coming IN d'rec,
-colirsion by the Introduction OF new western
States. This third and powerful element
kept the others together in compulsory har-
,mony; and in the same manner, every sub
sseanet,t addition has tended to strengthen
I've fabric rather than to bring it down.
-'.s Tie wider the dominion of the federation
spreads, the greater the number Of local IN
tercsis and populations comprehcndcd with
IL its boundary, the less appears to be the
probability that any particular interests can
threaten The general weal-that dIssenslons
hctween particular sections are destined to
}enlanger the security Of the Union.
It has wilhstood the shocks of CONNER
,clal distress, and the extravaganza of com
mercia! prosperity; il has been cnlcebied by
the impulse given to party spirit under a
long and idle peace; it seems to encounter
no material danger from the questionable
success of a war of invasion and conquest;
for wars waged like those Of the Carthage
mans. by hired armies and Jealous controlled
Generals, are not very likely to produce
Caesar or Napoleon. As far as human Sa-
1uacity foresees, the clouds which envelopes
the birth of the confederacy, have cleared
away. There is no particular political dam
ger now impending which has not been IN
Cured and surlnounted already, and OF
which American statesmen cannot estimate
The amount, and may not be expected to
guard against the shock.
@. Edinbu gh Reuie'o.
STATUE OF JACKSON Our readers are
perhaps aware that there is a design on foot
10 erect, at Washington, bronze equeslrl'
an statue of ANDREW JACKSON. Among
those who intend TO present models to the
committee, is our ingenious and entcrPrslne
fellow citizen, Mr.. CLARK Mills, who pro-
lceeded to Washington yesterday afternoon
on this errand.
The model of Mr.. Mills has challenged
The admiration of all who have seen it.
There is spirit and life about 1t that can
not be surpassed. 1t represents the Gener
al on horseback and in uniform, in the ac
of acknowledging the salute of a body o.
troops whom he is reviewing. The attitude
softhe horse is exceedingly spirited. lie l.
taken just at the moment when he has beer
checked in full career, and thrown back up
on haunches- and just, as if anticipating the
next movement, he is turning to dash dowI
the line. Several of the best horsemen o
our CITY, who have examined it, are of opin
ion that the horse is free from all exception
and that nothing could be more admirable
than The attitude ofthe rider We have see1
the engravings Of the statue of Peter th
Great and the Duke of Wellington, aud nei
sther Of them will compare, in point of splrl
and action, with this model. One peculiar
ity.of this statue IS, that it is, sef-poIsed-
while in that of Peter the Great (where tn
attitude is similar to this) it was necessary
fasten the tail Of the horse to the rock, in OIL
der to retain him in his rearing attitude.
The conception of this model is in tn
highest degree creditable to Mr.. Mills. If
does not secure the approval Of the comm'