The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-02-26

ton OF Slavery was capable OF being made kind
Of gaIvanic chain, connecting the heart strings
and purse strings of every STAKEHOLDER In the
country; hatthis political telegraph was to become
an engine OF immense power, and requiring only
the skill OF an operator TO set it in motion. But
the great seminal principle OF truth having fallen
upon the earth from his hand, even Mr. Jefferson
himself chad he desired iO could not make sue
cessful effort TO destroy it. 1t had taken deep
root, and it was growing and filling the whole
country; and it would continue to flourlsh in spite
of all opposition; and although men might seattle
its foliage with hre-might cut, and hack, and
mar, and lop off its branches; although the axe
might be laid its trunk, and girdled around Its
entire Observation-Disclosures, although men might
strike at its roots with pillow and spade, and at
tempt to root it from the earth, still it could not
be destroyed; for the truth was there, its roots
were firmly fixed, and ii would sprout again,
strong VIGOROUS, and fresh, in spite OF every as
sault that might be made upon it; it was destined
to remain as indestruct.ble as the great truths
that Law at the foundation OF the throne OF the
Dietv. But to return to the point OF history to
which he had referred. Seing the necessity OF
an organized National Government, the COnven-
ton came together for the purpose OF forming
Constitution Tor the United States The neces-
sitv was imperative. The public safety required
it: and it was required as well, in order to pro-
vide the means of paying the public debt, as to
provide for the common defence and general well
fare Well, when the people otthe colonies thus
went back, through the Convention, upon their
latent, original sovereignty, they were to form
Constitution, for what specific object From
what had been said, it was manifest that the Con-
vention was clothed with the supreme power of
the country; but, what were they to form Con-
stitution for H put case to the Chairman OF
the committe, Mr. Cabell, and said ii he (Mr W J
were to 90 into the State of Florida, and, on &C
count of the beauty of the country, or the sGlu-
brity of its climate, he should determine to settle
there and should thereupon talk about buying
farm, and after ascertaining the boundaries, &c,
would talk about the farm, would it not be read-
Nv understood what was meant by the converse
ton about the farm? SO,when the country came
together in Convention, for the specified object
of forming a Constitution for the United States,
was not the meaning plain that they were to frame
a Constitution for a country OF a certain geoL raph-
ical extent. marked and defined by the treaty of
1888, as the boundaries of the United States In
that treaty we were bounded eastward on the
Passamaquoddy bay, the Schoodic or ST. Croix
river, and straight line running north from
certain point on the Schoodc to the northwest
corner of Nova Scotia, on the highlands that d.
vide the waters emptying into the Atlantic ocean
from those emptying into the st Lawrence; thence
southwark and westward along said highlands un-
til it struck the westernmost branch OF Connec-
ticut river down said river to 45deg OF north
latitude; west along said parallel of latitude until
it struck the st. Lawrence and the great lakes :;
through the great lakes and the channels of the
streams to the Lake of the Woods from thence
southerly to the broad waters of the Mississippi !;
down the main channel OF the Mississippi until 1t
ntersected the northern boundary of Louisiana !;
eastwardly along said boundary of Louisiana to
the Gull OF Mexico; thence along said waters and
the northern boundary line OF Florida to the At
lantic ocean; and on said ocean enthusiastically
to the Passamaquoddy bay. That was to be the
United States; and, after the treaty of 1888, was
the United States.