Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1850-05-03
The Giant Of the West.

4 late number Of the Dublin Nation
makes this impressive reference to the
future greatness Of this young Republic.
= In the East there is arising a collos-
sal centaur called the Russian Empire
With a civilized head and front, it has the
thews and sinews Of barbarlc body
There one mans brain moves 70,000000
There all the traditions Of the people are
Of aggression and conquest IN the vest
There but two ranks are distIuguisLable
-serfs and soldiers There the map of
the future includes Coustautinogle and
Vienna as outposts Of st Petersburgh.
In the West an opposing and still more
wondefuI American empire IS merging
We Islanders, have no conception of the
extraordinary events, which amid the 81
lence of earth are daily adding to the
power and pride OF this gigantic nation
Within three years. territories more ex-
tensive than these three kingdoms and
France and Italy. put together, have been
quietly, and IN a matter OF course fash
ION annexed to the Union
In seventy years, seventeen new s0ye-
reicnties, the smallest Of them larger than
Great Britain, have pcaceabl blyunlted them
selves to the federation. No standing ar
my was raised, no national debt sunk, no
great exertion made, but there they are
And this late mail brings Us news Of the
organization Of three more great States
about to be joined to the thirty. Mime
sofa. in the noTth-West Deseret in the
southwest; and California on the shores
Of the Pacific These three States viii
cover an area of earth equal to one half
Of the European continent
Nor is this mere addition Of dominion
on the map. 1t IS not piling barren Pei
ion upon uncultiyated 0ssa. 1t IS an
actual conquest of new strength and new
resources, Already has Minnesota her
capitalist Paul-which has its churches
schools, journals, parties, interests and
speculations. The Mormon founders of
Deseret are doing what the puritans did
in Massachusetts, two centuries ago-ta-
king care to possess themselves Of the
best lands and waters in their new State
Instead of becoming lawless horde of
the CalIfornians are founding
cities, electing magistrates, sheriffs and
as methodically and intent
lv as if they trod the beaten paths of life
on the Atlantic shore of the continent.
And with thus increase of the territory.
there is a commensurate increase Of in
dustry In the older States. By recent
statistics we perceive that manufactures
are rapidly increasing IN what were the
southern States-m0st so IN the Carroll
Mas and Georgia. The cotton mill is now
built beside the cotton feld-a formidable
sign for Liverpool shippers and Mancles-
ter milI-owners. In the northern aud
eastern States every torrent is trained to
work SamsOn-like in the mill
The census Of 1850, about to be taken
in the United States viii show a growth
of numbers, territory, and industry, en-
tirely unexampled In human history. Let
the great powers Of the Old World look
to it-let the statesmen of France, Ger
many and Russia, read the census care
fully. though 1t should startle them Let
despotism count every man of these mill
ions as a mortal enemy, aud every acre Of
that vast Commonwealth as the inherit
ance Of mankind most gauged to the cause
Of freedom.
Let Euglauds ministers, too. read and
ponder well on this and ask themselves
whether with such a sea and land rival
arising against England, they can afford.
by legalizing famine. 70 force one-half Of
our race to fee from home and laws into
the arms and service Of that rival already
so formidable3
But let ireland take il to heart above
ALL Let her learn that the growth Of na-