Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-01-23
NUMBER 5.

extent Of territory which VIC now possess.
stretching from ocean TO ocean. contain.
ing millions upon millions Of acres, -
F, We; uniahabited.
Sir. if tho progress wh:ot the honor
! able Senator means. is a progress to be
, accomplished bv foreign wars. and foreign
conquest, and foreign territorial aggSan-
dixement. thank God that belong ID
the party which is stationary. which 10
standing still. II that is not bis object
! would like to know what he means by pro.
gress. | would like to meet with . slefini-
ton Of the kind Of progress which he
thinks il i. desirable for this country %
make. 7r
Mr.. President. I have risen lste in the
evening. really intending 10 say much less
than have said. and must conclude by
expressing the hope that the Senate OF tho
United States. when they come to deliber.
ate seriously upon the consequence Of tho
adoption Of such . resolution as this. will
pause; that they will not open . new field
Of collision. terminating perhaps in war,
and exposing ourselves to the reaction of
foreign Powers, who. when they SEQ us
assuming to Judge Of their conduct. wil
undertake in their turn to judge Of our
conduct. We ought to recollect that, with
the sole exception Of France, whose con-
diton is yet somewhat obscured in doube
and uncertainty as to the fate Of . ys-
public which she has established, we stand
solitary and alone amidst all the Powers
Of the earth. an example Of free Cow
ernment, and that we should not venture
to give to other nations even . pretext.
much less cause. to separate themselves
from US, by undertaking to Judge Of sheis
conduct, and applying to them . rule ac-
cording to which we may denationalizo
nation after nation, according - their
conduct may be found to correspond with
our notions and judgment Of what 10 right
and proper in the administration Of hu.
man affairs. Sir. it does not become us
to take such perilous and unnecessary
grounds, and trust that we shall not adopt
such course. l see no neccessity for
referring this resolution to . committee.
think it would be unwise to adopt it, and
trust the Senate will at once negative
the resolutions; or, il it should be referred.
confding in the sound judgment q the
Committee on Foreign Affairs in anticipa.
ton, feel perfectly sure Of the rejection
Of the resolution by the committee.
Womam's Love-A Chnr,aing ssory.
One Of the editors Of the New Orleans
Picayune. in . recent article on the mov-
al culture Of the affections, relates the foI.
lowing pretty story:
! elm the course of our Peregrinations
we were once introduced to q family con-
,isting Of a widow lady and two daugh-
ters. The elder was about twenty, IN ex.
ceedingly interesting girl. well educated
and of considerable personal attractions.
In the general demeanor Of the sister
there was a striking contrast; the youngest
was all gaity, with a transparent candor
on her features that enabled you to read
her very heart. Every word, every move
Of the elder. evinced some predominant
idea-that she habitually 'chewcd the cud
Of bitter melancholy What that idea
was in a young girl. Of course everybody
might divine. After time, little intims-
cy having sprung up between US and the
widow. the cause of the melancholy in her
eldest daughter was explained to Us. She
had been brought up near family whero
there was a youth of her own age, and .
reciprocal affection was the result Of long
years of intimacy between them. The
mother only became aware Of the state Of
her daughters feelings by the demand for
her hand made by the lover. The posi-
ton Of the young couple was such. in re.
gard to worldly affairs. as to render their
marriage imprudent in the extreme. Tho
widow therefore pointed out to her child
all the evil consequences which il would
entail on her, and the latter, like Q sensi.
BILE young woman, concurred in the moth.
er's views. twas then agreed upon be.
tween them to remove from the scene Of
danger, and the family accordingly estab-
lished themselves at q spot forty miles off,
where we first saw them, the young lady
promising to hold no correspondence with
the young gentleman.
Circumstances shortly after called %
to another party Of the country. but about
nine months subsequently we were again
thrown into intercourse with the family at
the same place. Somewhat to our surprise,
we found the widow with the youngese
daughter only, the elder had left her homo
forever. The explanation was very read
I lily given Us.
1t appeared, that swithstanding every
effort on the part of the young lady, tho
passion she had conceived for the COM
panion Of her infancy could not be eradi.
Gated. Her gloom and dependency dai.
ly, hourly increased. She uttered NO
complaint, but il was plain that memory
like worm insthe bud" preyed on her
young heart. Riding one evening in .
carriage with her mother in the oueskisis
of the village where they lived, whilst tho
latter was endeavoring to rouse her from
her melancholy. by sdescanting on tho
beauties Of nature, she suddenly broke
forth from her torpor and exclaimed:
"Look, ma. At yonder oak. alone in tis
I middle Of that ploughed field! would
rather be Morton's wife. and live upon
acorns beneath that tree, than be the bride
Of prince!'
i Struck almost speechless by her dangh-
ter's unaccustomed energy, the poor wid-
ow looked at her . moment. and burst iu.
to tears.