The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-12-26
WHOLE NUMBER 4s3.
THE GIANT OF THE WEST.

THE GIANT OF THE WEST.
A late number Of the Dublin Nation.
mikes this impressive reference 10 the f,s
ture greatness Of this Young Republic:
"ln the East there 10 arising : coloe.el
centsur called the Russian Emoirs tt;.s
. civilized head and front, il has ia ,b.-. -.
and siaews Of a huge barbaric BODY. Th.,s
one mans brains moves "a. .O0f i1oo
There al! the tradition Of the psopls -. =
aggression and conquest ia tho ve.s.
fhere but two ranks are distinguishsbls-
serfs and soldiers. There the map Of il.
future includes Consta an,inople and Vienna
as outposts Of 81. Petersburg.
"ln the west an opposing and still mora
wonderful American Empire is emero;nr.
we Islanders have no conception OF the a.
traordinary events which amid tha silance
Of the earth, ere dolly adding 10 tho nover
and pride Of this gigantic nation. Within
three years. Territories more extensive Than
these three Kingdoms, France and Italv
put together, have been quietly, 10 Mmatter
oi course" fashion, annexed 10 tho Union.
I'm seventy years, seventeen new sover.
eighties, the smallest Of Them larger than
Great Britain, have peaceably united them.
selves TO the federation. No standing armv
was raised, no national debt suuk. no staat
exeriion was made, but there they are
And this late mail brings Us news of In.
organization Of three moro great States
about to be joined to the thirty. Mime.
sofa 10 the northwest Deseret ia the south.
west; and California on the shoro Of ,ha
Pacific. These three States will COVE,
m area equal TO one half oi the Europeau
continent.
'.Nor il this mere addition on tha m..
i Is not pIiing barren Pelion upon uncuisi-
waited Ossa. II is an actual conquest q
new strength and resources. Already has
Minnesota ifs capiial-St. Panl-which has
its churches, schools, journals, parties. inter.
ests and speculations. The Mormon found.
ers Of Deseret are doing what the purilans
did in Massachusetts two centuries ago
taking care to possess themselves Of the
best lands and waters in their new State.
Instead Of becoming lawIess horde Of ad.
venturers, the settlers in California are
founding cities, electing delegates, maeia.
trates, sheriff.. snd Coneressmen, g
methodcally and intently as IL tbey trod
the beaten paths Of life on The Atlantic
shore Of the continent.
sand with this increase Of te,r;forv
there IS commensurate increase Of indus.
try in the older States. By receipt stats.
tics We perceive that manufactures are
rapidly increasing in what were the Caro-.
linas aud Georgia. The cotton mill II nov
built beside the cotton fields formidable
sign for Liverpool shippers and Manches.
ter mill owners. Ia the northern and
eastern States every torrent 10 trained "a
work Sa'nson-like in the mill. F'RF
"i'he census Of 1850 about In be taken iu
the United States, will show growth of
numbers, territory and industry, entirely
unexanp'ed in human history. Let aths
gray powers" Of the old world look to it,
let the statesmen nf France, Germany and
Russia read the census carefully. though Il
should stnrtle them. Let deepoiism count
every man Of these millions % mortal
enemy and every acre offhat vast common.
wealth ns ain inheritancs Of mankind most
guaged to the canse offfeedom. T
"Let Englsnd's ministers too. read and
ponder well on this and ask ,hem,elves
whether with such sea and land rival
arising against England, they can afford,
by legaizing famine, to force one half
ofour race to fee for hone and la~s into
the arms and service Of shst rival siready
50 formidables
"Bui lei ireland take il to besrt above ali.
Let her learn that the growth Of nstions
has not ceased. Fertile energy and will
that will not bend, still build States whcth.
er 10 the wide pampas Of the New World.
or the studded and strengthened regions cf
the old. America is rs grand field Tor hu.
man enterprise as when the ships of Colum.
buslfirst usared the shores Of Gus snihani.s