The southern press., 1851-10-29

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air, and cover the soil with all her wonted abund-
anes. And yet tradition ssys that kings have
assayed to rebuke and to fetter the ocean
Xerxes and Canute came to the sea shore with
their warriors and courtiers, to stay the tide
and chain its rage. Our children laugh over
their recorded shame.
The people of the Mississippi Valley would
have the Union initiate only the Ocean. She
has its features, its origin, its power, its vast.
ness, its mission. She started on the Oceans
track by the immortal act OF her own declaration
Of independence She repeats in audible, and
even defiant voice, the purport Of that nstru.
ment in all her anniversaries and ceremonies.
Her statesmen prolong the echo--her scholars
contract the pause, and even infancy adds its
treble to the aggregate OF sound. But have we
yet sufficiently given back the blessings we have
received; blessings which should be returned
tenfold. because we have incurred that extent OF
obligation. Have we done unto mankind, not
what we would have them do TO US, but in pro-
portion to what they have given, and God has
prospered? The democracy of all the States
think not, and would have it otherwise Let the
benefits and blessings Of repubicanism descend
from our fullness upon all nations and enable
them to break their chains And il any imitator
Of the Persian or the Dane essay to bind the
bodies of mankind, here or elsewhere, let the
noble and united races Of America stay his hand
I think, then, fellow citizens, it may be assumed
that the people Of the United States of America
have become the first maritime and agricultural,
and, by far, the most generally intelligent and
happy nation in the world, by means Of demo
cratic republican institutions But these means
have been assisted by the possession Of vast
territory, with good soil and climate; and the
result has been accelerased by the process of
naturalization, which has added to great natural
increase, millions of foreign entrants. The
time, under ordinary circumstances, would have
arrived for the United States to form system
of foreign policy both commercial and political,
embodying their principles, asserting their rights
and enforcing their example. They have hith-
erto had no such system, because they were too
weak to establish it. Ireland, Germany and
France, not having sent over the vital, essential,
and irresistible elements of the combination
We got through the first war of independence
by foreign help alone; and we are now. only
enabled, by the strength Of numbers fr6 m abroad
rallying to the republican standard, to commence
the second war Of independence for ourselves
and mankind. BY the voluntary contributions
of men and treasure from the same quarters
added to the vigor and intelligence of the native
democracy, we can meet the attack on republi
canism made by the despnts Of Europe Who
is to take the lead and do il! The kind of man
is described in our last resolution" some daunt-
less, progressive, and untiring Democrat We
are on the eve of choosing candidate for fret
magistrate Of the republic-both parties are
seeking their opponents; but the Democratic
party alone can furnish the dauntless, progress
sive, and untiring standard bearer who is to lead
in the cause of mankind. In an age Of revolu-
ton, the van is theirs the rear belongs to their
opponents In the Mississippi valley, we desire
to know the choice of New York, and to approve
it. But we have to ask that no man of doubtful
nerve, or troubled mind, shall be chosen. We
want man who has no doubts, who has few
nntecedents, and is not so old as to lnger in the
rear of the party. Perhaps the federal Consti-
tuition has indicated the proper time Of life for
President Of the United States aud am sure
we shall lose little by the doctrine of strict inter.
probation applied to that case Ii is clear that
we have hitherto strayed too far in the opposite
direction. New York can doubtless make the
and do so without regard to geographi.
cal lines. II any son Of hers 10 more worthy
than the rest to be called TO the chief magistracy
in these Il mes, the West will open her arms to
him in preference to all others. If the Democ
racy Of New York waive their claims and select
from another State, then we hope they will scan
in every dreetio- tho Mississippi Whitley, now
the residence of l0,O00,000 of Inhabitants,
largely Democratic or its constellation OF
States, when we were twenty-six in number,
Ohio was the Oldest and strongest Of the New
Thirteen" and now, when We are thirty. one, she
Is likely TO be a. the next election as she is now,
the banner. BE- arer Of Democracy. Her sister
Western States will respect her choice, as the
Eastern States and all the STATES respect that of
New York. Cannot these great leaders Of the
republic concur 10 opinion upon the man, on con.
with all the States especially Pennsyl.
vania and Virginia In our broad prairies,
along the courses Of our tumultuous rivers, or
by the side Of one Of our inland scas, President
might be found who would hit the time, and be
afraid Of nothing-whose strong hand, and will,
and heart, would give area 10 trade, confidence
TO freedom, and ardor 10 its friends-enancipa-
ton 10 mankind.
A SUPERNATURAL Well.