Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-12-13

the office-systems and worldly wisdom of their min
sters who, seeing things in those lights, have des-
pissed the untashloned awkward youth of America,
when they shall find the system of this new empire
NOT only Obstructng bet SHP0Sediag the old systems
EWTops, and crossing upon the effects OF ali their set
tied ma Xims and accustomed measures they Will cal
upon these their ministers and wise men, Come
curse This people, for they too nigSty for nep
Their statesmen will dumb. But the spi! of truth
will answer, Uoic shall curse tchonl God hath not
ci0Scdt
This prediction made when the Colonies we've fight
ing tor their very existence nation, must lee nc
coun ed among tn miracles ofpoilicol foresight TIE
bod9ess Of the prophecy is eQuaed only by he extra
oidlnsry precision OF he ulGiment
VI the commerce of the Americans, so deprecated
hv Sheffield, Pownall speaks thus time. when
britain was mistress OF the seas:
The American will come to market in his own
shipping, and will claim the ocean as common; will
claim navigation trained by no laws bat the law
oil nations, reformed tho rising crisis reqlres.'
On the subject OF emigration to this country he is
| equally shrewd aud iel'coua in his predictions
America will seem every day 10 approach neerer
and nearer to Europe When the alarm which the
idea of gong strange and distant country gives TO
the homely notions OF European manufacturer or pea
SAINT shalt be thus worn out tn 3usand repeated re-
pulsive feelings respecting their present home, thou
sand attractive motives respectinn the settlement which
they Will look 10 IN America, VIII raise spirit of ad
venture and become the irresistible OF almost
general emigration 10 that netc tUortd.
"Fnere is nowhere in the European part of the
old word such grealne J oil TRerwoven and COM
bined interest, communicated through such largeness
OF territory, as that in Moth America.
"One finds everything omitted in it which form great
ness OF doininons amplitude and groUth Of State "
How lnimeasurabiy Pownall ahead of all his
contempoies IN his conceptions OF the spirit of poll
teal and commercial enterprise IN this country may
be by what We have adduced and by the gener-
al tenor of his specuatons the growth of empire
IN this hemisphere Nothing clearer to his I'M
dersaatng than the fact thai the States formed great
,choe, with community Of interests and power OF
combining i'll system which could embrace all Bfi
| tsh America. In the following remark he
flinlt Tho lot pf that
passing our heads:
'Wheher the islands in those PARTS called the West
Indies are na;utally parts of this North American
Communion Is question, In the detail OF il, of
Gus speeu'atlon but OF no doubt as to the fact"
Powna's acuteness and sound political knowledge
did not fail to perceive the defects of the old confeder
alton. He saw that the States could never get on
ward under this loose system OF general government
alter the pressure of external nostllites should be
taken away no man dlseeTne ,h more clearly at that
| on' which the federal constitution afterwards estab
shed.
! s'lf the true spirit of liberty, as above described
and the genuine spirit of government, does not act
by the iase nal attractive principle of Union, strongly
and permanently, in proportion the external com
pressing OF confederation renewed, the Amer
leans will experience the same fate and fortune anC
| be driven by the same mscries to the same ruinous
distress, which the States of Greece and the city Of
| Rome had wretched experience Of.
| 'Suticlen and adequate provision is not made ol
the representing of the majesty of the people, the SOW
ereignty of the United States; nor for the efficient ad
|
| federation as General Government From some
lingering doubt OF thelnselves-from some excess Of
dstrus-;he people seem to have been afraid to es.
| tabllsh supreme magisracy. The
general confederation, tn G neral Government
wants something ensure in al cases the consensus
o6edSeatinm of all the States. CONGRESS-
seems 10 be formed on the idea of to debate
or OF council to advise, and there to be ne
ces-ity of distinct branch Of M !istracy for admin
| stratlon
He is therefore earnest in his en- raates to the
American People to establish Federal Government tc
secure them effective nationality, or, ia his ow d
words Gift up standard to the nations"
| The Memorial viii now venture, in the words oil
the Prophet lsaah-torl this prophet was true pa.
tiot, deep politician, as he ,und divine
TO say to the sovereign Government OF America
| "Arise ascend thy lofty cat
| BE clothed with Thy strength;
"Liit up on high a standard to The nations.
"Actuate your sovereignty. Exercise the powers and
duties of your throne. Let the supreme magistrate
magistrates be visiby clothed with the majesty OF the
people, and seem TO be armed with the efficient powers
OF administration"
Various other points OF advice are urged with adm
rabe and sagacty, and the menoralist assn res
the American people that by following this coua e
they will become
"a nation to whom all nations will come powe
whom all The powers ot Europe will civil ant
commercial alliances; p ople to whom the rsmn NJ
OF all ruined people will fly, whom the oppre ID and
injured OF every nation will seek for refuge The richie
o. the sea will pour in upon them the wealth OF ma
tons must Nv in upon them, aud they must be popu
lous and rich people"
The ar aed mind and generous svmpathies of thi
remarkable man warm into unusual ieryer as he con
temp the glorious desnies in store for the peo
pl. whom he knew and loved so well. The perora
ton of bis work is an eloquent and affsctopate asp
ration to Heaven for their prosperity.
Gov. Pownall sat in Parliament during the Amer
can and distinguished himself by his speeche:
against The ministerial measures He was an accom-.
plshed schol and and antiquarian and publ shed Sc
verai works GA archaeology, and various other sub
jects. He ded al BAH, England, in 1906 at the age
Of 50. A town in Maine and another in Vermont have
been named after him. but the trmest monument to his
glory is to be found in his writings, which exhibit him
statesman unsurpas ed for sagaciy, penetration
and forest CIV; the political who looked further than
oil other men OF his time into iu urtythe true pro.
phet of American greatness.