Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-11-06


Tshe Globe. Now, fellow-citizens, you do no
".Ire that the bottom on the other side OF thi.
- i part Of your coast, because there is moi
nus.,rh water between you and IT. But stretch
~ twenty miles, and low it becomes lake,
~ nth il coast on either side! There wo;,ld
~. nave to be very special attention to the im-
...erent OF this lake-coast, and Congress woald
80 .nosopriatons for it. But, because SIM
.,..s;l. cntv divides the shores on either SIDE of
r. ,..vri6cent river, forsco;h, we have TO 20
-. Them for what we want in improving our
etr'6ve thousand niles Of coast.
sr.i'cw-citizens, if, along the banks of this
INC river. you could see nothing but blank
81 arsary deserts, except here aud there an OASIS
r.feh of civilization--we might be reascna-
= ret. as we now are, in the halls or Congress,
IN the response that thai was no matter IN
',h;rh the interests oil the nation are iasoVed'
MI Sir, upon every part OF this vast valley, me
M ~ nature has stamped the seal OF tsui'fni-
49,. Of beauty, of serdure, ana OF glory the
~ If which the whole world has yet never seen.
. Civ millions upon millions can live and re-
,ne fact. that nine States and one Territory
avs aow contain FIVE Millions of people, would
NE nsn. hola. how many people do you think? Pre-
49, yourselves for large figure: give sixty to
..n,re mile, the average population of Eu-
~ - ,rd then these nine States and one Terriso-
vii support. in full life, forty millions of peo-
x, Vet look at it. The time will cone when
~ children NAV see in this valley those forty
m;ll;ons living on It's soil.
= :. moral and physical aspect, every outward
.;..amstapce is favorable for the full develop
srt 81 All tina. their attributes susceptible Of;
mi mentally, the people are destined 10 reach the
s;sheet possble expansion and cultivation. Bat
- 4 what manner, is all this 10 be accom-
,,;,hea? Think you, sir, If de>potiSm held It's
I.ek mantle over this land. aud the energies Of
4. neople were fettered around with bands Of
I,on s,rengsh, that we could 20 on increasing and
Maliplying in this manner? Very far from it.
S,.ciress' desolation. misery. unfruitfuness.
,ronld be the lot of this magnificent valley. But,
.;r mere IS in progress a great experiment. al The
~, contemplation OF which the soul of free
man seems as Il it were capable OF bursting lis
f,tters. and soaring over to regions which ii is
u, mnoss,ble for HIM to reach. Let Us think,
s.llcw.c,txens. Of the blessings watch our ia
sa.rs have given us--tae blood they sp Ii for the
sr;veses we euloy. What is ;h.s land now do
70 AR ns. in bringing forth those comforts. even
n the trial Of the experiment of a free people.
living under government-har,ng written
ronsi,tution--a governmet of laws. giving free
Ann Of opin;on. freedom of thought. action and
purpose--a government where every man is a
King.
ST., the Scriptures speak Of nations being born
n day; bat, sir, It Is only seventeen years ago
that came upon the banks OF The Mississippi
Where then was the fair youn, State OF iowa?-
Where were the Hawkeyes ihen-whe:e We're
her fair daughters and stalwart sons? Look at
,he;r yisor, and estimate their strength. VITA
others. came from 81 Louis, where outward ma
tre Il in the scar ana yellow leaf came two
hundred and fifty miles, and Oh our way the face
Of nature also presented the satne GLOOMY aspect.
With the leaves preparing 10 fall. | landed here
4 the dead Of night. found. 10 be sure, Your
hearts and your Inequalities. green and bursting.
to rive Us that entertainment which has been 50
generously extended. | looked abroad in the
morning. and every tree upon yoAr hills was
ceen, with hardly leaf fallen--ara looking as
iii were in the month Of August. May it be an
emblem Of the perpetual verdure and perpetual
prosperity which shall belong to this lovely city.
MI President, il is in such laad as have We
N feebly attempted to depict, this mighty river
and tributaries have a heayen-sent m SsaeU that
should command the alteration aa,i love aal graft
itUie OF every true hearted American. Il rs a
Mission which should swell that heart with feel
ings Of patriotism aud truth, now weighed down
By the prejudices of EVIL feelings. 1t is m,ssion
which should fill every soul with desire for
tons Of patriotism.
But. sir. 10 whom was this mission sent? Tie
Abosigines were on the banks of thlS stream
when first saw it, and they had been here, sir,
we know not how long. Tue mss on of this riv-
er was not for them, for they have passed away
like the foam upon the waters or like The sam-
lner dried fountains, leaving US no knowledge OF
where they stood, save the remnants of thei, en-
lstence scattered here and Their amid the scenes
OF Their old hunting grounds. The French and
Spaniards, TO small extent, peopled the land.
and they, too, have passed away, for the m ss;on
OF this r.,er was moi TO thm. Then came the
Americaa-Saxon, for whom Col sent ta;s mighty
conconrse of waters upoa creattos.'S dAwn, Tint
stream comes, with all its tributaries, 10 fractify
our land, 20 make il yieil ITS comforts forever.
until It shall please our Almighty Father 10 blast
our soil with barrenaess. II comes here TO give
N outlet from this great valley to other parts ;
i comes, MISSION of might, of power. OF glory,
% the whole people of this world; bts il has u
still higher msssioa to perform.
. MY friends, has 1t never occurred to YOU tlat
these streams which fail down oar mountains.
form an imperishabe and anb:oaea bond OF
anion, of brother.y love, Of peace, of good VII.
. all the inhabitants OF this great valley. Eyey
md ever. as the tide of population streams
through all Its avenues into tbs sasl vaiey-ayer
md ever. as II comes, will it roll down oar de-
fl'vhies, and our mighty stream and its tri5 lta-
nes but yon can never people the banks so
aensely, 50 full you can never gorge the land SO
completely. that the arms of the great MissSsip-
p Will not bind them all together. in eaduring
and eternal bonds. Sir, do we realize th;s2 We
recognize the sentiment when ii is eNpres sed. BAT
% we think Of it when seated at our res ,.es. in
NE security OF our enjoyment OF life. liberty and
happiness? Do we speak OF i, 10 our wives, to
oaf cnlidren, and 10 the strangers that come III
our midst! livery much fear. that the most of
men IN this valley do not think of these hings as
'aey should do. Sir, we are all hers as brethren
- care not whether they were born in the
NaN mat was born in, or even the Continent.
y nen We are here Americans. we are brethren.
ine irlshmsn who refuses TO BE- an American is a
1aI brother, as are all foreigners. but brethren
" we o. human race. But when they land on
:. our SHORES, and make themselves Americans.
ney are brethren of full blood.
nave, too, that wnich cannot be found in
auy osaer civilized nation on the eartA having
aay extent which viii tend 10 parpetuate our in
suuuoaS. and that l., we speak common ian
euase. Where can We fad lani that stretches
~ se'oss acontiDent where every nan, bo.a apoa
tne soil can know tie, sentiment waica every
y" Unei man uiters in addressing him? In The liz
se lsand OF Great Britain, yoa will fad men iv-
my ~ miles from each other, VINO cannot con-
u.. Mseilig,b'y, though all are Eas,ishmen.
. ~ every man can here know the full import OF
y. ny word which is spoken in the language of
.N soii. Sir, he can understand the language of
C ~ tamers-the language in which the Dec,ara-
NJ ol Independence was wrtten; he can read
u. constitution of the Uuited States, under
he can perase the pages of the story
=, tes land, blazing with its glorioas deeds. and
eu 10 ms own native language; he can sill By his
a1ss,de, after the toll of the day is over. or upon
w Sabbath, and can read ia his own tongue The
sioie, which God has laid open to us in This Ifa