The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-02-08

ana Courier ON the Great West, is OF peculiar interest
Al his time while the question OF liberal appropriations
81 the public lands TO the States for railroads is
bsing discussed with so much ability and warmth in
Congress
In his "reminiscences OF remarks and opinions OF states
men on this subject the writer might have adverted 10
what was said by OF the distinguished senators OF
bis own State General Downs) in the debate on the
compromise measures in 1850 He said:
But the gentleman thinks that if the Union is
the will be divided into three conederacies
outhern the northern, and the middle hope sir that
bs, question will have soution-that the pre,c-
zion will never be verified Bur, sir if dissolution should
t,ka Mace | very much mistaken il there would be
snv separation into three conederaeies. do believe
MAJ any division the line between Tree and The slave
states wosd take place unless there provision made
OK the admission of free States into the southern
Union. On the contrary, sir ! believe her boundary
would be ncrea sed different boundary would exist !;
and however circumstances might shape themselves i
believe the valley of the Mississippi would be di
yded The hand of Providence formed IT, and il will
remain forever
"That valley can never be dsunited without almost
miraculous revolution OF the feelings and wishes, and
suits OF the inhabitants"
From the Louisiana Courier.
"Weslward the star of empire takes its way" said
Bishop Berkeley, IN The spirit oil prophecy, many years
We cannot fortify the Atlantic ocean--the utmost
WI
said Patrick Henry in l77as and il is Of lbs most
srikng sentiments uttered by American states
man II embraces, in few words not only the creed Of
democratic party, but the true solution OF the great
enigma Of our national progress The influence Of this
sentiment may be traced in all the important movements
of our government Washington conceived it when he
made his wntIy journey by command OF Lord Dunmore,
the French posts beyond the Ohio II has been practi
ealIy carried OUT in every treaty made with the Indians
Virginia and North Carolina had il in view when they
issued their military land warrants at the close of the
revcution thus colonzng Kentucky, Ohio and Tennes-
The perseveIng negotiations OF the federal govern
ment for the exclusive navigation OF the Mississippi
show that the maxim OF Patrick Henry was never lost
sight Of and Mr. Jefferson acted upon when he wrested
Louiaisna from the miser-grpe, of Napoleon. The
the Missouri and the mouth of the Columbia and the
markabA explorations OF Fremont were part and parcel
OF the same policy
The presumption system OF Andrew Jackson--a marked
and distinctive feature OF the democratic party and the
wisest and most benehcent OF all It's measuTes-was
framed upon the Injunction q the Virginia orator to make
ourselves formidable in The Vest Ii is the great and only
correct principle OF colonization and is peculiar to the
United States. The immense land grants of Spain, the
eua concessions oil France and the proprietary charters
Of England locked millions of acres, foslered monopo-
lies, and were theoretically and practically radically de-
fecve But the system OF subdvidng the country into
small tracts, and then concedng the first choice to the
adventurous occupant not rendering him beneficiary or
dependant but offering proper inducement for labor and
enterprise has achieved miracles in the extension Of cvl
zaton and the progress OF empire Missouri Indiana,
Illinois, and other States their unparalleled strides 10
opuence and population more TO this than to any other
The democratic party early perceived its abstract
justice and saluary operation, and It has become
part Of its political creed. The pre-empion system, nsg-
nifeant as the small clearing" and log cabin of the
settler may seem as objects Of political economy, pract
xLy realizes the fable Of Midas 1t turns everything
mic gold It scaiters the wilderness 1t has
created mighty States in the dim and far off West 1t
Stocked them with men, who in lsl3 were foremost in
battle on the frozen wastes of Canada and who after
wards baptized with their blood the plains of Texas and
planted our star-gemmed banner the walls of Mexico
The Oregon policy of the democratic party, the war
with Mexico, and the great by which has been
followed on the shore OF the Pacific, illustrations
grand scale Of Henrys celebrated maxim-make your
selves formd Ibk The Vest This is the great Ameri-
motto IL should be stamped national coin
age. Amidst the strife and vicssiiudes of party IL has
never been forgotten Under its inspiration, though by
magic, cities have eaFed up in the frownng wilderness
Great agricultural communities occupy the hauns OF the
nomadc tribes. States have been created more powerful
than the world knew before. because they possess
within themselves all the resources of subsistence and Of
commerce. and are removed from possibility OF INVASION
though enjoying all the advantages OF great interior
navigation
The great empire OF the West, stretching along the
Ohio the Missouri, the Upper Mississippi. and the lakes
IS in this point OF view historically and geographically
phenomenon. Its insulated position, its vast distance
from the sea, yet direct communication with IT, its mex
hausbe fertility, and its prolific and waIlike population
edupcaing every century, guarantee il forever from
foreign attack And year after year, era after era the
pocess OF accumulation and development will 20 on,
checked by those vcssudes OF Invasion, conquest and
deficiency Of production to which most other countries
are exposed War will stamp its red footprints
the banks OF the Ohio The most numerous army that
any power in Europe might send by way of the Mssis-
npp or the lakes would perish long before ii pene-
uaed the great interior There is the backbone of the
republic II the seaboard States shall ever be overrun
and occupied by the combined armies OF the Old World
that vast and unapproachabe empire we shall find
treat and security From the everlasting baements oil
tae Aueehanes, and the impregnable intrenchmens OF
hf Rocky mountains, we may defy the invaders, and
send down army after army 10 expel them from our
shores.
Make yourselves Formidable 10 The toestioadl So spoke
ne Demosbsnes OF Virginia seventy years ago. Friend
Mnn Of freedom were the last words OF the usrious
Jackson. The West tcN not PEI MT THIS Union 10 be dis
@ped said Judge Douglas in his speech few days
go Upon those memorable max inns, handed down from
henry to Jefferson, from Jefferson 10 Jackson, from
Jackson 10 Polk, and from Polk TO Douglas, gov.
eminent has been mainly conducted The whole policy
q ne democracy-the party OF progress-hinges upon
peH Under this guidance we have nurured our cir
eamscrlbed limits into gigantic dimensions We have
ofuhed our national Union. We have created past
't Of population and production TO fall back upon in
rea emergencies We have secured an interior empire,
here art and science may pursue their abors unlnier
ped, and human nature reach the highest point OF i'm
movement. From this great laboratory may send the
orch bearers in every department OF human learning and
every avenue Of human pursuit
inete, TOO, may commission the missionaries 81
I,eeoom 70 go INTO all The world and preach our lessen
Hee government 10 the down trodden and oppressed
inefe hperiy has found its permanent home. Ii may
uloop y the North under the demoalizng Influences OF
yea manufacturing establishments and monopolies IT
decline m the South under the progress OF luxury,
~rish by the sword which our divided people may
,sny draw against the Cossacks OF fanalicsm but
hesIea valley, spanning from the Blue Ridge TO the ST.
Nevada and from the Tennessee to the Lakes-ters,
y ae Great West liberty has her citadel Star after star
1S isde and tall from our glorious banner principles