Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1852-06-17

only weakness consists in the want of
connection, would at once feel that
power, which policy had kept even from
their Imagination. 1t may be said, how
are we to procure staples what are we
to do with them &c. All pretend to
assert are the consequences Of employ
ing all the Americans upon staples. II
Britain onits TO find market for them,
or if she omits to supply manufactures in
return, there is an end of that conduct
which occasioned those consequences.
They, however, who will consider the ar
ticles Of general consumption and the
population, which results from regular
employment, will not, apprehend put
confusion so soon to the above SUPPOSE
ton as the want of fresh lands. But the
event at last comes, and the colonies can
no longer be employed on staples. What
will then be done? do not pretend
TO foretell, but may deviate from my
subject, into supposition that has but
slight connection with it The King of
Great Britain in that period will be much
wanting TO himself if he does not deter
mine at all events to reign over the most
numerous part of his subjects. Let him
man his royal navy, and at the head Of
a gallant army with those who follow
royalty, transfer the seat of empire to that
country which seems almost peculiarly
formed for universal dominion. In such
an age the monarch who reigns over
America will figure very differently from
him who commads in Britain alone
There would however, be very little diff
Guilty in supposing the total converse of
the present case.-America TO be the
seat of Government, and Britain the de-
pendent.*
But here it may doubtless be asked,
why not form a union between Great
Britain and North America, and by that
means prevent the consequences have
sketched from taking place In answer
to which do not pretend to Offer ohlcc-
ton to the plan, because think il would
ensure TO a Briton the dominion of the
country and probably bring about that
resolution which limited at before, viz
America being the principal and Britain
the dependant, which may be thought
better than the colonies, being totally
disiointed from her by throwing off their
allegiance; but that it would by any
means insure this country the seat OF
Government, very much question.
That point indeed appears to be i'm
possible, when the colonies become to
be very numerous, and possess manulac-
lures. For it is extremely doubtful,
whether such a potent people as | have
sketched, would submit TO send their
representatives, to meet those of such a
li,tle paliry place as Britain, at the dis
lance of above a thousand miles. So
that when mention was made of the union
between them, in analogy to the attract
i've centre of the Solar System, ii was
certainly meant that the seat of Govern
ment should be altered 10y the superior
gravity wherever that existed, or the
comparison could not be Just. But with
out looking into futurIty, if this union
did take place, do not see any effect II
would have of itself, that was beneficial
=" There Is some amusement at least, in re-
tlocting upon the vast consequences which some
time or other must infallibly attend the colonl-
zing of America. II we consider the progress Of
the empires which have hitherto subsisted in the
world we shall find the short duration of their
most glorious periods, owing to causes which will
not operate against that of North America 49,
Those empires were formed by conquest, great
many nations, different IN character language
and IDEAS were by force jumblcd into one heter-
ogeneous power, it is most surprising that such
discordant parts should hold together so long
But when the band of union force was weakened.
they returned to their original and natural sep
aration language, and national character, formed
many SoyeraigntiCs out of the former connected
varieties.
This however win be very different with North
America The habtual parts of that country in
GLIDING the dominion Of Britain and France and
of Spain, north Of latitude 30 contain above
100000 square miles. 1t would be very idle
to remark that tins includes what at present does
not belong 10 North America. II they wanted
1t, I warrant it would soon 6e theirs Tins ex-
tent Of territory is much greater than that of any
empire that ever existed, as will appear by the
following table.
Persian empire under Darius contained l,65OOOO
square miles.
Roman empire in its utmost extent l6oOOO
China, l,S59OOO
Great Noguls, III5O0O
The Russian empire including all Tartary is
larger than any Of these. But might as well
throw into the American scale the countries about
Hudson Bay for the one is as likely to be peo-
Pied as the other, whereas all have taken in
will assuredy be 50. Besides North America is
actually peopling very fast which is far enough
from being the case with theRussian deserts, now
the habitable part Of the British domnons alone.
IN North America contains above 100000 square
miles or almost equal to any of the above
But the whole, as before observed, is $500
600, or more than the Persian and Romln toreth-
or. In respect therefore, to extent and the means
of maintaining numbers Of p.ople, it is superior
TO all But then comes the advantage which is
decisive Of It's duration. This immense continent
will be peopled by British subjects whose Ian
guage and national character will be the same.
the few Frenchmen in it or foreigners imported
by us will be coniounded by the population. and
the whole people physically speaking one so
that those seeds Of decay, sown IN the very for
nation OF the ancient empire, will have no exis-
tence here. The conquest of South America by
such an empire would be no political conduct,
but do not IN this respect thing it would endan-
ger the national character, because the number of
people IN that continent is very in few comparison
with what the other will soon contain, nor will
the increase as long as such rich mines are work.
ed among them and likewise on account of those