The Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1852-1853, 1853-09-21
A Glowing Tribute to Democratic
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A Glowing Tribute to Democratic
. Policy.
No man, who possesses a particle of in
teligence, but viii concede that this coun-
| try is pre- gnantwitd all the elements of great
ness-yca, viii concede that it is even now
pre-emincntly great, We make the follow
ING extract from an eloquent address de-
liyerel by Hon. Isaac D. Hcistor at Ian
caster City, Pa, on the 4th instant:
"The political expansion Of our country
from the period Of the Revolution to the pre-
sent has been no less remarkable than the
developcment Of her internal rcsources.-
The original Thirteen States ofouS confeu-
er9lcy have multiplied to the number of
thirty one that now cluster in oyr national
constellation. The States, confined at the
beginning, to a narrow border along the
western shore ofthe Atlantic, now stretch in
magnificent belt across the whole extent of
the Continent, and rest with equal confidence
upon the shores Of the Pacific, the Lakes
and the Gulf of Mexico. The first weak
barrier Of civilization, the Allcghenios, has
not only been passed but the tide ofpopula-
ton has oyerleaped the distant and gigan-
tic Cordilleras, and calmly spread itself
about their feet; the Nation has broken the
limits assigned to its infancy and occupied
and incorporated the country for thousands
Of miles beyond its earliest western and
suotbern frontiers into its territory. Louis.
ana first yielded its fertile fields and flowing
waters to the progress Of the western pion-
GERS. Florida then sank beneath the pres
sure and permitted the young Republic to
swell, without interruption, down to the Gulf
and out to the Ocean. And within our own
recollection, a band of intrepid adventu-
rers established themselves in the province
Of Texas, successfully resisted the impotent
efforts of Mexico to reduce them, asserted
their independence on the Bloody field of
San Jacinto, and were at last received as
equals into the arms Of the parent Cunfed-
eracy. Mexico ventured to resent the Of
fence, and therefrom resulted the most sue
cessful war in which our country has been
engaged since the close of the Revolution,
as we'll in the magnitude and Importance of
its consequences, as in the rapidity of its
conquests and the splendor of its victories,
The golden State of California has already
sprung from the lap of!he conquered prov
iuces, and the territories which have risen
in their midst look eagerly forward to the
approaching day Of their admission into the
happy fraternity Of our glorious Union. .m,
with this experience of the past, must
we not await the developenent of the future
destiny Of our magnificent Republic With
silent amazement? If such has been our
progress in less than three quarters Of
century that have scarcely elapsed since the
final consolidation of our Government, what
may we expect, or rather what may We not
expect, from our career in the countless
ages. that still repose i'll the womb of the
Future? | am not of those who subscribe
to the doctrine OF manifest destiny, yet it
is impossible to close my eyes to the pros
pect that extends before us, nor do / trem-
bic at the sight. The vigor of our FeGelal
system has thus far shown itself equal to
the utmost limits Of our territorial expansion,
and with the hearts Of the pcope in the
right place, there is little reason to appre
hend thatit will prove Inadequate to the
protection of any States or Provinces that
may hereafter seek and receive the shelter |
of the star-spangled banner. The magnifl
icent arch Of independent sovcreignties that !
span the American Continent has suffered /
no diminution Of strength from the increase I
of its weight, but on the contrary, by the |
of the accession into the body !
OF the structure, has ecquired additional So |
lipity fl ON every contribution to its size
f or my own part, | am content with the
present limits of our mighty heritage, and /
think them sufficient for the wants Of years
TO some; sbuJif it should please the will'of
the majority, by any means consistent with
national faith and honor, to adorn the, Cir.
die Of our fair Republic with the gem Of. the
Ocean, the rich and blooming queen Of the
to reclaim the northern coast OF
hG Pacific from the dominion Of England,
u to annex another smiling Province of the
sunny South, 1 shall not for that reason de-
despair ofpermanencH Of our free ihstitu4
ions; but shall seek their preservation
where it can only be surely found, whether
,ur borders be contracted to the dimentions
,fa single State, Or extended to enbrace'a
Continent, in the intelligence and patriotism
if the American people, err l.t 3ib sli9f
z Mr.. Hester is a Whig-a strong WhigI
--and was elected TO congress last fall; yet
When he came to advert to the position and Et
prospects Of our country, unintentonallN |
las he eulogized Democratic policy. . He is
lot an isolated instance. Every man, who
peaks and employsthe language Of truth
must thus eulogize Democratic policy. III
vas Democratic policy that swept away the
,arriers that prevented the extension Of civ /
lization beyondIthe Alleghenics, and caused .
I to .'calmly spread itself about the feet of
be distant and gigantic Cordjllcriessn Had u
Nhiggcry, in the. days when lit gloried inl