Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-12-22

the existence Of a nation, this law of
progress,'if unchecked. will bring us
to almost incredible results.
A large allowance for diminished
proportional effect of emigration
would not very materially reduce the
estimate, while the increased aver
age duration Of human life, known
to have already resulted from the
scientific and hygieuie Improvements
of the past fifty years, will tend to
keep up through the next fifty, or
perhaps hundred, the same ratio of
growth, which has been thus revealed
in our past progress; and to the in
fluence Of these causes may be al
ded the influx of labOring masses
from eastern Asia to the Pacific side
Of our possessions, together with the
probable accession Of the populations
already existing in other parts ofour
hemisphere, which, within the period
in question, will feel, with yearly IN
ereasing force, the natural attraction
OF so vast and powerful and prosper
Gus a confederation Of self-geverning
republics, and will seek the privilege
of being admitted within its safe and
happy bosom, transferring with them
selves, by peaceful and healthy
process of incorporation, spacious
regions of virgin and exuberant soil,
which are destined to swarm with the
fast-growing and disappearing mil
lions Of our race.
/ These considerations seem fully to
justify the presumption, that the law
of population above stated will con-
tinue 10 act with undimihished eff
feet, through at least the next half
century; and thousands pf persons
who have already arrived 1T MATURE
ty, and are now exercising the rights
of freemen, will close theit eyes on
the Spectacle Of more than one hun
bred millions of population embraced
within the majestic proportions of
I the American Union. 1t is pot
merely rs an interesting topic Of
speculation that / prescott these
views for your consideration They
have important pr, ctical bearings
upon all tie political duti ) we are
called upon .toperlorm. Heretofore,
four sytem Of government h;l k worked
on what may be termed filiniatuIe
scale, in comparison with the devel
opment, which it must thus assume,
within a future 50 near at hand, rs
scarcely to be beyond the pIesent or :
the existing generation.
1t is evident Il at Il CONFEDERATION
so vast and so varied, both in num-
bers and in territorial extensIsin hab-
its and III interests, could pniy be
kept in national coheslon by the
stricicst fidelity to the principles Of
the constitution, as understood BY
those who have adhered to the most
restricted construction Of the power
granted by The people and TIE States.
Interpreted and applied according to
those principles, the great compact
adapts itself with perfect case and
freedom to an Unlimited extension
of that benign system of fedora
tive sell-government, Of which it IS
our glorious and, ! trust, Immortal
charter. Let US, then, with r edouble'!!
vigilance, be on cur guard against
yielding to the temptation Of the
exercise Of doubtful powers, even I'M
der tile pressure Of the motives Of
conceded temporary advantage, and
apparent temporary expectancy.
The minimum of federal govern
meDt. compatible with the maintc-
nance Of national unity and efficient
action in our relations with The rest
of the world. should afford the rule
and measure of the construction Of
our powers under the general clauses
of the constitution. A spirit Of
strict Difference % the sovereign
rights and dignity Of every State,
rather than disposition to subordl-
nate the States into a provincial re-
lation to the central authority should
all our exercises of the
respective powers temporarily vested
in US as a s;lcred trust from the gen
erOus coniidence of our conStItu-
ents
In like manner, as a manilestly
indispensable cd ndition of the perpe.-
nation Of the Union, and of the re-
llization of that magnificent nation
Al future adverted to, does the duty
become yearly stronger uponR US, rs. =
citizens of the several States to cul-
ivate lraternal and affeefIOnate
;pnit, language and conduct, in re-
yard to other States, and in relation