The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-10-29
From the Cincinnati Columbian.
The Brussels Conference.

The vast desert OF ocean on which old nations OF
the earth, long ages before this republic sprang into
vigorous existence had poughed their way 10 wealth and
conquest long The tyrsnt, who, with it's mymldons OF
tempest, and ighnings. and lhundets Kept the humorous
mariner in awe, he crawled with cautious footsteps
over its highway about TO resign his auoeIac ssspe
into the hands Of science And al whose bidding do the
elements acknowledge themselves henceioth the SER
wants OF man! OF OF the descendants OF Vasco DE
Cana who animated WIN patriotic afco ove,eane a., an
wealth OF Indus! OF the coun,rynen OF Columbus.
who redeemed from the solitudes OF the sea continent
y me pde . q
hands the mystery OF the compass was FIRST developed
No But the command OF one OF the children OF the
youngest nation on earth.
To The perseverance, of q citizen OF the United States
an officer in her sea seTvicea Lieutenant as the
independence Beige styles him-ls the civilized world in
deb,ed Tor the accomplishment OF plan whereby the
winds and Of be brought INTO subec
ton, and made subserve the purposes OF the navigator
The press Of Europe eemng with praise OF Lieutenant
Maury and verwhelming him and his government with
thanks AT the late convention in Brussels representa-
,ves OF nine European powers-England, France. Bel,
GUM, Holland. Russia Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and
Porugalsened TO. and cordially accepted the plans OF
Lieut. Maury. We have, on a previous OCCASION de-
tailed the views OF Lieut.. Maury on this topic. and do
deem il necessary TO 20 further into them here Is
enough 10 that he has in the name OF the United
States thrown his plans TO the naval and
merchant services OF all nations, and offers Them full
participation in all The results and copies OF the charts
prepared tor the purpose OF carrying out the project on
The simple condition that the masters OF vessels shall FUR
/ nish him with copies OF their observations.
Need we supply any reflections upon the splendid po-
son OF our country in this movement Does il require
any word from the journalist TO call emotions OF pride
in the breast OF every citizen OF the republic when he
looks at the circumstances in which she stands IN this
great cause
II ia a sublime position 10 behold her when enunci-
ang The doctrine that however distant from their home
her children may be- those who by acquescence IN
| her laws and fulhment OF the simple requirements
which gives the stranger claim TO her protection have
become her children. they are entitled 10 all the priv
leses and all the which they could enjoy at home
and still more sublime the picture OF officer wearing
her uniform, enforcing that doctrine with an energy that
commands the appreciation OF all brave men.
But in these circumstances there IL an exhibition oil
physical az well moral powell which infuses some
thing of the daring OF bravo with the lotter element OF
intellectual foce that deacs somewhat from lts sublim
/ iy
But in The conference al Brussels, her moral power
sat enihroned over the assembled naons and they paid
il ready and willing homage The real strength and
| influence OF the American nation was there-the pecu-
liar source of all her power and greatness in the exhib
lion OF indu,dua genius backed and sustained BY the
centraied power OF the government
While one portion OF the English press 10 entertaining
its readers with sneers al American customs and nsu
TONS another are glad TO admit. is rendering justice
to American enterprise and liberay nay, while one
column teens with bitter and malicious comments on
our country and people, another column OF the same
journal displays broad aekno~ ledgment OF the indebt.
ness OF modern science to Of our citzena And
in the case OF Lieutenant Maury. say that this
acknowledgment is made frankly andhonsstly.