Washington telegraph., 1853-06-22
IFor The Washington Tdsgraph-l
HEMPsrEAD COUNTY, June IS, II

ence at the Court house Of this county Tor about
two hours with one of the best speeches it has
ever been my good fortune to hear In that effort
he, beyond doubt, filled the highest expectations
Of those who approved his nomnation.an and pleased,
in every of the word, those who profess dii-
ferent political tenets- He attempted not to
demagogue or bamboozle his hearers into the
same notions with HIMSELF nor did he address
himself to their passions but appealed to the no
bier part of man-reason, and made that the only
tribunal before which TO rest his case. Ii was
not an empty brass or tinkling cymbal, 7 bot an
instrument the mellow windings Of which are
calculated to wake the masses up from their long
and deep sleep. Facts. pure unaduterated iacts
formed the soul Of his speech and caDdor the body
and the whole work won the admiration of the
spectators. while il attested well the skill of its
maker.
lie spoke Of those national topics that are al
most likely TO engage the attention Of the next
Congress: and taking the Constitution of the Uni
ted States as the rnle and square, by which to
measure his remarks, undoubtedly they were cor
rectly framed. He advocated strongly general
system Of Internal Improvements. particularly the
River and Harbor bill, which has for its object
the cleaning out. removing, distinctions from and
| thereby improving the navigation of all those
large and important streams OF the United States
upon which considerable portion of her COM
merce, j. directly or indirectly carried on This
he rontended was doubly important to the West
ern States, as some OF the largest and nest river,
in the world form the outlets Of their trade II
votes of Gen Pierce in ls3i-36-37 and at other
times while in the Congress of the United States
that the present administration would be opposed
to this bill. and therefore IL the more necessa
~ for the west to be firm this point as she
would have the balance power, and could pass the
bill over the Presidents head in case he vetoed IT,
Certainly this matter deserves the serious consid
Grafton Of the western States For, look at the
immense waste Of rich and fertile lands in their
boundaries. remaining yet untrod by civilized
IN rOm The fact that there M safe and,
communication TO and from them. On accounted
the deplorable condition in which many OF those
streams are, men viii not settle on lands border
ing on them, to incur heavy expenses and great
risk in getting their produce TO market Look too
at the everyday wrecks both OF lives and for,
tunes, that are now going along those streams,
are they not distressing and appallings Hnmani-
| ty would dictate the pTopriety and necessity ar
remedylng tins IN some effective way. Where
can the relief be had7 in Congress alone Spch
objects general and national in their nature and
therefore legitimate and lawful. Hence the i'm
portance OF supporting this measure. and sendirr
men To Congress who cannot only vote for n brt
whose ability and knowledge of the subject would
and much in efiecting the passage Of the bill And
Is not Arkansas interested IN thisl Surely She *
The raft in Red River is now a barrier TO as fine a
country as ever the rose and set upon and
this river carries off not only much Of our trade.
put great deal Tor Texas and louisiana and con-
meets IT with that Of many other States al the reat
commercial mart-New Orleans The same
may be said of the Arkansas river and Others in
TINS State winch are very important streams both
N travelling and commercial point OF view.
Mr. AL q opposed to the annexation of Cuba AZ
present, from the fact that we do not need hcr
and she would be a useless appendage YES a FIRE
brand amongst US at this particular time Her
annexation would have influence to revive
those questions. which always shake the noliticaI
! fabric Of this Union TO it. centre Further. our
territory at present is sufficiently extensive and
I nj ! ra-h -harx lie LnfI
taking IN more at this time we would form rather
an nnwieldy mass. and one that il would be diff
fcut 10 control 4 think ahen a ucrson eats a.
much ~ his stomach Will admit ol he should cease
lest by continuing he might throw UP. Alexan-
der the Great, after conqGeTing the world and
witnessing the huge bulk of empire subject TO his
control and after stepping first ono corner and
then on another, causing the hide TO spring trp on
the opposite side, satisfied himself that in king
DOM many parts ol which were far removed from
each other, with feelings and interests very differ
ent, II was impossible to preserve general order
and harmony. We might well learn an instruc-
tive lesson from the raw hide for we have grown
almost beyond calculation From thirteen origi-
nal States we now have nearly as much empire as
Charles v. had at the height cf his power. and
we can almost boast with Ensland.-that the
sun never sets our doTninions. Besides Cuba
Is not at all homogeneous with us-wiih every
kind Of people she j. lily fitted to become pcr-
ton oi our country. "A government to be henef-
cial. must ft country like coat does man
and how would government fit Cubal-like
the negroes shirt To bring those people into
our Union, would lie like taking horse heated
to the extreme, covered with dust and foam 10 a
cool stream where, II permitted, he would drink
until he killed himself lift is actually necessary
for us to have Cnba--in the course OF time Spain
now weak and almost unable 10 maintain her an
thorty over her, will give her up. and she viii
tall t. As, almost as natural consequence. And
this u the way for our country TO grow: Just a.
human being-the small helpless infant merges
gradually into boyhood until the boy Is lost in the
strong athletic Many fine powers both
bodily and mental, are completely crushed in con-
sequence Of over tasking them at an early period
ln case we should attempt 10 annex Cuba now
being the property OF Spain, and she being unwil-
hing TO release heI. as matter of course long,
tedious. bloody. and expensive war would ensue
and she Is not to ts at present worth such
test But above all, the constitution OF the United
States, makes provision for the annexation of ter
ritory, only means Of self defence. or OF PRO
tectng some vital interest. Neither Of these
pleas could justify us in TINS case. 1t is true we
have commercial interests at stake there and
they important. but, we can secure them fully J
without annexng her to the United States WEI
have likewise such interests in many other ior-t
eign countries, but it does not foow-ergo, that
we should make them part OF our terTifory,- p
so, oer diplomacy, much pIsised and 20
rnenfed, would be as useless to rs as a for..
pounnsfE would be to "A child six months oId A
Such are the reasons Substance, that MI. t.
N@7o4i'- - rap
nan gave Tor his position on this ~leG. Eaf e
.ney cannot satisfy the public mid on the ques-
coffee. - - seIHer
Mr. Irapnall made many iappy remarks an
olner subjects OF National .vell State pol,ry
which 1 will make the sUject of another COM
H.
An EDIToR's DrrY.-The Richmond
Mail throws off The following capital IL
lustration
They have steamboat in the Western
waters by the name cf The EDIroR.''-