Washington telegraph., 1854-09-27

becoming, Us no one ea.h utN9 thtl aaNe AhN
haht to become, stockholders in u corpora.
ton chartered by one Of themselves by
deyutiug to a great ohiaet then united means
and ih0se Of their citizens, and by finding a
way to the trade Of China and the Indies,
over foreign s0il. If need be, purchased anl
vat.sa - tiiH Corporate sz#s1ll L ssarih
TO the South ten times the cost 0! a railroad
from the Mississippi to the Pacific ocean
II would be not only illiberal and unjust.
but absurd, 10 argue that large proportion
Of the people Of the Northern States afe not
sincerely, aud from patriotic considerations,
attached to the constitution and uion Of the
/ Uuit9d States. But that feeling unfor,u.
nately does bot gain strength as genera.
ton follows generation The children do
not revere tie constitution rs their fathers
did And in the stream Of foreign emi.
/ grants, ever flowing broad aud deep. Ike a
mighty condemnation the shores uf Eu.
/ rupe 20 those Of America, and pouring into
/ the open aud inviting northwest, iho mos,
skIllul analysis would detect scarcely a
trace Of yeusfadou for the constitution, or
love and affection for the Union
W would l. inaua to clasa our ayes 10
the important fact that il Is oaly By ceatInc.
Ing The people OF tie North That l'aian Is
l profitable, apa separation viii involve dias.
. Ter aal Jos, II thcm==tlnt Ia tint separation
We should Win and they would l1.e-tbat
We can hope ief any length Of tins to min.
tain the union 81 thssa States
i the South i.poaeHul aud nnitei then.
holding The Glaree Of power. and akIng
advantage Of the divisions AL IL 5asia.s
i which always agi,aia a majority. She Nil b.
secure ani heF rights remain iuyiulHIa-
Tile dream Of an equal vote IN ihl Senate
Is gqne forever ltuefer vas anything bet.
/ ter tian q dream.
/ Ii Is everywhere seen and uudlrso1d that
t the effects Of a miltdal 10 % taa Pacific ur.
on The commerce of tie county will / In.
caleaiablc Wherever il raes. pal.tigal and
commercial power WI go as H. Iu.cpaHblg
companions. The commercial Interests Of
the great cities, identical with those Of not
only the State, In which they are situated
Jul Of those adjoining. and cycn those az To.
mote distances on the great highways Of
I trade To such cities exercise a yas;. steady
aud increasing influence upon the National
Legislature They make such legislation
sectional 10 rs character aud consequences
/ they give .hap, and color to our foreign
/ policy .ihcy exiaul aii 10 works VI internal
improvement .5r tie henrG; Of particular
division. ol country, and give liberal gratl.
/ lies TO ocean 4ramsaip carrying tha nails
tagy control in ihn ar4u.-H o. new terri.
tory aud ,lg creation ui u.w States For
hprc. o. elsewhere, Commerce s King"
The trade % ,hl plciic the Indies and
. China. !, lao great stake u0g Go d. played
for Nations never played for one more
magnificent In that game, os IN oihcrs.
cooInc.- energy aud sasciy will win
The Norihcr States aud cities, slWay. s1ea.
ci0us, rcsoluie and energetic, aud CITED with
[ the faculty Of silence with all, ia what rc-
/ gards their commercial interests and their
/ public aud private prosperity liberal with
Z their own means, aud having no constitution.
al scrupcs to prevent their pressing Federal
/ legislation into ihoir service are pushing
rapidly westward on Northern ground, the
[ iron ribs that are TO convey 10 tlo Northern
Atlantic ports the commerce Of the world.
Not content with the natural aud regular
growth towards manly stature of the great
country lying in the northwest they have
resoftcd 10 the system Of forcing, rs men
use ho,.bcds in horticulture: aud we sec
now territories. Of vast size unl c0mparn.
lively unpeoplci, organized and established
on the line Of a Northern Pacific Railroad,
Oregon and Washington standing on the
shores Of the paciic, and Nebraska and Kan.
sas on those Of the Mis.i"ippi--each clasp.
ing hands with each other on The slopes Of
the Rocky Monutaina Il needs no rroph.
eiic eye to soc in the future q GORDON Of free
/ States carved in succession Of from ,hcsa
/ Territories. extending with q continuous and
warming population across the continent
| giving such power to the Northern vote in
/ Congress as has hitherto been only dreamed
Of, and securing to lhoir road tho Nile Of
thisnew Egypt. aid from the National Treas.
ury, aud counlcnanco from the General Gov.
ernment
1t will be well for the South to reflect
whether. in the struggle for this great stake,
she contends with the North on equal terms.
/ What proportion Of bcr foreign cmgrn.
7 ton will be brought within her borders. if
tho law passes that shall hire them with
one hundred and .iyty acres Of laul each
TO settle on the public lands of III, United
States when they are offered the addition
al compensation Of right to vote, if they
will settle on the line Of the Northern Rail.
road
Il is too painfully evident that passion
raslmcss, and folly will alway. cndmger the
continuance Of the Union. That isan event
On which patriot ought most reluctantly to
speculate, With The idea Of disnniou he
ought never to become familiar But it is
Mt least possible and the chauccs of it by no
means diminish TO provide for all that is
possible, though improbable is the part of