The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-08-11
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i.g Independently ol eacu one' WIZ "'o
Unioa, and exercising sovereignty IN all
The municipal departments OF society. The
.i,iz.n of each State aud in the State 10
which he belonged. and the United States
were constituted by the whole mass oil
such citizens Throughout, all The several
States. There was an uuoccupied common
'Iomain. which the several States sunen-
dsr,d 10 the Federal authorities, 10 the end
,h,, j, miyh, be- settled, colonized, and d.
y;J,,I into other States. 10 be organized and
h,como members of the Union on an equal
too,inY with the original States. When au-
,luions 10 this domain were made nom Tor.
.irn countries, the same principles seemed
IN he the only ones upon which the Govern.
men, could be extended over them, and so,
will, some qualifications unlmporlani on The
present, occasion, they became universal IN
their application.
No o,her nation, pursuing career oil az
rtandizcmen,, has adopted the great ideas
thus developed IN the United States. The
Macedonian conquered kingdoms for the
inete qualification of conquest, and they
,hrew of the sway he established over them
NJ soon a the sword dropped nom his
hand. The Romans conquered, because
,be alien was a barbarian rival and enemy,
and because Rome must fill the world alone.
The empire, thus extended, Tell unuer 'he
blows OF enemies, subluga,ed, but mol SUP
dned, rs soon as the central pOwer hau iOs'
It's yinor. The Oi,nmou, although no con-
Ouered with the sword, c,nclliaied Inc
subjected tribes by admi,iin. them 10 the
rites Of new aud attractive religion. The
religion, however, was oil this world, ana
sensual. aad therefore il debased lis vo'a'
lies. France attempted 10 conquer Europe
i'm retaliation for Wrongs committed against
herself; but the bow broke in her hands
Jus, Us it was bent to discharge TIE laS'
Shan. Spain has planted many Colonies
and conquered many States, but the Gas,
lillian was proud and naughty he enslayed
Inc native and oppressed the creole. The
Car wins his way amid kindred races, as
parent extending protection IN The ENJOY
men, OF 4 common religion. But The pa
rental relation in politics is fiction OF
despolism, which eXllnguisheS all individual
energy and all social ambirOn. Great
Britain has been distinguished rom all
these vulgar conqueTOrs. She Is n civillzer
and a missionary. She has planted many
colonies in the West, and conquered many
aud vast countries in the East, and has car
lied English laws aud the English language
around the world. But Great Britaln "A,
home is an arislocracy. Her colonies can
neither be equal to her, nor yet independent.
Her subjects in those counties may be Tree,
but they cannot be BrilOns. Consequently
her dependencies are always discOniented,
and in,omuch rs they are possessed or
swayed by iIeemcn, they are only retained
IN their connection with the British throne
by the presence Of military and naval force.
You identity an American State or Colony
By tho ab.epce OF the Federal power
Everywhere, OIL the contrary, you identify
British Colony, whether in British Amer
ica, or OIL The Pacific coast, or OF lis islands,
or in Bombay, or at 81. Helena, or at Glib.
Iallar, or OH the lOnian Isles, by the music
OF the imperial drumbeal and the irown OF
roval bailemenis. Great Britain always
inspires tear, ard often commands respect,
but she has no friends in the wide family
Of nations. So it has happened, that here,
ioIore nations have either repealed, OF
exhausted, or Disguised the colonies they
planted and the countries they conquered
The United States, OH the contrary, eNpant
The native cOlouisi no sooner reaches {
new aud disian, home, whether in clet
Oiihc Rocky Mountains or OH the sea.Shore
than he proceeds 10 found a State, m which
his natural aud inyio.aie rights shall be
secure, and which shall become an equa
member Of the Federal Union, enjoying it,
protection aud sharing lis growing greatness,
aud Ienown. Adjacent States, though Of
foreign habits, religion aud descent, espec
tally ii they are delcnseless, look with favor
ppon the approach Of a power that will
leave them IN full enjoyment Of the rights
Of nature, aud, nj The same time, that il may
absorb them, will spare their corporate
existence and individuality. The attraction
Increases rs commerce widcus the circle oi
national influence.
II these positions seem 10 require quail
dcalions at all, the very notifications will
nevertheless, serve to illustrate and sustain
The general principles involved. The
people of Mexico resist annexation because
they tear il would result in their being
0utnuHbered by Americans, and so lead Il
the restoration of African Slavery, which
they have abolished. The natives of III,
Sandwich Islands take alarm les, by an
uexa,iun they NAV themselves be reduce,
10 slavery. The people Of the Canada,
hesitate because they di>appTove the mod
ificaiion Of the principles OF equality o
men and Of States in favor Of slaveholdin!
States, which were admitted in the Fedora
Con SiiiutiOn.
VIVA, is the moral TO be drawn from tn
physical progress Of The United States !
n Is, that The strongest bonds oil cohesiO
in society are commerce aud gratitude 10
protected freedom.
While the majestic progress of the Uni
led states is no longer denied as fact, il j
nevertheless, too generally regarded as pure
w accider tai. and likely to cease through
want of corresponding intelligence and yir
tue. The principle assumed in this reason
Ing is just A nation deficient in intelli
gence and virtue is an iSnobe one, and n
enable race can enlarge or retain empire
But examination will show that the fact
assumed are altogether erroneous. In orde
10 prove that we are deficient in intelligence
the monuments of ancient and modern ma
tons. all of whom have either completed
their course. or passed the middle point, ar
arrayed helare vs., aud we are challenged &
exhibit monuments Of similar merit on tn
par, OF the United States Us if time wa
not an essential condition Of achievement
and rs IL, also. circumstances exertod no in
auence in directing the activity of nations
Il is true that We can show no campaign
equal to those Of Cesar. or Of Frederick
or of Napoleon and no Inspirations Of IN
divine art equal to the Hind, or the Eneid
or tho Inferno. or the dramas Of Shakespeare
But il is equally true that neither Greece
NOR Rome nor EIance, nor Englnnd