The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1854-08-10

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.n.'esn o.aees were seyerally free and in
ssi,,I e. - cnsn otner- they therefore were
4 II $500 .saon was q sovereign. They need
"a :. - e'u u'.'uai commerce among themselves,
49,. % uia'lon securing to each equal facil-
4 800 ~ commerce Win foreign countries. A
- noeessafy 70 tne attainment OF these
49, a. 49, .ls ca.lzens OF each State were unwil-
,5 2, eAsner eneir natural and inaien-
- nr,ensS, = re gsdrasaTshsP OF them, to a COM
,,. over them ALL even to attain the
T,srt-a, cS-.r sy neeoeu 80 much. 30 Federal
i - .s. ~ luAnone was estaoilshed, which was
~ GUY N commerce, at home and abroad,
1L4e - se COMMUNICATIONS with other nations
euas 40 ;" say, sovereign only In regard to the
mutual internal relations of the States them
anu "a regard TO foreign affairs. In this
government, tne States were practically equal
CONSTITUENTS, aInough that equality was mod
ineo py some limitations found necessary to
secure tne assent OF some of the States. The
nuates were not dissolved, nor disorganized but
.acy unnamed really States, just as before, exist
ing independently OF each other and of the Union,
| anu exercising sovereignty in all the municipal
departments or society The citizen of each
oea,e Also retained all his natural rights equally
,n Tue onaon ana IN the State to which he be-
| ,onge u, anu the United states were constituted
py .ne "noie mass OF such citizens throughout
| M inc seVerai States There was an unoccupied
common uomaln, winch the several States surren-
aereu 70 the reaerai authorities, to the end that
| ~ might De settied coionized, and divided into
o'her o'ates, 70 oe organized and to become mem
oers OF tne Union on an equal footing with the
orlglna S'ates- Wnen additions to this domain
were niaue rom foreign countries, the same prln-
c,Pies seemed 10 DE the only ones upon which the
| government could De extended over them and
So win some quaiihcations unimportant on the
present occasion, they became universal in their
| appncatlon.
a 0fo d.
izement, mas adopted the great ideas thus devel-
/ oped ia inc United states The Macedonian
conquered kingdoms ior the mere gratIhcation OF
| conquest ana tney threw on the sway he estab-
| nshea over them as soon as the sword dropped
rom ms hano. Inc Roman conquered, because
Tue amen was oarparian riVai ana enemy, ana
oeoaase rome must M tne world alone. The
enpne, uius eN'enaeu, zen uhaer tne oiows Oh
| shenics, suojuga'eu Du. not supdued, as soon as
MIA a. po"el hau los. lls Vigor. Inc otto
nail, a,.nougn nc conquered win the SWORD,
IN U.o eupJeoteo tTioes Dy admitting
~ s:e nus VI ne" anu at'racuVe reigioh,
ine i.neion' however, was OF inns Worla, ana
Tl anu therefore IL ueDaSeo It's Votaries.
| 80" "''oniPseu " conquer EUROPE III relaiia-
.,on ioi wioneS ooinin''eu against nerseH put
inc DOW broke In her nands, Just as II was bent
70 oiscnarge the last smart. SPAN has planted
many ooionies ana conquered many States, but
tne Castihan was PROUD ana naughty; he en-
| siafeu tue nailVe ana oppressed the creole The
ozar wins ms way AMID kindred races, as
parent, extending protection In the enjoyment of
a common religion. But the paternal relation in
ponies is notion OF deSpotlsm, which extin-
CUISINES all individual energy and all social am
| oilon. Ureat britain mas been distinguished
from all these vulgar conquerors. She Is civ
| ilizer and missionary. She has planted many
Colonies IN the West, and conquered many and
vast countries IN the East ana mas carried Eng
iish laws and the English language around the
world. But Great Britain at home is an aristoc-
racy. Her Colonies can neither be equal to her.
nor yet independents. Her subjects in those
| countries may pc free, out they cannot be Brit
ohs- consequently, her dependencies are Always
discontentea ana lnsomucn as they are possessed
| or swayed by freemen, they are only retained In
| eheir oohhec'ion Win inc Dritlsh throne py the
| plesehee VI hhi'"ts anu iia'ai iorGe' Aou iueh-
wy al o'a'e u ooony Ny Tue aosence
Vi lhe + euelai power; EterywIere, On lne con-
nai! you iuen'n. Diit,sn Noiony' "heIuer III
BRUSH America. or On the racine coast or on
It's ISLANDS, or IN BOMBAY, OF IN India, or at
OF neiehi, or Ut Uioraitr, OF on tue iohiah Isles
oy ene music oi ,he Imperial urum- peat ana the
iro"h Vi toyat oa'telnents' 0reat britain al
ways inspires rear, anu oiten Soninanos respect
OUT she mas no iriehus IN tne wloe lanily OF
na.ions. 90 II mas hapPened' tnat hereIoiore
na'lons nare et,ner lePeleu, oI eAnausteu' vi
ulsgus.eu lne ooiohies 'ney Pian'eu anu inc
'o1 Tla G my e Sonquoleu
nc osa'1, . On 'ne oon'riy' rhp'.nu ~
oo1o,;. 49, 80 =, 80.
So,,o ~ nIoe. sc ~ D., CT
| mr. on the seasbore than be nroceeds 70 fonnd q
State. in which his natural and inviolate rights
| shall he secure and which shall become an canal
member of the Federal Union ENJOYING its nro-
tection. and sharing its Growing greatness and
| renown Adjacent states tbou@b of foreign
habits religion. and descent psnecioIIv If thew
are defenceless look with favor mon the an
| nroacb of q noyar that viii Ieora tbo,r in fill
en;ovment of the rights of nature and Of tha
800 t;r,o tbot = neo,, otcorh tho,, Iii sooro
tba;r .orrorate ex;stonco ord ;,5;T;dnoI;,1 TIL
,-;do,s to
Gle of the national influence
-
,neSe posi'ions seehi " ieqe,Ie nnouilo,'ion
a. ' iy ', "iii' ho'oi,hoieo''
Se,e 70 nv M sustain 'iie seneiai plin.
eipieS pecpio VI 4u11ioo ieSi -:
anneAauoh peeause Iney rear ~ Wculu resui, III
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49, taiso L., io.. a., VI s,ie .iio-
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as g =; $50
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| -, ' wNSaN,' GIs.'.;s'.:E, "'''oN 'N -
'ne ~" ~ h. dro,r from, .to rh,.s
na. = 'ne ~ $3.50 SEQ 7. III ~ IL
io"i plos y, 'l. uN. -, .n''
'ionseos -D.;.' - c. a,on,ootoJ s.ooao,,
nioioe a"U s'"s''"e .o'
While the majestic progress OF the onlted
states Is no iohger oenieu aS i'e'i ~ iS, ne'e.-
theless, too generally regarded as purely accl-
oentai, ana hseiy 70 cease .nrousn " Man' oi