The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-03-12
Mr.. HaIlet,s speech on Nebraska.


We have read with much pleasure the very able
speech delivered by B. F fallet. esq, at Nashua. in
New Hampshire, on The Nebraska question 1t would
be gratifying 10 us publish il entire. but space
compels us 10 conins ourselves TO the following short
extracts:
snow should like. as approaching conclusion,
ask you look the results Of this question between
federalism and democracy touching the expansion and
growth OF country. ! want every young man, ana
midde-aged man, and old Just TO take the map Of
North America and look at II as was and as II is Then
ask yourself what you honestly think OF the satesnanshp
Of ederas wings, free soiler who would not have let
you have Louisiana and Fioida Missouri Texas Caior-
MIA any this territory spread before us Tor
planting democratic forms of government tell you,
you get this slavery agitation out OF Congress- we can
extend until this republic reaches from the moth 10 The
SOUTH from the tie wesi OF tins whole continent
Look at map You Great Britain there, beginning
at the Arctic and extending from Bafa's bay on
the the Pacific the west, and away up
the Russian settlements aud coming down 10 the great
lakes All that OF territory. which, when you pu,
your eve il, have swallowed up almost the
whole OF North America prsna $780, 900 square miles
the hands of Great Britanrnnning tweny-sx de-
grees the Arctic down to The lakes Then turn 10 the
south There too Great Britain with 81 900 square miles
In the Belize she claiming be the protector
Of Mosquito and endeavong get possession oil Hondu-
ras and other territories Of Central America Now, you
may have within year under this policyhe great
American policy by which President Pierce will disn-
gush his administra tonyou have this question oil
Honduras settle. This may be important qaes
ton Nebraska There happens to be slavery there
But the federal doctrine of nonexension will come up,
and the wings will say have already got territory
enoughioo much The trouble is the ederaiss on their
primo pies govern large territory, and they want
keep this country small in order that they may conye
nienily governit. There lies Honduras She is beaut
ful state large, but with inexhausble internal
sources and with excellent description OF population
republican in her tendencies and anxious to be taken into
this Union; with favorable transit for raiIroad
tending from the Gulf Of Fonseca the Pacific to the port
of Cabso the Atlantic each side the best harbor Of
the coast with and enough float and shelter
the whole navy Of Great Bra in. With line Of railroad
across the country OF one hundred and fifty miles
which has been already surveyed and found TO be
perfectly practicable, 90 10 california In seven
days. That is what you may before great while
SWELL now, are quanelling about the Tehuaniepec
the Ncaragua and the Panama and various other
places for getting the Pacific which has become
our po~d now, only greatly troubled about getting
there order cattle daughter and cheers
We must have right OF way which we can manage our
selves, and secure speedy communication with the new
States the Pacific, BY and by that question may come
up and other questions arise for which want this
Nebraska question settled tina, the land may have peace
and the country extend her republican Institutions Do
be deferred them from mission by the threats OF
ee-soers the Of soft democrats but go straight
forward and if they stumble and fall their fears, don't
stop pick them up, but steadily onward Laugh
ter and applause
'Free-sol, is it, that they would have Why, If this fed
efai anu WINK Poilcr pIesaHeu you Wouiu
have had none Of these States, but would have
left in The possession oil foreign governments 1900 900
square miles Of this North American continents while
those twenty-five States of 'hs Unon would have had
only 10000 square mikes should like just to throw
the Fad OF the ree-soiers and the who would
tell me am opposed to free sop when consent
tend Tree institutions the whole five million square
miles OF North America whereas, If their abolition
ism could prevail they would give 1890 square miles
TO despotism and keep just 10000 for iree-soll
Gentieen, let democrat regret that this question has
arisep IL is cool time aud isr time discuss H. and
the right time We told that the is pTema-
ture and do in these territories
Rely upon it, the, cannot be ofgsnlzed The
tons on The oher side OF the approaching
other great convuison God only knows what will be the
issue. The republicans have been waiting strike
other blow Tor liberty They may fail to strike IT, or they
may strike and fail Ia either event. any event. short
establishment OF repubcanisn in Europe, which is
yet but dream OF hope America must be the asylum OF
the oppressed and the exed of the Old World and we
shall thcse territories for the homes Let OF the
North refuse cherish longer this pirt OF bitterness to the
South"