The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-03-28
Correspondence.
For the Ashland Union.

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" We shall have one manner OF law, as wei
for the stranger, IN as for one of your owl
eountry.o
If the Scriptures are a safe1guide
and who can doubt it p all the gene
rations and peoples that now -inhabi'
earth, sprang from one common parent
and hence the sequence-all men are
brethren of the same great household
though many have sold their birth
right" for less than a mess of "pottage'
and if the "AMERIcAN PARTY, could
legisfate, many more would be disposed
of at less consideration.
Man has always been migratory, and
inclined to search out, explore and rem
der subseryient to his wants, new re-
gions, however rigorous the clinate-or
piercing the rays of a tropical sum-
From this circumstance sprang the de.
sire which impelled him in the infancy
of the world, as we'll as in u OWL
times to found colonies, build cities
and form States. The success which
attended all the empires in the earlier
ages, originated from that indomitable
spirit of energy, which always charac-
terizes the emigrants to all new settle
ments and countries.
Soon after the confusion of tongues,
Cham or Ham, n of the Sons of Noah,
founded by colonization, the empire on
the banks of the fruitful Nilerraised
to greatness by Sesostris,
" Whom sceptcrd slaves in golden harness
drew.''
The mighty hunter NimrOd, about
the same time, pleaded upon similar
principles upon the banks of the Euphra-
ties the commencement of mighty en-
pire, whose grandeur, wealth and power
held for centuries the supremacy of the
world Her territories were enlarged
by annexation, conquest and the emigra-
tion of foreigners.
From Egypt Cecrops departed with a
colony and built twelve cities which af-
forwards composed the Athenian Gov
eminent, while the brother of the far
famed Sesostris went into Peloponnesis
organized and ruled the kingdom of
Argos The Grecians were almost v hol-
ly indebted to strang rs, for their lite
rary and civil progress-Cadmus, the
Ass5rian, introduced letters, while her
Philosophers and Statesman made annu-
al pilgrimages to other countries to en-
large their knowledge. Troy famed in
history for itsnoble defence, and for re-
fusing to surrender Helen and her trea-
sures, and founded upon the migratory
principle, fourished for centuries, and
upon it's fall, +" Eneas bending with his
aged sire" fed from the flaming city
and sought an asylum on the Latian
shores, where he founded a colony. Di-
do, q talanted Queen from Tyre, founded
the C~arthagen1an empire, winch undo
Heroic Hannibal, successfully con-
tested the right of the Roman people
to rule the world by her tributaries, con.
quests and annexations, she obtained her
commanding position among the nations.
From her, colonies were sent into Spain,
from which her after power and great
ness are clearly attributable. The
grandson of Proca, layed the foun-
dation of the seven-hilled city, and
framed laws and organized a government
which wero destined to make the world
tremble before their onward march
Beneath the rule of =" Caesar, the worlds
great master, and his own ; bold Seipio,
savior of the Roman State ~unconquer-
ed Cato, who showed the wound he
tore; and the Julian star and great Au-
gustus," the Roman arms had layed all
opposition beneath their cruel sway =
colonies were planted in Spain, France
aud Britain. westward the course Of
empire took its way" and civilization
followed IN its train.
The introduction of the TaFtars in
Europe and their spread over most of
Asia under the renowned Tamerlane,
where
s.The horrid forms OF scythian heroes s,ood.''
they invaded the secluded land of Con
~fucius, and even to this day by univer-
sal consent are regarded as the best ru-
lers of China.
The foundation eff the empire of great
Nicholas, Francis Joseph, Charles Al
bert and Kossutk, and that of poor fall
len Poland, was layed by foreign emf
grafton. Brave Britain, ruler of the
wave, fourished beneath the sway of
Plantagenet and the Tudors; under
these and such as these, she waxed to a
mightiness of dominion, both by sea and
land.
Our own countrywide are we? The
descendants of German, French, Span
ish, Russian, English, WEIGH, Irish, and
almost every other nation on the globe.
Since then. we have seen that, to col
imitation all nations are indebted for
prosperity, peace and power, would it be
expedient and proper for us, possessing
as we do, SO wide an extent of country,
laying as it did when it emanated from
the hand of God, to close up cur portals
and deprive SO many millions of our suf-
fering fellow beings the privilege of a
home aud freedom among US, endowed
so far as they are worthy of all the priv