Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-02-25

ing, cinging like an unfedged bird to the nest of
twigs where it was born Broad, comprehensive
craftsmanship, heroic political daring the cour
age to face the buffalo herd rushing blindy on
to the PreciPice, when an iron hand and arm
might have turned all back, has given place to
the covert chicanery of the Hindoo Brahmin,
hugging to his bosom his blind idols at home;
or to the pitfalls and cOrrals of the SOoders in
the Jungle, who capture the elephant BY low
stealth, rather than by open prowcSs. The Pres
ident has done his duty fcarlcssly. What the
country wants is some man who can, in the fu-
ture, dare defedt principle: and who in the
immortal declaration of Clay, would rather be
right than be President" and not the facile
trimmer that, like small pennant on the top
of n mast, always shows which way tie pre-
yailiug wind blows.
Men Of the Sorthl Democrats Of the North
the power is in your hands, How do you in
tend to use ity How many of YOU can afford to
stand forth at this dark hour, muezzins upon
the wateh-tOwer. and cry out that ''a is well -
Oregon is yours; Minnesota is yours; Washing
ton * yours; Nebraska is yours; Utah is yours;
and Kansas and DecOtah must be yOuTsl While
| speak, the line of your advancing population
is filing along the gorges of the Rocky Noun
tains, aud planting in the midst of the wilder
ness new empires. For you, there is the full
frution and the triumphant result. For us, there
only fingers naked principle:
"a barren seeptsr in grippe,
No Of ours succeeding! ="
Remember the language Of Napoleon to one
of your own cOuntrymen:
"As citizen of the world, would address
your country. Every man, and every nation,
is ambitious; and ambition grows with power,
as the blaze of vertical sun il the most fierce
Cherish therefore, national strength. FOTti-
fy your political institutions. Remember that
armies and navieS are of the same use in the
worldlaS the police in London or Paris, and SOL
diers are not made like potter vessels in Il min
ute. Cultivate union, or yOur empire will be,
like colossus OF gold fallen on the earth and
broken 10 pieces, the prey Of foreign and do
mestc Saracens- If you are wise, your Repub-
lie i'll be permanent, and perhaps w ASHINGTOS
will be hailed the founder of a happy and
glorious empire, when the name OfBonaParte,
shall be ObScured by succeeding revolutions -
| Shall we have this, shall we have that
other picture so powerfully dclineated in the
Bible:
.'The trees went forth on time to anoint a
king over them. And they said unto the olive
tree reign thou over us But the olive tree
said unto them, should l leave my fairness,
wherewith by me they honor God and man, aud
go to he promoted over the trees:' And the
trees said to the zig tree, come thou and reign
over us But the fig tree said unto them,
| should ] forsake my sweetness, and my good
fruit, and go to be promoted over the tree>:'-
Then said the trees unto the yine come thou
and reign over us And the vine said unto
them. should leave my wine which cheereth
God and man, and go and bs promoted over the
trees!' Then said dEi the trees unto the BRAIN
BILE, come thou and reign over US And the
bramble said unto the trees, If in truth We
anOint me king over you, then come and put
your trIst in my shadow; and if not let fire come
out of the bramble, and devour the cedarS Of
lebanon"