Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-02-23
"Reminiscences and Provisions.

We copy in another column, the principal portion of the eloquent address of Mr. Breck lnridge, on the occasion of the removal of the Senatorial body, over which he presdes with So much dignity from it's old chamber in the ole capitol, to Its new one in the vet unfinished southern wing. The occasion was an appropri- ate one for the indulgence of "reminiscences. The spirits Of the mighty dead finger around the venerable old chamber, and hallow it. The walls of that simple semi-circular hall have in their time, echoed back the voices of Calhoun and Clay, Webster and Hayne. of Wright, of Marcy, Otis, Pincknev, Tompkips. Macon, Randolph, Benton and host of others who were among the giants of intellect who devoted themselves to the service of the younp republic. From the same spot on which NIT, Breciinrdge stood, when he spoke the address we print, were read the sturdy messages of Jackson. In short, the history of that hall is one which Is paraeled by none other in the history of nations
 The Congress of the United States began it's sessions at Washington in hotel whose very existence is now tradition It now occupies building which surpasses in grandeur an Ythng existing on this continent, aud fairly rivals the greatest structures of the old world The En- glish Parliament House has longer fqcoae. but it is not so well proportioned, aud its style is not so impressive. The new Senate chamber it is quite unnecessary to surpass in beauty.
 Let as glance forward as well as backward.
 A hundred years hence the American Senate will doubtless still occupy the chamber into which 1t has just moved. Perhaps that body will then be so large that it will be somewhat in- conveniently crowded, but it will desire to re- main upon the scene of it's glories IS long as possible. Some five or six new States erected out of the territories of Washington and Ore gon will have their representa- yes there Texas will have been divided into five States each as populous as she is now California will have been divided into two. Utah and New Mexi. CD into six or eight The city of Mexico will doubtless be the capital of all American State and the whole of that coontry will have It's senatorial representatives in Washington. Da- cptah will have made two or more States The British possessions on the north of us will have ''cut lp rich' into any number of sovereign communities, also represented there. The schoolmaster will be abroad in Honduras Yu- | ca,an, and Nicaragua, which will also be mem- bers of the great American Union. The Sen- ators from New York will represent an empire of twelve or fifteen millions of people, ard New York city will be larger than London- | hiu SIIIlEg also III lneN DenatOrla CHalrS Will be seen men of dark, Iberian features, but speaking the Ango-Saxon tongue, representing the several rich and populous States formed out of Cuba aud other West Indian Islands
 The Pacific railroad will be completed, and at least three trains day will start from the respective termini of the road, the ones going east being laden with all the produrtions of China, Japan and the rest of the Orient. The United States of America will have become the greatest nation on the globe
 But in order that this splendid dream may become reality it is necessary that we should strdy still more closely and adhere still more strictly to the principles of the fathers of the republic. We must cherish the Union as a sacred legacy. We must silence the treasona- hle talk of an irrepre>sbe conflict between the different sections of our common country. We must tramgle under foot the hydra of sec tionalism The glores of the future will be the legacy of the theory and practice of demo- cracy.-N r Argus.