The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-11-09


"a aud Of the olu soe omlasiou - havaa
much 10 complain. OF the sreas WeCkI
that hrs been performed ~ the Sonth3
/ wish to speak, ana IA that respeot Il
shall uso Seciiooal teYms.E z
ssThe growth of The Ualtsd states q
the most, wouderful In history. In
many respocts It has Aeen dliiyarent
from aud superior 10 the growth 81
other natlons. Ite boundaries have
never receded. II has grown, like
Rome, BY successive acquisitions.
Every great war has been followed by
acquislon OF territory. Thts acquisi-
tton has been distributed 90 as 10 form
the key to our chronology. All these
acquisitions excePt Alaska have oeef
the result OF Southern pot,cy aud tine
tile deeds to all excsp. the Gstssien
purchase have been 2ned oS = SAutsl,
ern President. Every imp ilan. era
has depended upon .fitrs IN Europr
and al' have been hstk.d toðer snd
are dependent upon great debt"
The SPEAKER directed the attention
OF his hearers 10 maps which showed
the successive additions TO United
states territory. That the nations do'i
mlnton ever extended 10 1eississappl
was miracle, he SAID, AND was accom-
plisfed n the revelation by = S0ush-
ernef. ....,..s,. s,saslS !.
he took subsequent acquisluons cl
domain INTO consideration VAIN the
was isom which they resulted ana
called attention 10 tue TACT tnAs every-
tnlng connectoa with our to'ftorial
growth wes the out2rowth OF southern
lhoughts stsN 'manship eno sentiment,
iought at every step by New england,
but iumphinx Notwithstanding.
During colonial days Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia
contained three-fourths of the entire
territory Of the country. Virginia,
tn :ough the expedition of George
Rogers Clark, prevented unaidsd the
occupation by the British of the couu-
try nor h Of the Ohio River and ffus.
tr..ted the plan 10 make that river the
boundry between the United States and
Canada.
Some of the smaller States were Jeal-
GUS OF The four large States on account
OF their lsrge territory. They refused
10 accept The articles OF confedration
until The Western lands were coded
v OA OuTI3SmcoS AScAl AAoA0 hCi
gift OF The northwt It territory TO satisfy
this jealousy OF smaller States and ce-
ment the Union. Thus the South laid
the corner. stone OF the Government.
Connecticut claimed reservation in
that territory, and selling the same put
the proceeds in her pocket.
By the way, Tennessee was the frat
State carved out of the United States
possessiOns, Vermont and kentucky y
never having been United States terri
tory. But Tennessee, though made q
State, had no land ceded to her until
after Ohio had been granted the lands
within her limits.
The crossing Of the Mississippi was
a wonderful and unexpected move. II
that territory had remained in Spain's
possession we would never have pos
sc ssed it, for Spain was our most i'm
placable enemy. Napoleon bought
This in his rise. In the great struggle
about that time the United States
agreed to remain Dcutra'. Bat where
should her potent sympathies lie
The Federalists We're with Great
Britain. Jefferson rose upon
the missiep of the Federal.
lists in the alien and csdition
acts. The two great minds %
| Jefferson and Napoleon turned g" Lou