Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1826-04-15
Warren, Saturday Morning, .apru IS, 1926.

it is formidable. and 10 be feared but
this is not the spirit Of the north all
reas enable and rejecting men there GAS
the gentleman from South Carolina did
us the Justice to admit) ALLURE ibis spir-
j. They are not to learn that even the
virtues themselves when Pused to their
utmost extremes cease 10 be virtues,
and operate as vices that every society
must conform to its circumstances that
this is its law. and not the abstract
rights of humanity in any imaginary state
of nature. they know that if two dis
tinct people exis: in the same society,
equally numerous or nearly so. that one
must be subordinate to the other. That
not only the well being, but the very
being Of that society depends upon it !;
that if they forclbly and suddenly were
put into a state ofequaIity, struggle
would instantly ensue to re establish
the former condition !; that it must he
re- established, or that the one or the
other people must be extingulshed.
The supremacy of the one people and
the subsection ofthe other, is the nee
essary condition of such society; and
any attempt torcibly and suddenly to
change it, is to attempt to change the ma
ture Of Things; and however benevo-
| lent in intention is criminal 10 fact. The
gentleman, then is mistaken, if he sup
| poses that we see with Indifference any
events that would threaten them with
this danger. Such, for instance, as
those Ievo utons in the islands of Cuba
and Porto Rico, which be has imagined
and which he depricaies so much and
80 Justly. And If we do not syhpa-
thize in his fears, it is because we arc
persuaded that this measure, inst cad OF
leading to those revolutions, will have a
contrary tendency, and is the best ol
all precautionary measures IN our pow
er to prevent them.
! So much for this report. Let ihe
honorable gentleman from Tennessee
still say. if he will. that its reasoning !:
conclusive. The report says, that this
mission will link our destin,es with
those of the Spanish American nations
and that the Congress at Panama will
control both. ! ask, is this prov ed. Il
mot the contrary maze evident. The
report says that tie mission will or ma,
compromit' our neutral relations. 4 ASK
is this proved. Is not the contrary
made evident. The report says the
mission may be uniavourable to oul
policy Of preventing the conquest or The
revolutions of the islands OF Cuba ant
,tporto Rico. 4 ask is this proved. L.
not the contrary made evident.
If now 1 am asked. in my turn, if an,
certain advantage is certainly to arise
from this mission. i answer, tha tn,
good of any mission whatever is, ant
must be in great measure, contingent
depending upon those conjuoctures o
human affairs to be disclosed in the rpr'
gress of human events. AId whici
are beyond the reach Of human fore
sight, the conjunctures may be sucl
that t,e mission my be the means o
doing great good, or of aver'ing srea
evil. The probability ofsuch. resdt'
may be a sufficient warrant for tin
mission.
The friendship of those nations, lie
gentlemen abuse then. as they will, IL
very important to US. And 1t IS on
interest to strengthen its bands by at
: the proper means in or power. 1t u
evident that this mission will be high
ly acceptable to them; and will have
the effect of strengthening those bands
beyond any other expedIent We coai'
employ, 50 little onerous to ourselves
Is not that friendship important to Us
Look for a moment at the situation u
) things. Nature seems to have formed
the twohemispheres for mutual com
; merce; and to US, Our commerce witt
them is immensely valuable, especial
: ly when the present i, taken in con
!, tnection with the future. 1t Is onl.
|, since the era Of their independence
now but few years, that our com
A merce there had beginning: and
1 now already constitutes no inconsld
cradle portion Of all our foreign com
. merce, immense as that commerce IS
f; and the day IS coming, and is not dis
1. tant, when it may constitute by Tar tn
s most valuable portion Of that commerce
the most valuable in itself, and espec
: tally the most valuable for its eftect
o on every branch Of the national indus
$ ftry, and on every interest in ever.
o part Of our widely extended empire
: The causes of these results are plant
f Ell in the nature Of things. as might b
8 shown were this the proper occasion
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