Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-10-20
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No Mere .TefPitOFV,

The Philadelphia Ledger, a neutral pa.
per, has the following sensible article, in
regard tothe new issue Of the whig party
against the acquisition Of Territory: u
*Ne MoRE TKRRIroRy At the last
session Of Congress, southern Senator in
troduced d resolution, declaring that no
more territory should be acquired by the
United States. It was laid cn the table
AT the late swhig' convention IN Massachu-
sstts, for nominating State officers, a SINH
lar resolution was offered, and laid on the
table, find there 1t them lie, will be the
voics Of nine in ten of all American citi-
Gems. ], Ever since the United States be-
came nation, they have been acquiring
Territory. Their first acquisition was
Louisiana, their second Florida, their third
Oregon their. fourth Texas-,he whole
constituting territory exceeding all that of
the Old Thirteen east of the Mississippi.
And why did they acquire these territories!
Simply because they were necessary or
Convenient to US, and could be obtained by
the consent of the owners. And from
these acquisitions, six new States have al
ready entered the Union, and have now q
population equol.to half Of the whole popu-
lation of the Old Thirteen in 1870. At
this rate of increase, fifty years will not
efapse before the remainder Of these ac-
quisiaions will contain as many people as
these six new States now. And then
where will the whole increase go? Where
will be tho out let, the drain Of our whole
surpIus1 s. -. -. .s@s. =. -
EzaNo more territory! Such an idea
could be entertained only by few super
animated politicians, who, because they
have stood still for forty or fifty years, and
are now incapable Of moving, take for
granted that the nation must do likewise.
But Of oil nations now existing, the United
States are the most expansive, and there
fore the last that ought to think of no more
territory. They must increase rapidly.
Natural laws, governing the energies of
the Anglo American race, and the advan.
sages of their position, continually send
them forward. Can such people bedammed!
stopped in their career of expansion, and
eonfined within certain limits? The idea
is as rational as that of conining the Mis-
sissippi. The Union will overflow; for the
ing. And the surplus must flow into A.
merican territory, TO increase the family
Of the American Union, or into foreign ter.
ritory,. to become independent nations.-
No large portion flowing North or South
can become Canadian colonists or Mexican
alayes. The eff1ux to the British colonies
will accelerate their independence. That
TO. Mexico can never be absobed by the
Mexican nation. How ever peacefully
they 60 forth, they will proceed as do
minant race, to overpower, absorb, or ex-
tripate, and not to be ever absorbed by the
feeble Mexicans. Hence when they are
firmly intrenched on both sides of the
Union, rs they will be in time, they must
be either friends or enemies, members oil
our Federal family, or jealous rivals
Which is best7 Common sense can give
but one answer.
"This raises the question, whit shall we
do with, Mexico, ii no peace be made!
And iats4 accounts off ,rd little hopes oi
osaco. crhe n m re territory party, 1t the
Union c ,ntairs fools aleno ,gh to constitute
ans. will say, Set US NIB ,ndnn Mexico, with
or without peace, and defend our present
houndary OF Texas But wiser men will
s.y. thai if we do not subdue Mexico now,
ze shall be obliged to do it hereafter, when
II shall be involved in the tolls Of some Eu
Yopean government, and that government
able to give US trouble; and thus all the
Blood and money Of the present war will
be wasted, and we shall be obliged to fight
these battles over again. Now that we
ara engaged in the work, let US finish it,
especially as England will not, and France
eannot interfere