New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-03-18
Historical Parallels,

"History,- says one Of the most philosophic Of
Jss study Is fall Of practical instruction The Past
made 10 oontrol tie Faturo.
To Nations. historic events are Of as much i'm
potance as 10 the baister his recorded presidents
They equally serve IS illustrations OF principles.
o. diagrams Of problem A principle, passion.
Q soutiuens operates 70 the same purpose in all
ages and with al nations; Liberty. the Lust Of
Conquest. Religion, sprngine from feelings common
10 all mankind. sustain everywhere an equal de-
vs,cpment-
Tbs dangers and disasters sure ofoliow the per.
pssration Of national crime al history foreshadows
And in this relstion. ii rnsy not be inopporune to
70 estsblisha comparison between certain deeds Of
The Government OF France, and certain Of our own
covernnenr all occurring within the century, all
tundsd upon the same principles, and tending, by
tpsvitsble destiny, TO the same end
That crowned bandit Napoleon was the embo-
diment OF the aggressive Democracy OF France
In violation Of international law, of solemn trea-
ties and all principles OF equity, be sought to ex'
Tend the limits Of bis empire. he was ever want
ing nom II is singular, with what identical rea.
soma he ust6es his atrocous asgressions, as in our
Gay and our country the same insane lust OF acsuis
ition. the same enornties. He dHnexed Holland 10
he French Empire and by this argument justified
The oct Holland" said he lis in reality a con.
ssnaasion o. France ii may DO defined as being
kxmed out OF the alluviun OF the Hhine the Mouse,
and the scheldt which arc the great arteries Of
sAe empire
And his Minister for Foreign Affairs is directed
% tell him Holland is an emsn alton OF the French
Empire In order to possess the Rhine your Ma
jessy must extend your territory 10 the Zuyder
Zee"
Bot the Zuyder Zee. which might then have been
ccnsidered as the Naocs Of the French territory,
vas MOI far ssoagA Napoleon must 50 TO the no
0nndc.
The imperial robeer then aHaered Frieslsnd. Oh
senburs Brsnaea, and all the line of coast TO Ham.
barg. and thence ali the country to Lubec.
and made Of this new territory ten additional De.
pArments-
Our Annexation OF Texas WA m equal violation
Of rights solemnixed by treaties; and our excuse
tc< the deed an equal insal, TO common sense and
The opinion Of mankind.
And wha, our crime lost in holiness as compared
with Napoleoas, j. gained in perhdy
The advocates OF Annexation discovered that
the waters which flowed through Texas, equally
with our Mississippi erptiea into the Gaf'-eon-
ssquensy. Of course, were intended As the Rhine.
the Meuss and the Seheldt for the great arteries
a. CT. empire"
We have no such ofoe as that Of Minister for For
sign Aaain bat we have of6ces equally deslrs-
Die 10 oar ooantrymen as thar 70 Frenchmen, and
which have bcen soquired in the same wsy--the
Assery Of Last Of Power or OF Conquest And they
who sought such otsces oontended that the Sso.aa
was nos intended by Nature as the Western limit
q cur eounny--ios rivers do not disoonnect. they
unite. Rivers are facilities for intercourse. not
modes OF separation Texas is therefore part Of
sbs United States
A portion OF this argument was literally HseS
and the rest is ooosentaneoas.
Annexation accomplished. It's advocates obtained
their fees. OF the tao who lsbored most to render
IL ps,asasle at the North one now represents the
country At the Court Of 81. james, sad the ether
sss on The bench Of TIE Supreme coart.
The psrsllel is not concluded The Seaees is 70
limit 70 oar empire. and we grasp 10 the Rio GgGnds
ALLOWING in The i,ets.eps Of car Ilastricas imperial
pssdscssscg. We TOO have aroased The spirit Of An
outraged people. sad tee victims Of eur aggression
rash 70 assas. We have annexed Texas. Santa FA
and countries whose veey names before found no
pisces 10 our Biographies Oar appetite is not
sassd trae hound N It's character. having tasted Of
blood. &c eannot be diverted from IT'S prey.
Our armies. IN their desolating march. waste and /
appropriate to the very Pacific The mighty wa.
sers that wash the Western coast Of ,his hemisphere
may serve as the temporary boundaries Of our EN-.
PRO Bat is this deed Ct aggression fully accom-.
p,isAedi Does History afford no example Of our
prcsenf condition, warning Of car fs,aref From
he same source whence we derived oar frs, Illus
ratioa We can command another.
Nspolccp invaded Spain a nasica distracted and
seemingly incspabis Of resistance, and ovsreame
h tszituries With facility. He did not ccn9asr.