Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-11-04
More Territory.

sltOn which we happen To KNOW from recent personal
observation, is ahead OF any manifestation which has
yet been made in the west Those whig leaders here,
who endeavoring TO eraae the issue Of the WImet
proviso, by raising the cry Of mo more territory,
will very 6nd that they have made woiul blum
der. The miserable "Pretext' by which they are en-
deayoring to avoid party distraction among themselves,
will prove the certain of their defeat. We are
quite sure of this. The western people, it will be con-
ceded, think, not generally unwilling to take
California and so much of New Mexico will give
US good boundary the Texan frontier. in pay
ment of our Just claims against Mexico. But giatag
our people to do this, they not halt ana
ious for the acquisition of territory eastern
brethren are. This declaration may be regarded as
strange and incorrect; for the idea prevails every
where very extensively, that we in the west think of
nothing else but an indefinite increase of territory
The truth is, that during few days stay in New
York city, more solicitude manifested in favor
of "more territory" than we have noticed among
our people at home since the commencement of the
war. This too, by whigs,-by men of mind eau
tious, careful, and far-seeng men. The fear
pressed freely to us, that administration, in its
ardent desire for peace would demand half terri
tory enough 1t was urged upon that the wing
papers which opposed the and the acquisition of
territory, not the true opponents of the wing
party that the whg people were really in favor of
the war, and would be disappointed and greatly often
ded if large acquisitions of territory not made
1t is undeniable that of the wing papers do pro-
ess to support the war, and that the strongest oppo
stOn and the acquisition of territory comes from
those papers which most strongly imbucd with
the spirit of abotienism. This is deemed necessary
the continued cooperation of the abolition
fanatics with the wing party proper. Before travel
ling east, never heard seriously advocate
the incorporation of the ,ohole of Mexico into our
Union; but we can assure our readers that We heard
many respectable man advocate such measure at
the cast and equally that the idea is rap
idly dffusing itself among the eastern people.
ry short time will convince any who may suppose US
to be in error
| For ourselves, under present circumstances, we
should be satisfied with California, and boundary
based upon the Sierra Madre chain of mountans,
which would give the whole of the valley of the
Rio Grande. This would be the best boundary, (if|
one is to be made at a) between and the Next
cans. the Rio Grandc would never do; as our peo-
pie and the Mexcans would be involved probably, in
constant collision. A river boundary is the worst
and mountain boundary the BEST between different
nations for mountains alone keep their people
separate The Mexican leaders have sense enough
10 know this, and that is one reason, doubt why
they propose to US the unnavigable Nueces and It's
desert. But no American, of course, will agree to
that.
But here is the extract we alude to- The conclu-
ding paragraph will doubtless prove severe shock
to the delicate nerves of patriotic ''no more terri
tory neighbor of the Journal
There is rising party in this country in favor of
acquiring territory. If the indications of one
age are the characteristics of the succeeding age it
is very certain that the love of territory must be
our leading characteristic at this time. AT early
period in our history disposition acquire territory
was manifested All the early charters Of the origi-
nal Provinces run from the Atlantic, &c., to the
''great Western ocean" 1t thought then that
this Western ocean was much nearer than 1t proved
to be. We have been going gradually since to-
wards that "great Western ocean," The Mssissip-
p stopped US for while and there some persons
in this country who wished TO make that river our
permanent western boundary; some indeed, sought
to embarrass the navigation of that, with view to
prevent the growth of the western country. The
QUESTION of Louisiana, and of Florida and the rapid
settlement of the territory northwest of the Ohio were
y the prominent features In our progress, within the
last forty years. No man, without looking back at
the past, form any idea of the rapidy which, in
the future, people will multiply, and the extent
to which they will spread into new territory. They
are pushing on, defyng all obstacles, towards, and
to- the Pacific. The Mexican war will give them,
perhaps increased facilities for making and dis
tant settlements which they will certainly avail them
selves of.
The ''no territory party WILL at the polls, in this
country, find just little favor "Anti-New-
World party would There are even now many
persons who regret that Columbus discovered America
while such pleasant old cities remained in the old coun-
try to interest and amuse mankind MIR. Clay once,
speech in the Senate told story of lady who would
never forgive Columbus for discovering such unas-
ionabe place America But accordng to all that can
} learn the people of this country eager for
territory and will have it. The late State elections
90 to show that they not opposed 10 the war.
TO its Objects and the to have been lead
ing issue in Pennsylvania and Georgia.
the following pointed declarations of DANIEL WEB
srER, upon the right Of the United States to
Texas TO their territory, to those wings who have
with such vindctive bitterness, been denouncng
nexaton as a Just cause of war; and the democratic
President and party the authors of an unjust war,
because they caused the annexation They just
the positions which all along, we have assumed in