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The s'dcmocratic'' policy of doing evil that
good may come.

UNITED STATES. '-Daniel Webster.
The s'dcmocratic'' policy of doing evil that
good may come. {
The Seniin,1anl d tmocra publishes. from the
n. Y. Journai Of Commerce. IA letter from the
Rev. Walter Cotton Esquire, a sort of non-dcs-
cript Justice of the Peace in California under
the reign OF his Serene lIighncss Commodore
STOCKTON vino not long ago formally annexed
that favored country to this Union, and proclaim
ed himselrGovcrnor, Captain General, Command
er-in-Chicl, and every thing else short of En-
peror, therein. The reverend Justcc-of-ihc-
Pcacc's letter is we'll enough. giving an account
Of his election to that Irresponsible post ''by the
sutfrages orthe people, in the most approved re-
publican style and expressing the opinion that, |
since his aforesaid election as II Justice Of the |
Peace, Cor Alcaldc). tho messcs" Ohc true
democratic" phrascoiogy) "arc Thoroughly with
us and right glad to gc':.rid of Mexican rule
Had it been otherwise" says Mr. Cotton with
inimi'abe simplicity, "licg ,rou1d mere hare
flccitdmc =! The correctness Of such process
of reasoning it is not for us to dispute The
never be surrendered to Mexico again. but in
stead, he says, "lct Congress annex her to the
Union as territory, and establish civil govern
ment." II Congress suppose they can 90 the
thing any stronger than Commodore Stockton
has done it already they will probably find them
selves mistaken. Our military and naval OIL
GERS have got "the knack'' of annexation to
charm.
But, as we have remarked this letter of the
Rev. Esquire Cotton is well enough, though it is
perhaps tncturcd with spice of the carna era
wings OF conquest that is more appropriate to the
political than the spiritual calling of its author
However, this is no special concern of ours Our
present object, in noticing the letter at all is to
call attention toa sample or two Of the philo-
sophcal reflections with which the Sentinel in
PRODUCES it to its readers. These are in every
respect worthy the reputation that our friend has
already attained by means of his profound dis
QUESTIONS on the inevitable 'dcstinv' of the
Spanish American race ''who are to disappear be-
fore the Anglo Saxon as the Indians did be-
fore their own ancestors
Mr.. Cotton says, among other things that he
"cmpanneed the first jury that ever sat in Cali
fornia.'' whereat the Sentinel INDUCES in the fol-
lowing burst of feeling -
Only think o that 'hr trial by jury is unknown to
the Sayons we're in the time Of Aired more th,n g1S
years ago
Inc sentinel having thus "brokcn ground
ProceeuS As 'o''"Ws
,,dJ conditi"n aj tI. NIrx.,'n No,in ,Se ;i
tyranny and naughty dlcatlon OF her priests and drs
pots, the Ignorant savs anl almost hopeless degrade
ton OF the british masses, the hnrhnlisn OF her man
ners the inhumanty OF hfr national law, the nragre
products OF her fertile soil the losron system which
under the sacred nnt ul religion, brushes the body Ia
the dust ana wei! nlgi ahnih!ia's the soul by driving
upal IT'S nobrst impulses an mneTn'lll- It's snblln-
est aspiratlois-wno can doubt tht' our INVASION VIII
be the da"lng OF a more propltIous day upon this
much abused people T.
And this is the Scntincl's dissertation of the
g..
character aho Condition OF the people against
whom il desires to 500 orrovoI .bo u.h 10 ,,o,,,
-. 80 '''e "'''e 't'
ana ll'ltary power oil tiia vast Union. But
,rbor ,,o mar \VLi,,, ,,,,,,,,, ... ~ .
'N'''''0 ~ ,'E-'S' u'
neither justice, nor true magnanmltv, nor self
defanca nor nntion,l nriln d.n,,, tai ,L., ,,,
''''' o''
armies should Wcdde TINS miserable shadow of q
republic, and thrust upon its unhappy citizens
ground to the earth By domestic OPPRESSION. the
unhallowed civilization aud liberty that WAr
confcrs, the tune is changed Then, Mexico
becomes the ENGLAND of 1912 and the NMu
are branded as tederaiias What troublesome
Inconsistencies this thirst for fine writing expos
es us to-
But hear the Sentinel once more. Anothc
apocalyptic vision touching the destiny Of Mex
leo is thus uniodcd -
H-rtyrnn,s must be humhlrd-hcr people must h
nnliv and cd baIi,s Of t1, M,
ways of action must be broken up nrw tone mn
, DC W. heir J ", rn"rrs Viii nor omr Invasion M !,
Can the Mexican people tail To be conscious OF OF
,brrns.tyrs rs ibev can BE- vim WHIT thew ,sal,y are
When they shall again sat'I9 dow,n to Il calm, will
ihcy when tb@y have cypercnrcI oar ham41iiv. see
with thrr own gyGI our y!rs t., drrd3'roe a'
aious syarms-5ccomc conscious OF our vast slprril
MY IN every many aliout' n"l DC lra TO tn'nh $
pie We are sanguine in our hopes We tru-l n,
,,s ,luy w. ub.T !" i,ra,' u,,a no iesu ,l !,
red, as it is jos in the conquerors. Reports from a
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