New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-12-03
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The Herald looks down on Mr.. Gallstin's, ns on
Mr.. Clsy's, suggestions with superciious com.
passion for their milk. audw philanthropy
saying
1T is amusing to how these old gentlemen Of
the last century up II from the grave oil Oh
vion and fosgstnnss and Dtrude their opinions on tins
new, youthful aud fresh neutrality-suspicious. that hardly
would have been tolerated az the close OF the preeedn
century We have number Of those uas scatter
cd hroue the country, who formerly Dy ACCIDENT
move one step srtber from the present.
day Tho pamphlet OF Mr. Gsletn Is wnten With great
grammatical accuracy conceived In the style OF the htFo
atsr puts forth doctrines that would nave answered for
the century but which entirely unit for the pres
'n q ss sSsn5on Msa ae on ne
proposed by Mr. Clay or Af Oalatio sueb psns srs al
surd md ridiculous in thsr conception sud would be 30
IN their execution"
The views which are thus sneered at ns those Of
.old gentlemen that would have answered for
the last century, bat which are estrey unfit Tor
the present generation, are briefly summed npby
Mr. Galstin as follows;
"The duties Of the people Of the United States toward
other nations obvious Never losing sight OF the al
vine prscept, Do TO others you would be done ~,
they nave only n consult their own consciencr foi
the moral Of night and wong aud that sympathy
Tor other men, the evidences Of which eie VI daily occur
renee , -. A..
false sory which from habit and the general tenor OF our
early education, are taught to admire Inc tas "a,
already been repeatedly performed In a more ape ana
itc manner than snythng could the SUD
iect IL IL sufficient that al thus TIME neihef IN,
dignity honor OF the nation demand farther saenee .
invaluable lives, OF money Ihe very feNete
the The true honor ana dignity OF me nst,on are ~
separsbe from justice Pride and vanity alone demand
the sacrifice Though dearly purchased tia ssouishn
successoof tho American arms have at least put tin W
power Of the United States 10 grant tpy terms o peace
without incurrng the impuiAr0n OF oens eeuaea ut an
but the most elevated motives 10 would teem thAt M
most proud and be sataicd with glory snd ina
the reckless and bccose should be sufficiently sut
ted 9th h.psn TORE
IA more truly glorious Termination cf the War,
splendid spectacle example more highly useful 60 man
knd large, well be conceived than that OF IN
victorious forces Of the United states voluntarily so,n
donng all their conquests without requiring ytain
else thas that which WAS strictly due to cur irens
1t certainly seems to US unfortunate that sucl
sentiments should have gene out OF fashion. Th'
world must have been better worth living in
they had not. And it does seem to us that if any
thing ought to be independent of the esprces o
fasbion these sentiments should be-
But how have they got so far behind the times
When they were originally promulgated, eishtee1
hundred years ago the chief objection urged agsins
them was their novelty Observation-Disclosures o
authority. Have any Of the r'.isr' and the chic
priests believed on him 7" was triumphantly asked
No--not they The rulers were aud general,
are believers in manifest destiny, the mission
Of one race 10 sabdue and renovate others-th
rightfaness of conquest spolistion, sabjagstion
vsssalage, &C. 1t seems to us a great pity ths
the age has sho, so far ahead Of these notions
and We can't help thinking it will slack up ye
and let them come alongside Of IL 1t could not 20:
on in better company