The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-11-25


not England, at present, has enough 10 do at home
keeping her subjects order without interfering with the
governments this continent The Canadas more
likely demand her than either Yuoaan Cubs
and judging from the signs Of the times England is
likely lose the provinces she has upon this Continent than
to acquire new ones Neither Can see that imminent dan
ger to QUE commerce and to national safety which that
senator sees case Yucaan and Cuba the posses
of England The control of our commerce or Of the
commerce Of the world does depend upon positions
andupon towers and Notifications overlooking and
mandlng narrow straits and ishmuses. II is
Gibraltar nor Malta the Musquto coast any other
position on land that England the control
OF conerce IT Is her power and position the broad
sea which gives her the advantage The nation that would
control the worlds commerce. must control the element
upon which floats The mistress of the sea will be the
mistress of commerce England may seize upon Cuba !;
she may the ishmus Of Yucatnn all threat
enin ort6catons yet long proud navy can ride
in triumph "oer the dark blue sea-" fear evil our
commerce. g. IT 4E . VI
The senator says that England, in possession of these
POSITIONS will !" cut commerce in two" Sir, she has
done that very thing bat not Ia tho way suggested
have done it for her. Your feetrade policythe tariff
Of lo46-uore than cuts our commerce IN two; it gives
Eng land the best half She successfully competing
with in workshop and upon every Of trade in
the Union England does seek her barren and
thnlypopuaed for the purpose Of extending her
commerce she looks millions Of heads and mouths
and feed a far richer commercial prize Give
her this advantage for few years more and she will
contend with for this miserable Yucatn with 900
Indians and 100000 white inhabitants When and where
has England dared to interfere with foreign
merce' Do this moment divide commerce with
her the world over DO ships wherever her ships
goour flag waving side by side with hers on every sea
And can be supposed that she contemaes the de-
struction of by sezing upon Yucaan and
Caba' The supposition is visionary and idle.
The OF Europe have enough do to take of
themselves They feeling the result Of the policy
that attempted to be revived by This policy Of in
erfcnng with other portions of the world; this graspng
disposition take that which belongs ohcrs-one nation
seeking control the of anoherhas left the
nations OF Europe condition in which they hardly
able take of themselves. Had Napoleon in the
early portion of his career listened the good spirit which
advised him to stand upon the soil Of France he would
have passed down his posery of the most glorious
empires that descended from sire And if Eng
land, with all her historic fame, her pde her wealth. and
poWe-f England go down in this wreck of Nations
cause OF overthrow will be found in the extension
of her dmnon abroad the neglect and at the
of her people home. And sha with these disastrous
examples before eyes, undertake continue the
policy iaE t'd it
struck by remark made few days since by the
Senator from Illinois, MIR. DOUGLAS that was high time
that should recall attention from foreign nations and
attend for short time TO the interests of own country
For the last four years. most of tme and money,
have been employed in looking after other countries
The ADMINISTRATION has, with the GOODNESS and stability of
statue stood it'll its back to the country and its face to-
wards foreign domn on No domestic interest," internal
impr oyenent, could obtain hearing elicit response,
unless it and then cold negative thrown the
left shoulder in the form of Now agree with the
Senator from inos--that it h ign time that governs
ment turn round and look into the countryopen ib eyes
and to the wants and demands of the people. The
field of observation-disclosures and uncultivats broad
enough the Of all its faculties There rven
be distractions harbor improved for
the security Of inland commerce. Eta'1,e
The senator from Michigan, in tho close of his speech,
very eloquenty Describes the rapid Improvement of the
country, since the tmeorty years ago. ,hink-when ha
descended the majestic Of the in bark canoe,
the adacen country then being Wilderness II is true,
that that day the industry and enterprise Of people
have settled and improved that wilderness, until It
with populaon and overdows with all the
and Injuries of civilized life bat this has been the
suit Of the enterprise of people, with aid from the
government other than that flowing from free instu
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But how is with those majestic rivers, down which the
senator's bark smoothly glded Have they been
improved No. sir, the snags and bars there STILL
inerrupng and destroying, every year. internal COM
Thus, while the people have long since cleared up
the wilderness, the government has found time OPP
porunty to clear the rivers. Nay, further
told by the President that although there be power enough
the constitution to acquire foreign dominion without limit,
there is no power in that instrument to improve the rivers
and harbors Of couEyat all events not until this for
eign is trust the time has when
about get rid Of all foreign dicueswhen the gov
enmen released from the burdens Of foreign war,
devote itself to the great interests of domes
tic aasto the promotion of the virtue, the prosperity
and the true glory of our own country. g ateal