Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1848-05-25
4 NUMBER IS.

though that's one Of The essential ele-
'oenis Of national power; butt is char
acler, and distinction, and position and
beyond these strengths and safety. Our
territory is hencefor'h holy ground =
No hostile foot VIII polute il. No
foreign power will ATTACK us. No OH
er var, | verify believe, will be neces-
sary for long years to come. Our flag,
}indeed, was every where the emblem;
and the evidence Of our commercial ae-
tivIty and enterprise. But our power
10 defend it was little understood.
| might rather say, utterly disregarded.
But the great experiment has been,
made, and we take our acknowledged
rank among the powerful nations Of
the earth. The decree has gone forth,
and he who rups may read it. The
entire polilica separation of this CONT
neat from Europe is not a question Of
fact, but Of time. That even, must
come, and appearances augur that it
will come speedily. We may we'll
leave it to its own fullness cftime with.
tout any improper interference on our
part. 51d..4ata 6s
But we. are now called upon to make
a practical application of the great
principle | have been considering
The condition of Yucatan, and the.
considerations connected with it, bring
this subject directly before US. We,
can enforce the doctrine; but We can.
moi enforce il without discharging the.
duties which it brings with it. And if
! we do not enforce it, we shall expose
ourselves to eternal self-reproach and
to tie contpmely of the world. a9.l-T
] have already briefly alluded to the
condition of Yucatan. Its civilized
population is placed, not between the
ocean and the flowning battIements
which drive il back, AID where no hu.
| man being can live; out between tbs
ocean and ruthless barbarians, posses.
sing as little mercy as the sea into
WHICH they are driving their swretehea
VICTIMS. i is one of those great cases
liz human affairs which override all 9th.
er considerations. Yucatan has right
Ito 60 where she can, with her soyer:
eighty in her hand, and demand pro.
| lection from the powers of the earth.
and offer her own allegiance in return
for it. She has gone TO England and
TO Spain, and she has come to US.
FShe prefers our actor 10 theirs; but i
r|she cannot get the one she must &C,
icept the other As ia Spain, any eff.
4 fective aid OF any design Of aggrans
Element is probably equally out of ths
! question, and we have England alons
to look TO in the solution Of the guss.
ftion presented 10 US. live do not act.
will she render the assistance deman:
ded, and accept the consideration
WHICH may accompany it, That shs
may do SO, without giving US any just
: cause Of offence whatever, and thus ae:
compIish her mission without being ins
volved in any controversy with Us, is
too clear to be called ip question. lns
,erest, therefore, and humanity, as well
as the principles which from all time
have regulated her political conduct,
. prompt her to accede 10 the demands
!, of Yutatan. The distinguished senas
tor from South Carolina Mr.. CAts
HouN] thinks she will rot; but whe,h.
or he comes to this conclusion from
the facts in her past history or from Tbs
Fl circumstances Of her present position,
! II, seems 10 me il is erroneous and uns
!, safe. 'aa sa .3 sers ss 81, Is asr
| shall not enter into any review Of
the system of English acquisition. |
shall briefly allnde TO the subject, NOT
in the spirit Of censure, though, indeed,
} there is 100 often reason enough foT
that feeling, but merely 10 recall ths
principles Of her policy, and tojudgs
what she will do by what she has done,
The distinguished senator from Ken:
lucky Mr.. CR1rTENDEN] asks, and
with some emphasis, aohat England
auonts Of such barren country as Yu.
cotan? I ask him, in return, what
j she wants of such barren rocks as Gil
braltar, and St. Helena, and Alden, and
all the other barren rocks, and islets,
and positions which she has siezed,
and now occupies through the worlds
] Why, sir, they are towers-some Of
them wa'ch-towers, and Others towers
of safety-upon that wall of circpmyal-
Ia.ion thus beautifully designated the
other day by ihe honorable senator
from Mississippi, Mr.. DAyIs,] with
which she has surrounded the world.
! The editor Of the Indiana Registef
gives his readers this advice:-"lfyou
sant to buy goods cheap, 60 where
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