Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1848-02-16
FROM THE NATIONAL ISrELLIGENcER
THE NEW DOCTRINE.

| Concurring circumstances show that the doctrine
of the smanilest destiny" of the United States to
become the great obber OF lands and desoyer OF
tions, and of tho right of powerful nation TO APP
propriate TO its use, by conquest, the territory or
| adjoining powers, is now the cardinal and cohesive
principle of the Administration portion of the De-
mocratc party in this country. What has trans.
PRED on this subject i'm casual interlocu,Ons as well
regular debates in the Senate of the u. States Is
already known TO the public I'm general. Nhas
doctrines avowed at the headquarters Of Demo
crazy ut Albany readers will have learned from
the preceding article. Since that article was PEN
ned there has been published, in the government
paper i'm this city, Speech delivered by Gen. Sam
Houston at great ''NVar Meeting" held at Tam
many Hall, in the city of New York, few days a
60. speech from that quarter, considering tho
position which the General at this moment occupies
IN his party, would of itself attract little at
ten,on. But when, in addition, we find the entire
report Of the speech transferred to the columns OF
the ''Unon," with lavish encoiniums on the whole
proceeding of which il forms so conspicuous part
"a proceeding of which the editor of the n. York
Globe says that it "will df1use JOY and gladness
throughout the Cnion,' and which the ''Union"
endorses as can almost unprecedented dcmonstra-
ton of the enthusiasm and unanimty of the peo-
pie IN fdcor Of the policy pursued AND RECON-
MENDED BY THE ADMINISTRATIONS az relation to
Re trGr"-we are bound TO consider the leading
and prominent opinions expressed in that speech,
as 10 the spirit and object of the war; those (not,
we trust, Of the whole Democracy, but) of the War
Party among the professors of that creed
In this view, and without Oler.:lg word of
comment upon them, we place before our readers
the following brief extracts from the speech of the
honorable Senator from Texas, we find it in tho
'Union 20
''You here fellow-citizons, are living in cities,
IN tho enjoyment Of all the blessings and comforts
OF civilization but if you undertake 90 into tho
wilderness, into the domain of the wild beast and
begin 10 pursue the game, to plant plantations;
when you see the farm, the field, the garden SPRING
Ing up around you, your feelings will become at
iached TO the land it will Undue your hearts; you
Will not &c able to escapeit. You may escape the
smallpox, but you can never escape the conidgiOn
oil land iocing. AS as you live ii will become
part or your nature. There is not American
upon earth but who loces land. 1t is the fact
though say 50 only in my course and vulgar way
Great applause Your ancestors, when they land
ed at Plymouth, upon the famous rock, not
long con,ened with that barren spot, but proceeded
IN their might, and went on progressing at James
town, as well as at Plymouth, ill all the country
was possessed by them. From the first moment
they landed they went on trading with the Indians,
and cheating them oui Of their tind. Now, the
IeXicans are no better than Indians, and see
reason arhy zoe shoaId not go IN The same course
hO'c, AND TAKE THEIR LAND. But these countries
will be benefited by our occupation. Look at the
CALIFORNIA;, Sonora, Western Mexico, New Mexi-
CO.," Sc
Though am not pious. yet rs 4 sinner | say
it, we have porerfGl authority. for scars in tho
conduct of the people Of Israel, who We're led by
Divine power 10 possess themselves of the lands of
the Anmonites, and sine them with the edge OF
the sword. THIS same mandate .from God guides
as IN this ,car, aud gives success to our arms and.
think, will continue to guide and to prosper Ans
RIGA"