Litchfield enquirer., 1850-06-20
Anglo Saxon :" DeStiRy."

Much as said in needless manner,
and much in spirit Of yaunting, about
the " manifest destiny Of the Anglo Sax
on race. When the subject is viewed in
its proper light and calmly and philo-
sophically contemplated, it cannot but be
evident that, since the middle of the last
century, this race has risen wonderfully
in power and in its influence over the
human family. In 1850, the English
language was spoken in comparatively
limited sphere. The power OF England
and of English laws, principle and man
ners. was felt only in part of the United
Kingdom at home, and in the thirteen
feeble North American colonies. Be-
yond this, the island of Jamaica, aud a
few ports on the coast of India, constitu-
ted that whole empire on which now
" the sun never SETS" 4s.A
How changed is the influence Of the
Anglo Saxon race in $780,. Through
the power, The commerce, the enterprise
of England and the United States, our
language, instead Of being q provincial
dialect merely, unfit for the politeness of
courts, or the intercourse OF diplomacy,
is now spoken by more millions than that
of any European language. and. with the
exception perhaps Of the Chinese, than
any other dialect in the world. The
immense power of the two nations speak
ing this language, will still farther and
more rapidly extend its use and it will!
be no violent stretch Of tie imagination
to suppose that, in 1850, should the
world ever reach that period, ours will
be its governing language.
With that language will be spread ou'
flaws, our customs. the principles of lib
erty, the tenets Of pure religion, the
influence Of fright judgments and tru'
laws" over parts Of the world now be
nighted and down trodden. What I
responsibility then, rests both upon Eng
land and this nation, that, in perpetua
ting this influence, we disseminate lib
erty that shall not be RIGHTEOUSNESS, ,
superiority that shall not be tyrannical
customs that shall not sap the foundations
of morality, laws that shall not yield in
their stern justice to popular ficklcness
How necessary, that two nations whose
impulse is to be felt for ages. perhap:
while the world lasts, on the charactal
and destiny of the earth. should them
selves be examples of forbearance and
self control of respectcrs of law, order
and propriety who should never, in the
treatment Of inferior powers, oversteE
the bounds of justice aud moderation
but who should be firm supporters Of
peace and the rule Of right in the wo' Id
We were led into this train of thought
BY the perusal of some statistics respect.
ing the growth of Australia and the ad
jacent English colonies, where an En-
pire of immense size will soon grow up
speaking the English language. governed
by English laws, and probably perpet'
uating to millions, the advantages OF An
glo- Saxon liberty. .
Wequote from the Londo" Examiner
| The several Autralian Colonies are as
follows: New South Wales on the East
coast: South Australia and Port Phillip
on the Southern coast; Swan River or
the Western. and Port Essington on the
Northern coasts; Van Dieman's Island
70 the South and New Zealand to the
East. All these are under distinct gov
ernments, as were the original American
colonies. now grosn into the United
States. 4 -
In 1928 the total colonial population
| of Autralia was IS 900. of whom large
proportion were convicts. In ls4S II
was SOC, 900, of which the conyicts were
6o0O. In the two years since. $4,000
emigrants have proceeded thither, and
the total population at this moment can
| not be less than $4,000. Ithas. there
| fore. been multiplied in % years time b.
1 near seven field; and i il should 90 on