The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-10-26
THE UNION: WASHINGTON SUNDAY MORNING, OCT. g. 1851

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most unfortunate bunder OF wing administration aud
must be finally adjusted by the next democratic admins
traion
The British have given up nothing IN Central America
OF the most grieyous and absurd preensons They pro-
ec the Mosquito king Tor the that the yul
uIe protects the lamb, and with the mparray for
eolor--the purpose oil covering and devouring him
They have seized the bright islands of Honduras, and
boast OF Their territory in Central America being 10000
square miles They have changed the names OF towns;
aud appropriated the OF States and threatened
Their Independence. They agltang the people there,
as in France they conup, the rulers to bring about the
overthrow OF Tepublicansm. The British capital and
British statesmen were the place and agents OF the famous
Cuban intevenon and the British press and Parliament
the factories whence come the public opinion OF Eu-
rope, which endorses atroclous caumnes our govern
ment and people. Not content with nvegllng France
into coalition of fleets and policy for the Gulf of Mexi-
they must brand expedition OF sympathizng repub
leans made against the worst despotIsm in the world
an act of piracy, and call the parties pirates
II is 10 be hoped that Congress, so to Sit will do
this subject justice Englands own example might be
used agains. her but that argument at all There
invasion OF Cuba, and homicide in open battle, but
no piracy As for the victims of cruelty at Havana, their
blood cries from the ground is The first republican
blood shed for long time TO the shout OF Long live
the Queen" As for Narciso Lopez. he belongs to the
immortal company OF Lafayette and kosciusko, His
glorious life was consummated by death more glorious
In rita ad eastra; IN MORE ad dsird
1t is necessary TO the of the despos of Europe
that they shall falsely explain the great prosperity OF the
United States. They cannot deny that prosperity which
the world now calls OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES TO Fulton,
Morse Collins, Stevens, Law Hussey, Herring McCor
mick, Hobbs and Hoe. They dare not attribute to the
republican form of government for that teaches the
reignty of the peopletha the government is their crea
pull down the constitution and that their welfare is the
only true object of government In short the converse
OF the whole monarchcal system is laid down IN the
| Declaration OF Independence The monarchs OF Europe
attribute our prosperity to the religious character OF the
people, the remoteness of America from Europe, or
to the Saxon race, to the spaseness OF popula
ton and abundance of land They say thai or all
OF these causes we are indebted for what On the
contrary it to Of these, but il is to democratic
republlcansm-to our system OF government, State and
federal based upon the foundations of universal suffrage
and universal eligibility to office.
If we had here either oligarchy, as in England consti
uional monarchy, as in Sardinia, or despoism. in
Russia Prussia, and Austria, we should still have
pied the brny strip of land which skirts the Atlantic
ocean should have been feeble people we should
have passed through the pulling infancy which has
been the OF the States OF Europe and centuries
hence might have boosted the same decrepude. We
should be Jealous ovemuch, if we claimed that the dis
proportion OF religion here and elsewhere explained the
difference of political and social condition II is not
any explanation at all 10 attribute superiority TO that
cause 1t is equally untrue that the remoeness OF Eu
rope from America has anything 10 do with the
full working of democratic institutions. The distance
has shrnnk to nothing and all Europe is here in the flesh
of millions OF emgrants As to the Anglo-Saxon race
those apocrypha supeors among menthey only one
single ingredient of our population, which Ameri.
can mixture of all the races descended from Eve and
Adam. Nor will it do to attribute this prosperity 10
abundance OF land for there is Russia. owner of a
fourth of the world, and the paltriest specimen of gov
eminent in exIstence-an Autocrat ording be-
nghted horde of slaves, and slaves Of slaves The
Americans Know better Inc foundation OF strength.
1t comes from the Of the people, without whose
presence will always corrupt and individuals betay
We have infused into everything the integrity and wis
dom OF the whole people, and we have thus excluded the
predomnance OF any section. We have located the
ton OF universal suffrage within small limits and
consult il often about who shall hold Office and whether
The laws shall be continued or laws be made and
every poor mans child is eligible to the presidency. We
have consolidated into few hands al great capital
government OF many millions OF people and Infinite extent
of territory; but the Union presents confederation OF
eregn States, beginning with thirteen and embracing
thirty under system which does no, impair the in.
dependence of any, while IT is capable OF indefinite
tension This twood system the palladium OF Ameri-
can lberyhe secret OF American greatness The States
subdvided generally into little Districts controlled by
universal vote, and the confederation is simple
bage of these States in such way as TO insure equality
of rights and Legislation within, and an undivided front
without by means OF federal government.
not only to correct an error about our system that
these explanations are given but is to recommend the
s,ruced The ruins OF the present The democratic
publican form OF government is the only one now by
which anything stable can be made to succeed the i'm
pending revolution Men are called upon en- mosse TO do
the fighting and they will do thousand times better
if they called up uas to the ballobox after the
battle TO choose and be chosen for Office When the
separate States organized on universal suffrage and
on the American model then the German confederation
can be constructed without any difficulty. There is
nothing to do but to transplant federal system into
the heart OF Europe. Germany has the Oversize
of soil and climate, of tongue and OF creed and
school, as the United States She is divided into several
natonaes, intersected by rivers and bounded also by
seas and lakes and mountains She IS as well adapted
as we for the system of confederation OF sovereign
States and universal suffrage With such political
system, Germany would realize social reforms,
and become a study and manual for other nations. She
/ would be the strong and great, but infinitely more
free and enlightened and happy Germany which out
lived the Roman empire, and has contributed in the mid
die and subsequent ages so much to civilization The
theory applies TO England, Italy, Poland Portugal,
and Spain-Russa, Austria and Hungary.
i Few know how much but all admit that the foreign
emigration has given much 10 the success oil democratic
! institutions We deeply indebted TO the sturdy
| st who seek shores They furnish 1000
souls day, by emigration alone, TO numbers al the
single port OF New York and the total influx is nearly
half million year This is an invaluable tide OF
people but when consider that each brings
with him, and will have accumulated during his life
fund OF two hundred dollars, have one hundred
millions annually added 10 stock OF weah-peThaps
much one-sxib the product OF land and labor
BOTH and e-haf OF all annual exports The vast
public works which meet our eye everywhere, artificial
levels OF stone and iron, and earth and water, which
oustTips the wind and muluplles bis natural powers
OF ocomoton and transportation, for the most part
! their trophies They have blessed the land with their
abors and they have seated themselves that share
which belongs, by honest acquisition TO themselves and
their descendants They add 10 the comforts and the
functions well their children competitors Tor the
foremost places IN the State and in society; their
grappe with all the professions; and their daughters
grace the circles of useulness and amusement most
valuable and Indispensable population the Foreigners
| especially the Irr-h and Germans.
| And now, then, must remember or, II not, they
should remind u.s. that, by the diversity OF origin and
habit we are longer homogeneous, but have become
mixed and peculiar people, who, from that cIrcum
stance alone are bound duties OF general and
responsible character in the family OF nations than any
nation under heaven We are what ii is true by