New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-10-25


meeting at Tammany Hall, on "Wednesday
evening, was the following
Resol,sd That the political and moral power OF
the United States should be exercised Systematically
and promptly III behalf Of the people everywhere
that having essentially, by means OF democratic re.
publican institutions become great maritime ana
productive power and by far the most generally In
telligent and happy nation IN the world the epoch In
our career has been attained when we should lnaug-
urate policy, both commercial and political, en-
bodying our principles asserting our rights, and en-
forcing our examples
This is true It's well expressed. We
agree with it heartily. The only question
is, what is the political and commercial pol
icy that will embody American principles,
assert the rights of the people, and irresist-
iblv and universally enforce the genuine
democratic republican example.
There are two answers to this question.
One is that of Tammany and Locofocoism
Il teaches that Power is to be obtained by
going abroad for it. Politically it is the
policy of War; commercially it is the poll
CIV of Free Trade. 1t is for precipitate and
violent annexation of contiguous countries.
This very day it grasps at Cuba and Next
co. Itwaits not for the fruit to rlpen 1t
knows not that as this Republic increases IN
real strength and greatness, in wealth, IN
telligence and liberty, it must exercise an lr-
resistible attraction upon the smaller, poor
er and less free countries around 1t, and
that when the fullness Of time has come,
annexation will take place spontaneously,
peacefully, joyfully as guests go to iestl-
val. Free Trade it would have also, after the
same unwise and impatient fashion. Like
child, it would destroy the seed and yet
expect harvest. The fitaess of times and
things it ignores. II thinks to secure free
dom of trade to the world by surrenderlng
itself into the chains of foreign CONNER
cial monopoly. Hoping to procure liberty
for others, it would begin by allowing It's
own liberty to be destroyed. Processing
a special hostility to the financial and pollt-
cal supremacy of England, it does the ut
most to maintain and perpetuate that supre-
macy.
The other answer to the question is that
of America and of genuine democracy.
Ii teaches that Power is to be obtained by
Industry at home. Politically, it is the
policy of Peace commercially, f Pro-
lection. 1t has no dream of foreign con-
quest. or of greatness built up by the sword,
or bv diplomatic intrigues. 1t employs no
Aibustiers, and feels no desire to steal what
will one day surely he its inheritance. Ii
knows that there is but one kind of indie
pendence worth having, namely, ability in
nation to provide for itself: but one means
of permanent and certain influence abroad,
namely, ever augmentlng riches, intelii-
gence, and liberty at home. Annexation
will come in its own time, and Free Trade
in its. For both il lays the foundations
and prepares the way On the basis
OF industry and of increasing wealth,
tending by changeless law of nature
to more and more equal and democratic
distribution, it would build up an iadepend-
ent, densely settled and progressive people
Ii points to the fact that the United States
are already great maritime and productive
nation as 4 fact of its own creation. lt
would continue in course SO successful.
More and more it would place the consumer
beside the producer, ard combine the useful
arts and manufactures with agriculture. Ii
would bieak down tie British commercial
monopoly by protecting American labor,
thus cmancipsting from the balefui influence
of that monopoly, the ryOss of India, the
freedmen of Jamaica and the peasantry Of
Ireland. 1t would break down the authority
and end the usurpation of kings and ariStcc-
rscies BY raising this Republic to hight OF
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