Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-04-17
WASHINGTON. J
8. Liberty and Union, NOW and forever, one and
inseparable.U
THURSDAY, APRIL is, 1852
NOTES UPON A COMMUNICATION IN THIS
DAYS PAPER.

The Communication which appears In the proceed
ing columns, under the signature of Arkansas" is
from source emitting it to respectful and very
serious consideration.
SO far as it vindcates the Democracy of Arkansas
from the charge of fbustiering propensities, and,
above all, from bearing avowal of such piratica
principles upon the banner of the party in the COM
ing Presidential election, we give the writer hearty
thanks for it. The article which he quotes entire
from an Arkansas paper we had not before seen nor
any part of it but what was quoted by the Public
Ledger, as we supposed, from an article proposing
enterprises against the possessions Of Spain; and
we copied that part, with the comments of the
Ledger, in order to let our readers know in what
terms such expeditions were denounced in Demo-
cratic paper of SO large a circulation.
In citing the Ledger for this purpose, we had no
thought Of fixing any disgraceful imputation on the
body of the Democracy Of Arkansas for what might
be and perhaps only was intended as a jea desprit
Still less did intend to convey the idea that Mr..
Senatop DOUGLAS has any sympathy with aibus-
tiering expeditions Until, indeed, he himself un-
deceives us, we shall believe his aspirations to be
for the honor and true glory Of his own country.
There is nothing in the article, as quoted by our
correspondent from the Arkansas paper which recon-
mends to our judgment the project Of Annexation
of CUBA, or of YUcATAN; to which might as well
have been added, so far as principle is concerned,
+" all the rest of the world" Had it not been for
the apparent concurrence Of our correspondent Ar
kansas in part Of the project, we should have
garded the article from the "Gazette and Demo-
crat" as burlesque upon the absurdity Of party
platforms in connexion with the Presidential Elec
ton. We trust we shall never see the day when
any standard Of which the legend shall be For
egn Conquest" or Annexation" will be in earnest
erected as the rallying point for any candidate
for the Presidency
Nor is any such projected acquisition much re-
commended to us by its antecedents. The acquisi-
ton of Louisiana and Florida may be admitted to
have been advisable, and indeed inevitable. We
cannot say the same of the annexation Of Texas.
Looking at the consequences which have followed
in its train, we incline to think it would have been
better for Texas herself had she remained indie
pendent Republic. Be that as it may, Texas is now
bone of the bone and flesh Of the flesh of the Union,
and in the recent conflict for its safety proved that
she deserves to belong to it, and never to be parted
from it. But we want no more acquisitions; no
establishment of distant Colonies, above all, upon
any pretext
We do not, however, intend, in this rambling and
desultory way, to engage in discussion of ques-
tons so important The time may come: but suf-
fcent for the day is the evil thereof.
We must not quit the subject of our correspon-
dents Letter without saying that trust and be-
leve that he mistakes the character of the proposed
Japan Expedition if he believes it to have any other
than commercial objects. The documents commu-
nicated to the Senate since his letter was written
are, indeed, quite satisfactory upon that point If
we could have presumed it to be any part of the
destined operations of the squadron to lombard
towns conquer territories, we should have regard
ed it with no less distrust than our correspondent