The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-25
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ID is unnecessary, therefore, to examine ii
ainpo detail what he says OF the Germans being in
condition to co-operac with him; tor they are as
degenerate and trostrate as the Italians Kossuth
shows utter ignorance ofthe political condition OF
Europe, or, knowing it, wilfully misreprcsents it.
Let hA yotaries and worshippers take which horn
Of the dilemma they please. In either case, lie is
an unsafe guide Ter the people Of this country to
follow in European affairs.
But assuming that kossuth is honest and sincere
the position that he wants the United States to
take in reference to Europe betrays his imperfect
knowledge of tie history Of the world and his en-
tire blindness to the philosophy of that history and
the manifest destiny and instincts of this great ma
tion now leading in the van of the civilization Of
mankind. IIo calls upon our government 10 inter-
icre in European affairs, in order to prevent the in
reference Of European nation in the political and
diplomatic affairs Of its own continent This, wo
repeat is total misconcepton OF the destiny Of the
United States, and the over-onward westward ten
denotes Of the American race. For them to so
back eastward to Europe-mingle there in the strife
OF battleseek to achieve conquess its nations,
and force repubhcanism upon them, would be con-
trary to the order Of nature, and be reversing the
great law Of humanity, whose progress, from the
foundation OF the world has been still from East to
West, as unchangeable rs the eternal law OF the
sun--the Of natural light-which rises in the
East, and runs his race to the West. All hght-na-
tural, moral, political, and spiritual-proceeds from
East to West In the East, according to the
Bible, the human race had its cradle and the first
created. In the East Jesus Christ, "the
second ADAM was born. From the East, after the
deluge, the whole world was peopled westward by
Noah and his sons. From the East emanated the
Mosaic dispensaton-the law and the inspired pro-
phets !; and in the East arose the author of Chris.
tianty, more sublime and intellectual form of the
same religion not confined to the East, the Jews
some of its first disciples would have it, but ey-
tended to the West, light to Tighten the Gem
tiles" till it has extended at length over this West
ern continent, and is now presented to the world in
form superior to any type Of it that has ever ap-
peared on the earth Here, for the first time in the hs-
tory of mankind is Christianity exhibited as it was
given by Christ-perfect religious liberty and equa-
lily to every Christian denomination none persecut-
ing and meme prosecuted; nay, there is liberty for
the Turk, the Jew, and the lnfdel-a lesson of high
Christian philosophy, whicheven England, foremost
and most western Of the nations Of the old world,
has not yet fully learned. Mahomedanism took its
rise in the East. and spread westward till it was
checked by the more intellectual religion Of the
hindled by the crusader.
But not only religious ideas, but literature and
science have sprung from the East and been improved
in their course to the West The alphabet-that
greatest wonder Of the human intellect-camc from
the East, having been introduced into Greece by
Cadmus from PhGnicia. Erom that country, and
from Persia and lower Egypt, sprung literature and
arts, and manufactures and commerce, and dfused
themselves among the Greeks, and from them to the
Romans, and from the Romans to the rest of
Earope. The manufactures and commerce of Tyre,
the chief city of Ph@ncia, celebrated all over
the world; and to call anything Tyrian, was to
pronounce it beautiful or rich in the extreme.
Phonicia sent a colony to Africa, which founded
Carthage. the famous city that subsequently gave
the Romans so much trouble in the Punic wars.
Ph@nicia sent colony to Spain, a country that
once ruled the world; and PhGnicia also colonized
Ireland, once distinguished for its high culture, its
arts in peace, and its perseverance in war.
The tide of conquest, bearing civilization on its
bosom, has flowed from east to west. 1t is true
1t has sometimes taken rctrograde movement, and
swept back with great fury; but, like the receding
wave, only to renew the struggle onward with great
or vigor. The Romans and Greeks were examples
OF this. The principle Of popular liberty within
them not only offered resistance to the march Of
Eastern hordes, but urged them to take rcprisas,
and to extend their conquests to the East But they
were ultimately doomed to be eyerrun by fresh
swarms from the rising Thus the progress of
conquest and civilization continued westward till
the Atlantic ocean said, Thus far shalt thou come
and no farther" At that barrier its force accumu-
lated and was moulded into the highest form of
popular liberty and government to which the Old
World ever attained So great was this accumula-
ton Of power that it rcbounded back to India where
it has ever since held sway-the only exception
perhaps, to westward nations never making per-
manent Judgment eastward. Columbus, however
opened path over the trackless deep, and conquest
and civilization were borne over the waves. The
same nation that formed the western boundary Of
Europe, and sent back its redundant force to the
Far East, supplied the predominant element for the
extension of civilization over the New World. The
red men fell before the Eastern race, and followed
the setting sun. From that hour the current Of
migration is still westward, and conquest and civi-
cation follow in its train. Not only are tho Indians
driven onward to the Far West but by the subjuga-
ton of the half Indian half Spanish races of Mcxi
CO, California, the western boundary Of this CONT
nent, has been attained in single giant stride.
Nor will it satisfy the young eagle to grid the
Western World. lie is already taking wing still
westward over the Pacific ocean, and will continue
his fight till the West meets the East and the
treasures Of India and China, but chiefly of Japan,
are poured in the lap OF this republic, which
will give in return the principles of liberty
and civil alton to these remote nations Of Asia
the largest and the most venerable quarter Of the
globe-the ancient birthplace Of the human race
the origin Of kingdoms, and empires, and govern
mcnts Thus the light Of religion. literature and
science, the art: and manufactures, and commerce.
shall have eirclod the elobe-sollowing the sun
from the east, and pursuing him westward in his
track, till they have reached the east again, and
have arrived at the point from which they started
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