The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-11-19

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The Tribune is evidently scared. II is Of
ahe opinion that .socofocoisms" having now
The upper hand, will still petsist IN that rit-
iaous policy Of acquiring more territory
Its party were in the same anxious state when
the annexation Of Florida and Louisiana was
discussed; they saw something terrible in ex-
tending our boundaries, and affirmed, be-
sides, that the territory which has become
one Of the richest portions Of the Union and
which gives an outlet to the immense pro-
ducts of the west and south, was only a fit
habitation for frogs and alligators and would
never be worth surveying. Time has demon
strated which was the correct policy. The
dark forebodings Of the ills which would be
entailedupon the Union by the annexation
of Texas are still fresh within the memory
of our citizens. The same party opposed its
acquisition that used the frog and alligator
argument, in connexion with Louisiana
They declared that we were violating the
rights Of Mexico, although Texas had gained
her independence, and through the aid and
comfort which they gave to the citizens ol
THAT nation by their press and public speak
'ers, hurried on and protracted war, which,
we verify believe, had our people been uni
ted upon the subject, would have ended with
a few skirmishes on the Rio Grande. Texas
was annexed, however, and there are few
men to be found now who wish her out ol
ahe Union, a Lone Star by herselfagain.
Wing papers were, also, opposed to the
purchace of Utah, New Mexico and Califor.
mia. In their opinion, nine-tenths Of those
territories were sterile plains. sandy deserts
and crdggy mountains aud Hon. Thos. Ew-
ing declared that if a man owned a thousand
aacses of the land, he would consider 1t fa-
vorif some one would relieve him Of Them
Every one is too we'll acquainted with the re
suit to warrant comment on such opinions
But, noD, the Union, say those same pa
pers, is certainly in danger. Apeople bound
down by chains of tyranny, have been max
ing attemptsto free themselves, and gener-
GUS American Shearts, deeply sympathizing
with that people, have attempted to assist
them in their struggle. Unfortunately fol
both parties, the attempts have failed. Tht
tyrants were two powerful, for while they
had the people crushed to the very dust ant
without the means of defence, they had al
so their trained heirlings to keep them there
The brave patriots were sent to dungeons
shot down like dogs or garo.ed as best suitet
the Spanish taste for cruelty or thirst TO
blood. Even the most common rules OF de
cency and justice as practiced by civilized
nations were utterly disregarded, and score
of men we've murdered in cold blood, with
out single opportunity Of defending them
selves, or the semblance of trial in an
shape. And worse than all, the dead bodie
of some Of those victims were cut to piece
and their discovered and reeking limbs car
ried about the streets Of Havana upon pole
and in some instances reared up before tn
doors of the inhabitants as evidence Of thei
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