The daily union., 1852-10-29
From the Boston Courier, (wlng)
Mr.. Seward, Annexation, and Intervention.

I Mr. seward, AnncXatlOns an0 lnIervcntlOn.
The question what the political principles of
General Scott what notions has he OF The science OF
government; what would be The policy OF his admins
ration he should be President &c. &c. still
remains unanswered Not of the Scott journals pro-
fssses 10 know what are the views OF their candidate in
RELATION 10 American politics, what would be done
external domestic policy under his
But If Eobody can tell thing OF General Scolrs poll
irs something IS known OF ihe principles and designs OF
the men whose lntTgues and mar9uyres procured bis
nomination, and whose influence, reasonable 10 sup
pose wopld be predominant IN any government Q! which
he should chance 10 be the head We have lew words
10 say to-day OF one these gentlemen.
On the 81 OF September last al Rutland, in Vermont
MT, VIM h. Seward addressed multitude Of persons
coecies al agricultural fair The main subjects OF
is ofaiion OF course, counvvd with the occasion
that brought him there; but Mr. Reward - all
and on all occasionsa poilciana maaagiag poiiclan
and never loses opportunity lead The people in the
way he wishes them 10 and 10 induce them to help
him onward towards the end he hopes finally reach In
the discourse al Rutland therefore, have the follow
ing crafty passage The glories OF annexation which,
be nsnuses, is after all, nothing bat the natural and
inevitable "expansion" OF the country and lis nsu
tons
aLe me urge this duty Of seEn by consJe
ration Of the OF The great national crisis through
which are passing Oae word dsscr,bes itexpansion
Expansion within our borders people ard organzs
less than forty States, each aud populous those
which now constitute the Unon-expansi bsyond
borders brug States numerous rhan one dares
conjecture Do you question The OF ts crisis
Recoliec hen how soon you have become familiar with
the yet states of WISCONSIN, Iowa, Florida, Texas
and California and how fast the territorial form Of gov
ernmeni only preliminary that Of new States, is extend
ed under name. before unknown in Mnnes5ia Oregon
New Mexico, Utah, and Nebraska. d. you doub, the
tendency Of expansion beyond your present b,rders
tween Cape Ana ard 81 Mays nver, on the Atlantic
coast Where are they nowi Ga the east and north
southwatd, they stretch away quite around the PENN
sua OF Florida 10 the bank, Of the Rio Grande; on The
west their seung sun ssinguishe. his es a the waters
OF the Pacific by purchase snd eoaque.t The boundaries
Of tho rep1blc have b.eb nRds advance equally wuh
this gisai,c but voluntary expansion oi population Aud
| af W a We r ri q
signs OF the chstng Of the people sgans the rigid and
maritime Buti,h North American provinces abou: The
fisheries, and With The inland provinces abou restraints
aud desperate expedition, from Louisiana and Fiosda
against Cubs but OF the sugar plantations and
coffee grounds OF tha beanlnI islandi WHAT Ills new
and ominous d pIomstc ~ with Mexico about
for railroad across hu shmus Of Tehuantepec bni
fnrtler membernenr II not c1mplete pon OF
that pfematureiy declining republic And, lastly what
these explorations and expeditions Japan and the Sand
cihc oceanf Msk, also that ia nearly all these coveted
coun'rlcs only have tbs principles Of American
Il y mir bat there alfe idy organized b,
Tue native populations parties strong enough, when second
How Significant indeed. the facts that Great Btain
has practically relnqused government in the provinces
with The fixed establishment Of society IN Ansraia udi.
cation, q the rise o. repuelc appear y s haPpy une
gions ocll, and la some what cal
uona aud and baiance each other and that
snding loces also iurher modified by
tive apprebensions widely prevailing in the county New
eriheles these are only checksio absolute tcsa ints
An such ressinls have ultimately given way hefetoorr
aud must do later hereafter. Nor may II be
beevt American colony lanted beyond Dor
defs, will con,eniedly remain without will the ma
ona consent be left pendent ofth repubc
Experiences has taught nothing WE'LL II has not taugh
that wherever the American people they giA draw
American government them wherever American
colony establishes its. there the American people will
tend this constitutional roof them. Indeed there "
nothing In NIL these movements, neither those whin
those naiona borders Expansion and In
corporation were laws Impressed the American people
hundred years ago and they yield 70 tboss laws
they have hitherto done, because they have arisen
ont of above national cotro and inev
uabe Let not, however, be misunderstood advo
headlong progress, counsel no precipant
meni, any one involving violence, aud in
which, pcnug Ia time, viii tall Of itself into hands
But know, nevertheless, that tho stars will come out
a tie moon deay her rising haye shown yo hen, that
continent e to be peopled and even distant sands 70 be
coIonizid byus"
The cuaning with which this is put shows how deeply
II had been considered and prepared II is the doctrine
OF ''msniiesl destiny" under which, as Mr. Seward
would have MS believe, and 10 fact as he expressly
says, Restraints have ultimately given way hereto
FORE and do 80 sooner later hereafter" 'Ex.
pansion and Incorporation he goes on "were laws
Impressed on the Amencan people two hundred years
ago, and they yield TO those laws noio. Just as they
have hitherto done because they have arisen out OF
circumstances beyond naliond control. and are inevI-
table"
Such opinions concerning the annexation oil Cuba
and Canada, Mexico and the sandwich islands, are
Of Importance when they are deliberately put forth
by such man. Ga this poiu lei Us not deceive our