The Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1852-1853, 1853-06-22
Cuba and kmazonia.

Cuba and Emazonia.
We publish below Two articles, one from
the Dayton Empire, the other from the Ohio
Statesman, as giving the view of those pa
pers relative to Cuba and Amazonia. Such
extracts are valuable as part of the cur
rent history of the times, and as shadow
ing forth the views of leading papers on an
important subject:
Cuba must belong TO the United States.
1t will not be diplomacy that will secure it
for its destiny is already recorded as the
inevitable result of causes now operating
Nature, which originally separated it by a
resistess current of the ocean, from an un-
populated ard savage continent, now de-
crees its virtuql restoration, through instru
mentalities not less resistless, which new
age and new necessities have brought into
exste nee. Mexico must, in obedience to
J the same inevitable tendency, ultimately
/ form part of the North American Conied-
Grafton. The people of that country must
either be regenerated by an infusion of the
progressive spirit which characterizes the
people of the United States, in arts science,
navigation, internal improvements, manu-
facturers and commerce, or their nationali-
ty must be extinguished.
This regeneratins republican influence
must also prevail throughout Central Amer
lea. Il is the only means by which the
amazing natural resources of those prolific
regions can be developed. Already, too,
the magnificent Basin Of the Amazon is
beginning to command the attention of the
scientific and philosophical minds of this
country 1t has been not inapproprlately
termed the India of .he new world. Its
natural riches are incalculable and almost
exhausless. 1t is only through the appll-
cation of those principles of free CONNER
cial intercourse, which is a part of our po-
litical system, that those untold riches which
now perish ungathered on her broad bo-
som, can be appropriated by human indus
try to answer the increasing wants Of man
kind. The predominating influence, there
fore, upon the American Continent at
least-must be that of the United States.
1t is true, all our ideas, all the pecul!ari-
ties OF our civilization, are not adapted as
yet to the various people and races which
exist in America; nor can this adoption
be enacted by human laws; it is being en-
acted, however, by the slower, perhaps,
but much more certain operation of the
laws of Nature -Doyton Empire.
We would add, that we believe that our
ideas and notwithstanding to that Pc
culiar refinement, which gives the STATES
complete iurisdictson over their local affairs
YET limits strictly the general government
to its own proper sphere--are adapted tc
all races and nations, who have sense e.
nough to know the difference between meun'
, and tUuN.
,, Ii we annex State, we do not run away
with it, We make it more itself, by Civ.
ing it greater freedom to enact for itself
all laws which it may think proper for its
, own welfare. We may infuse our Amer
icanism into Cuba, Central America Oh
Amazonia, us we have in Santa Fe or Cal
ifrrnia make each an integral part of odl
Union; yet our policy docs no. take away
the right to develop her own resources, aud
care for her own prosperity. Our annex
alton thus differs from that of the English.
The latter takes away all that is valuable
and would leave but desolation to crafty
the lust of conquest. Ours adds to, by
developing ana aggrandlzing the conntry
annexed.
; Those who abuse the word "conse1va-
alive" by its application to their own policy
mistake radically, in contending that an
nexation degrades the State SO added. Ii
eevates and gives her a larger measure
OF individuality and independence. Itgives
greatness more distinct and distinguishing,
than any American power can possess Out
of the Union. Would Ohio, could she be
as great, separately considered, out of this
Union, as now? Or Louisiana, or Florida,
or Iex,s? Annexation is the very crea-
tion life and salvation of such countries
as Cuba, Nicaragua, Canada, and Sonora,
as distinct pow ers. Ea3h State of this u
Mon has its own peculiar character and
standing before TIE world. Its position as
a power on earth is the greater, for its con-
federate relations.-1S Statesman.