The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1853-01-25
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had lost the Iast remains Of her dice i'm
penai Possessions in this hemisphere. The
United State, meantime, were, by the sus
Of peace and the hsallhiul progress Of
things, rapidly s#!ssg'sg ;ssI asmeassoEs
and consolidating their power.
The great march Of events skill went on.
Some of the new republics. from the effect
Of a mixture Of races, or the want Of train
ing in liberal institutions, showed them
selves incapable OF selEgovernmeut. The
Province Of Texas revolted from Mexico
by the same right oy which Mexico revolt
ted rom Spain. At the memorable battle
Of San Jacinto. in 1886. she passed the
great ordeal Of nascent States, and her in
dependence was recognized by this Govern.
ment, By England, by France, and other
European powers. Mainly peopled from
the United States, she sought naturally to
be incorporated into the UuIon. The offer
was repeatedly rejected by Presidents Jack
son n Van Buren,, to avoid a collision
with Mexico. At las, the annexation took
place. As a domestic question it is no Fl
subject Tor commen IN a communication
70 q Foreign Minister. As a question of
public law, there never was an extension
OF territory more naturally or Justifably
made. IL Produced a disturbed reIat on
with the Government of Mexico; war en-
sued, and in its results other extensive ter.
ritories were, for a large ~pecuniany com.
pensation on the part of the U. S., added
to the Union.
Without adverting to the divisions of
opinion which arose in reference to this
war-as must always happen in free coun,
tries in reference to great measure--no per.
son, surveying these events with the eye OF
a comprehensive craftsmanship. can fail to
:race. in tie main result, the ~undoubted
operation of the law of cur political exis.
tence. The consequences are before the
world. Vast provinces, which had lan>
guisled for three centuries under the leaden
sway of a stationary system, are coming
under the Influences ofan active civilization.
Freedom of speech and the press, the trial
by jury, religious equality, and representa-
tive government, have been carried by the
Constitution Of the United States into ex.
tensive regions in which they were un.
known before. BY the settlement of Cal.
lfornia the great circuit OF intelligence
round the globe is completed. The discov-
cry Of the gold of that region. leading, as
IL did, to the same discovery in Australia,
has touched the nerves OF industry through
out the world. Every addition TO the ter
ritory Of the American Union has given
homes to European restitution, and gar
dens to European want. From every part
Of the United Kingdom, from France, from
Switzerland, and Germany, and from the
EXTREMIST north of Europe, a march of i'm.
migration has been taken up, such as the
world has never seen before. Into the u.
States, grown to their present extent in
the manner described, but little less than
half a million of the population Of the Old
World ~isannually pouring. to be ltnmedi-
ately incorporated into an industrious and
prosperous community. in the bosom of
which they find political and religious lib.
erty. social position. employment, and
bread. a n.t
1t is a fact which wculd defy belief, were
It not the result of official inquiry, that the
immigrants to the United States from Ire.
land alone. besides having subsisted them.
selves, have sent back to their kindred for
the three last years nearly five millions of
dollars annually , thus doubling. in three
years, the purchase money of Louisiana.
Such is the territorial development of the
United States in the past century. Is il
possible that Europe can contemplate it
with an unfriendly or jealous eye? What
would have been her condition in these
trying years but for the outlet we have fur.
nlshed to her starving millions?
Spain. meantime, has retained of her ex.
tensi'e domlnions in this hemisphere but
the two islands of Cuba and Porto, Ri
co. A respectful sympathy with the
fortunes OF an ancient ally and a gallant
people. with whom the U. S. have ever
maintained the most friendly rela-
lions, would. ii no other reason existed,
make it our duty to leave her in the un>
disturbed possession of this little remnant
OF her transatlantic empire. The Presi-,
lent desires to do 50; no word or deed of
his will ever question her title or shake her
possession. But can it be expected to last
very long Can it resist this mighty cur.
rent in the fortune of the world? Is it de.
slrable that il should do so? Can it be for
The interest of Spar to cling to a posses
sion hat can only be maintained by a gar.
rlson OF twenty-five or thirty thousand
troops. a powerful naval force, and an an
nual expenditure for both arms of the SER
vice OF at least twelve millions of dollars?
Cuba, at this moment. costs more to Spain
than the entire naval and military establish.
ments of the United States cost the Fedes
raj Government So far from being really
injured by the loss of this island, there is
no doubt that were it peacefully transferred
to the U. S. a prosperous m be.
tween Cuba and SPAN. resulting from ans
cient association. and common language
and tastes. would be far more productive
h a the best contrived system of colonial
Such notoriouslv has been the