Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1853-08-03
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The Wings of Alabama at their late State
Convention passed this resolution on the sub.
ject OF territorial extension:
Resolced. That We will oppose, TO the u,mos.
Of our ali ty, the annexation Of additional ter
ritory to the United States, unlessSAe equal
rights Of the South in such territory shsll Be er-
pressly susranteed by The articles Of cession.
While this is the Southern Wing doctrine,
that Of the same party at the North is. no more
admirable illustration Of the entire sectional
,characlersof the Whiy organisation. and tie
tenacity with which each branch Of ituGheres
20 the pld federal ins,ines aca radisteaoppo.
sition To territorial extension. AS u contrass
to this narrow, illiberal, short sighted anti
American policy. we cannot do better than
give the resolution on The same subject that
tion in Vermont. Here it is:
Resoiued, That opposing the narrow and limid
policy which, had it prevailed, would have
limited the United States of. America 10 the
territory of Massachusetts,, Connecticut. and
the "Providence Plantations" the Democratic c
party has Nisciy tdNotSu Inv Sh'"' 6S'h'hSoa W Wv
domain of freedom; and that We are in favor of
the acquisition of any territory in this continent
or the islands adjacent thereto, whenever it can
be Done consistent with the rights of other
nations and the honor Of our own.
In this Vernon, resolution the whole Demo
cratic party. North anc South. most cordial
ly concur, for it is not only national in It's
character, but it is in accordance with the
true interests Of the country, and is the policy
which has always governed the administration
of the Government when it has been in Demo
cratic hands, from the,imc Of Jefferson to tsa'
Of Pierce. We had supposed that the late
glorious aud happy results to the nation, thai
had 70 lowed the annexation of Texas and th'
| purchase of Califop,ia. had dispclled the fears
and conquered the preudices of even the con
servative Wings upon this subject, and tha
they would make no more opposition 10 terrific
s,al extension in future, but We have given then
more credit for learning by experience than we
fear they deserve, as the probility is that boil
Northern aud Southern Whggery would unite
in opposing it, though precisely different rea
sons. While the Wing oppose annexation upo'
sectional grounds, the Democrat supports !
for national considerations that have reference
TO the whole country, aud which greatly tan
scends in importance all our sectional strif
and divisions. As the Vermont Democrat
well say, had the sectional Whig policy pre-
vailed, the. United States Of America woul'
have been confined TO the territory OF Massa
chuse.ss, connectcut and the "Proviaenc
a piansa.ionas \ era shs great vkp,'sfy xss'r;al
now comprised in our glsrous Union woul
have been under dozen different governments
hostile in their interests and feelings. and II
grand experiment Of a successful Democrat
Confederacy would never have been made.
The Alabama resolution partakes Of the tru
spirit of sectional Federal Whiggery, whic
never yet took an enlarged and comprehensi'
view Of public question; whose scope Of vi
ion always was narrow and confined within Il
compass OF a small particular locality; who's
provincial prejudces were ever stronger ,ho
its national feelings-renaeriug it blind 20 Il
true interests of the mhole country which shou'
be the primary consideration ofevery tru'
patriotic and enlightened legislator, in consi'
ering measure TO effect national interests jill
that of acquisition Of more territory to the U
ion What an admirable contrast is prose-
ted in that passed by the Democracy Of Ve
mont. who very properly consider ali our loc
and domestic questions OF secondary impo
tauce to be considered and settled upon ia
basis after territory shall have been obtain'
and who are unwilling to ieopardize our n
tonal interests by throwing Into a matter, tn
involves their discusslon the fire. brand of Sc
;ional jealousy and animosIty y.-Cincinna
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