The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-05-06

No portion OF the inaugural met from democrats, and
indeed from the patriotic OF all parties warmer commend
auon than that relating to fefegn affairs In his enun
cauon OF Just expansive policy. and OF firm resist.
ance to European interference with Amencan affairs the
President imboded The settled determination OF the
American people. Events beyond the control of govern
ments VIII continue 10 urge this country onwards and
upwards In spite oil croakng conservatism or OF despouc
jealousy
No event promises TO be more important than the ac
QUESTION OF California 1t has raised Central America,
aud all that concerns 10 immense importance Lines
OF inler-communieauon between the Atlantic and the
Paefc coasts have become already of vital necessity and
the most feasible OF these are in Central America Al
ready routes through II have become main channels OF
communication and everything as to the future indicates
mat these Will grow more and more important Hence
The Sales along southern border have become OF vast
Importance to the country For the most part their ioun-
dauon stone is The same as that OF ourshat 49, they
carved Their own way 10 independence amidst someihiIg
more lhan American cheering Tor they had American
material aid and when this point had been attained, then
like u.s. though unfortunately with less success they la
bored for popular Institutions Every consideration points
10 Intimate commercial intercourse and the most friendly
relations with these weak States Their ultimate DIES
uny 1t requires prophet 10 discover Those who hold
that this nation has attained its Ultima Thule
tory have not yet comprehended the law OF American
progress
The statesmen who will wor,hiy meet this progress
are those who have the fullest confidence in republican
institutions, and who do not fear to accept, and even TO
welcome, such just developments as tend to widen the
American area and increase American power. To meet
Will require holder course than has been adopted.
1t will require that the old Washington and Jefferson doc
lTlne as
European nations should be carried out Ii is an old
fashioned notion that North America will one day be
united in one government in word. that this is its
manifest destiny and hence the Central American States
were hardly placed in the category OF foreign States.
Every day is making this stand out more clearly, while
| II as clearly looks as necessary to meet advancing
wants, 10 bold, firm, and Just American pocy-such
policy American national law shall recognise TO be just
There is nothing more impuden than the arrogance
with which the political doctors OF the Old Wsrld, who
cut and carve kingdoms at their pleasure assume 10 lee
ture about national law. These teachings may be dis
pensed with. II, for instance Nicaragua and the United
States choose TO enter into treaty spuatons with each
other about an ineroceanlc canal what right have Eu
ropean powers To interfere in the matter with their
tional law The United States do go the At
ianic 70 meddie with continental or eastern politics, and
why should old, decrepd, despot-governed Europe be
allowed TO NEEDLE with the affairs of this young and Wig
orous nation Ia nation, too, that under the inspiring
influence OF free institutions developing its resources,
increasing in population, and multiplying all the conve-
niences and even uxurics of life with apdty unheard
OF before
The manner in which the administration will deal
with questions OF foreign policy has been frankly, and
may not be said fully and boldly, declared The in
angura asserts the principles ha, will govern it, and
these are OF the progressive school, with the Monroe
doctrine at their head And this has been followed by
the appointment, foreign ministers OF statesmen who
have placed their opinions on record MT Buchanan for
England. Mr. Soule Tor Spain, and MIR. BoIand Tor Cen
trail America, far Of the progressive school as 10
completely represent the democratic party They are not
the men who will hesitate TO act for the honor OF the
country because OF tmd apprehensions of the danger Of
expansion OF territory or OF exciting the dspeasure of
foreign powers. They all statesmen who have rec
ognised in the fullest the law of the political
growth OF the country In their hands neither the Cuba
question nor the Central American question will suffer
detrment And in the Instructions that will be given by
Secretary Marcy may look for State papers worthy to
| follow those OF Jefferson, Livingston, and Calhoun.
! Everything points TO the adoption of the policy so
clearly and tersey laid down in of Jeiierson's let
le,ters-or to democratic statesmen is the country in
debied Tor lis foreign policy no less than for its domestic
policy. This great man said in 1923: "Our first and
| fundamental maxim should be- never to eniange our
selves in the broIs of Europc second. to
suffer Europe inermeddle with Atlantic affairs
This is the democratic doctrine. II is the doctrine
nounced by Monroe restaed by President Pierce. and
such the American people will maintain at all hazards