The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-11-30
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From The Lynchburg Republican.
Territorial Expansion.

The Richmond Wing seems afraid that the United
States 10 progressing too fast In late issue expresses
the acquisition of Cuba. the Sandwich islands, and an
other slice OF Mexico. Well, suppose we do. The
people OF the United States fully able 10 solve, and
wisely too, that any other political question that the
emergencies oil the times may make necessary In this
apprehension OF the future the Wing manfests tina,
same distrus OF The capacity OF the people Tor sefgov
nency OF our system OF government, which acuated the
old federal party. The great and leading feature oil
wing principles as OF federal principles, is fear Of the
future originating in want Of confidence in the capa-
city OF the people and want OF reliance the strength
our governmental system. The party who has real
hdence in the capacity OF the people 10 govern them
selves and hearty reliance upon our system OF govern
men never INDUCES in such mournul ancipations In
The full confidence that there is experimenting Provi
dence who holds in the palm oil his hand the destinies
OF naiions."a people who are at once intelligent and
honest, il feels convinced that the future evolve
problem beyond the capacity OF that people 10 solve
and master lmbued with this conviction with the fer
vor OF religious faith. eyes with calm confidence the
approach OF whatever questions the circumstances Of the
times may present and never doubts their happy solution
Like The sailor who knows his chip, smiles at the gather
ing cloud and reoicss at the bowling wind knowing thai
its sides stand the dashing wave and ride in triumph
the agllaed waters Not 30 with those who doubt the
capacity OF the people to govern themselves They sec
danger in the simplest operations OF government, and
tIembe with awe Al every test Of lis strength. They see
dsunion 10 every incorporate popular meeting, and the
falling to pieces OF the nation in every tr1ng addition Ia
its SOIL This political timdity is the natural result oil
segovernment In this fact lies the real explanation
OF that other FACT that the whg party have opposed
in their inception those which developed the
growth and FASTENED the prosperity OF country Il
10 not that they alphabetically desired 10 rcpress thai
growth and re,afd that prosperity but it is that they
feared that system OF government could stand the
test 10 which The experiment subjected It.
In this connection it would be well to revive party
history OF the past Such review would show that the
same arguments which are now urged against add,ona
territorial expansion were aso employed against the
QUESTION OF territory now admitted 10 have been wise
and proper. The federalss fifty years ago swore thai
the purchase OF Louisiana would break up the Union
and that representative system possessed expan
sive power. The same stale and Improbable logic was
rehashed in the OF 1884, and made CRATE upon
the against the annexation OF Texas. The last
saw Of it. until lately, during the administration oil
Polk when was resuscated prevent the acquisition
OF California. We had thousht that now, when every
body admits that without Louisiana the Northwest lin.
GLIDING Kentucky. Tennessee, Ohio, and other Siaes
would be comparatively vaueless-n0w, when Mr.. Ev.
erelt. wing Secretary oil State under Fillmore admit,
the proprey OF the annexation OF Texas and when Cali
forna is monthly pouring in upon its millions oil
gold-that even wing conservatism would have been
ashamed to revive these ghosts OF federal fears They
have appeared often upon the stage before that they
have stalled by custom. They do not even brighten
men and children Let US hear no OF them. i
whig editors will perform the play Of Hamlet and lose
their senses insist that the part OF the ghos! bR lief
out. They 10 commit suicide without theinci
ting cause OF their fathers ghost.