The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-01-28


proposed Tripartite Treaty, a one Of the
most able and ssalcsmanlike state papers We
have lately perused.
| Whist It bears the impress Of Mr.. Ever
ett's polished style, it is q the same time
forciblc, cogent and conclusive AS state
paper, bearing upon one Of the most import
ant topics Of the age, we predict for It re-
putation co-eval with the earlier terse and
vigorous diplomatic papers which now form
part Of counrty's history
Disclaiming, from the commencement of
his note addressed to the proposing parties,
any intention of seizing Cuba, and calling
their attention to the efforts that have ever
been promptly made by the President to
Illustrate any expedition that had for its OBJ
iect its unlawful acquisitions he at once
starts even at least, with the best Of their
honorable professions, and though claiming
no vantage ground, evidently feels consci-
Gus of its possession through the policy that
| has governed and the action that has been
taken by our Government heretofore in the
matter
The topic being one, not of our own Gov
ernments seeking, and the proposal in itself
bearing withal indirectly upon our good in
tentions and national morality-Mr. Everett
seizes the opportunity ofdelicately reminding
both France and England that their acqui-
sition of territory-by England in India and
by France in Africa-was not considered a
| 1T subject for our Governments interference
and then pays them the compliment of al
lowing them to draw an inference therefrom.
He reminds them that the treaty of to-day
may become necessarily invalid by the
changed circumstances of tomorrow, and
attests this fact by their own past history
If present circumstances remain unchanged,
and their newborn sympathy and our hon
Eorable action are as now, there exists no
cause for atreaty upon the subiect-and as
clincher to any further argument, avows the
indisposition of the United States to enter in
"entangling alliances or treaties irretriev-
ably committing future generations of
s'young Americans"
Mr.. Everett is evidently believer in
manifest destiny, /" and advances some opin
ions thereupon in relation to Cuba. He ar
CUES that Spsin herself would be benefited
by transfer or sale of the Island to our
Government-thatf from the new and increas-
ed trade that would naturally arise between
Cuba and the Mother country, under the
auspices of our free Government, shewould
be pecuniarily benefited certainly he
advances strong argument to fortify his as
sumption.
It is no serious tax, we trust, npon the
historical knowledge of their Excellencies,
the Ministers Of England and France. when
he desires them to recall that only a few
years ago their own provinces and posses
sions in this country, under their form Of
government, were almost alike appropriated
and unproductiye. A glance over the same
regions now--which he invites-shows free
dom Of speech and of the press--trial by
iury-religious equality, and an enlighten-
ed population to enjoy them all.
He closes his communication By frankly
avowing that even were such an alliance en-
tered into, no Sendte could be found to rati
| fysit-or if they could. they could not long
survive the odium that would naturally at
tach itself to the perpetrators of such rati-
ication We again commend the entire
perusal Of this document to every American
citizen Vscks5uyy Wing.
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