The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-09-29
Foreign Policy of the Administration 4

We sakc the following paragraphs in reiat,on to
the fcregu policy Of The 4 administration, from the
Washiasio9 Union. Il will fad warm ,esponsc in
ever American bosom:
Bot deep and widespread and long accumulated
force in the popuar mind the sense # another
great public cIi2ency in national atats 10 which,
alone III the lud yment ot the American people but
in the judgment OF foreign na;io also, the admin;
taon has responded a. justly ~ secure TIE pubic
confidence. We refer to the foreign policy Of the
country including alike It's territorial and commercial
rights and ,xpans,on, the elevation Of the American
name, the maintenance the muiunities Of American
citizenship IN foreign iands The unfortunate
o, the last administration made the fact uy apparent
that deliberate and wc-considcred and general pub
lie sentiment IN regard to our foreign affairs was far
ia advance Of The line Of policy adopted by bat ad-
ninstration; and dat which was recognized as well
and righui.y exercised in the State Department to-
eards It's close only proved the concsIvey that
the old formulas and traditions os the wing party In
its foreign policy rcpugnant 10 Toe spiit Of the
pcopI,, and utterly unsulted 10 the new era on which
| the country was entering.
La view Of this state of public feeling, 1t is not easy
TO why the Presidents announcement, IN his To-
augura, Of the spirit e his Ioreign policy took the
/ popular heart hy storm II the word which the
country WAS longing to hear from The Presidential
chair. We need not repeat the OF these
weigbty sentences which have engravo., themselves
upon the memory Of the people Ii is enough 10 say
that the whole doctrine Of or ,iona growth aud
grandeur and far ranoAn among the nations al the
earth is there. AS those declarations went forth
| there was not American in foreign lands, who did
not LII has head with fuller convlci0p Of security
and pruudpr q! patriotism; for in tner spirit
and he Whole manner of their uiterance was seen
aad fel Conclusive evidence that they would stand
as the deliberate and the Fixed purpose oi the
American government and people and when the gal
ant rGr-haI cleared his ship for action and took his
stand uron her quarter deck watch IN hand, mark
the moment al which the u0'awiu grasp of the Aus
trian government upon ;he liberty ard ifc Of poor
hungarian exile must he unIoosed iecause he stood
within the safeguard of covntry, that act, heroic
As il vas drew It's whole significance and efec! from
the universal conviction that il but tire sign Of
he policy which the Au,erican administration
had avowed and would maintain. II 10 nct needed
hat we shcud refer il detail 10 other Instances Of
lhe action Of the administration in regard 10 onr IN
ercourse with foreign powens, nor 10 what Is Under
stood to be IT'S atlltaie IN sgard 10 the questions of
foreign policy which most nearly national
interests and welfare II is enough 10 say that
partisan caunny does not venture to deny that BY lie
own pledges as we'll by the whole attitude vi its
na,,y the present administration is fully committed
to stand OF fall with The maintenance Of policy
Thoroughly American in it's spirit aad pu pose and
adequate TO the growth, The progress. and she destiny
If our country.
TRAVEL BETWEEN NEW YoBx AsD BosroT.
at no lime within our know ledge, says the Boston
Traveller has there been the amount Of travel
bs;ween Boston and New Yogk ss there has been the
present season. Al the boats have been .os weeks
crowded To over sowiag. State rooins are often
"a yed fo three 10 SIX DAYS ahead, .satrssses aud
cots are ia srsa. ae1aa.i, and 40, iew passengers
fail 10 get even uaatttass the foor for the ght