Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-03-01

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interfere with the existing possessions ol
Russia, Great Britain, France, Holland,
Portugal, and Spain on American terri
toies--that it permitted those Kingdoms
and colonies to suhsist on suiferance;
but. that meantime, il absel utely for
bade any further extension Of European
interests by colonization or settlement,
on any of,huse parts Of the globe bound
ed by the Atlantic und Pacific, between
Greenland and Cape HON. This is real
Iy an unexagseratcd statement Of the
motion which the General submitted to
the Senate, end which amply vindicates,
We mus! needs confess, his title TO tha,
"cnpacious swallow for territory" which
he avowed few weeks ago. One con.
tincnt is not enough TO, him; he pre-.
pares to gorge couple, and the islands
ofthe two oceans and the Gulf will, oi
course, add bu. imperecpliblc morscls to
tho meal.
As an cxemplilication ofhis practical
views, he delivered himself Of severe
inventive against the Federal Govern.
men,, because in tIcaty recently con.
cludcd between the United States and
Great Britain, respecting mutual re.
nuncaton Of certain districts in Central
America, there had not been comprised
an unconditional surrender Of the ancient
British possession Of Honduras. In the
same spirit he might have deplored that
the settlement Of the Maine boundary
did not include the forfeiture by this
country Of New Brunswick and New.
foundland. 1t was in vain that Mr..
Clayton referred to the notorious pur.
port Of the treaty, and to the perfect un.
derstanding on the part Of the Senate
that Honduras did not enter into the
question. Gen. Cass' main "object was
that all the power, dominion and con.
troll Of Great Britain in Central Ameri.
ca shoull be swept away" and on no
other condition, as he declared, would
he have voted for the treaty at all. Tha,
the United States, by this very conven.
ton, had themselves so.emnly renounc.
ed all title TO occupy, colonize, or fori.
fy any portion Of Central America, was
probably forgotten by the General when
he filed his prospective claim to every
square mile between the two poles.
To appreciate these extraordinary pre-.
tensions, the reader has only to glance
at map Of the American continen nts.
He will there see the particular State
for which Gen. Cass claims the ultimate
disposal Of both, IS not absolutely the
most extensive even in the Northern a.
lone. The territories Of Great Britain,
as far as square miles are concerned, are
still as spacious as those of the Union,
notwithstanding its enormous acquisi.
tions. There are, besides the indepen.
dent provinces Of Mexico, the consider.
able colony Of Russia, and those great
central States, to which all claim on the
part Of the Union has been just formally
rcnounced. The islands Of the Gulfare
shares between Great Britain, France
and Spain. The southern continent in
cludes three fourishing settlements Of
France, England and Holland, the i'm
mense empire Of Brazil, and numerous
large republics.
As general deduction, it will be OBJ.
served that the United States, though
possessing boundless resources within
their own territories, have no settlement
or footing elsewhere, either to the North
or the South, in the centre or the Gulf;
whereas European powers are establish
ed in every direction. We are well e.
nough acquainted with the political re-
putation of Gen. Cass, to be aware tina,
his views require no very serious discus.
sion, and that they are not to be taken as
evidence Of true A merican feeling; but i,
is unfortunate for the moderate and care.
full manifesto Of Mr.. Everett; that the
policy he assumes for his country should
meet at this juncture with SO bold an
exponent.
Dying Confessions Of Wicked Men.
Lord Chesterfield, though a skep,ic
and devoted to life Of pleasure, wa.
nnI InJ IN thu <I oE h,