The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-09-02

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Finally apeops may be entrusted by Providence with
great mission aud De fully conscious OF H. yel fail from
Tue Insappeahon OF lis power, or from applying the
wrong lime. This Is the danger 10 which we as a ma
uon, are pacalary exposed. and against which il will
require all The wisdom beaTance and al
our statesmen 10 guard us eiiectually Few will DENY
that we are destined TO people this whole magnificent
continent OF ours and 10 make II the abode OF liberty,
civulzauon, aud happiness Few will doubt that We
are bound 10 carry our civilization 10 eastern Asia and
that color,d population destined 10 colonize and
iegenerate Africa But these thing. 10 be done IN
decade OF century Nor Is il necessary thai they
should he accomplished in that time The man v ho de
MES the mission and he who wants to accomplish il TO-
morrow equally at fault The mission IA iroyed by
the past and present, of which The future an nsepaa
bic sequence For The past the ptsea and the future
one, the distinction being only mark ed by our own
passing away But 10 say that because the mission
isis therefore no time - 10 be lost IN conquerDg and
nexing Mexico. ia Selling upon Cuba and The Sandwich
islands, In colonizng Japan. aud forth 10 simply
foolish, ridiculous, and unnatural aempt 10 crowd
lifetime into single hour II were possble 10 do so
the period OF our final success would also tho
ming OF our downfall Spain had once possession OF The
by FAR greatest portion OF this continent and ii awaited
her nothing would our conques,s contribute TO our
greatness and happiness II purchased at the loss of
INTEGRITY, our honor, our love OF right and uslce-in
sborl, OF those moral qualities without which we should
lack The means OF making these conquess useful
selves and 10 humanity.
Our true mission is TO conquer by superior civiliza
uol, from superiority O institutions ana
the greater vigor OF people. These make US every
day stranger and more powerful and accomplish peace
ably and certainly what, in war. might be Left TO he
chance OF battle. We have not been at with Eng-
la1pr nearly forty years yet have we been conquer
ing her all that iimetha ie we lesseBed the distance
between her power and own And If this holds
true oil our relations with England how much slr
king is the change in the relative position of the Unes
States aud Spain Mexico' Every year of mastery
inactivity" increases our power OF action, and dmnsbes
that OF The nations which have passed the meridian OF
life. Every year OF mastery inactivity" adds
claims increases the number al friends mulliplies
the voaries ut our institutions and laws. Every triumph
OF industry IS legion added 10 our army; every new
venlion is lasting conquest. II is natural that nations
having difficulties 10 settle with should lose time
IN obtaining satisfaction Tor the future will not find
weaker than we now are, nor they a. strong but We,
assurrdy, can trust 10 mastery lnac'ivy for obtain
ing that year hence which would have 10 fight Tor
al the present day Does any believe that, if the
Oregon question still unsettled, Eng land would not
now be glad 10 settle il a, 40. rather Than risk rup-
turc with the United Staesi