The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-13
Old Fogyism and Young America.

| EVERETT, Secretary of State, and the Rev
| CHARLES H. READ, of Richmond, Virginia.
| Old Fogyism and Young America.
From the advance sheets" of the Demo
cratic Reuiesc we learn that Young America is
still in the field, making vigorous war upon
"Old Fogyism," and cutting out work for the
PIERCE administration in somewhat whole
sale fashion. The ssadvance sheets" with
which we have been favored contain an article
on the Cuban. debate, which opens with COM
Pliment to Mr.. EVERETT for his letter to the
British minister rejecting the proposition for
the tripartite convention. sit is the best pa
peri the Democratic Revie,c-ssthat has
ever appeared on the subject from the State
Department. It's spirit is. progressive, and it
enters fully and forcibly into the reasons why
Cuba il ofano value to Spain, the point Of all
discussion on our side of the trade"
We DO not know that we can do any thing
better for the Democratic party than to repub-
lish few choice extracts from the quasi off
cal manifesto of Young America. They de-
monstrate the existence of state of things
which must embarrass General PIERCE little
in the selection of his Cabinet; for Young
America and Old Fogyism, it is evident, can
not live together, and which of them will the
coming President repudiate2
But let us proceed with our extracts:
9 We repudiate for the Democratic party the
doctrines a ike of Mason, Case, and Underwood,
and dissent from their stale and out decfara
tons that e United States is content to haze Cuba
colony of Spain any longeri those other empty
declarations that we will not interfere with it
unless other persons attempt to grasp or buy it, or
until it has achieved it's own independence. This
is the pih of the speeches in the Senate; and SEN
ators get warm over such fossil politics, and call
in witnesses to participate in their patriotic deyo
ton the interests and honor of the United States
We might as well say at once that our people ,cant
Cuba, and that people ,oiH haze it, and at it Is
Idle for politicians to the cases in ,phich then
wiA giue their consent to its acquisition
Speaking Of the doctrines promulgated by
Senators Mason and CAss, Young America
gives gentle hint to those gentlemen that
they would have done well to advise with
Democratic caucus before promulgating such
opinions If the Democratic Senators had held
caucus, who ,could have been the youngest
member? The Reoiev says:
SIT is probable that if a Democratic caucus had
been held to compare notes, and, according to
military etiquette the opinion Of the yo,gest person
present had been taken first there would have been
different line of policy pursued by all parties, and
the damage to several regulations might have been
much diminished.''
And here comes specimen of that passion
for ''divesting" our neighbors of their territory,
OF which we have had recent occasion to speak
From what follows it would really seem as if
the Americans not only want Cuba, but are not
willing to wait till they get it:
s'The American neople .Dant Cuba-,cant it
no,o-a'd toiH hare it by IL, the course of
a Dery short period Of time. They want it, not to
snslsve or to plumber it, to impoversh the soil
nor to degrade the Inhabitants, but to make it inn
mensey more valuable in resources and to Improve
TIE condition of every man, woman, and child
in -
Now look at the belligerency of Young
Am erica and its apprehensions of early i'm
pending conflicts:
1.-The United States are not the ONLY formidable
Democratic power on the face of the earth. And
their free citizens are ready to accept any chal.
enge to do battle for their principles against all
the tyrants In subsequent part Of this article zoe
,cisl sho,c that the conflict Is not far off We can
perceive the appronch of the danger in looking at
tie present condition Of the world with a view to
preparation for consequence
Young America speeulates on whites and
blacks, and breaches an original proposition:
"This continent is for white people; and not only
4 - n - /
negro must be kept in slavery at Cuba and Hayti
under white republican masters As for the free
blacks, there is another continent for them, which
they can conquer; and they have had our advice
heretofore to that effect. TIE Monroe doctrine il
not sufficient. At any rate, the free negro must
intervene in Africa, and conquer Africa and erect
descendants. This i, a proposition first broached
by this Revieto, and it is the true doctrine, and
matter of paramount importance
Now for good, hearty grab at the public
money IN prospective: pssHia l.a
"We are IN favor Of q credit Of seperal millions
being opened at the treasury for the use Of the neat
PSesident in case Of ne.d tits not much differ
ence whether the amount placed at his order be
hye millions or ten millions; and out of the album
dant surplus on hand over the estimated expendi
ture, it will be better to make ample provision for
contingencies than to have the Executive without
money at critical moment. Congress should, at
all events, act promptly as we'll as vigorously on
the subject. SO as to strengthen the Government
for the crisis which seems to be impending over
the United States, in consequence of foreign ag
erosion upon it's established policy It would be
very bitter reflection on the part Of the over
whelming majority of Democrats now holding the
Whole ,ouyer both hro nchea 0f Go.