Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-01-22

moderation bat Of real subssrvsncy And which debre
Gates all these efforts TO resist European
talks Of the ghost Of the Monroe doctrine and Of pspabe
absurdities Introduced into the Senate with owilke
wisdom and in spirit Of demagogs and Of the equality
Of the rights Of European monarchs with the United
States upon this continent and much of the same
Sort little suited TO the banks Of the Nsgara bu which
would find its proper home upon the banks the Thames
would he who chershes and such anti
sentiments But time win bring its for this Anglo
mania and when the patient RECEIVERS he wonders
how he ever caught the disorder.
have great deal Of this political perversy this
unpatriotic predisposion, which prompts many al
ways to take part against their country whatever be the
position in which she is placed do not recolIect sin
gle controversy m which have been involved with
foreign Power, since have been the stage of action
when the whole sentiment Of the country united in
the cause Of the country. doubt if there is another
people on the face globe whose history presents
many instances Of this want Of national PRIDE patr
otsm rather as our Whether it results from any
peculiar political diosyncrasy know not whether
party feelings strong that blinded by them
and led, in their yehemence to think that all is wrong
our opponents do it may be- any rate so far as
England is concerned that Of the old colonial eaven
remains which leavens much Of the lump BE it one
the other whatever else the deplorabe consequence
certain and the sentiment Of Decatur not less noble
than just sour country, right wrong" which being
truly understood felt rather that when embarked
in controversy with foreign nation it becomes every
true citizen after the of his country has been de-
cded by the constitutional authority submit to that de-
con and to support her cause and not the Of her
foes-this noble sentiment finds many who repudate it
many who possess the character without possessing the
feelings Of American citizens.
Mr.. President, l trust imperial neighbor on the
other side Of the Pacific the mighty brother Of the sun
and moon, will set up no Chinese claims to pos
sessions upon that for if he should, they might
create much embarrassment fear there would not
be found wanting those among ready to vouch for the
validity of the claim, and to impugn title because it
is ours. ff
But returning from this DEPRESSION if it can be called
one, more Immediately to the subject, would observe
that conservatism and progress they called, desg
principles positions rather which useful in their
moderate but injurious in their extreme application
Like oil other antagonstc elements which work together
and well and wisely in the worlds Of mind and matter
these also may useuy cooperate without counteractng
each other 1t may be that may run too fast; but
have not yet committed that error do believe
shall When do, then it will be time enough to
the danger and to propose the remedy In the
mean time we desire that we may be left free in our
career rghuly free unimpeded by tortuous European
policy project Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT upon this continent
And every American who participates in this sentiment
will be ready to proclaim it, these resolutions do, and
abide by it, in safety and in dangers We do not intend
to be crcumscribed in expansion, do intend
have this hemisphere ruled by maxims suited neither
to its position to its interests and divided into po
cal communities, dependencies of European monarchies
under their influence and therefore liable to be in
voved in every breaking out in the Old World and
thus extending its dangers and its difficulties to the new,
and by which means we should be exposed in all time to
come, to have lines of communication with Pa
cc coast interrupted cut in two, Lord
George Bentinck said, and entaled upon accord
the moral code of Blackwood that impersonaton
of English Tory feeling blessing to mankind" to-
geher with all the other vexatous annoyances which
such state of things could not fail to bring with it. If
this is not to be destiny, must be progressive till
the great objects accomplished and then just
ervatpe may be necessary to maintain high posi-
ton in the world free institutions, and all those ele
ments of individual and national prosperity which God
has given to us, and which, trust will never be
able to take away. This will be the truly American
union of progress and conservatism.
debate TO BE CONTINUED.