Washington telegraph., 1853-02-09
Old FOgyism and Young America

for the Pierce administration in j somewhat
wholesale fashion. The advance sheets"
with which we have been favored contain an
article on the Cuban debate, which opens
with a compliment to Mr.. Everett for Liz
letter TO the British minister rejecting the
proposition for the tripartitc convention
1t is the best paper says the Democrat
&C Rerteu-"that has ever appeared on the
subject from the State Department Its
spirit is progressive, and it enters fully and
forcibly into the reasons Why Cuba i. of 10
value to Spain, the point Of all discussion on
our side OF the trade
We 90 not know that We can do anv thing
better for the Democratic party than to re-
publish few choice extracts from tie quasi
official manifesto Of Young America They
demonstrate the existence Of state Of things
which must cmbarrass Gen. Pierce a little
in the selection Of Lis Cabinet; for Young
America and Old Fogyism, it i evident,
cannot live together, ald which of them will
the coming President rcPudiatc'
But let us proceed with our extracts:
I'VE reqrdiate for lie Democratic party
the doctrines alike Of Mason, Cass, and I'M
derwood and dissent from their stale and
worn ont declarations that the United S.ates
Is content to have Cuba colony of Spain
any longer, or those other empty declarations
! that We will not interfere with il unless other
persons attempt to grasp Or buy X, 81 until
1t bad achieved its own independence This
is the pith Of the speeches Id tic Senate: arL
| Senators get warm over such fossil politics,
and call in witnesses TO participate III their
patriotic devotion to tile interests and honor
of the United States We might as well
say at once that orr people want Cuba, and
that our people will have II, and tia. it il
idle for politicians @ name the cases in which
they will give their consent to its acquis-
ton
Speaking Of tie doctrines prcmnlE gated III
Senators Mason aud Cass. Young America
gives gentle hint to those gentlemen that
| they would have done well I'd advise with \
Democratic caucus before promulcating such
opinions. Ii the Democratic Senators had
held caucus, who would have boen The
yo"ngea mcmhcr' TAe Review says:
"it is probable that ii Democratic eau
Gus had been held to COMPARE notes. and, ac-
cording to military etiquette, the opinion Of
the youngest person present had been taken
first, there would have been different line
OF policy pursued Ly all parties, and tile
damage TO several regulations might have
been much diminished"
And here comes 4 specimen n. that ras-
sion for dive>tingh Our noighbors of their
territory. Of which We have had recent oc.
casion 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:
The American people want Cuba--want
it now-and will have it N some means ID
the course Of a very short period Of time
They want it, not to enslave Or to plumber it,
not to impoveri>h the soil nor to degrade The
inhabitants. but to make ii Immensely more
valuable in resources and to improve tie
condition Of every man, woman, and child
in it,
Now look at the bcliigercnrv of Young
America and its apprehensiOn< Of early in-
pending conflicts:
The United States are not only formid-
able Democratic power On tho fca of tile
earth. And their free citizens arc ready to
accept any challenge to do battle for their
principles against al the tyrauts. In sub
sequent part of this article We viii show that
the conflict is not far off. We can perceive
the approach of the danger in looking Mt the
present condition Of the world with view to
preparation for Consequences
Young America Spccu,ateS On whites and
blacks, and broacncs an original proposition:
This continent il for white people: and
not only the continent, but the islands ad-
jacent, and the negro must be Kept in slave
ry at Cuba and Hayti under white republi-
can masters. As for the free blacks, there
is another continent fur them which thcy
can conquer; and they have had our advice
heretofore TO that effect. The Monroe doc
trine is not sufficient st anv rate, the free
negro must intervene in Africa, and conquer
Africa, and erect there vast empire for
himseifand all of Hams descendants This
is proposition first broached By this Review.
and it Is the true doctrine and matter Of
paramount importance"
Now for Il good, hearty grab at the public
money M prospecftrc.-
We are in favor Of a credit Of several
millions being opened At the treasury for the
use of the neat President in case Of need
1t is not much difference whether tie amount
placed at his order Be FIVE millions or ten
millions; and Out Of the abundant surplus Oh
hand over the estimated expenditure, it will
be better to make ample provision for con
tlngencles than to have the Executive with
out money at a critical moment. Congress
should, at all events, act promptly as well as
vigorously on the subject, 50 a. to strengthen
the Government for the crisis which seems
to be impending over the United States, in
consequence OF foreign aggression upon its
established policy. It would be very Bit