The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-11-12

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will long continue 10 excite the fears OF that respectable
class Of politicians, whose instincts anagonislic 10
democratic progress To them the results OF experience
nothngthey hug The deusion oil their earlier days
the more closely it's absurdty becomes more patent
They have been imperous to reason ana argument Iof
more than half century. and have rejected 80 many
conclusive demonstrations OF their errors, that there
lack OF charity in regarding them as hopeless political
reprobaes. Our venerable cotemporary OF the teIssa-
esy is unfortunately alarmed for the hundredth time by
late democratic meeting in Faneui Hail. which seems TO
be regarded by him Dissertation OF the old Cradle Of
Liberty. This meeting spread oul It's sentiments widely
as to embrace ',he whole North American continent and
its adjacent islands, under the stars and stripes, and
dangers Of democratic instincts" Our neighbor ought
TO have in this action Of the Faneu Hall democrats
nothing than abiding confidence in the capacity
OF our fedeTaye system OF government to expand with
safety even TO the embracing within lis protection the
whole North American continent We think that upon
the ground OF experiences well OF reason, we can
assure our neighbor that he is unnecessarily alarmed
These Boston democrats might be allowed to give vent
10 their feelings without atousing The indignation or ex
citing the fears Of the editors OF the Iacgencer They
al least entitled to have their action fairly comment
ed on, and not grossly perverted and nisrepresened
They have manifested disposition $40 trespass upon
the rights OF Others" We agree that their sentiment as
to expansion is IN advance OF the age; but does
propose any aggression upon the rights of other nations
Ii we understand it correctly, it involves no insult to
any OF "the great principles imboded in their dec
laraon OF rghts 'the ghosts OF their revo.
luonary fathers furnished with any occasion TO rise
up to rebuke them" These democrats considered them
selves paying the highest possible tribute to the great
principles Of the revolutionary fathers in declaring their
conviction that these principles could be safely made to
embrace the whole North American continent.
We fear that the editors Of the I,telligencer will
never become reconciled to the democratic instincts
which have often made havoc OF their centralizng
theories But we do hope that neghbors nothing
in the present proud position OF confederacy make
them regret that Louisiana, Florida, Texas and Cali
fornia have been embraced by the stars and stripes
We aware thai there many good men who were
greatly shocked at these several acquisitions of territory
and who saw in the democratic instincts which sc.
cured them the certain ruin Of the government 1t seems
10 us, however, that it is time that neghbors had
become too familiar with these repeated caasrophes
10 manifest 30 much concern about the ton OF few
enthusiastic Massachas etts democrats It is true that
the instincts OF democracy progressive but the events
OF The past should have taught the Iateigencer that
democratic progress is always tempered and moderated
by wise stability OF purpose. which enables them 10
move onward at speed which is entirely safe Whilst
they believe strongly in the fundamental principles OF
the confederacy. they doub, ha. our system is
susceptible OF still greater expansion but they have no
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rash aggressons upon other nations Democracy believes
in exerling lie influence BY the force Of it's example, and
when in the natural Of events acquisitions OF ter
ory become proper, il reioces in seeing in the prnci.
Piles OF confederation the OF calculating the
expansions With these remarks, we quote the follow
ing article from the lnteugenesr specmea OF the
senstiveness Of tina, journal democratic instincts
"DgaiocRarIc MISUNDERSTANDING the many extravasant
no'sns which have flowed om what the Union calls the
rude democratic instincts Of the present day. nohint has
fallen under observation evincive of the
spirit and tendency of those instincts than following
resolution one OF series unanimously adopted at great
ratification democratic meeting Fancuil Hail. In Boston
the lith ulimo
Reotutd, That the annoy hardy and enter
prspg fishermen Mt the East. the ulies ind er
of hipg boundaries aud running lines the North
and Wes aud the disregard OF treaty obligations by slave
traders in the Gulf OF Mexico indicate the
and prosperity of the whole people would he greatly ad-
vanced by spreading the and stripes of Union and
the shield Of constitution and laws The ooe North
American co~taent and us adjacent iands aud that in
our opinion, thIs is contamination devouty 10 be
wished
"We could almost wonder that old Cradle OF Liberty
did toppc the heads Of It's occupants or the ghosts
OF their revolutionary fathers did rise 10 rebuk
for such insult to Of the great principles imboded
In their own declaration OF rights, ably asserted and
maintained In that time honored TEN pie whchwas never
occasion to uespass the rights Of Others Il
on that sacred principle that government admins
tered from the moment OF its inception down the period
when il came TO be regarded by President my gov.
eminent From that time the principle began gradually
to lose It's influence, until war OF aggression upon a weak
aud supposed pcss ghbor followed which give
impulse TO the democracy completed its destruction
The natural rights Of man regarded belonging
exclusively TO Young America No other people but
those who be classcd under other the
rous catcgores Of democracy supposed have any
rights at all either OF life property. The snuoyanccs'
of fishermen, whether they spring from their own
disregard OF treaty restrictions not be removed
the slave trade the Gulf of Mexico, which washes
the shores of three Nations all having equal
right to its free navigation be broken up the DIFF
fcoes and expense Of settling boundaries got rid
of and to accomplish these purposes, uample
der foot the rights OF all nations which stand in the way
iron Beb rings straits to Panama But whom this shall be
pIshcd, will the and boundaries OF our
ion be any dsncvely or permanently marked than
they now VIII the isthnus prove limit spirit
OF aggression and aggrapdz Acquisition does bnt
increase tho desire for further acquisition We should b..
no better satisfied with the wsoc OF North Amcrica thr
we are now with half Of IT, South America must come
along with 1t into clutches, and all It's adjacent
islands,, embracing oceanica within the Of