Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-06-12

SOUTHERN ScHEMEs.-A DARING PRoJBc-
ToR.-The Southern Standard, published at
Charleston, S. c., deserves the palm for having
conceived the most gigantic of all the schemes
of ilibusterism and ''manifest destiny" yet
projected. In late article it boldly adyo
Gates the seizure of Cuba, the conquest of
Hayti, and the entering into close alliance
with Brazil to control the Amazon, the West
Indies, and the rest of the American tropical
regions. 1t also defends the establishment
of the African slave trade, as a measure of
''wise and Christian Anlanthrophy." The
Standard thinks 10 Brazil and the United
States aa1h The common policy Of cult
Vi HlKe tropics by slave labor, the wealth
amassed would be so great, and the power of
the nation rise to such pitch, that the whole
world might be defed. The plan has, at least,
the merit of being colossal. No Roman EN-
peror, in the plenitude of his ambition, ever
conceived project more stupendous To
annex the whole archipelago, to render an
entire continent tributary for sinews with
which to work our plantations, and to place
the world ITSELF at our feet this is dream that
has had no parallel since Alexander the Great,
who, after having subdued all the civilized ma
tons he knew of, wept for another world to
conquer.
But it is dream after all. The American
people have no disposition to enter ON any
such scheme of universal dominion. The
true mission of the United States is to advance
social and political organization, and dey elope
to happy perfection the progress of mani
kind For this our forefathers were brought
to these shores, away from the oyershadowing
influence Of European institutions; for this
they were enabled to win their freedom and
for this was given to these republics a pros
a., 81,
But all our triu,nphs have been achieved
hitherto by maintaining the unity of our ma
tional character. Where we have absorbed
new territory, it has been mostly uninhabited,
so that we have settled it with our own race.
In this way the homogeneous character of the
nation has been preserved.
But the scheme of the Standard, even if its
execution were possible, would involve a to-
tai change in this policy. 1t would bring dis
cordant elements into the life of our people,
poisoning the veins of the political and social
system, and ultimately producing paralysis and
death. Rome rose by conquest and forcible
annexation but her fasces are long since brok-
en-, her glory past. Had she gained her
mighty empire by gradually difusing ciyih-
cation around her by influencing and educat-
ing surrounding tribes till they came up to her
standard, and were worthy to become mem
bers of her body ; had she done this, then
Rome might have survived till this day. For
such viii incontestibly be the way III which
the world will at last be regulated; and such
indeed is the method in which America has
begun her mission to redeem mankind. And
now, shall we prove faithful to our high vo-
cation or shall we betray our trust, re enact
the part of Rome, and not only ruin ourselves,
but put back the worlds salvation for centu-
ries For America has higher destiny than
nicely to raise cheap cotton.-Phil. Ledger.
orTHE Natural History Department of the Young
Mems Library Association viii at the Hall of the
Association, this evening, at o'clock.
WIN. E. STARR, sec'y.
Worcester, June 18th, 1854 dit