The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-11-29

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wAxp W. WILEY, ~ILLAn L. wArxsnAH, II. RrDDlcx, p.
w, MAoxxs, and ID. s. PxARos.
Hon. c. E. Stuart of Michigan, Hon John Petit of In
diana and Hon William Dunbar of Louisiana arrived in
this city yesterday We understand that Hon Lewis Cass
will leave Detroit to-day for the of government
WAR THE LAST RESORT OF FREE PEOPLE.
The National Lnteliigener few days ago in article
of much ability the political merits of the present
ct between Russia and the allies made of the follow
ing comparison to enforce its views:
For aught that appears-and it is with deep pain
Americans that give utterance to the apprehension
in civilization the ameiorated condition Of the
improved social Institutions, assured civil rights and large
political liberty destined rather operate change in its
mode Of manifestation than to extnguish the principle ap
paren nseparable from nature inpelng nations TO
Popular passions and socslled national interests take
the place OF prince passions and interests and the
courge inflicted upon poor humanity with little
scruple when unmgated eudai oppression weighed
Europe at remoer epochs when heathensh dark
brooded the world This instinct of expansion in
dcste think of the prominent dangers threat
ening repubc and the democratic element among
is showing itself eager Kings have done for as
its agent"
Or in other words while the Ineuigeneer deplores-
with great justice and forceha "the spirit of national
aggrandizement irrespective of the rights Of Others and of
the general of humanity should have lighted the
gressiye element in this country for being anxious for
"expansion be ready rush into rather than
abandon ii, object We submit however that the InteA
gencer is doubly mistaken
In the first place. it is rank injustice class the vio
lent contempt for natural and popular rights which dis
played by the hostile princes of the Old World with the
broad aud generous republican fraternity that anmaes the
people of the United States And in the next place we
have yet gone for the purpose of acquiring
territory, for the purpose with Russia and England
and France of retaining ygotten territory, of main
tanning so-called "balance of power" We no
conceivable similarity between American progression and
European ACKNOWLEDGMENT They distinct any
two ideas be. The liberty and peace; the
other oppression and The expansion of American in
situations the expansion Of civil and religious lib
ery the redemption of wldernesses the cultivation of
the soil the extinction of social inequality and political
despotism The expansion of monarchcal principles, or
their perpetuy the theatre darkened by contend
ing hosts precisely and specifically the Of
all this
And if the haeHgencr refers to the tendencies of our
countrymen far these tendencies indicate future
TONS it is still unfortunate. We do not doubt that
Cuba is alluded to in this connexion But apart from ire
sponsble organizations there preje for taking Cuba
auhoritavey INDUCED, that contempates the acqui-
son of Cuba without due regard to existing con-
ventions and recognised rights Is it wrong indulge
the hope that this acquisition may be close hand
How far would Christianity and liberty lose ia such
event? And how unfair the deliverance of
Cuba FROM s present oppression with the wild and fright
full struggle between ambitious dynases in the Old World
for the mere purpose of selfish ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and
archical perpetuaion!
The clearcst point in the Htegencvs theory, however
the extraordinary conclusion that advance 10 civilian
ton, the ameliorated condition of the improved
social institutions assured civil rights and large political
liberty do extinguish the principle "impeling nations
war; "Popua. passions and so-called national inter-
sssof referring to the United States"ake the
place of prncey passions and dynasc interests and the
scourge of war is inflicted upon poor humanity with as
little scrupie when unmtgated feudalsm weighed
upon Europe" &c, &c.
To all this unfair reasoning, rather to all these
assumptions oppose simple denial They need
The appetite for has grown with growth and
strengthened with strength All history proves
this The Americana, race essentially martial
but they also far advanced in the great
peace and the high duties of absorbing civilization to
let an itching for expansion fill them with iudfer-
ence to war; And indeed, why should they be nfamed
by this appetite for battle and for blood when their
quill conquerng example has DONE and is doing the
work that armies and navies would utterly fail I'M
BY the standard of European diplomacy, however if
there is right in going extend territory, we
could present far nobler justification humanity and
the world than that which peryadeS the State papers
of the three great powers fighting for the mastery of Tur
key No other motive restraining might make good
case by the European standard before thousand
casuiss because wherever penetrate our free
principles paned-whereyer our flag floats in tri-
umph foe it rcvves and invgorates the soil with the
lustre of liberty. But have said in other words
is necessary to people who most irresistible
in peace and whose achievements wonderful they have
been in the battlefield grandfr far when contemplated
in their relations the American continent and to the
of freemen that people happy States
A SEVERE LESSON.
The ST. Louis negencer (whig) formally cuts the Cor
dian knot declares eternal divorce between the wings
North South Read its scorching article in another
column tell how long party survive such
assaults AS hese2 How long the plots and counter
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