Daily American organ., 1856-05-01
A Sensible Scotchman.

WASHINGTON, ApFH ~, 1000.
ss A Sensible Scotchman.
The following speech was made recently at the
opening Of the Dundee Exchange, BY Mr.. Baxter
N. p. for Montrose. We commend It TO our read
ers: s6fg tktrse So iha Ss3i eses
have been asked to propose ~ ! toast "The
President aud people Of the United States OF Anle-
rican lis TO me matter Of constant wonder
not that that great Republic has many tanlts--not
that the machinery Of government svcr and anon
creaks and works unpleasantly- that the 6li
busters and repudiators sometimes obtain m un-
due prominence for their reckless deeds-not that
foreign refugees and emigrante now and then con-
tinue to speak loudly that their voice Is mista-
ken for that Of the country at large mot that W.
couth manners and wild theories and unprincipled
Characters should be met with In land 70 vast, %
recently settled, and SO overrnn with Gains and
Judases of European socety--but that In the short
space Of sixty years, by the unAided energy and
enterprise Of their own people the United States
should have risen to the position of first rate
Power, developed their agricultural mineral and
commercial resources with rapidity unexampled
In b story, and without monarch, an army, or an
aristocracy, afforded an instance Of self govern
ment and obedience to law which cannot faii what
ever be our political sentiments, TO command our
respect.
But America, II may be said, shows an inordi-
nate desire for territorial aggrandixement. True;
but If this be meant for railing accusation, does
It come with good grace from Power on whose
dominions the sun never sets--a Power which has
Appropriated South Africa, Australia, and New
Zealahd--a Power which, step BY step, has pos
sessed herself Of India from the Himalaya Noun
tains to Cape ComornY Hear, Hear John Bull,
however, uses more gentlemanly expressions; while
Jonathan talks vugarly Of annexing Cuba, he, with
marvelously quiet dignity, sequestrates Dude.
lHear, hear. Now, or course, there Is no one in
tnis assembly, there Is no trtie-b0rn Briton who
would submit to national indignity, who would
not back Lord Palmerston In defending rights BE-
cured by treaty, and maintaining inviolate his
country's honor. [Cheers. But confess that /
do not In the least sympathze-nor, / think, do
the commercial classes generally--with that un-
natural jealousy of the United States which exists
in several influential quarters, which has it, founda-
ton in dislike to republican institutions and which,
If we do not look sharp after our rulers, may yet
lead to consequences disastrous to us all. lAp-
plause. a ..ta " s,4 n ss
care nothing about what is called the Monroe
doctrine. America for Americans" is no cher
isbed maxim OF mine; but this do say, moth.
ing is more likely, nothing more natural, nothing
is more desirable, than that a people 90 indus
trious and SO well fitted for selfgovernment as
our transatlantic cousins should gradually extend
their institutions over the entire continent Of
North America; and that, no matter what we
do, or think, or say--whether Lord Palmerston
for the nonce stands by, his friend the King of
the Mosquitoes, or, like wise man, abandons
that mighty potentate TO his fate both Mexico
and Central America will sooner or later be peo.
Piled and civilized by the American branch Of the
Ang'o-Saxon race Cheers We, at all events,
have irons enough in the fire, without multiply
Ing them in quarter where we cannot, in the
nature Of things, maintain a footing long, and !,
for one, hope that the people Of both countries,
tired OF this diplomatic fnessing and blunderipg,
win take the matter into their own hands, and
give their respective governments distinctly TO
understand that war, as to the terms of an apol
ogy or the protectorate over a few ssvages,
would be fratricidal and sinful war-that they
wish an end put to this squabbling about mere
tribes, when tremendous interests are at stake
and that the only contest which they will toler-
ate between Great Britain and America IL as to
which can do the most for the civilization and
evangelization of the world. [Cheers.
The Health Of the Empress and her Child.
The Paris correspondent Of the Herald writes as
follows: sh II
The Empress has already changed her room,
and the re-establshment of her health is so rapid
that hopes are entertained Of her soon resuming
ber ordinary carriage airings. In respect to the
prevailed. Not only is the nurse--not the nour-
rice, or wet nurse-English, but she cannot utter
syllable of French. Indeed there would appear
ID be design in this-that the first accents the en-
bryo Emperor shall listen to shall be the language
Of America and England. The nursery discipline,
too, is strictly English. The French horror of
water Is secuted, and the system adopted which
prevails across the Channel Of plunging the newly
born daily into tepid bath, and in spite of shrieks
and groans, exceeding loud, and kicks that tar the
good woman's best efforts to keep him on her lap,
of rubbing him well over from top to toe with a
soft napkin. Nay--horror of horrors i--the ever
lasting enams is discountenanced, and luscious
dose Of castor oil administered In room of that me-
chanical application. On the strength Of this sani-
tlry discipline the young gentleman--I beg his
pardon, his Imperial Highness--took his first
Promenade yesterday. 1t was in the small fenced
of garden in front OF the southeast wing of the
Tuileries the Pavilion de Fiore, especially nhabit-
ed by the Emperor. In this, his Imperial High
nests first Whit Of natures balmy breeze, Napo-
leon the Third his escort and fun Of the hon
ors oi paternity, the moving k.pirit Of tho world
took turn and turn about, gside the English
nurse and her precious burden With all the dignity
and gravity OF some future sent mel who may here
after march en- garde of Napoleon the Fourth -
Outside the ratings was dense crowd of specta-
tors; and, although there were no noisy exclama
tons, it was evident that the interest taken was
very great"
FoRrsIeHr WITH BRIGAsDs.-The Spanish
journals record the capture of gentleman Of prop
crty by brigands. Count de vallsriezo was car
ried off three weeks ago from the district of Tole-
do, and ten thousand pastres were demanded
from bis family for his ransom. The family
paid the money but the local authorities sue
ceeded 10 seizing it before Il reached lie destina
tion. The brigands, however, again notified to
the family that they expected this ransom and the
latter deemed It right, in spite Of the prohibition