The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1857-05-08
The Mission Of the American Republic.

The Hon. Caleb Gushing on his recent return
TO NewburyP"rt. where lie was honored with
public reception by his fellow citizens dcliv.
cred II remarkable Address ON the nboy. sul.
J"ct. in which he dcScants with Just pride, nm.
on The past history of this country, and un,ic
Pates for her glorious future. lie .lciircs In.
"Alan'ies, Destiny" principle and establishes its
entire compatibility with national honor. und
The cause Of legitimate progress. lie repro.
oates all Irregular enterprises Of war: holding
That the great issucs Of peace belong to the
sovereign power Of the Union and should not
DC "snrpcd by individual rn.lIncss Such en-.
tcflriscs rs that Of Walker serve to iinp:d. lin.
cause oi Pr"srcSs, and oi,sruct nat ional ,.urpos
- III NeN'c", Nicaragua and ali Spanish Amer
'e". ihc territorial c"nqncSts Of the United
states have been achieved with unfair
ni.hcd honor and arc the subjects of ius, pride
III the contemplation. Onr Independence wns
achieved on til. battle field Of righteous war;
Louisiana was acquired from France our friend
ana ANY; Florida was ccIcd by Spain in ex.
change Tor our own province of Texas nnl
this again became ours, of its OWN free WI
and for California though acquired in Just war;
n
the following c!oIucnt extract, the orator dc,
fines Manifest destiny" and liscourscs upon
its noble triumphs:
1t Is oppression seckn, to be freedom 1t is
want dci'ian'iing 10 be want no longer 1t is
The strong man without air and without room.
aud determined TO have them or die gai.anlly
III the struggle for thcu II l. The irrclres,li,!c
rNiahsl"n "t the crcr-cosnl lrc>srd hui,.an r,.cr-
girS. IT Is the oNo'ius OF the nations. 1t is
the ouil"nriny oi the too fail blood of the OLD
World INT" the aii.cnpaci"us veins Of the
New World. His tie JDuuiuiiou IN iDrr.
&c" y E'P"biiem "mj,;r,s {, oulcyuui IN
"""bcfs amt o"'"'c /" strc"y'h tie parent .>'o,s
J E"rnp". my Mot is hr uurk nr,o;ai,d 4,
Goa jor us to to- "A whh III" U.xs,ny Of God
M'"n u.s. HW wOrk tc ,ceI d. Ii rivers run
across our path, "" will tunnel them; If desert,
appear We VIII Reclaim and cultivate rcrn if
oceans Intervene, We viii navigate them to
Which last end, long th.r. Is an oak IT
upon ti. earth, gallant ships shall cu.limue to
hc lancic'l INTO the waters of lh, uur Mrrri.
mae No macrial obstacle can arrest our pro-
ErrsS. Hcw"o lair nature which .i,.S before u.s.
and We Woo 1t us Its CONG ,icrur, like the v ku.s
ol the old lime wln,in:. their bride, of the sea
III open coiIbat.
! say this III the same confidence Of convic.
ton Us one who, seeing the sun set iort! from the
portals OF The East, may speak OF lis onward
United states were but weak lltl: Colonies of
England" scattered along The sc:,-~lor.. Then
they "vcrtl"wcd the Ailc.ila,,irs into the Val
!"y"i the Mississippi. Next they absorb, d ,he
vast DOMAIN Of France from Lake Superior al,
around To the Gulf Of M,x xi-n, and westward
to Oregon. Next they possessed ,l,.ln,evc.
OF the tw" F!or"l;.s, and then Of Texas Aud
finally they have marched ON through New
Mexico INTO remote Cali orna. But in our
conquest OF nature with uur sialwart arms
and with our dauntl'>s hrnrtS to back them
II happens that men, nations. races may. must,
will, i'rcach dtorc us. That is ineviluJ.c. There
can bu nu change for the better save ut the
cXi'rncc"' that which is-onc gene give.
Place I" another Out "f decay spring, Irvsl,
life. The II ib,S Of ln.ii;,nS who hunted over
The land, without "ccsl,yin- II, retire bcior. us
nkc ti,r hunted ,ircr and nuii.,.u li,v.iisriv-s-
deeper aud deeper inio lnc iuncriust rcccs. cs
"i tue Continent. .!;i tly liis;ul" M-xicam>,
wa';''s away hy alrare:.. capacity Of sell:
government, are suilcrE: one province nft.r
another OF theirs 10 RELAPSE into pristine dr>na
ton, nn'i thus 1" hrronic prepared to receive
the people aid the laws OF the United States
All tha, isnow history. Icr, wise men SAW
long hcture that 50 it was to be. From the pre-
seat they inferred the future, anl spoke of it
with the I'osl,ivcEess and precision ol m-pir-
cd prophecy.