Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-05-07
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aHaN y II
D There is meaning 10 this phrase applied to this
C its history gives "a significance tOaths sz
pfesson. The progress Of the United States In the
last hGlf century, g miracle IN the history 0fthe
bmaR raeey hSTast area this side Of the Aleghe+
nies was within the memory of meniint the afternoon
Of I5egalmRst 40. 4nbFQken Wilderness a. Il y now
BtAe hOmeOf sEaumiBg HfilliORs. TheVaye Of indus
tIy and enterprise hasisWeptisway the forest sad
is tenants and con erted the Siderness into u PaT
dbHz4 But Ehgt has takeni place in the last fifty
ybass Wi be rsilUced to. gnifeaRce by the III
YEARS toceHs Pro grsss shas5g gained in pGWeEs it
Mn move on with augmented energy and power.
Hopuiatieh Is nov sRarmi away tONatds the Rocky
Nountaiasg and psurlnga cFent over to the Pacific
cOssA NheTeVers there ls roo1l, and work to lie
done, dhene are millions 10 do it. We may Look at
DE vast wave dof populations, and its astonishing
achievements With agR zemsnt sndi, apprehension
but there Is no human power thst can control or
hodify it,, 1t is iale to think that few hundred
hen at Washington can legisate Tor such country
Beyond tie RsTEowest limts-bs Itean enly protect
and assist this and restless army of Industry
and civili76ton = Whent settles into communities
Il must be lett to its own government. Political
platforms may taqP0uRee that tbs people OF the
Ferr Ppies sheaL e0ntrol their own affairs IN their
bwn 7way but tdahiteft destiny has ahhduneed that
Regardless Of PLATFORMS It Is wise to esee what
must BE- and consent b 1t Fitheut gFupibEng. Each
separately organized Community has enough to DO
10 adjust its eoWR affairs, and clear the way forts
bwn progress Swihs Kin gcare of itsneig ors.
But this relllng hde VIII pot stoPI at artificial
boundary, or force Of tl6gaHe energy and weight;
and there is 10 sue limit eontinent Mexico
hnd Central America viii otfer feeble resistance
aud the less the better Long before the area Ur
this and The other side of the Rocky Mountains is
filled up, the invasion OF Mexico will take place
iron the North Gradually and pGaceabiy It may
make its way IL no interruption from. ill-judged
polcy shall take place Central America is in the
Va of the current, and is threatened With immedi-
ate and violent re7outon. Events follow each eth
er fast manifest destiny moves on with railroad
speed Extravagant as our ahticipations are from
wise and impOlitic In our government to shut its
eYesto necessities itcann8t control The American
race from the United States take possession of
Mexico and Central america; and ii is a national
duty 70 prepare they way for q peaceful progress;
for il cannot be arrested 1t is sheer folly to hes
tate andaerOak aWhat is worth preserving in our
Southern neighbors; will fail into the army of in
dustrv and civilization, what is wort HESS will be
crushed out and buried We can now smile ut the
folly and gtedness mat opposed the acquisfl
ton Of Louisiana and Florida, Texas and CaIforhia
and we shall hereafter appreciate the folly of giving
up possession Of Mexico EhensRe had IT, and could
have keptit by the OOhsentOf Mexico herself 4isau
"70ur Unionis toolarge, and VIII fall pieces by
its own weight it is alleged. 1t is too late to o6e
now on that ground, If we look to the power at
Washington to support such 2 qnlons our area is
already too laFge,lt long since attained too I'M
Wieldy size 7but if we hook to the different mem
bers to sustain themselves and the Union too, the
more of them tile better. Hitherto the magnitude
Of the Union has been its salvation, II is not pro
bable thata majority of the sWaTmng millions that
people continent will turn fanatics and fOes al the
sometime But 7FhRt-.if our Union will admit no
more under the stars and stripes it wl not stay the
progress Of the North American race. o. They will
overspFead the continent, and make governmentsof
their WI and ne shall have this continent mapped
out as Europe is; into separate and hostile ma
tons WeprefeT nottorepeat, if we can aVoidit what
Europe has done. Its history does not invite imita
ton We prefer whole continent offiiendy Estates
to one marked with national boundaries ana Guarded
by hostile armies 1T is the business Of the Federal
Govern to appreciate the progress that is gPing
on and to provide for its peaceable advance, and
not attempt to control or resist IL for thats out of
the power 6ffnbn. Manifest destiny is King Those
who live fifty years hence will see what win appear
as marvellous to them as the last fifty appear to u.s.
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