Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-07-24
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From the Lanaon Times.

From the Iandon Times.
Manifest Destiny of the United States.
The disquicting aspeet,of European pol
itlcs has Tor the last six months diverted
all attention from the long ptedictod terri
torial changes on the other side ofthe At.
lantic, which seem now hasteninp 70 a CON
summation. The absorption os the weaker
republics of Central and South America
Wy the United Suites cannot apparcntlybo
lSsS delayed. Mexico and New Granada
SSss :. = 70 Sail aUni nvCuTli &c
have actually commenced open
e,ts in favor of surrender of their
and Venezuela although recent
seem to indicate that she had
Int life is on the road to a sim
With regard to Mexico, ucgo.
fic purchase of another of her
rcts was understood to be in
- cfore the recent overthrow of
Goiddnfort Mr., Forsyth, the Minister
ft9n Washington, being empowered to treat
s for tie province of Sonora, with its valuaA
bic silver mines and its harbor of Gnaymas
said to be equatto San francisco itself. The
negotiation has since been suspended, mot
beciuse there would be any objection on
the5part ofany Mexican dictation to SconI-
pltteit or indeed to sell the whole coun.
tr,y, but simply because there is no ono
wHR sufficient power to act AS vendor.
Yen. Inoaga, by whom Comonfort WAS
Dtirayed, is now the nominal President,
aadcnjoys the support on the clerical par
ty throughout tho country but Alvafcs
!. gho made the previous revolution against
pnta Anna holds away in the southwest;
8 slera Cruz is still IN posscssign of the con-
Ast'tutlonalists; Tampico is in Imminent
3sianlser OF sprrendering to them and, final
Is Fidaarri with his Texas syntpathiac,s,
lsagalr boxing to his opportunities on the
alpg'kefn Frontier Santa ANN, meanwhile
8Is lowering among tllepeighboring islands,
hoping for a turn of fortune which may re-
.nstatc him sufficiently inp power to enable
Shiitto be the lucky person that may make
itiic final bargain with Mr. Buchanan S Cab !
net Under these circumstances the
lnlted States Goverhmcnt have only to
Pate little and they may have the country
Pn their own tefmsE Alrcudyin the Sen
ut Washington, Eon. Houston has III
fSidnceda a resolution proposing the assunip.
olyof a protectorate aud if the motion is
eteafried it will Simply be because it |
euld btsillc for America to commit her.
TO an overt act ins a matter which can
SO one WY even ifshe reniaihs passive. |
orlsiaal form ofiGcn. lIoustons mo |
was fora protecfQratc. mo- only over
ico,bp allthe Central American States.
subsequent reflection lie would take
one by me.
faF as New Granada is concerncd, !
Is not likglyto be much delay. For
81 year or two a dispute has existed
% tint Republic and the United
% connection with the claims of the
ter conlpcnsation to certain of her
who suffered by q riot on the 18TH
'anatna The treaty demanded by !
litcd States to insure the future pro.
Of tbpt transit has boon resisted for
t5ac bS the Congress at Bogotn, but
s. seems now about To prevail,
lltosinG factions in the Republic |
dY doing all that Is necessary, and
S;sseointbt by tfhc ipst maif is that !
g.las the Acknowledgements at I
fHtoly Recommended, !, In an
2to the Gianaatan Congress
~ apply for ipmcdiales 0d.
ss. nd Aineficap Union SenoFE
slaflug some foimer troubles ial
alicj seughtrefitg6 IN tho Unit0dI