New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-07-14
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induce strocs deposition 90 the part Ct mary OF

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induce strotg deposition % the part Ct mary OF
tie esrIy settlers 10 Kentucky for the rale OF c'n
mercisl sdgaut,ges to separate tosm.elEes from
the Union, AMI TO subm. ;tenselves even 10 Span
ish iule. No soo1er h.d tie independence Of the
ULiei States and tstir Jurisdiction over the valley
vi tie Ohio bten acknowledged b. Great Britain,
than az Intrigue act on foot un1er tie patron
eye If tie Spanish Governor Of LJri.isns, for d.
tschiug from the Usion TIE settlements vest o. the
Aleshacies. and 4 they could Dot be induced to
submit to spsri.h authority, a: least 70 pu! them
up 70 the formsiion Of al independent Safe. The
inlucsnert held out wa, beside brides 70 Soma OF
the leading nen, facilities Of imporss aid experts
by wsy Of the Mississippi ruch a. never would be
granted 70 them so iong as they remained part OF
the American Union. The dissolution Of the Uniou
wn even q. ttst early period, no less bugbear
th,n II is at present. But the diversity Of
interest was then thought to exist, not be-
tween the North and the South, but between
Ike East and the West. The chain Of the Alegha
nes wss locked to as tie possible Line Of separa-
ton The Spanish Government made use OF the
possession Of the mouth Of the Mississippi and the
control il was thus able TO exercise over Western
commerce to drive wedge as it were, between
TIE Eastern and Western sections of the nion. The
Danger from this source, danger to which Mr.
Jefferson was warmly alive, became nfnitely greater
when Louisiana passed from the possession Of
Spsin-a nation of little energy and enterprise, and
toward which there we're 10 the West no feelings
of eLtbusasm-intO the hands Of the French, with
Bonsparte at their head. In the eyes of Jefferson
We lad come to the point of choosing between the
loss Of all the Western country and the acquisition
Of Louisiana; and it was nothing but this desperate
position of affairs that led him to overstep the
Constitution as be understood it, by employing the
public money in the purchase Of that territory.
With respect TO Florida, We had reasons for its
acquisition if rot Of the same potency, at last of
similar character. Thst territory interfered with
the access Of Eastern Alabama ard Western Geor-
gia 10 the SEA; and moreover, it was only 10 that
way that we could get payment from Spain Of the
money due to our spolated merchants. As yet,
however, the benefits of that acquisition are not
quite go palpable to our eyes they seem to be to
those Of The ~ Y. Times. In the way of Indian
us. Though admitted as a State, it It'll remains,
ard IS likely to remain for an indefinite period,
miserable waste OF swamp AID pine barreLs, with
a scattered population not equal in numbers or
wealth TO that Of respectable New-York county.
It has disgaced itself and the Union BY repudli-
ting its territorial debt; nor are We aware of any
particular benefit that has accrued to the nation
from the presence in the Senate Of the United
States of two members from Florida, able to coun-
terbalsnce by their votes the State of New-iork.
With respect to the more recent acquisitions of
Texas, California, Utah and New-Me1ico We hum
by trust that in this case, as in the case OF the
Ieraelitsh brethren who put Joseph into pit and
cold him TO the merchant, Providence may yet
draw out some advantageous results to us and to
the world. Even, however, if such results SHOULD
follow, they would hardly seem to justify other
temptiDgs Of Providence still moro audacious.
Thus far we do not seem to have gained enough BY
the operation to justify, even in the light in which
The N. y. Times looks at these matters, any fur
Their spoation of sur neighbor. Texa, has gone
over TO the FIRE eaters and now plotting to break
up the Uuion, which little while ago it was so
anxious to enter. The gold Of California has slipped
through cur fingers, and left US with crippled indus-
try, bafiled hopes and enormous debts. New
Mexico and Utah do not add particularly to our
strength, resrectablty or resources. Even if this
question Of grabbing the whole of North America is
70 be treated as The y. Y. Times seems to think
as mere question of profit and loss-it will be
well TO delay further operations till we have CT
phered out the questions already en- our slate'.
We have had so many occasions of late to refer in
terms Of censure and rebuke 70 the injustice and