The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-12-30

chase, colombo or acquire any territory In
Central America. told him that il would
be fair II they would add one word to tho
trcaty-so that il should read that neither
Great Britain nor the United States should
ever occupy or hold dominion over Central
America or Asia. Bu, he said: you
have no inter sta in Asia !" mo-" said /,
land you have none IN Central America"
But said he. lyon can never establish
any rights in Asia" NO" said |, "and
VIZ don't mean that you shall ever establish
any In America. told him !, would DO
no more respectful for US to ask tina, pledge
IN reference 10 Aaia, than for Great Britain
to AK ii from us in reference 10 Central
| America.
II experience shall continue 10 provo,
what the pas, may be considered 10 have
demonstrated that these little Central Am
crican powers cannot maintain self govern.
ment, the interests Of Christcndom require
that some power should preserve order Tor
them. Hence. | maintain that wc should
adopt and observe II line Of policy in unison
with our own interests and our destiny. |
do no, wish 10 force things We live In
rapid age. Events crowd upon cach other
with marvellous speed. do not want ter.
ri,ory any faster than VIC can occupy, Amer.
icanise, and civiize H. am no hllbuster;
! nm opposed 10 unlawful expeditions, but
on tho other hand, am opposed TO this
country acting as u mere consiabulary for
France aud England
am in favor Of expansion ~ Inst IN con,
sistcnt with our interest and the increase
and development OF our population and ro
sources. But ! nm not ia favor Of that
policy unless the Krcat principle Of in
PREVENTION and the right Of the people 10 de.
eide the question Of slavery and oil other
domestic questions Tor themselves shall DO
maintained. lf that principle prevail, VIC
have future before nv more glorious than
that of any other people that ever ex.
isted. Our republic will endure for thou.
sands oi years. Progress will be the law Of
it's destiny il will gain new strength with
every State brought into the conicdcracy.
Then there will he peace aud harmony DO
tween the ircc States and the slave States.
The more degrees OF latitude and longitude
embraced beneath our constitution, the bet.
ter. The greater the variety Of productions.
tho better for then We shall have the prin-
ciplcs Of Tree trade between the important
staples Of the world. making the greatest
planting NJ well as the greatest manufacture
Ing, the greatest commercial IA well "a the
grcatcst agricultural power on the globe
Those are my views In regard 10 our for
eign relations. They arc questions ! had
not intended to discuss aud ] should not
have done So il some gentleman in the crowd
had not called my attention TO them. My
votes in Congress have always been In har-
mony with that line Of policy. II matters
not how hr you acquire more territory, Or
how much or how little yon wish 10 acquire.
Expansion IL the Inv Of our existence when
We cease TO grow, W. commence 20 decline.
Hence our course Ia onward, on tbs prinei-
pie established by our fathers, under divine
inspiration, ns believe, in the formation Of
the government.
And now permit me to return my grateful
Acknowledgements for the kInJnosa with
which you have listened to me. II has been
my desire 10 speak 10 you IN ] have before
spoken Ia mixed hudicnrs IN my own State
This have done, with the exception that
have treated THE Abolitlonists with moro
milinosa tn n have been IN The habit of
DONG when met them face 81 lace. Since
| never could appreciate their conduct IN
Rta'ding On The shores Ut Lake Michigan,
nnd shaking their fists al the people On the
Guli oi Mexico, could not bring myself
TO STAND hlre ID New orl,nna, upon the
fbor,1 81 the Gull OF Mexico, aud shake my
Get a, ihc people on Lake Michigan.