The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-07-25
YOUNG AMERICA.

Importance In feconcng the Japanese ana American IN
terests. xxx. ft.e
YOUNG AMERICA.
From the London Times July ~
We have Young England and Young France, and
Young ITALY, and other youths of note and preension in
the Old World They are, however but the bright hal
lucinatons of old middle age Young England is
nothing than the old buck who with wig and
false teeth with white trousers light coat and white hat
dreams of perpetual youth and dreaming is knocked
by sudden return of his old govt rheumatism.
There is only really nationality in the world,
like Young Greece or the sturdy and mutinous Tabbe
that Romulus gathered round the Palatne. 1t is Young
America 1t is the lion cub strong clumsy, playful,
and harmless till provoked, when savage nature shows
itself rudcly and unpleasany. Young America is tho
young gentleman Just come to his property, with an
abundance of animal spirits with health with much
money and credit with all the elements for good start
His future, this side the grave is infinite and
inexhaustble Do what he will, he can never get
through his money his time, his friends his vigor
erythng He may for the present do what he plcases
few years riotous indulgence, few madcap adven-
lures any number of questionable friends OF all sorts,
any rate of expenditure will leave remainder ample
for all the purposes of ordinary life 1t will DO time to
be wise ten years hence twenty years hence What
too if he has to pay for at forty yi That is very
remote &c. let the future take of itself This is the
calculation which manya young lord commences that
brilliant which forms frequent aud promnenta
feature in British social life How ho blazcs and flares for
ten years What jolly life he leads! How he rises
from scape to scrapo still unscathed exciting the hopes
of his friends and battling the auguries of the cynical
He is cat of nine lives. Nothing harms him. With
what stamina he meets Illness loss, hostility, and
disgrace But meanwhile he is steadily and surely draw
ing upon his capital He is draining his stock of money
health, strength credit time, and friends This is bis
opportunity and this his way of using It, In ten iif
years at latest he awakes from his dream to the sad
dcst of ceraintes He has wasted the spring of his life
and there remain barren summer Improbable
tumn and dreary winter. For fifty long years. if he
hota b,Dp fI,,h
recoecons of wasted youth. This is the too common
Of Young England in ts personal and individual
What it should be tho career of that Young
England denomnated from its estate Young America
We owe, indeed, apology for this warning. We
told that England and America longer mother
and daughter but sisters. Well, at least the
elder sister, and as we cannot give ourselves all the airs
of YOUTH may rs well claim the benefit of seniority
So, listen to us Mr. Dallas. Be advised, Young Amer
lea We admit that your position and your prospects
splendid We admit that for considerable time you
arc likely to have it all your way, and that
you may do great deal without being called to
count for it. You have now, it appears got finally
rid of that remnant of your tuteagethe right of visit
well the right of search This is great cmancpa-
ton Young Hopeful will have atch-key his
letters will not be opened his boxes overhaued He
will not be asked about his friends his bills, his
ments, his occupation Young America will now take
or lend his flag all the world From zone TO zone
and pole to pole, the Stripes and Stars will proclaim per-
feet freedom to every trade and profession that may
choose to them. Slavers, pirates, any
trade, il it be discovered may carry the grand
principles of American independence conquerng and to
conquer all over the world" Wherever we 60 across
the vast breadth Of the Atlantic that glorious banner
will proclaim sacred immunity AS for the Interior de-
signs avowcd by those who followed Mr. Dallas at Mon
days fesvity they do not rest the canor Of this
that convivia orator We know well enough what
Young America wants, and know alec that where
there is will there is way. The present object of our
admiration is the wlyachieved triumph of American
independence, and the nexhaust BILE opportunities and
resources of this unequalcd child of fortune.
With the greatest respect for Mr. Dallas however, with
the most brothery affection for Young America and the
most cordial wish for her real improvement and egti
mate progress, regret some omissions in this mpor
tant declaration, it to be considered Tho de-
scription Of Young Americas position and prospects is
confined to her territorial material, and political i'm
provement and the probability of her political prnci
pies extending the world Not word of her duties
and obligations. Not word of her readiness to do nobly
for herself that which has been hitherto intended by the
clumsy and annoying interference of Old England lis
Young America wholly Indifferent to the moral cbarac-
ter of her flag, and to the nature of the principles
which the whole world is to be reformed In the silence
of the speakers Monday upon this important point
left to fear that the stripes and stars will henceforh
he not much the American flag the flag of universal
dshonor and crime If this is what Young America de-
liberatey contempates, must Withdraw congratu-
iatons. She has splendid resources and opportunities
but they to be used not abused and this vast Garth
itself too small time itself too short for the waste of this
golden inheritance Nobody ever yet made an i'll use
Of youth liberty health, wealth, and strength with
out bitterly rueing it afterwards, and perhaps
preaching those who assisted eonnivcd Now ia
the time to mould the manhood Of this great nation
The sapling is still tender, the is still plant the
first heat OF the metal is still it, America will now
choose to exercise upon herself that discipline which Eng
land has, perhaps presumptuously been attempting to
usurp over her. then the beginning of that moral
element that serespect which shall strengthen and
noble her exuberance of animal vigor and material
wealth. 1t is time this great heir should become his
tutor and guardian. He do that which Others
cannot do for him, and which they cannot make him do
Will America secure its flag from the most horrible
dissertation will 1t act like tho vulgar upstart who
buys armoriai bearings at the Hcralds College, and
ects the code of honor Mr.. Dallas pleaded illness on
Monday perhaps he forgot this part of his address,
others did not feel 1t their business to say what belonged
TO him alone Lot him take carly opportunity to in
form the world what the principles which now &c
go FORTH conquering and to conquer all the world
and whether they include universal immunity for what
crimes may DO pcrpetrated under the stripes and
stars
The whole loss by the food at Cairo, 1t is said, will be
of Rail