Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1858-01-30
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fercnt in manner,-so that while one portion
is far advanced in its schooling, and nearly
emancipated from the bondage Of antique
and intantile dogmas, others are still floun
derins in the fables and crudities Of bib and
tucker. Hence all sorts of absurd doctrines
in relation to the rights Of civilized and saw.
age nations, one Of which is Fillbustcrism.
If VIC would progress, we must do bette,
than those who have preceded Us, and no,
quote their blun.l:rs in vindication of GU,
wrongs. History is no. to he repeated, but
to he improved upon. What our ances.
tors di1 in ignorance and hot blood is nc
proper example for our sober imitation; i,
was stupid in them, neyhap, and would Ike
both stupid and criminal in us. Wars Of
aggression and conquest may have been
natural and necessary enough at an early
period, and he result thereof may have been
good to the survivors or their posterity; but
is it therefore certain that bloodshed and
rapine, and all the other horrors of war, arc
equally rightcou, now? Is there no way
to avoid them? We are supposed to surpass
the people Ct the 18th century in many OF
the methods now employed to accomplish,
our purposes; can't VIC glorify and amplify
ourselves by some cheaper and better expo
dent than the rude, vulgar, cxtravagant re-
sort to throat-cutting, city burning, and
such like savagcry Pah it is enough to
nauscatc the stomach Of a half decent Daco.
tab, to hear the twaddle Of the William,
Waldo: school. Talk about charging the
=" area Of frccdom!' Let us first consccratc
to freedom the territory VIC have, and see ia
it that the title deed be strongly drawn and
we'll certified. Let us first fill the vast 70,
csts and prairics already within our homes,
jurisdiction with monuments of grand
civilization, worthy OF the opportunity and
the age. When the great epoch arrives
however, we opinc that it will not be ncccs.
sary to urge 1.-THE march of empire" with
gunpowdcr and beat Of drum, and the chcar
motley of disguised rowdyism. The glo.
:'ous examples Of great manhood, and civic
hcroism, and scientific achievement, and So
cial brotherhood and happiness which w
shall or should exhibit TO the admirins ma
tons, will have innoculatcd even the iml,c
cilc people Of South America, and procure
for US an easy conquest, and bloodlcss en-.
tree to their coveted territory. ....
shades Of our revolutionary forctatbers
could you have dreamed OF the early ant
easy lapse Of your sons into middle act
atrocities, how would your great hearts hav,
been pierced with shame The old stor,
Of aggression and conccit! We are thu
greatest and wiscst people on the face Of tn.
earth, and are therefore authorized to carr,
on crusade against all other people in an,
way weaker or inferior, to appropriate thci,
land and properties, and teach them III,
great art of being free, prosperous and hap
py, tommy hawk and scalpins-knfe in hand
Who does not know that each nation ha.
its own peculiar life and unfolding, which
though they may be r,dc'y suppressed OF
violently thwarted, cannot suddenly be corcct
into now channels and strange conditions
without imminent danger If it bc tn,
order Of Providence that one race, and tia
the strongest. fierccst, and most esotis1ical
should cnsross the whole globe, why, then
i'lllbuStcrism may he logical and right bu
If each and every race Of people have a Iii
vine right to its own peculiar life and mod,
OF development on it's own appropriate plat
form, then all violent invasions thereof is :
wrong. For We take il, all peoples, and ma
tions. and tongues, arc equally dear to tn,
great Father, and their gradual education
and increasing welfare, tho object Of thi:
earthly probation. We may infest and revo
'"tion'zc the world by example, by argu
mcnt, by moral suasion for these method.
arc in accordance with the divine laws: pu
we may not subjugatc or cxtcrminate ma
ton, because it is century or so behind u;
in commerce, productions, or the science o
government. ..... 80. .a
But why mincc words or diSeuzc the
truth? The fact is, the enterprises for thu
pretended spread Of civilization and extern
sion Of freedom, got up by Walker and othc,
mount Glands of his kidney, are simply or
CARNATIONS for the qualification Of inordinate
Sehshncss and devlish lust and the scoun.
drcls who PROJECT and prosecute them, would
as soon direct their energies against the
''model republic as against the "effete des.
potisms'' to the south Of u.s. if they could bu,
| tiatter themselves with the expectations oil
success. Let every honest citizen disown
and hiss them to scorn. E y l,e E-aus sssIs
Races must be analogous in constitution
and character, to analgamate kindly and ad-
vantascously. In tho absence Of such con
dlt'ons, one race Mist absorb and ex,inyuish
the othcr-and which shall dominate will be
determined by strength Of numbers. If we
have not scope and verge enough for growth
and !evclopment-if our enterprise is cranp-
ed and our industry paral,zed hy lack Of
'and--it we are starved and dwarfetl and
Subjected by excess of numlers-why It is
allowable to stretch our legs and yawn II
Lii'put be oycrthrown. Blu. to 90 out Of
our way to Kick a sheep or demolish aut-
hills, is divarsemen: both wicked and cruel
however spacious the pretence. .E.''