The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-01-06
AMERICAN FILIBUsTERINa

stood the true grounds of its own strength.
the true basis of its own glory, or the true
elements of lis present and future prosper
ity, than did the United States when thew
suffered themselves to be prevailed upon to
60 fiibustering. We are not speaking
now from moral, but only from a pol,i.
Cal point Of view.
America has nothing to do, like tho
Laird of Dumbodke's trees, to grow up
while we sleep. If she can maintain a
government sufficiently powerful to protect
life and property, if she continues to double
her population at the end of every twenty
five years, she has destiny before her
which leaves her no reason TO envy the
lands or the prospects of any nation of the
earth. The elements she contains within
herself are sufficiently homogeneous to
fuse into single nation and that nation
must, if things SO on AS they are now pro.
cceding, become in no very long time, as
numerous rs the Chinese themselves, and
far more powerful than all the States Of
Europe put together. Is it not strange
that the heirs of this magnificent inhcri
tance should have been so blinded by van
i,y, by party spirit, or 10y ambition, as to
believe that they could accelerate the des-
tiny which is so clearly working out in
their 10y piratical inroads upon neighboring
nations! The mission of America being,
us we have said, to grow and increase, how
can she more effectually counteract it than
by sending her sons to contend with dead
ly climates and hostile populations for the
possession Of land in all respects inferior to
that which SHE enjoys in such abundance
at home? Why should America, inhaLit-
ed by race which evidently flourishes
best in the Northern part Of the temperate
zone, seek to force her way into the regions
where her sons, if they establish them
selves. must become in few generations
enervated and degenerate, and probably
unable to maintain the possessions which
they have acquired Z A hundred years
hence, the then people of America may
find emigration, if not necessity, at any
rate convenience, but even then we
think they will seek for their new settle.
ments rather in the temperate regions Of
South America and Northern Asia, than
in the burning and insalubrious junglcs of
the tropics. Let America look at our ex.
perieuce and profit by it. Our colonies in
the temperate zones, the States themselves
among the number, have been increditaby
successful. Within the tropics, our success
has beeh much more more checkered, and
our great tropical empire of Hindoostan is
held only price Of blood, of treasure and
of anxiety, which makes US often half in
clined to regret the SUCCESS of the British
fi|ibusters of the eighteenth century.
Entertaining these views, we have read
with most lively satisfaction the anti Walk
er proclamation Of President Buchanan,
and the excellent article in the Washing
ton Union, Which for has furnished
ed the occasion: 1t will be a happy day
for America if she can prevail upon herself
to act according to the policy of the Pres
ident, and to adopt the principles of his
organ in the press. She may take it as the
feeling Of all her we'll wishers on this side
of the Atlantic, that nothing would tend TO
raise her SO much in tho eyes of. Europe,
as to see her people, as we'll as her Gov
ernment, separate themselves emphatically
and entirely from any appearance of SYM
pathy or interest'in the transactions of such
second rate advensurers and reckless hon.
icides as the so-caIed Generals Walker and
Henningsen. Europe is not so straight
laced that there would not he in manv
quarters secret, or. perhaps. an avowed
for the splendid inssdities of a
Cortez, Pizarro, or an Alvaraeo. But
America would be little Aattered could she
be made acquainted with the remarks that
one hears on the delusion of a
great nation which suffers. it's character to
be soiled before the wes|dby the outrapes
of set of their own ak kissTabIe trade and
which ls betrayed into demonstration Of
sympathy for men who fsve dragged its
flag through the dirt without Offering ie in
return the slightest moratsand political ad.
vantage.
The decided stand which MI; buchanan
hay made in this matter, is,the more credit.
able to him because; ID makinp Il, he is bv
no meansto be considered as tIs represen-
tatlve of the party 10 .wiioul lie owes his
election. Such ,conntenance al the fill.
busters have received in Ameuica, IS mainly
owing, we believe, TO-, the desire of the
to bring new slave States into tie
union.-Lo'sdon Times.
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afraid of blushing. Accept no present Of
value from men,. Avoid iighttiess Of car
riage! Be modest and moderate IN d,ess.
Be not often seen in public. Affect NO
!anguishing. Don't talk loud. Never deal
in scandal. Receive saliIta4 n,odas1Iv a.