The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-02-08

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suit Nhich might also follow uaF undertakes
for tie acquisition Of Cuba against Spain, sup-
ported by France, Great Britain, and the rest Of
mankind That we did not acquire Canada in
that uass the slaveholders who projected the
conquest Of It have reason TO bless their stars
indeed. How blinded they were; how utterly
unable TO see the failure; how bent upon dig.
giRg pit into which nobody would 60 certainly
have fallen - themselvesl Had Canada then
bssn added 20 the Onion, With ths addisiesal
preponderance Of territory and population thus
given 20 the Northern and Free-Labor section,
it 10 not to be questioned that the shareholders
would long since have lost the political control
which they still enjoy, and which it is the sole
object OF the new Cuba-stealing project to
strengthen and prolong. Yet, II the time, it
seemed reasonable enough to suppose that the
addition OF Canada to the Union would rather
strengthen than weaken the grasp Of the slave
holders upon political power. Up to that time,
the new States north Of she Ohio-settled, 40
thus far shey had mainly been, BY emigrants
from Maryland, Virginia and Kentucky-had,
in spite Of the ordinance of 1887, been sturdy
supporters OF tho political supremacy Of the
South; and the same thing was naturally ex-
pecIed Of any new States that might be erected
in that quarter. The West thus fer had been
the steady ally-or rather servant-of the
South; and, with the Usual short-sightedness Of
politicians, who, like other practical men, SO
called, seldom see more than three inches be-
yond their noses it was fondly hoped that it
would always remain SO.
To come down to q more recent and more
successful exertion of the policy Of extension BY
force-the war with Mexico, and the additions
thereby made to the territory of the Union
The Shareholders might have had Texas-that
is, the original aud real Texas, bounded by the
Nueces aud the western deserts--by the free
consent Of the Texan revolutionists, ar d with
nothing more than grumbling on the part of
Mexico. Instead Of that, in hopes Of still adj
dftional cOnquests, they forced Mexico into .
war. That war resulted in the forced sale to US
by Mexico of very large sterritors; but the
immediate result was the political overthrow of
the party that made the war, and the addition
Of q new Free State 70 the Union, which, though
hitherto sort OF volunteer boot black to the
already gives evident signs Of vim
dcating its independence and OF placing itself
On the same level of selt-respect with the other
free-labor States. In spite, however, Of these |
two experiments, both equally instructiye-the |
,ne in its failure, the other in its successfully |
lave started the project Of forcing Spain to sell |
Cuba at the risk of war with Spain, France and |
treat Britain united.
Now, laying aside all question about the JUS
ice OF this forced sale, as one about which such
as Buchanan and Slidell never trouble
themselves, are the god fathers of this project
quite sure that, on the score of profit, upon
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lie, it will bear examination? Even laying out
Il account, as too inconsiderable a quantity to
ave any effect upon their calculation, the adj
antage Of all the rest of US, is it altogether SO
ertan that this project, should an attempt be
made to carry it out will rebound by its success,
+ by its too probable failure, to the permanent,
r even the temporary benefit of the three hun
red and odd thousand of shareholders, whose
ontrOl over the affairs OF the country it is in
ended to strengthen and prolong?
There ls, indeed, class of persons with moth.
,g to lose, and vague hopes Of gaining every
hing who have always a direct personal inter-
st in every war and every commotion. This class
I persons finds jealous spokesman in the N.
Z. Herald, always exulting over rascalities and
and always ready for any kind of mis-
hief. But nobody, not even Mr. Buchanan
imself, can be fool enough to expect to rule
le country by means of this class alone. They
. very well as q make-weight, but nothing
lore. Before hoping to engage the country
D. zealously in support of this project, that the
eople will be ready to keep in power, in spite Of
heir abundant lack OF all other claims to con-
dence, its authors and promoters, it will be
ecessary to afford some good, OR, at least,
lausible reasons for believing that, though
othing could be more unjust, a. the same time
othing could be more advantageous. Hitherto
his essential point seems to have been taken
,r granted. The project being admitted to be
minently unjust, if looked apart from its ad-
antages. This, however, is pressing the mat
sr little too far. We doubt if even slave
elders will be satisfied with this sort of rea-
oning