Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-03-05
LETTER FROM "A WILD FRESHMAN"


LETTER FROM "A WILD 1R1GH4AN."
IDLKvILLE. February cath, 1859.
ETiToRS DEMnrRAT: President Duehanan's message
seems tn have scared the European mOnarchics out Of
years growth u man heard his own funeral knell
Oilrd cut, he could not r startled than they are
at the vigorous and decisive Of foreign policy
therein recommended We flor whom il was WRITTEN
considered thu dnrumcnt able One-just what
pcctcd frOm Mr.. BucIanNn's we'll known ability, eNpe
Tiencr, patriotism and Judgment We never conceived
il to I've hIIibmsrTnR or a., unriRtcous one indeed,
partially believe that the prc ideht restrained him
self rom expressing in full foreign question: the ud
Vanced views he Is know Ia entertain American pro-
KrcSs and extension. hut lrten to France and spain,
how they rNccrate and druouIirc IL and hcar-dO but
hear hnA readily their sentiments reverberae through
the unh"l! n0uth II England They denOuncc II ~ be-
ing law rss inNuhiRH, dangerous than
the Ostcnd Manifesto more offensive to munaTchical
unannOned Republicans ~itlmt the lead or leave Of
hing uT kai"rr, should presume to dictate In Central
America, to AID rOl its military and CONNER
cia pUslt"n is ut to I've entertained that VIC should
think of anncNnH Mexico, IL utterly absurd; but that
We rhOnd dare TO acquire CUBA. is beyond all question,
pTrpnstcrus hut ill do, in spite Of their NAL
rdIctOns contradictions interdictOnS. We trem-
hlr not ut MInarchs fTUwn We heed not their dcta
ti"n W will have I',c II their counsel reprOOf-
Banded Europe il not potent enough to impede pro-
II Crrrt ho barrirr the Of pTospeT
I! cannot rmrm"unt II 10 for the deEpOt shape
""r destiny or limit boundary. We laugh at their
presumption when they say, IIhcr shalt thou come,
aud farther" The 's(rrnt Power hIast Of keep
ing s'i~ gu, Of the East yet have M doubt but that
the Z" BraT" will battle IN the baths Of COnStantnOpe
and brOM the hanks ui the Golden Horn. In the
same manner, the! lr"sc TO regulate the flight Of the
American EaElc-tO stnp the lid wandcrings Of that
mort iSor'lcry bird lie Is to he particularly deArred
from luNuriatIng in the climate aud Curious
rantr, OF h's Colstanin"rlr) The Queen o. the An
titles But they vii: hind many MalakOfs in their path
many that the ZOuaVcs can't take, and IL they can't,
~haI tr GrNii 20" Ihe DritHh do iitlaOc ignorance
has prevailed in EurO with regard to this and
people. Now, however, even the Governments there
(tr Htupdcst aAsEiatiois, and the last to find
Tue trun otgn "scc dlml! the power that has been
at"ln sIchI! OUT mere ~ THESE western Wlids, and
have FAINT notion 0f the character Of the people that
comprise tha' power heretofore tie! gave NJ heed to
our cntrcars AMI paid little attention tn "ur Insertions
drCnly "s beneath Their notice, weak and insignificant
nut now inc! pay It's double attention, making up for
iJrmcr de lliercr a. II II breaking on their aston
ishcd Ni>"n that power is equal to AMBITION
Ihr! are nov aware ana that Is What render. EN- fu
r"ls, tla the phcy Boldly skrtehcd by MIR. Buchanan
IAlh oil 'FaA! tacsnAn but Inc deep, abiding, de-
termnrd belief "f Republic that numbers thirty mill
lhsLa nrH r"nsrmsl 10 'hr feelings OF the great mass
In the fIr'"" attack on American ideas, England,
usual !" foremost, IL hrng win her lalsr " love-
t threatens warns and aimoni'he: Us, all IN breath
Heads LIE lecture on the dangers OF anneAing MrNicO
hangers to spring from Hm"sanNtins with the hrrr
"gcni"u> Mr\i'Hn population" Hut there Is little dan
ger Amrrran. are '"'t thr nI"~tlrs Of Nmngama,ion
they are proud people, and held little cOnycnnlity If
c"n"s WIN .nr .a's IIIr,. S"r admit: tia. our pos.
rrHrt-, and this certain rrrdicaton. The adv cut
81 our r"r', win Their lnL"ntaGlc enterprise, With
Their eNtrnnrdlar! talent tvr active life, With their
cap: hrir manufactures, their general industry,
der III" gnancc"f science and art. would bring untold
" '"eII Valh, WhOiu cause Mexico To blOsHulI
HIT sC rose But her jra"n>! and fear paramount
considerations " her. She says-" The power Of the
American Republic j. Uf the utnOst Importance the
great haAncs "f States" 81, to keep the Ecputlc
pruTrl! aan-cd the first Ujcct Of the Anglo
Therefore, We must have u" peculiar right. in Central
America; 'hcr fore, Ne must nat develops the vast Trh-
es Ut Mexico, hut leave her tn rink in ruin and her PEG
pie {" perish in anarch! therefore Ne must not
Irc Tuba, though its 10 Of vital Impair
IL our independent rxrt"ncr s essential for the de-
fence of our coast commerce.
England certainly must lr the most barefaced Of hyp-
critics: she warns Of the penalty that the sih oI
unriShtrous conquest hrinys"; she charges with
passion for aggrrssin 18th aNidlty for xalio
New " the ahna" " the world tell Of nation that has
made more rnio wars. engaged in more righteous
ronIurstA than shr, have Yet to learn it, Her history
Is written III hLH"i. the sui'rct-aggrcSsion. Rome
s"mrtim"s had peace England sacrifice
to the god "f Like her hiyhw aymcn, she la,
'gnalIed hrr.ef bef'r" the world eut-pursc and
cut throat Place her in our position, and how unH
would MeAieO continue invIOatr !how long would CM
ba brOng to spain! She breahcs compassion far spain
and che ought She raises her eyes in holy horror
our "InfAnIous" designS 0n Cuba,-but who ruined
spain! who stripped her Of Of her fArrSt
ions who robbed her GALLONS, aud destroyed her
Who hold. Gibraltcr!
., England "AhAme being Ost all virtue 10 lost
Why wilt thou not he consistent! fir.t make rrsttu
On to Spain, and then thou the forum
plead for her and defend her cause.