The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-01-27
Candid and Sensible View Of American
Policy.


The London Saturday Rsc,sw, has very
sensible article on the policy advocated 10
Mr.. BuonAsAss message, from which We
quote the following
The policy Of the Federal Government ia
perfectly Ineligible. and not pcrhaps de-
serving Of all the blame which il receives in
Europe and 10 but fair to add that the cd
1 lily Of Presidential messages arises maiuly
from their inevitable publicity. A series
OF dispatches from Indian viceroys, Or a
compilation from the archievs OF st. Pc.
tersburg, would probable display similar
intlma,ious Of the policy which powerful
governments adopt IN relation 10 weak aud
semi-c,,,iizh nations. American states
men are not, perhaps, more energetic or more
| ambitious than others. but they are compel
csi at every step To take all their country.
men and consequently the whole world, into
their council. The anarchy of Mexico would
excuse an immediate intervention for tho
suppression oi nm eniless and purposclcss
| civil war. but the military occupation vi two
OF the Northcrn provinces will he cheaper
and more profitable than the task q, scstor.
my order In the central portion Of the Re.
public Another portion OF Mexican terri.
tory is 10 be seized rs security for the debt,
and the process Of annexation IN the dis.
Ticts which are occupied may be easily lore
told, nor IL there any reason that II
should br deprecated by remote commnni.
tics The presence nj Federal military
force will give security 10 settlers from the
States, and immigrants will first declare
their independence OF Mexico. and then de-
mand admission into the Union. American
patriots look with reasonable alarm on the
extension 81 their ierriiory into ungcnial
climates in the midst Of alien and inferior
races. To Foreigners. the substitution Of
enterprise and order tor Spanish American
anarchy will IN thu drst instance, be indif
hrcnt. aud in course Of time highly ndvanta-
ges II is not improbable that Mr.. Buchan'
an is sIacerr in his professions OF moderation
Ia his transactioas with Mexico bu, rich
country IN the hands Of mn cncrvated popn.
mtion attracts race Of vigorous sdventnr-
ers. IA vacuum admiis u current Of air
With all the Central American ltepab
lies, the United States have n standing
quarrel, ard II must not he assumed that the
stronger dispntan, Is necessarily always Ia
the wrong No right or prsiension OF Mica
rsgua or New Granada 10 to b. compared
for moment 10 importance 10 the establish
ment aud mnintainance NJ free commusics-
tons between the Atlantic and Pacific. A
hundred thousand whites. surrounded BY
two millions Of hah. breeds. iL,,,sus aud me-
pr0cs, must 10 content 10 waive some 0f
their claims 10 independence 10 consideration
81 transit which will Incidentally secure 10
them the means oi wealth and civilization.
The only interests Of European states 10 70
secure 10 all commercial nations All equal
right 10 tho passage between the oceans /;
uor has England any sufficient reason tor
maintaining against America, the self-'Icny.
ing s,ipuiations of the Clayton Balwrr
Treaty. Mr.. Buchanan i recommendations
10 Congress, that the President should he
authorized to protect the transit by III arm.
I'd force, will probably lead 10 the virtual
establishment Of IA American PToteetorate
Ia Nicaragua and New Granada and the
English Government would be we'll advised
in adapting its policy 10 the probable course
ofevents With Asia, Africa and Austria.
lis o,eaed Ia colonization and ia occasional
conquest, England may reasonably relpqaisb
to kindred nation, the pursapt of aggran.
diDmen, IN South America The task of
maintaining the balance oil power Ia Europe
Ia hutthcusour enough. without tb0 farther
enterprise OF creating uone sisten, sqnili'
brium in the West.