Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-02-25
ACQUISITION Of Cuba---.Senator Hales
Speech.

merely an attempt IN get new territory I"
strengthen and pcrpctuate ihe slave power
in this country. II Is q ssuihsrH measure
and the doughiaees at the north who advo-
cate il. are only doing the same work they
have been engaged in for years. Senator
Hale made short speech upon thi. qucs-
ton, a few days since In the Senate which
hin, the nail ON tho head. Hire it is.
MIR. President. do not intend to oeeu-
ny the attention Of the Senate great while;
hut II do nothing else before | sat down.
hone TO bu relieved from the eensure which
the honorable Senator irom Georgia has
made ON the senator from New York aud
that Is. that he has not expressed plainly
hi. views ON the main proposition. | am
opposed to il utterly. totally, and entirely.
| remember, sir. for i, Is some years sinc'
,hi, matter Of acquisition has been talked
Of la this country, that II was hr't inaugn-
rated under the genius Of what was called
manifest destiny : but ! sc that manile's
destiny has been ridden 20 death wo have
cot rid # Il, and now succeeds 10 . manifest
de.tny, political necessity ! want to
examine that little. | do not know but
what It is necessary that this should come
under the auspices Of political NECESSITY ;
because | believe the doctors who taught "a
the school Of NANTES, destiny only con-
tend that manifest destiny extended over
tho whole continent and now We are TO
leave the continent, aud 90 to sea we
must have y new era, aEd we are TO take
political necessity : and l suppose that is
the reason Of the change. am opposed to
them both. was opposed to manifest
destiny, and am opposed to political ne
costly AIN opposed to them Tor thus
reason. Manifest destiny always travel
led south. [lAushicr.l Although 1t was
the mission o. manifest destiny TO take
in the whole continent, he never seemed u
remember that there was north side OF 1t.
lie was elways travelling south. laugh
teri We could no, get him 10 turn his
owes north. - wanting IN fidelity to his
mission was manifest destiny, that was
10 oyrrrun this whole continent, - ensro-'-
ed wa. he in looking south, that whilst his
mission had been proclaimed. aud be was
attending to southern interests. the admin
iuraiion actually -old oat a part Of ono OF
the northern S,ate--lhc State OF Maine
Nantes, destiny was 80 taken with the
southern aspect, that he actually let the
administration trade % a part Of one Of our
own States. Well. sir, Tor that | never
forsave manifest destiny
But. again, We had another case. The
Senator from Georgia has magnificent IN
a;inatiun. u ,ay nothing else but, SIR, We
had an empire biz enough 10 crafty the
ambition Ut the mo., ambitious man, lying
on the Pacific coast, RAINING from the
Rocky Mountain. to the Paeld'-one that
We rcquirel neither purchase 10 obtain, nor
war to kecp-our own. our own lhd''pu'
table s1il : a soil 50 clearly our, that this
very man now ai the head of your national
Affairs. the pre.,n, President Of the United
States, as Secretary Of state. would not
consent 10 enter into negotiation with
Groa, Britain abou, tina. splendid western
empire Of ours, because IL be consented to
90 into arbitration, or to discuss an arb.
traiion, It would admit that there was a
doubt about il, while there vas not any
doubt, and tho administration would not
admit that there was any doubt ~ to our
right. II wa. clear and indIspulable.
However, manifest destiny that vas to
oyerrun the whole continent. was looking
so constantly southernward, that the al.
ministration did not sell out a, that time,
but gave away-gnye away with a mere
dash Of the pcn-,hat magnifcen, empire
FROM the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific
ocean, and FROM ~ dee. to - deg. north
latitude.
Mr.. Durkce. and Others. 'Finy.four
forty
Mr.. Hale. "Yes. SIR; We were to have
up to - deg. 10 sec. or fight and we
gave every inch Of that away. II was done
with mere da.h Of the pen. Then, there
lay Oh the Pacific coas, another splendid
island. occupying not far from the same
relative position to the Columbia river that
Cuba does to tho Mi'sissiPpi-Vancouver's
lsland-lnd that was down below 80 deg
but, with mere dash Of the pen. We threw
in this gigantic empire for nothing, and
gave them vaneouyer's Island to induce
them to take IT.
"Thi' is the history Of manifes, de,,i-
ny in north latitude. have said this.
and | want to cay i, again and again, and
it ought to 10 repeated. and call Senators
to notice the fact, that whenever we have
bad to deal with manifest destiny or
political necessity in any treaty relating
to our northern boundary, /, has been to
cut or and, " we could not sell out. we
gave away, whilst We have been continual
" travelling south for acquisitions. THIS
may bo all accidental probably It's; bat,
If you ever read pickwiek. cir, you remem-
her that, as sam Weller says, /, was most
astonishing coincidence" [IAughter.l
UNFORTUNATE. During the few years Mr..
j II. Rawson has been in the livery bust.
ness in this place. he has lost four Of his
horses, besides the loss Of carriages. &C.. by
Il & 1871 IL L.. l. ~