The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-05

pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky,
Tennessee, Missouri, California, and perhaps vr
GINA and North Carolina, to say nothing of In
diana, Illinois and other States, could thus be
carried under the Union platform embodied in
the name of Gen. Scott, between the opposing
candidates of the Northern abolitionists and the
Southern secessionists, as represented in the re-
publican and Charleston nominations.
In any event, as from all the movements of
thu leaders of our several existing political par
ties at Washington, there appears to be no desire
and no prospect of preventing another cmbitter-
ed and purely sectional contest between the
Southern democracy and the Northern republi-
cans, there must be three parties in the field, as
in 1856. The third party, which, in that contest,
from its bigoted jack o.lantern rubbish and
mummeries, disguised very large body of SEN
sible men who otherwise would have joined it,
may, in 1860, under new and practical common
sense Union organization, and upon such great
and popular name as that Of General Scott, at
least carry the highest electoral candidate to the
House, and there secure his election.
We earnestly invoke the sober, reflective and
independent people of all sections and parties to
the consideration of this momentous subject in
asmuch as from the demoralizations, corruptiOns
ard reckless tendencies of our existing par
tics, factions and cliques Of spoilsmen and Presi
dental esmtlers, the next Presidential election
nay involve the alternative Of national union
and harmony, or that of political disruption and
the horrible civil strifes and chaos of Mexico.
EXPANSION OF THE UNITED SrATEs.-OUR
PRoPosED NLw TERRITORIEs.-Ina another column
will he found some interesting communications
on the resources agricultural, industrial and
mineral-of the three new Territories which are
about TO be added to our confederation, namely,
Arizona, Jefferson and Dacotah The Committee
on Territories Of the House of Representatives
has reported favorably on the petitions for
organization presented from all three, and there
is no doubt ttat they will be similarly received
in the Senate. Their admission, therefore, may
be regarded as proximate.
With these additions, the confederation will
consist of thirty.twO States and nine Territories,
covering an area Of about 3,3O00DO square miles,
Several additional Territories are in contempla-
ton, but they are merely subdivisions, and will
add nothing to tie extent Of our dominion.
As it is, taking into account the youth of our re-
public and the 'r'fing cost of blood and treasure
at which this immense empire has been secured,
we think that we have reason to congratulate
ourselves on having proved to the world that the
propagandism of principles is more fruitful of
results than that of the sword.
One other great truth remains to be demon
strated, and that is that the policy by which we
have thus extended our sway is capable of re-
tanning the peaceful conquests it has made.
Territorial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT is comparatively
easy Of accomplishment From the time of
Alexander the Great down to that of the first
Napoleon, it has required but strong will and
military talent on the part Of individual rulers
to extend the scope Of their acquisitions. But
by what an enormous expenditure of human life
and money have the ambitious designs of such
men been carried Out! And in proportion to the
price thus exacted and paid, have we not
seen the seeds of dissolution invariably scattered
throughout their conquests, weakening their
strength and counteracting their efforts at censol
dation? Ofall the great empires created by the
sword since the time when Alexander overran
the East and regretted that he had not another
world to conquer, but few remain to attest the
extravagant ideas of their founders. Those that
at present divide the submission and respect of
mankind may be said to owe their ascendency
rather to the political genius and sagacty of
their rulers than to the strength Of their military
resources.
1t remains to be seen whether power ac-
quired like ours by the influence Of great funda-
mental principles, the diffusion of liberal ideas,
and the careful avoidance of armed aggression
against the rights of others, will not outlive the
forced creations Of the sword. European states
men are in the habit Of ironically designating
our republic an experiment. In one sense the
saying is correct, though not in the limited one
in which they applyit. 1t is not an experiment
of republican theories merely, but of bloodlessly
formed and rational institutions, intended to
arrest the periodical retrogressions Of the human
mind, caused by the lust Of conquest and the am
bition of military chieftains
That Providence favors this new order of
political ideas is evident from the rapid and un-
precedented Development which it has taken. 1t
is this fact which holds out the promise of per-
manency for our political system, which has been
wanting to all others. When mind is thus found
dominating over matter, there is hope that the
world is entering upon an era of political as well
as intellectual regeneration.
WASHINGTON NEwsPAPERs.-We perceive that
one of the hungry Washington journals has set
up howl Of lamentation because 1t does not re-
ceive what it calls its share Of the public plum
der. The proprietors of the journal aforesaid
have the sublime audacity to send petition to
Congress, asking for little pap to keep the
wolf from the door. Well, when dogs are hun
cry they will whine and bark until they are fed,
and Congress may throw these hungry fellows
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