The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1859-08-12

benefits and blessings enjoyed by the peo-
pie Of "our nation" can find it in his
heart to Object.
To the Democratic party do we owe it.,
that Louisiana was annexed to the United
States. The opposition, or Federal party
Of that day objected to that measure, but
who now condemns or questions the wis
dom of that act. BY the Democratic par
tv, Texas, California, and other territory
have been added to the United States, but
the measures which led to the annexation
of these territories were violently opposed
by the opposition, or whig party. 1t was
objected in the North that the area of
slave territory would be enlarged, and up
on that appeal to prejudice, the Democracy
of the North lost many votes in the con-
test. Have the Free States lost their equil-
ibrium, or balance of power, as was pre-
dicted by the opposition, in consequence of
those democratic acts 2 Has the number
of slaves, or the rigors of slavery, been
increased thereby a! Who now can he found
in any party that questions the wisdom or
foresight of the party which inaugurated
the measures that led to those valuable &C
quisitions?
BY the Democratic party will the Island
of Cuba yet be annexed to the United
States. The opposition, or Republican
party objects. Why' One faction of that
party objects on the ground that our Gov
eminent would become involved in a war
with Spain. Why then did they not vote
for the s3O,0O0,000 asked by President
BUCHANAN for its purchase 1t would
give to his administration too much eclat );
and besides, that party would lose some
political capital in the next election by hav-
ing the question settled. The abolition
faction of the opposition is opposed to this
acquisition for the reason that it would be-
come slave State, and the South would
derive more benefit than tie North
This question must be prominent and made
to figure largely in the coming President
ial campaign-the two factions Of the OPP
position party will blow hot and blow cold
upon it to suit the sectional feelings or SEN
timents or prejudices of the voters in diff
ferent localities, while the great Democrat
ic party of the nation will unite in favor of
the measure.
We ask, is it not in every sense of the
terms, commercially, financially, and poll
tically, important to the United States gov
eminent that this acquisition be made 3
We ask. in answer to the objections raised
by the Abolition wing of the opposition,
is not Cuba now slave territorya Is there
not possibility that in the event of its ac-
QUESTION by this government, that mer-
chants and traders, manufacturers and me-
chanics from the cities and countries Of the
free North will take possession of, and
monopolising its commerce and trade and
manufactures, eventually make it free ter
ritory? Why should these objections
throw away the only chance of making
this Island free from that slavery which
they must know will never be abolished
unless it be annexed to this government
One thing is certain, that by its annexation
the white population would become enfran-
chised, and emigration from the slave-ha-
ting North would soon possess the Island,
and by an infusion of the spirit of freedom
among the people, though the blacks
might not be made free, their numbers
would not be increased, but their condition
would be greatly ameliorated. It's, how
ever, objected by the Republicans of the
North, that the people of the slave-holding
States will rush in, and taking possession
of the Island, make it slave State, while
the fire-eaters of the South insist upon the
opening of the slave trade to enable them
to do what it is insisted they will do
This, we know, they cannot do, for the
South can never get Africans enough in the
future to colonise this or ally other new
territory of the United States to the extent
Of outnumbering in population or moral
force the free white colonization from the
North and the countries of Europe. The
slave States have no "niggers to spare
for any field Of territorial occupation,
therefore every such field presented by new
acquisition of territory must fall into the
hands of those opposed TO slavery. This
question was settled in the fate of Kansas
the trial of strength was there made be
tween free white labor and black slave la
Dor, and freedom won. We insist that the
South can never have more favorable cir
cumstances under which to try its strength
IN subjugating new territory to the domi-
nation of slavery
We know that the fire eaters Of the South
Will insist upon Incorporating into the
Charleston platform resolution that it is
the duty of Congress to legislate for the
protection of slave property in the terrific
rles while CD the other hand, the Republi