Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1859-01-05


We are no f4islist, for ve believe that ma
ions. as we'll as individuals. carve out their
o~n destiny. We are rot sdvocsie of"msn
ifest destiny" for we believe thar man. 10
many respsets. "a an Independent being. hav-
ing the innate poger 70 De Or not 10 do. ~ turn
either 10 the right or the left. as nay suit the
independent vollion Of his mind We believe
that the germ Of a nstion's greatness is plant
ed 10 lie popular heart. aud il remains there
forever uufrueti6.d aud undsvelcped. unless
by tie energy. determination aud industry of
,h- people. it i nourishsd. iusigOrated and fsl
ly mz.ured. We believe there is over
rriinx Power. whose unerriag laws govern
AID .galais all material things. but the "a
ture Of the Individual. or Of a people. Is lef.
To independent exsrsion.
We. as people. "a nation, are eoEnpa-s
lively ia our swa5dling clothes. The poutiDg
baby. whose Infantile efforts are uncertain IN
their direction, bot whose very efor's develop
the muscle. and mature The younss,er. "A
nafioo, we have enough head. but we have
not Sufficient body ard legs. There is brains
enough in this government To rule world. bat
cur limits are too cifcunssribed to give II free
action and arouse al Its latent power. No
rA.ion ever maintained the mastery who kept
all he coed she bad. misery to herself-sLut
the doors Of her government 10 the res, Of the
world, and feared % extend the boundaries OF
her empire. The Athehian Democracy re
gsrded all the rest Il mankind as bsrbaTians.
She refused citizenship. almost under any CIR.
eumsfsuces. to those Who were born outside Of
Greece. She had 70 desire to expand her geo
graphical limits. and with more learning than
all he rect OF the world. she became only the
great schssi-house where Wit vas sharpened
aud genius developed. The Roman Republic
p1rsued different line Of policy. She made
citixens 10y thousands and tens Of thousands.
She cor quered provinces ard added them TO
he empire aud ia n short time the Roman
eagle was hovrring over the rich valleys Of
Auisa, aud long before the overthrow Of the
Roman Fmpire. she had swallowed up the
IAtleaian government. To oppose the extsn =
son Of empire, is the policy Of old men 10
thsir dotsgc. OF young men IN their co~srdiee.
To s,,. under ell the circumstances. that the
Territory called Mexico. shall not become an
Integral part Of this Federal Government. j. q
paral, sipg blow al our future prosperity aud
po-sr. Were We. to day. confined sithin the
usrrox limits Of the original lhlrieen States.
how insiruihcsnt would Do our power. how
unprop,sicus our destiny Dut a. people.
Ne have si~a,s bees ia favor of expansion -
witness our French and spanish purchases =
al. ion ~
Territory. and until every foot OF this cont'
nsnt is ours. xe uhl not have divesssd our
ss.sss. - nation. 4 our swsddllng Clothes
Here j. What Mr. Douglas ssys. in relation
10 The exciting subject. Ia his recent Ssw Or
leans speech:
I'll is our desiiny 10 have Cuba. aud yos
~nnno, prevent IL IL you try. Il is folly to de
bate about the acquisition Of Cuba. IL natu
rally belong. To the American eoalinent. Ly
irg Al IN. mouth ol lhe Mississippi. the hear
OF The American continent, aud the body o
the American nation. II vas merely ques
ton Of time. The receiving Of Caba, ~htnsve
s'iu,t and pesesabls opportunity presented II
self whetLsr 1t Vas next year OF the year al
Ter, We should be ready when the occasion IN
vted. The same wa= true Of Central Ameri
"a and Of Mckee VIII you say that Ne hav
territory enough We had territory suous
when there were only - States, but in fr'
s.srs rs needed more. FLORIDA. Texas. an
California were acquired just as our popul'
ton Increased when the clayton Bulws
treaty. ia 1850. was sent TO the Senate for ra'
ifeation, fought IL To the death. | vss the
asked whs, did want with Central America
said We did not want IL then. but the tin
would come when ~e would want it. The
sshed me ~hs, nv objection to the treaty IA
and l told them | objected TO that par, dcels
ing that neither Great Britain nor the nits
States should eolonixe any portion of csn;r
Amsriea. I said l never voald make treat
rledxing ourselves not 10 do in the future vh
our necessity or our safety might compel us
do.
81 Ia not vish 70 force things. We live
srspid sgs; \ dsn's want territory faster thu
vs can eiviiiss and Americauirs it, am
hll,busser. am not In favor ~ spiawfui /,
p<dilisns. Bet anu not in favor Of playing
miserable eonstsbslsry part for England
Frsrce. Lot as acquire pssceably. jsst
n1ch .s 10 good for the eountry. That poll
am not r. favor of. usle<s the great prin
pie Of State rishts-nos -interference with I
right Of The Territories to settle dsues
questions for themseises-sh shall be naiutsi
cd. IL that policy shall prevail. our futs
shall be more glorious than that Of any u
ever lived 90 the globe. let ths, peliey p
vail. ard the country shall live ios sAessan
Of years'
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