American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1860-01-19

crease the dangerous slavery agitation al'
ready threatening our existence as ma
ton. Right or wrong. it would be resist
ed to the bitter end BY all who oppose sIa'
very 10 the abstract. its extension and pei
petustiou. Who does not feel aud know
that il the storm Of 1927. growing out OF
the admission OF Missouri. OF that Of $50 I
out Of the admission Of California shook the
nation 10 its center. challenged the frmusss
and wisdom of the patriots Of. those dsys
to arrest it, that the whirlwiud growing
out of the acquisition Of Cuba would be
sill moro dangerous. still more terrible and
disastrous in its results. 10 sane man
will doubt that the acquisition OF Cuba
would be fraugbt with more or less danger
to our existence, aud no candid man who
has at heart the good Of lhs-wbols people
and the und ivided perFetuiiy Of our irSti.
'utious, would take this great risk to our
sxiSleucs for any gain thatmight possibly
accrue. fsaJ 511s Ht tF
But what are we 10 pre6tlby The Pur'
chase Of Cuba? what good is to accrue to
US asa people? True we 1sTs the teneht
Of her Commerce, but do We not for this
pay "yalue n rcieved." and more? do we
not know that Spain, will exact the last
dollar Of her valuauon7 do We not know
tlat tWo hundred million dollars 10 fiscal
point oi viewis worth largely more than
The islauU2 do we not know tbattbe inter
est on tha, am cunt ia worth more than her
tntiIe revenue? Are we to be told thai
.'mauiisst destiny" muat be fulfilled. thai
national pride must be grali6ed By the ex
tension Of our dcminious. and will we lis
ten to this wbim Of vanity and folly? vii
We hear and obey tn is "sprtad Eagle
policy at the risk Of our liberties, at th'
hssard ofour existence? Let us measure
the chasm before we leap. and weigh ma
, .ursly the results: let US look for the prso
ipice before VIZ thoughtlassly pursue tb'
giIdtd butterfly beyond its brink.
But though /, increased our natioua
. wealth aud 6ll.d our cClfers With the shi
uirg ore, what need have We Of this? ar
n not our resources already ampishnd hay
a We not every element Of greatness at ou
fest, have no not territories that cenIuTie
!. viii not people, containing wealth tba
9 ayes will not dsvelops, nor time exhaus
{ btsidesis it not our policy 10 shun rathe
r. than corrt the Avtrs OF manmoD; do "
desire to sil down 10 the lsp ofease an
d luxury aud 70 hence into ruin, ss bs'
). Athens, Rome, and tho nations that hay
" gone before? Le; us mol be deluded in
/, ruin, let US reflect that beneath this spo
It'd skin turks the Simy snake. But it
urged that Cuba commands the gulf; th
a she is necessary to our defense. This is
a. soarecrow wberewiIh to frighten timid sou
Il 1t falls ainles' and Still>born upon all OF
-. ers. What hav, we to. fear Of enervs
hs and imbscils Spain. even in the event
N. war; people who 10 their boyhood rssis
~, ed and crushed the British Lion, now
a, the yigor Of their manhood have little
r.. fear from Spain. While the Island is
L.. her hands The argument is futile. WI
-. in purchase OF conquest is attempted
the pouSrs oi the earth, it will then
ho time enough to intsrpose. And why !
40 annex O.rada, and British America. up
=, the s'me principle. They occupy eco
% mandiOg positions. they join our very s.
To-, Blu, no. manifest des 10y travels south. a
.oh 10 northern lalituleS the argument fails
Av Is only cogsnt where Slavery is VIZ
- rous and strong, where slave labor CT
\, aud fee cannot tubsist. We, Irepeat,h hI
-, nothing to fear from Spain, nothing ir
- ext ernsl enemies. come from where Il
al may. The combined powers Of the ca
= cannot crush us out, The dangers
81 from enemiss within. We have many
ma the latter already. and lot us not unu
N. eSsarlly multiply. htus notreusw and
.rv crease the dangerous slavery agitation,
,.., us DO satisfied with our present possesslo
let US cast about for means to strengtl
-. and psrpeiu.te them, rather than seek
~ elem, ut so charged with danger and di
=, MON. To bs continued