Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-05-11

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IN 49, looked 70 Ia season will psssah'y
assaas psppG6cas q greater sas"'t"ds
ed eivs siss 70 questions II vsstss imPer'
s.sos thaa will BE- sA~ily controlled.
Articiss have appeared N variousj oar"al'
abiding 70 nystssious movement si'nu'tA'
,ssssly srsauissd in didssont sections o
~ cosasry, and Ill pointing to The smisrs
10 Il lasgs numbers Of Americans, BY pro
eeocsrtsd action, to Mexico This em'g'a
too IL u be conducted both overland end
by water, and report asserts that the sn'
sv,aae hodisa ~ eoopssed mainly Of die
eharrvd Onion soldiers and par"'<d rsse
sssasnesa The object Of the expedition Il
ve;i.d in ssesssy. but railroads, maaasacto
ries and shining operations are limited At
and the idea 10 sought % b conveyed tina
The projectors Of the movement are only de-
sirpus 70 bring tho Mexican Empire up u
The universal progress Of civilization. Blu
the probabilities are thst the only msnufac
Aor;es in actual contemplation are those To-
The supply Of munitions Of war; that tn
ONLY roads TO be cons ructsd ere militsr,
roads; and that the progress Of civil aatios
YIN Do the epssfcement Of the Monroe doc
trine.
Upon the probable future Of Mexico II i
useless now to speculate, but We do not con
slider Il wise proceeding on the part Of thi
people OF the press to forestall in any man
Ter the development Of President johnson
foreign policy. o. TO involve the gover""er'
in any difficulty xith France nv = f'lih"s
terirg expedition against Mexi"o. No doubt
the popular mind will ariac with avidisv M
q the idea II restoring the harmccv tha
snre existed between the North and Somtl
By uniting the aishand"d armies Of the W.
asctiona in common effnrt 70 increase ~
prosperity and extend the dominion IF tn
American nation. But Ia It wise TO do th
il she unauthorized and illegal manner ron
templatsdt We think not. The Admins
tsation will be compelled for its own pr"tec
tion. to nip in the bud this fillihust-rine
anti Franco Mexican expedition, and Il cal
nst possiblv begin t"o som
While We are not prepared to deny tha
the absorption of this entire continent IL tn
mauifrst destiry cf the United States. "
presst that the a-quirement Of Ill additions
territory shall be made by the recognizc'
Government How Il is done We do no
ears. Whether by purchase or By arme'
occupation, II 10 immsterial But II BY tn
latter, il must certainly not he done by dis
seRanissd. irresponsible, tillihuste.ing IN
agvariaa mob. to b. diatsrgu'shed from an
Other mob Only by the fact that II Is mo-
fully armed and equipped, and seeks to owe
throw . recognized and established govern
meat, rather thsn to sack . building an
ssstily personal and political malice. A.
rsspch mob in Mexico ID probably - We
~ n IN . IN Ame. lean. Aobs have moth
ine y loss q gain from their nationality.
n the srm Of the Federal authority is ev
e extended over the European possession
efths Aaerican continent il must be by tn
armiss Of the United Statea and by authori
~ Of the proper and recognized powers.
When thi> il done no American who seek
The aegrandisement Of his country. vii
withhold bis support. But while It is mere
~ Individual segrandizement that is so"gh
upea TIE spscioas pretext Of glory to tn
Unim arms, the movement cannot be to,
STRONGLY denounced, nor its originstors to,
speedily held amcnsble to the laws.