The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1867-06-13

Nbsch I've eiephabtine power and the enter.
pri-,ng, aggressive nature Of its people have
made for 70. regardless Of all obstacles, APP
parent or real, whether growing out Of
pence ar war. rsSar1s,eas OF dissensions in
or between foreign na.ions, regardless Of
jealousies Of each other aroused bv rival
interests or natural vanity, and equai.y 81
alliances cemented by treaties of amity or
by common interests. The United States
pursier, unimpeded, its destiny. Nor do
Its own Institutions stand In the way Of its
onward march. II any domestic form Of
government, and the distribution OF power
among the States, obstruct the march Of its
destiny, terrific civil war, surpassing in
atrocity the iuternecine war of Scylla and
Marius, destroys the rights Of the States
and transfers all power to the central gov
ernment. This transfer Of power to the
central government and the vast increase
OF 10, does not enure 60 the executive de.
partment, which coneists Of one individual
but to the Legislative branch, to Congress
that IL may possess the audacity, the ire.
eponsibility OF numbers. We speak of the
United States rs u or they indifferently--as
IL, as being one, che piuri6us Of the ancient
motto " gone, u is absorbed in the antun
We speak Of Il in the singular in view Of
It's concentrated, untraumelled energy, or
as they, having in view It's widespread,
comprehensive, far reaching power,
Of the United States to absorb all the North
American continent, tho West Indies, and
- 20 make the Gulf Of Mexico an American
0tdre ctansiu,,. is so obvious that to mention
itisaimost a matter of superarogation, Yet
the subject has a general interest perhaps
practical one, surely great one for the
philoeophic student Of history. Revertine
20 the past, we have Louisiana Territory,
Florida, Texas, California, New Mexico and
Arizota. The last telegram from Europe
bears Intelligence Of the ratification of the
treaty by Russia for the cession of Russian
America So pat is this policy with Amer
lean instincts that Nc. GreeIey's Tribune,
which ridiculed unstintedly the treaty, al
ready declares that the "seven million pur.
chase from Russia wears more attractive
aspect"
This subject Of the acquisition OF foreign
terfitory by the United States, whether of
conterminous countries, or OF distant points
and regions, 10 one Of curious interest from
the grasping magnitude and variety Of its
objecta 1t Is calculated to excite come sur.
prise where the facts have not been collect
Cd and considered In their aggregate. This
we propose 10 do now, briefly. not CON-
pletely; and II some at first appear chin.
erical, the purpose to achieve it Is none the
less entertained. and our reading Of history
and the study Of the American people lead
us TO believe may all be accomplished.
The gradual absorption of Mexico by the
United States, is universally regarded es a
foregone conclusion. The attempt Of the
European rowers 10 prevent the further ex.
tensi.n of the United States In this direc
tion, and 70 curb its power by placing Max
imiIiian on the throne. has proved signal
failure. This ives not merely policy OF
France, or of Louis Napoleon. Spain, Aus
tria, Belgium, and even England were
equally, though not 60 actively as Louis
Naroieon, committed to this policy. Il
= dates back twenty four ears, at least, when
it was proposed to place the third son Of
Louis Philippe on the throne. But the
failure Of MaSimillian is the final failure Of
the whole policy. The hill introduced into
the last Congress to loan Mexico 10 millions
and take lien on some Of the Northern
4 states OF Mexico, was q scarcely veiled of
Ter OF purchase, and no foreign power will
be suffered to obstruct It. A Northern pa.
per informs US that the next acquisition Of
Territory which Mr.. Seward has in view Is
that OF the peninsula Of Lower California,
and that the return Of Mr'J Ross Brown,
special commissioner TO examine this terri.
tory 10 impAtiently looked for at Washing
ton. IL 10 added that the "cession such as
has been determined on. will embrace both
banks of the Colorado Of the West, in or.
der 70 give Arizona O port on the Gulf Of
california;" On the 9th Of las. month there
was held at Detroit, a convention Of persons
In America who speak the French Ia anguage
1t was composed chiefly of Canadians; the
terms OF the invitation seemed 10 exclude
native Frenchmen. The appeal, as 1t Is
called, scarcely leaves doubt Of its being
intended to set on foot movement for an
nexing Canada TO the United States.
The bill introduced into the last Congress
10 annex the eastern provinces Of the Brit
snh A ii
surprise; IL was only thought that the hon
.orable member from Massachusetts was in
taste to have the honor Of the first CALL
lSe New York Herald informs its readers
that Mr.. Seward has opened negotiations
with the British Government for the pur.
,chase Of British Columbis, thus making our
Pacific coast territory continuous, and that
Mr.. Seward proposes to relinquish American
demandsfor depredations on their commerce
by Confederate cruisers built in England. in
part payment for the territory in question.
q This is cool; IL la nevertheless, one Of the
shadows Of coming events.
1--WE learn from Washington that ne gotta.
rtssns have been opened with spain for the
oession 90 the United States of one of the
great Philippine lslands The company OF
Boston merchants who esta shed the mail
route from San Francisco to Japan and
China, are in actual treaty, II not completed
&C says the San Francisco Bulletin. with the
Malay Chiefs for the rorthern half Of Bor
neo. the largest Island in the world, i'm
mensely rich in metallic wealth. spices, pre-
ciousy woods, etc., ete, and abounding In
good harbors The cession also embrace,
three adjacent isles. The whole will b,
placed under the Jurisdiction Of the United
Statss
q. In regard TO the West Indies, every on,
must be syare that their absorption int,
the American Commonwealth is simply
matter of time IL ia but a Zoo ,,,,n, n