New-York tribune., 1869-06-09
MANIFEST DESTINY.
lFrom Tb, Halifax Chronicle

fFfom The Halifax Chronicle
The speech of Mr.. Huntington in the Do
mnion Parliament and the silent acQuesccnce Of the ad-
ministraton in all his statements and suggestions, call
to our minds another consideration uDconnectcd with
The practical details probable consequences Of that
measure. Given for moment four millions Of people,
united in willing efforts 10 accomplish and preserve their
independence nation among nations given, too, a
favorable time an unrestricted commerce and an increa
ing populatiOu-cOud these four millions Of people with
all these advantages in their favor in the face OF aud
in opposition TO the United States, maintain
with dignity, their independence We think
they could not, on this continent az least
DAILY It Is becoming and more certain, not alone
this continent, but IN Europe WELL that not great
countries but small countries, Impossibty With
regard America, II il every day becoming and
patent 10 all that there can be but Government
all this continent In the time OF the late conflict
predicted by the wise men that there end OF
the Union that never again In all time would the North
and South join willing hands under the starry nag But
the wisc at fault, and today we see nation
lately divided against itself grand In all things in lis for
gvencS IN ITS nagnanlmy m ls industry lts enter
Prise. it, FAITH in the future Of the country
No mean system Of iujudiciOus economy retards the
greatness Of its enterprise yet no lavish exrayagances
endangers is credit IN the worlds exchanges It bows 10
enemy It brooks no rival it claims, and will assert ~
time. one undivided sovereignty for al this wide cont
nent and the sign OF that sovereignty 1t places IN tho
hands OF It's President That is the decree Of fate which
cannot be resisted No independent Dominion can alter
the fiat Of fate Given, said la the beginning, the
people Of this Dominion united In their desire for nde
peDdcncc; given prosperous commerce and an In
creasng population, then independent Dominion
would be npossibe. The North aud South never will be
separated They one and IndYisble They are fast
accommodating IN their hands all the power on the cont
nent THIS vast network OF railways which has spread
over the land renders 0c0motiOn easy thing. The
Pacific aud other Western railroads, aud the telegraph
lines have placed Denver and San Francisco within easy
reach OF Washington, and from that central source OF
authority every village from Maine TO Florida, from
TO California feels the influence, and obcys
the Dehests OF tile executive.
The Latin Empire In Mexico crumbcd into dust AZ the
lIOwn OF the republican giant; and the fate Is In
store Tor the Dolnon IL could hope for other
summation. II II were prosperous Il could never
ahOFd 20 compete with the United States III commerce.
i.ah1Iactures mining and in military preparation. But
& ~ not prosperous We ask any would II be good
tnlhg 10 belong ~ Dominion which, with impoverished
Ves would have 10 construct men-Oiwar, each
, private fortune; which would have 10 maintan
tne ulkny OF tho nation out OF the narrow means OF
province and dc desperate battle against odds
be at best but a burden TO III '''