The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-05-26
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Protecting Other Nations.

of his views as to the proprioty of
extending proteotorate over tho
countries south of us, if we are to be-
lieve Washington telegram" Wash
ington kilograms are not, all things
considered, the most reliable things
in the world aud we do not know
what reason there may be for the
presumption thattho news in this case
is authentic. IF the matter of ex-
ing protcotorato over the countries
south Of us wero to be seriously con-
sidered, tho first question in order
would seem to be whether tho coun-
tries aforesaid are desirous of pro-
teotorate at our hands.
Proteotorates are, at tho best, rather
costly arrangements. 1t is no extend
aegeration to say that, in all proba
bility, with our loose habits of ap-
preparation, and our liberal ideas of
expenditure, protectorate would be
costly. Whether the United States
would reap any benefit from such pro-
tectorate as it might extend over the
countries south of us-Mexico and ST..
Domingo for example-does not APP
pear; but the cost of the proceeding
would fall upon the people--the peo
pie of the United States. Before the
thing is undertaken, perhaps it would
not bo irrational to inquire what pro-
fit the United States could hope to
realize out of the protectorate which
it should establish, and what compen.
sation would result to the people who
are to pay the expenses2
as tho world goes, that is pretty
good government which takes first
care of it's own people. responds fairly
to their legitimate wishes, practices a
due economy, and protects their lives,
liberties and properties. When it
has done all this, in the most perfect
manner, will be time enough for it to
become GRANT, and 60 Quixoting over
the earth in scarth of distressed DO.
litical damsels over whom to extend
its protection. Really there arc
sound reasons for the opinion hat the
government Of the United States
might be improved at least that it is
not so perfect as to be beyond the
reach of improvement.
There is probably not a country in
the world which may be said to desire
that the United States should extend
over it its protection. There may be
several countries which have parties
whose leaders would be glad to have
the United States interfere and help
them put down to the parties which they
are opposed. Such parties are ever
in the minority. Upon this point, the
fact that they seek interference is
conclusive. Parties in power always
want to be let alone. Petitions f, +
protectorates-if there are any such
comprise desperate factions, which,
for the sake of ruling, arc willing to
sell their country.
When mon propose to embark in
enterprise Of kind to which they
have not previously been accustomed
o little preliminary practice is often
thought to be advisable. A boy,
before he runs away to join the circus,
essays clandestine summersaults on
the hay-mow, and rides the plough
houses about tho pastures. Capt
Hale, before he started for the regions
in search of Sir John Franklin, hard
ened himself by period of probation
ary encampment in snow bank, and
a diet of the extract of cod-livers. A
similar period of home training might
not be bad preparative, in case VIC
were resolved to enter upon the work
of general protection. There arc
several cases within our own bounda-
ries upon which we might try our
hands before we enter upon wider and
moro distant fields of operation. A
protectorate over the native tribes OF
Alaska, for example, might save the
villages from combustion, and their
individuals frcn determination at the
hands of ouzenterprising soldiers and
prospectoYs. The habit of subsidiz-
ing the uhfriendly and numbering the
friendly Indians Of the Plains, into
which We have fallen, would bear al.
teratioT, and our protectorate over
that re lsion might be improved with.
out loss of men, money or reputation
In fact, we might take the history OF
our protectorate of the aborigines in
general, as pretty distinct evidence
that we have not yet become perfect
in that branch Of business.
If there is a people upon the face OF
the earth who, in sense, need pro.
tectorate, it is the people of the Uni
ted States. They either need protec-
tion By their Government, or they
need protection against their Govern.
ment. There is no people in the
world who need the tender considera.
tion Of tho Government of the United
States as the people of the United
States need it; to lift from them the
yoke of intolerable taxation ; to re.
frain from spending their substance in
illegitimate enterprise to take from
over them the horde of robbers who
are absorbing the fruits of their ind us.
try, and reducing them and their pos
terity to the condition of serfs to that
most inexorable of task masters a
greedy and profligato government.
That the care Of one State is enough