The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-06-07

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iis possession . a. uill, "a tew yssr. build up
oaAsi#ise commerce Il Immense magnitude.
which e. fAr toward restoring 70 rs our lost ratr
chant marine. IL will give - Or those articles
Hhieh We consume ~ largely aud 40 noi pro-
duee, thus cgualIaug our ogpcfis sud inpofts
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rendezvous apga ouf very aoast St prpsuut
our eeasi trade beigsen the states bordering on
tlio Atlantic and those bordering ou tic auif II
MEXICO j. eut into by the bahamas aud the An.
TILES. Since - mns ~ !, ecte, pass through
foreign countries 10 gct by SCI from Georgia ID
the vest cont 81 Florida. 81 Domingo, WITH
staple goyergmeh nRder phich her immense re.
sources eau be developed, will give rcmunorati,e
wages 20 tens ofthOuraHds not now upon the is
land. This labor will take advantage Of oyory
available means % transportation to abandon tue
adjacent islands and seek the blessings of free
dom aud IL sequence each inhabitaut receiving
the reward Of he oan labor Porto Rico aud ca
ba will have 10 abolish slavery az measure Of
ses-prescryati0n TO retain thoir laburers st Do.
miuso will become large consumer Of the prod.
ucts u northern farms aud manufactured The
cheap rate at which her citizens can be supplied
with food, tools and machinery viii make il nee
essary that the contiguous islands should have
the same advantages in order to compete Ia the
production Of sugar, coffee tobacco, tropical
fruits, sc. This viii open to ~ still wider mar.
ket for our products. The production Of oar own
supply Of these articles viii cut of more than
Sl0o000 900 of our annual imports, besides large
~ increasing our exports. With such a picture
il is easy 10 sec how our large debt abroad is nj.
timately to be extinguished. With balance OF
trade Against us, including interest on bonds
held by foreigners and money spent by our ciu-
citizens travelling Ia foreign lands, equal TO the
entire yield OF precious m tails in the country il
Is not casy TO gee how this resul, is to be 9th.
erwise accomplished.
The ACQUISITION Of 81 Domingo is an adherence
to the Monroe doctrine. It Is a measure OF ma
honal protection; il is asserting our Just claim to
controlling influence over the great CONNER
oial traffic to dow from East to West by way
OF the lsthmus Of Darien; it is to build up our
merchant marine; il IL To furnish new markets
for the products Of our farms, shops and manu-
factories, 1t Is to make slavery inaupportablo IL
Cuba and Porto Rico at once, aud ultimately 80
in Brazil; It is to settle the unhappy condition Of
Cuba and end an e1torminating conflict; it is to
provide honest means Of paying our honest debts
without oyertaxing the people; il is to furnish
our citizens with the ntcessaries Of every day
life at cheaper rates than ever before, and il ~
in fine, rapid stride toward the greatness which
the intelligence, industry and enterprise u the
citizens Of the United States entitlo this country
10 assume among other nations.