New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-04

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caution some years since when the french
Emperor designed to secure the territories
OF Spanish America for the Latin race exc
clusigeIyo American expansion. however.
gives equal rights co she Latlno or any
other race which chooses 60 fmmigrate at
sheir own risk into any adjacent territory.
So we DC Nos care the snap OF finger II
the Bee does tell the European powers.
If it likes their policy better than that OF
the United Stateso it has perfect right 70
advocate European ideas upon American
SOLE We have an immense amount o:
such imported wi6domo FToude and
others who prefer Europeans TO American
ideas may have free speech. at d dollar
head, or FIVE .een's 'e :nuners. 20 ridicule or
expose Whatever they may not like IN OH
institutions We have no secret, and II"
fears. The objections urged 81 the sa-
mana colony axe:
!. Tina. i: is designed 10 favor ..,aer.can
expansion upon this continent.
The acquisition Of commercial facilities
in the Wes; Indies, the command OF the
passes Of the Gulf Of Mexico. and those OF
the Caribbean Sea. with a base OF retittlng
and supply 70. our commerce III those
quarters has been always an avowed OBJ
jecs OF American statesmen. Since the ac'
QUESTION .. our possessions Oh the Pacific
this Gb:ec. has been rendered even more
important. Why this policy should be
condemned. and tire Fgenci. government
notified that We are pursuing the trldi-
tionaI policy Of the United States. we can
not imagine. We have shown. what is
not doubted by those who reason on the
OBLIGATIONS OF OR constitution, that the
government of the United States is i'll no
manner responsible for the purchase OF
foreign franchises by its individual c1tl-
zens. unless the government has been q
party to the convention. This is not
alleged % be the case ia this instance.
Our contemporary evidently thinks the
United States still in surveillance to Eu-
| rope: tina. our policy and principles are
no. based upon the action OF European
princes. The republic OF the United
! States is getting TO be one o:
the oldest civilized governments. 1t
has not figured III the hideous
harlequinade, ia which a iespotic democ-
racy has struggled with q sou!iess despot.
ism: nor have u congeries o: sovereign
municipalities been go!b.ad up By an he
yeditary autccgacy. The government OF
the United States has principles and a
policy of is own. adopted without pecmis-
sion and pursued with the hatred o: al.
the Kings and courts o: Europe. EU: If
the United States relied upon the example
OF Eurcvean nations, have 30: England,
Holland, France, Russia and Spain al
! established foreign co!on:es' Have no:
each Of these powers granted :oyal clay
te-s 20 :heiv citizens 20 establish, 20 plant
colonies unaeg the jurisdiction of foreign
: powers Have not the citizens o: each
o: :Acs. States acquired franchises and
exemptions from foreign powers undes
| which they nave established se.t-soTern'
;sa communities. We cited examples III
. :or,ner article EU: there are some VI
F! vii! a3d. as Of special interest to our OWL
people. 1t i. nearly hal. a century since
: au American named Stephes: Austin OBJ
. tanned from the government ~: Mexico
CERTAIN proprietary rights .; public Lands
in State called Texas. upon condition OF
| maxim, .ncyeo;s \ coton!a: settlement. u
time the c"ion:s:s residing therein de
manied The right, c'.a:aa:aaG 10 n Nex'
lean State by the constitution Of ls2i
This demand Resulted III 4 civil wa:.
Did tie United States take pay. il RAJ.
wax 5e:au.. the people v..o :olsh! Snokt
the American language aid hal been
American citizens No. T:..s.. men wege
!ei; 20 work out their Own salvation Ana
he!n: Americans they ii; i: Taey Pee
pared fox admission into :!.e !'.;oa Sta:s
(which al Americans a;e p:o;:t!. To:ei 81
governments did no: Tx. this ..u.r!cau
expansion. Gut England. atte: sanding
1.-THE man with the white Va: - offer J
bette. bargain Cor annexation 20 Bingham;
:han could be sbainej by s.,Ep!. ainlis'
sion into :hc Union. scbSiied. aud. af:e'
III feeble !Hteg!uie .: lie 3ios!Uito ?vo'
tectoyate. has never iutey:eied further with
! on: manifest destiny Q: having - pro
v.is aii!tioa,; seygi:o:y w4s2 sc ass