New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-18
entire abolition Of Slavery and foretold the subse
m,ont lninence of nIIr cnnntrY a. follows:


When an energetic aud powerful nation, TO which
everything prssages high destnies stretching It's arms
upon the two Atlantic aud Pacific. ALI, direct
IL be In cutting tho isthWns OF Panama; IL NAV be
In forming canal communicating, ~ has been proposed,
by the river ST. John aDd the lake OF Ni:sraga-it VIII
change face OF the commercial world and the face OF
empires. Who knows II America will not then avenue
placed n tho rank sbatern power, win not become
a colony OF the New Woridf
Jefferson, too, ia quoted by Mr.. Sumner though
his vision Of the future far less clear than that
of John Adams. jefferson, inde'd, seems to have
been singuarly blind 70 the mighty capabilities ior
extension OF the Republic inspired by his own
Declaration of Independence. lie did not realize
the immensely of the future nation; but he did pro
dict it's permanence He said he did not beileVe
there was Government on earth established on 80
immovable basis. From George Canning, the sue
cessor of Fox i'm the House of Commons prOceeded
the Monroe Doctrine, as il il now famiiary caneo'
President Monroe put forth his famous declaration
, led by Gaming and counseled by John quincy
Adams. -,
With Alexis de Tocqueyille we come down to Mr..
Summers own time for De Tocqueville was born at
Paris in 1906 and died at Cannes in 1872 In 1851 he
| came 10 America as Commissioner from the french
| Government to examine our prisons, put Win
larger commission from his own soul 10 STUDY epuo-
lean institutions His foresight concerning America
predicted the danger which menaced the future OF
the United States from the presence OF the blacks
| on their soil. But he said
The Americans OF the United States, whatever they
do vii, become one OF The greatest peoe q, ,y
tey VIII cover with their of,hoots almost all North
| Amerje. The continent which they inhabt is their
| domain; 10 cannot escape tneIn'
Then declaring that the territory destined TO tine
Anglo American race equals hree-fourths OF Europe
and that no epoch can be foresoen when in the New
| World there will be any permanent inequality OK
| conditions he announces that
There will then arrive time when there viii he seen
IN North America l500O0J Of men, tqual togeiher WIZ
viii all belong 70 the same I'm!y, Wiz .i u a ne
Language the same religion, the sam naDio ,ue sao
manners, and which thought Wll circulate IA Tue
saI form aad paint itself the same cOiors. All else
doubtful Int rhis Il certain Here Is iact enreB
now in the world Of which imagination can hardly seize
| the extent.
| Can any American fail to fad his own faith in his
country's future strengthened by these prophetic
utterances of III noble Frenchman
| Richard Golden prophesied that Canada and the
United States must become for all purposes OF
free intercommunication." He thought it would be
an actual gain to the British Government IL Canada
chose to withdraw from its protection. But when
| this time should come, he counseled the United
States TO maintain digniiied attitude, ana observe
a mastery inactivity, leaving Great Britain and her
| American colonies to adjust their own affairs,
the Mexican Statesman and historian, who has left
on record pathetic prophecy with regard to his own
country very interesting TO at this moment.
Alaman-wbo was born in the latter part of the
last century and died in 1s53-was prominent
leader of the mOnarchical party. and Minister oil
Foreign Affairs under Presidents Bustamente and
Santa Anna He was undoubtedly the greatest
statesman Mexico has produced since her ndepend-
ence lie wrote many volumes of Mexican history;
and al the of the last one he prophesied that
though from its natural advantages Mexico must be
land of prosperity, yet 1T would not be so for the
races which now inhabit il. As the ancient Mexi-
cans fell beneath the power of the Spaniards-the
country gaining by this change of dominion, though
its ancient masters were overthrown-sO, likewise,
its present. inhabitants should be ruined, and hardly
obtain the compassion they have merted.
In conclusion, Mr. Sumner recapitulates, briefly
the names and prophecies of the prophets and then
he adds:
r hs Sd iSs S % ea f n
OF Republic, which from small beginnings has
mustsrds,cd, is indeed the least of ali seeds;
but when IT, grown, it Is the greatest among herbs
and lodge in the branches thereof Better STILL 10
only little bit n st saSeR@s tue sps Ms
''AlnerIc,' North America" and not Of limited
with Sir Thomas Browne ana ospecnlly with Berkeley.
During our Revolution the Colonies struggling Tor inde,
pendence were always described by TINS contnental
designation. They were already America OF " North
thus incidentally foresnadO wing that coming time when
the whole continent with all MS various States shall he
Plural Unit with one Constitution, one Liberty and
one Destiny.
The last two pages of the book are an eloquent
plea for peace the ground that empire obtained
by force is unrepnblican and offensive the first
principle of Union. Orr country, he says. needs
no such ally as war Through peace 1t will have