The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-03-08

The World says that the principal objection
brought against the appointment ef III. Blaine
70 succeed Mr.. Evarss is that Mr.. Blaine Il toe
fond of dash and !. sensation 10 make . SAFE
fsreign secretary. Ii Is sometimes added that he
has not sufficient knowledge OF ioreign aifais>
But If Mr.. Blaine becomes Secretary of State he
VIII have several immediate occasions for theex.
ercise Of : dash which the whole country win
approve OF his using. The case OF France on
the Isthmus is at our very doors. and Congress
has pointed the way to il Then, too. the British
Government, i At present engaged in the enter
prise Of subjugaiing = republic In South Africa
recognized by us A more causeless war was
never waged by great empire against small
State. The public opinion Of the whole werld
condemns the war upon the Beers. Why should
not Secretary Blaine take q ieaf out Of the book
Of Lord John Russell and Mr. Gladstone, and
lead on in . formal expression Of the indigna-
ton Of the world by inviting the European pow
ers to the signature of joint note, such rs was
served by those powers upon Turkey: Doubtless
such a note would be effective. Great Britain
ough: TO be thankful for it, as it would furnish
her with good excuse for abandoning war in
which every loss of life partakes too much the
character Of wilfnl murder TO make the war a
grateful service for honorable soldiers
On the other hand the Boston Herald hopes
somebody win step on the coat tail of Mr. Sec
rotary of State Blaine, if, as is given out, he
proposes to have more ambitious and ag-
gressive foreign policy than the present one"
The United States has no call in this direction.
Its foreign policy is to mind its own business,
and to insist on other people Winding theirs
Its own business just now is to help educate the
people who constitute the government TO assimi-
late rapidly and thoroughly possible the vast
number of immigrants who are seeking its shores;
TO push forward the development offs resources
and extend its commerce over the world 10
make of the lately warning and still discordant
elements in our population one homogeneous
people. The nation has enough of ignorance,
superstition and un,hrift on its hands without
looking TO Mexico or Central America fer
new states The " egis of our free insiitu-
tons has all she can safely do 10 spread her
self over the territory and people now be-
longing TO US. without trying 10 take Cana
| da under her wing. True national greatness,
concerning which Mr.. Blaine is said 10 have
some new ideas, consists not in aggrandize-
ment or extension, but IN the true development
and elevation Of the Union as il is The best
way to extend the influence of the policies and
ideas of the United States is to educate the
generations that are 10 constitute the voters OF
the future 10 maintain unsullied the faith of the
government and states with their creditors; 10
purify our elections and elevate the public ser
vice to place honest goods in the markets Of
the world, and send them there under our OWE
flag and 10 make at least few loophoes in
the Lhinese wall That protection has built
around our seapor;s An ambitious and az
gressive foreign policy in any other sense, is
what the nation most decidedly does not want.