The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-11-17
THE FUTURE AMERICAN.
Yankee Blade.

Ben Butler, who still continues 9
representative American, believes that
Canada will become q part of the
United States in the near future. Sem
ator Sherman, who is certainly one Of
the most discreet and far seeing of oul
statesmen, entertains the same view
Senator Ingalls, believes that manifest
destiny has bounded the ultimate do
main of the United States by the Arc
tic ocean on the north and the Isthmus
of Panama on the south.
The old idea of universal conquest
the idea of Alexander and Julius Ce-
sar, persisted with the Corsican con-
queror and exile, on the rock of St
Helena. An American banner will
never fiaunt in the front of an invad-
ing army. 1t is the mission of Amer
lea to teach the world the lesson OF
peace; but the American idea is as
similation. The United States has al
ready absorbed much larger terri
tory than was ever conquered by Ma
poleon or Charlemagne. She obtains
her domain as the merchant obtains
his goods, and not as the robber OBJ
tains his booty. The old idea of mill
tary conquest is practically extinct
upon this continent.
So the United States will continue
to absorb its neighbors, until there
are none left to absorb. Though Eng
lands arm is long and strong, it is not
muscular enough to reach across the
ocean and hold Canada from the inev-
liable attraction of its mighty neigh
Dor on the south. When Canada is
ready, the two peoples, separated by
an imaginary line, will refuse to be
divided by such an invisible boundary
and coalesce like two kindred drops
melted into one.
AT a much later date, the same pro-
cess of absorption will take place with
Mexico. Here is our next-door neigh
Dor, who, until quite recent date, has
been as unknown to US as the people
on the under side of the world; but
now great railroads, built by Ameri-
can capital, like the fingers on the
hand Of destiny, are stretched through
the great valleys and around the
mighty hills of Mexico,-fingers that
are drawing with a gentle but inevi-
table pressure, in line with the ten
dency toward an American continent
tai Capitalization. The experiment of
the worlds great republic must be
tried on gigantic scale, that will be
satisfied with nothing less than con-
tinent. Great cities, like Chicago and
St. Louis, with American mayors and
boards of aldermen, will spring up in
Guatemala and Yucatan.
When we say American mayors,
English or Anglo-Sa mayors are
not necessarily implied. The English
themselves are composite race, made
up OF many primal elements; and the
great continental American race of the
future will have the blood of all man
kind flowing in its veins, and all the
human strength and weakness of the
varied children Of Adam. The pres
ent American scare at foreigners is the
most un-American thing in our en-
tire history. The veins of the world
must be tapped for the blood of the
composite future American. The out
worn world must be renewed by
new race of men, selected from the TT
test of all races. This race will be the
composite continental American race
of the future. Morse strength and
Gaelic grace, Yankee sense and ORR
entail mysticism, shall 60 to make up
the mosaic character of these strong
and thoughtful giants of the future.
The narrow clannishness that has
shaken the world with wars, and
drenched 1t with blood, will be un-
known to these broad, catholic men, in
whose veins will flow the blood Of q
thousand races. The future Ameri-
can, who Is to govern the North Amer
lean continent, will not be an English-
man, nor the emaseuAted imitator of
Englishmen. He viii not be governed
by the narrow patriotism of race, but
will be the friend Of all nationslities,
and member Of al races. Such ten
denotes are at work to-day toward the
development Of the great occidental
type which Is to come. He will surely
arrive upon the scene in the fullness Of