The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-28

That the Lo0lole6o expansion was y
step In the conquest OF a world II fact
demonstrated BY Charles ~. Harvey In
the Atlantic Monthly for October. The
writer traces the history OF the pur-
chase from the time Napoleon. scheming
TO take possession Of Louisiana under
cover Of the expedition against Santo
Domingo. found himself foiied by the
ravages OF Yellow Jack and the stub
born and successful resistance OF Tous-
By the prospect OF IN alliance between
Great Britain and America to give up
the coveted possessions. Jefferson felt
that no other course was open TO the
United states In case France took pos
session OF New Orleans. and Napoleon.
foreseeing In the resis,less march of the
Angio-Saxon toward the West the ulti-
mate downfall Of his Western empire.
FASTENED the negotiations that changed
the entire aspect Of America ~ a ma
tion. IT was the might Of the Ameri-
can people" says Mr.. Harvey, "partic-
ularly Of their Western contingent, the
heirs Of the traditions and fortunes of
. world mastering race. which won
Louisiana for the United States"
Passing by the constitutional question
Of the right Of the United States 10 ac-
auire territory. which finally was de-
clared by Chief Justice Marshall to
rest with the treaty making power. Mr..
Harvey points out the Matchmaking ef-
fecss OF the purchase. In the states
carved from the new territory the ma
tionalist idea. as opposed to the doctrine
OF states rights. took deep root. and
finally reached Its fruition In the civil
war. Without it there was n chance
that Hsyne instead OF Webster would
have been the recognized interpreter Of
the constitution; that the ideas Of Jeirer-
son Davis. and not those Of Abraham
Lincoln. would have triumphed In 1876;
and that the little country shut in on
the east side OF the Mississippi might
have been split UP into two or three III
minutive and dlscordant nations like
those II Central and South America
For the hrst time In tho worlds hts
tory a working principle In government
that Of real democracy-came with
the development Of the newly acquired
possessions: and with It came the ex-
tension of American sovereignty over
and California Al the same time the
ideas OF the American people n To their
country's ultimate place and purpose
among the nations underwent profound
change. Many years ago Benton said
The settlers In oregon will open To us
the North American road To India"
York as Missouri was when Jefferson
bought II. a richer prize than India lies
before us. Dewey has opened 10 us, by
way 81 the Philippines, the gateway To
China Midway. not In time. but In the
sequence OF events. between Arminius'
liberation of the Teutonic family OF men
from Roman thraldom ana Americas
cnfranc hiscmcnt In isss ~ the last OF
the peoples subject % the nation which
was once the most powerful OF Rome's
progeny stands Jcffcrson's territorial
acquisition ~ 1903.
"The worlds future" continued Mr..
Harvey, rs In the keeping ~ three
countries Russia, Eneland and the
United states In the race for universal
empire. the two Anglo Saxon nations
whose paths hencetorth are likely TO lie
parallel. have on inmea-urahle sure-
riufi,y over Russia. ana the larger, more
progressive. expensive ana resourccful
branch Il tho race 10 the American yso-
lle.
" The heir ~ all the ages. in the faten,oa,
nles ~ time "