Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-12-01

rnowea down almost as quickly as the =
rIpened grain falls before the MSS ~ I
the scythe. What now happenedf Ma !
noleon. the great Napoleon, the mighty
conoueror Napoleon, who had MS I
dreams of making the rich territory oi ,
7 IouisIana the brightest star In MS
roval dladem, said: "If a few negroes I
In faroff Santo Domingo can destroy
nv legions, cannot hold LOUISIANA ~
case of war. l must sell right away.
Once more the scene changes. Eu'
rope was again in arms against 'n'
tvront Napoleon must have money
and have 1t right away. Napoieon
cannot hold his American possessions
and still fight his European foes 1hus
whom Robert Livingston comes 10 hill
and saws. First consul, will you seil
us for two millions of dollars the ianu
on the east side of the Mississippi tna'
we may have entrance for our Gull
n,orca IN the OhioT Napoleon an
swers "Eor S15,OOO,O00 l will sell you
all of louisiana" Thus all or lndlan
TERRITORY. all of Kansas and NeprasKa
and Iowa and Wyoming and Mohtana
and the Dakotas and most of Colorado
ond Minnesota and all Of Washington
and Oregon states came to US as tAe
,ndrect work of a despised negro
Praise, If you will, the work OF hoo'
art Livingston or q Jefferson, Dut To-
dav let us not forget our debt to Ious'
saint pOuverture, who was indirectly
the means of Americas expansion ny
tho Louisiana purchase of 1903. DO mol
from now on tell me that the nesio
of the south or of the north mas 10
claim TO Americas citizenship. Ious'
saint pOuyerture has forever won lo'
the negro that token Of the gratituus
of our nation.
r Rut alas. now, with flushed cheek o.
humiliation and downcast eyes o
t shame. we must recall our natloha
: dealings with the poor, helpless, strus
e cling republic of Mexico In reference
{ 70 the Texan annexation OF 1910 an
k tho Mexican cession of 1S48, ana tn
e more we study this sad epoch OF ou
r, national history the more we Ieei .n0
t, orr government not only acted unJus
If ". but she acted dishonesty
r Texan Annexation.
b In the first place, to understand u
chief cause Of this geographical eApal
S. sion YOU must enter the United etat'
o. senate at Washington and STAND L
ye n little while there amid the save
e. ooitations of the antebellum time OIL u
m eorlv fortles. The north was arrayll
no ,te congressional forces on the OF
70 hand and the south was arrayihg
no CONGRESSIONAL forces on the other nan
ct The great center of this forensic stru
nd ole was in the United States sena
lla "yve must have more men to represe
,Is ,,s IN the senatew cried the nor
rn Then. as speedily as possible u
80 ruehed the settlers west to fill up
no prairles beyond the MISSISSIPPI
"a carve ont new states to send tn
senators to the national capital 10 ID
+hem in the slavery fight I'VE M
bove more men In the United sta
senate TO help us In the struggle
,On ,O perpetuate slavery cried the sol
'U Rut where were they to get the q
~ states from which to select the
oon senator's? =,
.an There was no unsettled land and
ni' nossihle new states south Of the
son and Dixon line. So the south u
ne cd its ewes toward Texas part OF
9 , Mexican republic. 1t practically
H'.e "If the Mexican republic viii not
Texas we will send the settlers Oh
lne Irritad States into It, and we will
up revolution there, and then we
s1o' annex Texas to the United States
W ont of Texas can be carved ten
w states" In other words. the sc
" oyerran Texas with its people, as
ot' nortb rushed its settlers into Kal
ln' territory a little later in order TO u
''ns u an abolition state. Then, after IL
resi- vas admitted into the Union,
United States government hguratl
cot sneaking. as q highwayman put
l., l.. ~ pistol to MeXico's forehead ana
u Vi Surrender to me all of California
geo. of Neyada. all of Arizona and mo
.e VI New Mexico for paltry Sl0,OOt
81 or will blow your brains out
.ns gobble up your whole country.
a"u course I am telling this transactl'
suie9 q coarse way, but | am trutn
Al, though bluntly telling you wha'
" Nc limited States government dld.
recountlng bare historical tacts'
= .t,;a Kindly Climate.
| Rut as England acted unjust
.hat absorbing the Transvaal and ID
o,,,ht ange Free State, yet, atter all
0ue 1 greatest blessing which could col
,nond. those African lands is the britisl
'pe Where the British flag goes the
.,o,,oi British capital and British met
.I,is Anglo. Saxon enterprise. Becaus
1000 British flag now waves over d
- W, southern territory of Africa u
. boo going to grow up great AIrical
oort ernment which shall rival the a
1,oa In liam government and make mos
.,o-,,od teem with enterprise and Win
!, .ho life Because the stars anu
world wave over leAaa So "nu ond Cal
And, Arizona anu
e any those lands have been oeVeiop
. child they never could or wouiu n"'
under Mexican rule. with all |
t. vantages of climate which these
We are have and with their great ninei
Napo agricultural possiDilitles' 80
elected Arizona and New Mexico anu :
me the and California would hot pe .
en- war ing the vast numbers Of pros
as end. homes were it not for America
t peace, and the protection OF the oni'eO
on his flag.
hen the In praising the climatic COL
self: "I 80 +ho oreat southwest, and esl