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JUNE II, 1913.
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The colonization Of the tropical re-
gion and the whole OF the Southern
parts ofthe continent, by Spain and Por
tugal,was conducted on other principles
under the influence ofoiher motives,a land
followed by far different consequences.
From the time Of ITS discovery, the Span
ish Govern nent pushed forward It's set.
Elements IN America, not only with vi
gor, but with eagerneSs so that long be-
fore the first permanent English settle
ment had been accomplished, IN what Is
now the Uni I'd Sta eS, Spain had con
Quered Mexico, Peru and Chill; and
stretched her power over nearly all the
territory she ever acquired in tins cor
'tinent. The rapidly Of these conquests
is to be ascrlbed in a great degree 10 the
eagcrness, not TO say the rapacrty of
those numerous bands Of adventurer IS
who we're stimulated to subdue. immense
regions, and take poss ssion Of them in
the name Of the crown Of Spain. The
mines of gold and silver were the ex tie
ments TO these efforts. and accordingly
settlements were generally made. and
Spanish authority established on the i'm.
mediate eve Of subiugaton Of territory
thatthe native population might be set to
work by their new Spanish masters, in
the mines. From these facts the love
of gold gold not produced by industry,
nor accumulated by commerce, but gold
dug from its native bed in the bowels Of
the earth, and that earth ravished from
its RICH full possession by every possible
degree Of enormity, cruelty and crime,
was long the governing passion in Span
ish wars and Spanish settlement in
America. Even Columbus himself did
not wholly escape the influence ofthis
base motive.
In his early voyages we find him pas
sing from island 10 island enquiring eve
rywhere for gold; as if God had opened
the new world to the knowledge of the
old, only 10 crafty a passion equally
senseess and sordid: and TO offer up
millions Of an unodending race of men
TO the destruction Of the sword, sharpen
ed both by cruelty and rapacity. And
yet Columbus was far above his age and
country. Enthusiastic indeed, but SO
Der, religious and magnanlmous. born
TO great things and capable OF high sen
timents, as his noble discourse before
Ferdinand and ISABELLA, as well as the
whole history of his life, shows. Proba
bly, he sacrificed much 10 the known
sentiments Of others and addressed to
his followers motives likely to influence
them. At the same time it is evident
that he himself looked upon the world
which he discovered as a world of
wealth, all ready TO be seized and enjoy
ed.
The conquerers and the European set
tiers OF Spanish America were mainly
military commanders and common sol.
dIers. The monarchy Of Spain was not
transferred TO this hemisphere, but it
acted in ii, as ii acted al home, through
lis ordinary means, and its true repre-.
sentative, military force. The robbery
and destruction ofthe native Iace was
the achievement Of standing armies, in
the right OF the king,and by his authori
ty, fighting in his name, for the aggrau
dIzement OF his power, and the eytcn-
sion OF his prerogatives; with military
ideas under arbitrary maxirns, a portion
oil that dreadful fundamentally by which
perfect desPotiSm governs a people
AS there was no liberty in Spain, how
could liberty be transmitted 10 Spanish
colonies?
The colonists of English America
were OF the peopc,and a people already
Tree. They we're Of the middle, indus
trlous, and already prosperous class, the
lnhabltants OF commercial and manufac
turing cities among whom liberty first
revived and respired, after a sleep Of a
thousand years, in the bosom Of the
aark ages. Spain descended on the new
world IN he armed and terrible image
oil her new monarchy and her soIdiery :;
England approached it in the winning
ana popular garb Of personal rights,
public protection and civil freedom. -
England transplanteI liberty TO Ameri.
ca; Spain tTansplanted power. England
through tho agencies Of private comma.
mes, and the efforts Of individuals. colo
nized this part Of North America. by in
dustrlous individuals, making their owr
way IN the wilderness, defending them
selves against the savages, recopnizipe
their right 10 the soil, and with a qener
at honest purpose Of Introducing knowI
edge as we'll as Christianity among them
SPAN stopped on South America, like q
falcon on IFS prey. Every thing was
gone. Terrltori we're acquired. by
hre and sword. Cities we're DESTROYED
by FIRE and sword. Hundreds Of thou
sands Of thousands Of humaa beings fell
by 6re and sword. Even conversion
% Christianity vas attempted by Gre
sword.