Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-04-01
AFFAIRS IN MEXICO.
Republic Of Hayti.

Scpubtlc Oh HaSu.
Tho report that the Governments Of France
md England were engaged in design To esta.
l.lsh a throne in Mexico, aud place upon II a
L,nr. probably OF the Spanish race. seems to be
gaining more general credence than it at first re-
,.ei,ed. The course which the United States
w,iI deem il advisable 10 pursue IN such conn-
grncy, rs not yet perfectly clear. Tins Republic
cannot look with indifference upon an attempt 10y
the crowned heads of Europe to subvert the pre-
s"nt form of government in Mexico. and erect u
barrier to the farther progress ot free principles
Al the same time, We admit that the history OF
the Mexican Republic proves that ills people are
incapable of scfgovernment They are as ma
tiou ignorant aud depraved. The soidIery are
tner real governors. Revolution succeeds revU-
luton. with extraordinary rapidity. The restless
sicedS are perpetualy flying from the track and
drawing the chariot Of state INTO thousand crlti.
cal positions. II is evident that strong hand
should hold the reIns. the Me,lcans will be
plunged i'm irrem adiahle anarchy and rum.
W. nudge with somewhat more speed than dis.
erection. when we Jump at the conclusion that our
own institutions are the best for ali mankind in
their present state, and mad with this erratic
ton. 20 forth to propagate our principles aud light
the torch of Revolution ia other lands. The race
L. which we belong had besn prepared by DIS
ciplino OF centuries for the capabity which they
now c,hbit To control their own destinies. BY
slow degrees they had elevated themselves from
II condition of vlssaage. No spasInodic strug
s,l,. followed by long inaction, marked their ca.
r-nr. Their growth was like that from childhood
10 maturity until arriving at the full possession
of their powers, they shook off the tutulagc Of
their youth, and stood eject in the dignity and
strength OF mlnhool. The American Revolution
was Int another development IN the steady al
vance of English liberty. 1t was a holder avow-
al of principles which had their origin in
ages long since past. Ii the appearance Of
the San HIMSELF but it after the calm light
o: morn had dispersed the shades of darkness, and
signal fires ia the clouds and upon the hilltops,
hal heralded the glorious adven, Of the monarch
Of day.
TGcre is scarcely another race of men upon the
earth To whose hands the ark o.! liberty could at
this moment with safety be con6ded. They must
first gain the Intelligence and moral dignity 10y
which the founders of our Republic emit
nently characterized Mexico is illustration
al th,s fact. Aud. if we leave her shores, we
may find another Republic, which presents ano-
iher illustration. Ii is too which we recon-
mend To the especial consideration of the crazy
fanatics of the North.
The whole history Of the Republic of Hayti,
has shewn the utter unilness of its people for any
condition but that of thraldom. So far as its 60
vernmemi is concerned, 1t has been the constant
sport OF dsscnslons, and, Is at this moment, rent
by opposing factions, with but little prosp ct Of
returning quiet and concord. the institutions of
Hayu are nominalIy fee. The blacks have
made the experiment of se!t-gOvernment, and the
result ought To convince both English and Amer
can fanatics, that To bestow freedom upon that be-
nighted race, is to give dagger into the hands
OF mailman, with which he may work destruc-
ton upon himself and all around. In beauty and
fertility. no island of the world can compare with
- Domingo. With but little labour the bounte-
Gus earth will reward the hopes of the husband
man. Yet, save the wild luXuriance of nature
AR OF ruin aud desolation pervades this unior-
tuHlic island. Amid its most favored spots, the
gaunt form Of famine is often seen. Distress and
want. such move the soul with horror even in
the crowded haunts Of large cities are familiar
things in Il land where Providence has been most
mluilicent To man. The indOent habits of a
degraded race have spread general blight upon
both national and individual prosperity, we
are not rise enough 10 BE- so free" was the re-.
mark of one of themselves not many years since.
ia single sentence 1t conveyed the secret OF their
miserable condition.
We beg the mock pbiIanthropsts Of England
and our own country, TO contrast the wTetched
nos, of these black Republicans, with the com.
fort plenty and content OF the Southern slave. If
the Abolit,onists could accomplish their insane
purposes, they would prove themselves the worst
enemies of the whose fate they affect to de-
plorc. We say affect, for can never believe
the reality of that charity which does not "begin
az home nor IN the commences Ofthat sympathy
which gives only tears, and never puts it's hand
intp it. purse, nor Teads the hOrny path Of self.
d'Iill 10 achieve its benevolent purposes. We
say 10 these physicians,-gO, heal yourselves
10 these philanthrOpsts, relieve the beggdr at your
gitc,--to these rclormers, free your own white
ydssil-, who, from morn till night, wear away life
~ the cXhnustng service of your uystart nobility
Then. when YOU have achieved these Objects
and people cease to die Of want IN your streets
and labor secures iair reward, aud tue white
man IS treated with the respect winch is due to
hi. mcri, no matter what his condition ia le,-
then, COM aud preach to Us aud VIC will at least
pay homage 80 your sincerity.
o. Tho Trustees Of the family Of the lato JouS II,H.
Pt.,A,rs. take great pleasure 10 acknowledging the