The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-04-03
freedom in ssutA America.

The world persists in repudiatng, by sue
cession of stupendous events, the theory o
modern universal liberty, equality and fraternity
This theory assumes that all men, however un
Nequal morally, are, or ought to be- equal politi
lcally and socially. And in order to supper
such a proposition, it is found necessary to deny
the actual moral inequality of men, or to dis
parage them Hence, the difference between
the vile and virtuous is said to be the result
merely of accidental or artificial causes of OPP
PRESTON Of Ignorance, or of misfortune-all OF
which could easily be obviated by common
school education and Democratic Institutions,
with liberal infusion of Fourerism,' of land
for the landl.ss, high prices for labor, and a
humane allotment Of comforts, Injuries, offices
and honors to vagabonds, loafers and mendi-
eants.
We have been led by the recent overthrow
RosAs in Buenos Ayres, to retrospect of
affairs in that region of South America Bue-
nos Ayres, and several other neighboring States,
constitute the Argentine confederation. They
are situated South Of Brazil, and abolished slav-
cry after achieving their independence of Spain
Brazil has remained slaveholding since, as be.
fore her secession from Portugal. The Argen.
tine confederation and Brazil, therefore, occupy
position towards each other somewhat similar,
both socially and geographically, to that of the
Northern and Southern States of this Union.
But material difference is, that in one case
the two institutions are politically connected,
and not in the other. The Argentine confeder-
alton was consecrated to freedom, according to
the cant of the day, and more happy than our
afflicted Northern brethren, was entirely exempt
from the despotic and debasng influences of the
slave-power Here was the very finest oppor
tunity for the establishment of model republic
For, according to the acknowledged doctrine of
the equality and philantrophy- it was per-
fectly immaterial what was the race, capacity, or
moral attainment of the people there, so they
had free government, and were exempt from
the curse of slavery. Well what has been the
result! Why fortwenty years this whole con
federation has been ruled with despotsm by
RosAs, military dictator. How has it been
with Brazil? She too is monarchical in form,
it is true, but hers is constitutional government,
in which the Emperor's power as we'll as his
responsibility is nominal. The empire is d..
vded into provinces, and these are represented
in Senate like our States, and the Chamber of
Deputies is constituted like our House of Rep
resentatives. Brazil has been tranquil and pros.
porous to degree far beyond any other gov
eminent in South America, and is the most pow
erful of them ALL
Is it not curious enough to stagger the no.
tons Of modern, political, and moral dreamers
that Of all this vast Western World, to which
the hopes of mankind have been so much direct
ed, the most fertile and extensive regions and thu
mississippi the Amazon, and the La Plata, hav,
fallen principally into the hands of slaveholdin.
States; and that in these above all others, tn,
most liberal, and at the same time, the mos
stable forms of government have been estab
lished