The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-30

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made in accordance with the constitution
This would be the greatest revolution that has
taken place in our politics this century.
The KINNEY EXPEDITION TO CENTRAL AMERI
CA-ITs AIMS AND OBJECTs-A most important
project has lately been set on foot by certain
citizens on our Southern borders-being moth
ing less than the formation of a company to
colonise that rich and luyuriant, but hitherto
much neglected and abused country, Central
America. For years controversy has been
going on between Washington and Downing
street in relation to this territory, and the
recent accession of California has brought IT,
matter more prominently before the public, in
asmuch as the disputed territory lies directly
in the great highway between the Atlantic and
the Pacific. That it is important that this re-
public should gain foothold on this soil will
then. be conceded at once.
1t is under theee circumstances that Colonel
Kinney, of Texas, William Cost johnson, Robt
J. Walker, and their associates have organized
company for the avowed purpose of settling
portion of Central America as an independent
republic. The stockholders have held their
last meeting; Col. Kinney is making prepare
tons for the immediate occupation of the terri
tory, and William Cost johnson has been
elected President Of the company. Mr.
Molina, the Minister of Costa RIGA, has
protested against the alleged right of the com
papy to settle on lands granted to them by his
Majesty OF Mosquito, and the Secretary of
State OF the United States has replied to Mr.
government regards with favorable eye the
enterprise OF Colonel Kinney aud his associates
Mr. Marcy tells Mr.. Moln. that the govern
ment Of the United States cannot interfer-
with the peaceful colonization of the territory
and that the question OF whether or not the
Mosquito King had right to make the grants
is matter which must be settled by the tribu
nails of the State in which the disputed terrific.
ry is situated.
This is the substance Of all that has yet been
made public with regard to this important
scheme. We have, however, from the highest
authority, q complete account of the aims and
objects of the expedition. 1t resembles, in its
nature, the expedition which was planned here
more than twenty years ago, and which,
under General Sam Houston, succeeded in
coloniziDg Texas, then in relieving the terrific
ry from the government Of Mexico, and finally
in annexing it to to the Union, as one of the
sovereign States in the confederacy.
The South American States are all distin-
guished for the luxuriance of their soil. The
gifts Of nature have nowhere else been shower
ed so literally, and nowhere else have they
been go much neglected, especially since the
abolition Of African servitude Ever since the
time (thirty years ago) when these States chang
ed their system of government and labor, they
have been gradually declining in wealth and
Importance. The climate is such that labor
can only be successfully carried ON by the sys-
TEN of African servitude which once enriched
these States, to the same extent that its aboli-
ton has since impoverished them. The island
of Cuba is, at this moment, more valuable
than all the South American States and simply
for the reason above stated. The original ex-
petition to Texas introduced the system of
African servitude into that State, and the re-.
suit has proved beneficial both to the whites
and blacks. The object Of the Kinney expedi-
ton is similar. It's leaders purpose to set up
the system of African ssrvitude in Central
America, probably by the introduction of
slaves from the Southern States. We are fully
aware Of the fact that the country along the
sea shore-tbat great marshy jungle that we
hear SO much about-is drcadfnlly sickly for
white men, especially Europeans, but it is pre-
cisely the climate for the African. He will
fatten and he happy under it, and by his labor
il will be rendered twenty times more pro-
ductive than ever. Whites or Indians can do
nothing in such country, but the African
finds himself better adapted for ply steal labor
in it than anywhere else. Mr. Molina opposed
the Kinney colony, but we do not think that
he would seriously object to the introduction
of the same system into his own State and
among his own people.
We do not suppose that in these hard times
the projectors Of the Kinney colony are over.
burdened with cash; but if they could relieve
us of the free blacks at the North they would
do an essential service to all parties concerned
1t would help them, relieve us, and be advau-
tageous TO the negroes. And we would sug-
gest to Mr.. Downing, the celebrated oyster
house keeper, the propriety Of Immediately
calling convention of the free negroes, and
seriously deliberate upon the proposition to
sell themselves to the new settlers of Central
America. They win in that country be the
bappest and latest Of Africans, aud our poor
houses will be relieved Of serious burden;
and we would also advise John Mitchell to lose
no time 10 securing grant Of land in the new
colony--the negroes will be fat enough--and
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