The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-11-15
THE GREAT SOUTHERN CONFEDERACY,

THE GREAT SOUTHERN CoNfEDEhAUf'
The great southern contederacy lately announced by
Mr. James A. Hamilton, of New York. (who il will be
objected was very instrumental in producing the schsm in
General Jacksons cabinet and alternating him from Mr.,
Calhoun is most fortunate discovery and does infinite
credit to the inventive powers of that gentleman We
presume il is intended offset TO the northern confed
eracy including Canada which, suspect is in embryo,
and will be made great of in the next presidential
election. is most happy conoe The conederacy it
seems to comprehend all the southern States with the
addition c. Cuba Mexico and Central America and moth
ing surprises than that while his imagination was
thus excited he did not include the entire southern CONT
nent "The plot is excellent plot" and would be not
only highly probable but withal very feasible it not
for one or two serious objections The first in opin-
ion is SO completely nsurmountable that shall say
nothing of the Others.
The insuperable anipathy of the white man of the
southern States to an amalgamaton, equality,
either social political with any inferior race whether
Indian negro or mulatto is sufficiently notorious hay
ing been the basis of almost all the charges of the abo
itioniss 1t is equally notorious that large proportion
of the inhabitants of Mexico and still greater proportion
Of those Of Central America are either Indians
or mixed breed composed of an amalgamaton of all
sANSN
States African slavery has been abolished, and Indian
slavery in the form of peonage prevails Not only this
but all negroes Indians and mongres have been guaran
tied by constitutional provision in the exercise of the
right of suffrage and all other civil rights Nominaly and
constitutionally all are equals
Now, what sort of ingredients would these make for
this southern confederacy2 Would the people Of the
southern States who spurn at such amalgamaton and
equality among themselves, consent to form political
union which must inevitably commence with war Of
races or with full recognition of the political and social
equality of them ai The attempt to wrest from the
proes Indians and monges the rights they have at least
nominaly exercised for almost generation would nevi
tably produce general conspiracy of all combined while
on the other hand recognition of these rights the
mart the southern States in Mexico and Central Ameri
ca would be not only outrage their most cherished
PRINCIPLES but presenting example at home which must
inevitably lead to the most 1eporabe consequences.
Neither the people of the South nor the government OF
the United States think may venture to affirm
coyets the possession of Mesco Central America either
by purchase conques annexation. All they desire is
that their free institutions may extend and be pepetua-
ted over the whole this wide continent through the
dun, Of immigration and example, and to counterfeit if
possible by these means that perncous foreign influence
which has bsen of the great sources of that anarchy
and boodshed 80 dsgraceul to the name Of liberty The
of the United States has nerfered and
we feel assured win interfere with the internal
affairs of Mexico or Central America for any other
purpose than that Of couuteracting tho intrigues
and encroacbmens of foreign powers, and fostering
their newborn freedom. With respect to Cuba the
case is quite different do think it will njure the
repataon of Mr. Buchanan any other American states
man to be suspected OF desire to emancpate that fine
island from colonial vassaage and f such is the wish OF
its nhabants to admit 1t as member of this conedera
ton 1t not fit that the key to the Gulf should
be in the hands of enemy one who is the mere tool
of our enemies The North and West equally with the
South are deeply interested in this question which seems
to be sleeping now, but which, opne will never die
Mr. hamilton had better go to bed and dream again; or II
we may be permitted would advise him to construct
an Egyptian oyen and try his hand at Matching another
nest-egg for the next presidential election.