The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-12-18
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ment as hostile to the Democrac, of the
worth, we treated as sham. 1t was not cred
ible that an American, bent on es ablishing
Slavery in Central America, acting X concert
with Mr.. Soule and other ardent sua.torters of
Mr. Buchanan, depending solely fox recruits
and encouragement on emigration rom the
United States, and sustained in his policy by
that portion of the American Press ' hich pro-
poses the expansion of slsveholdin,, institu.
tons by the absorption of Central America
and Mexico, and the annexation sf Cuba.
should really intend ito cut" as he styles it,
the expanding power of the Union The let
ter was mere diplomatic trick, hk, the CO.
quoting of General Houston with England,
when our Government was rather 81 iggish in
taking Texas to its embrace. Nor d we put
any faith in the display of indignatioj against
Walker by the prudent journals in NE South
in the interest of Buchanan. Their protests
against the Central American usut3er could
be quoted las they were) by Northerp Buchan-
an papers, to show how groundess al the i'm
putations of the Republican Press a iainst the
Southern Democracy, of harboring S, hemes of
territorial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. Shrewd oiticians
are our Southern PropagandistsI Phey have
elected their man, President. They.must not
by precipitate development of extwme pur.
poses drive him into the arms Of the Conser.
natives; they must surround him Nth their
own counsellors; they must not fir .ghten off
the Squatter Sovereignty Democrats of the
North; they must not put weapon, into the
hands of the Republican,, who, to heir sur
prise, have rolled up so vast poplar vote !;
they must not, in the beginning o. the new
Administration, load it with burdt rs. which
would break it down ere it have time to organ.
ize and consolidate its power. But, 5nder this
show of moderation, let the work e Slavery
Propagandism go on in quiet wa. Appa-
rent moderation, real aggression-tSis is the
policy.
The Richmond (Va.) Enquirer, jgst now so
self-restrained, short time since published
approvingly letter from young, Eirginian
in Nicaragua, dated October 30, dtulting in
the reconstruction of Slavery in thas country,
and assigning, moreover, reasons Why South
ern men, with their slaves, should at once pro-
coed to settle the new State. .
"This magnificent country General Walker
has taken possession of in the name of the
white race, and now offers to you, ~ you and
your slaves, at a time when you hive not a
friend on the face of the earth.
"What will you do for him? Sou must
support him with men and money. The men
most wanted are men Of education, II to serve
in the civil government, and comma Ad in the
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wasting their lives in idleness, and without a
prospect for the future, in Virginia z
"Next, money. Will the South Ii slip this
glorious acquisition, from sheer nigg3rdliness?
Rightly appreciated and rightly urgel;, it seems
to me not only individuals, but States, would
come forward to aid the great ana effective
champion of their interests, and tn only one
in the world.
stake hold, my dear friend, aud make the
Southern press take hold-bring al your en-
thusiasm to the work, and let us see what can
be done. Here is somet ing tangi-
ble-here is a new State soon to b. added to
the South, in or out of the Union-iIere is the
first piece of Mexico, in fact, the whole of
which, in short lifetime, will fall. irto the
hands Of the white men of North America.
and 1t behooves you to begin il SIM to secure
your portion of the prize, Tor you al going to
find 1t no easy task. l spe.f Of Mexico lin
Guiding, of course, Central Ameri "a, in the
same destiny with absolute confd&lce. The
expulsion of the Spanish masters ht s left that
country to the red man, the Spanish Indian
an inferior and incompetent race nd the re-
suit is altogether analogous to tn result of
emancipation in the West Indies, ist as the
cause is similar In both instances, the SUPPORT
Of the strong will and high intelligs nee of the
white man has been Withdrawn, andsforthwith,
the red man and the black man, Migrated, but
incapable and helpless, have sunk Gown from
the position in which they had bee1 held up
and sustained, and lapsed rapidly to, fards their
original and natural barbarism."
In or out Of the Union" This is the
phraseology now fashionable in ne South,
when the ful6lment Of any Pro-SIa .ery policy
is insisted on.
The idea of the falling to pieces Of Mexico
is common in the South. The Richmond En-
qsirsr, in its issue of November 20ia, says.
"The condition of Mexico is the 1nost inter
esting study that can engage the th6aght of the
citizen Of this country. Its destiny s the most
momentous problem in American statesman.
ship. For, in any event, whether al adversely
or Of national triumph, the fate of Mexico must
decisively affect the welfare of our own Re-
public.
Lying contiguous to our South srn border,
and midway between our Atlantic and Pacific
possessions - touching US in tw& principal
points, and interposing its immenset dominions
into the heart of our territory-e1Abracing so
considerable and so desirable por ion of the
Continent, and competing with US or the con-
troll of the American Mediterranesq-cspa
Of contributing with prolific prodigality to the
sggrandizement of our commerce, and, if sue
cessful in its experiment Of Republican institu-
tons, promising its sympathy and support in
the great cause of popular governml snt-by the
necessities of its position our most intimate
friend in peace, or our most mischie fous enemy
if torn from its natural alliance b the hostile
counsels of other Powers-able te help or to
harm us beyond the calculationseof a short
sighted diplomacy, and claiming sur vigilant
regard even in the quietest momet-t of it's ex-
istence-the condition of Mexico hould be at
all times and under all circumstances the chief
study of our craftsmanship, and fAe constant
care of our Government.
ain proportion as Mexico appeal . to stagge-
on the brink of ruin, do its claims s. our regard
multiply. 1t is our duty to sucG5r it by all
possible assistance; and, in the wsrst extrem-
ity, to see that it falls a prey to tSe ambition
of no European Power"
How this catastrophe is to be .revented ia
frankly stated in the following paragraph:
"Another Sick Ndn-The Daily Creole, of
New Orleans, November %, says of Mexico
what the Car Of Russia said of TIrkey:
"'What next in the calendar of national
events? The Mexican Republic is the sick
man of the North American Con, inent The
pear, to change the figure, is ri ening, and,
sooner or later, must fall into thu lap of Los
Americanos del Nortc. The scqu.3itio of the
land Of the Montezumas-mark 4 reader-is