New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-31
SPANISH AMERICA AND SLAYEPy
For, The Ser-O,Is1as Daily Deb.

E,oss The See- OyIsras Daily Dess
The rapid decadence OF nearly the whole OF S,an,A
America dining the last three deoenniums If the pr
century hiss been puzzle 20 statesmen, historians ~
philosophers Some have attributed 70 on css.s
some TO another cause, and some to tho compound IN
fusnc, of cooperating causes. Oae has declared As.
I, had lis source in the cOITultng niuence OF The M.
tive gold and silver; another that il due % ,ss
general deCeDeracy of TIE Spanish race; Aird No.
bans has ascribed il 10 The political snarchy xbi-b
.he various Spanish American States have been pur~i
since thew threw oil the yoke of old Soaln and r,
furh rfobsby to all Of these combined Bu, all have
left ont of the argument the most potential OF al
facts in the history Of those countres-rbien WIS the
abolition Of SLAVERY co,emp Craneosy with the achieve
mont OF their indtp ndence, and the attempt TO elevss
the native Indians and the negroes nalaiocs, Neat,
ZOOS &c Of all shades ofcolor, snc feve'y degree o
q, uizGon. or rather barbafsin, 10 perfect pohaa
and social equality with the population OF pure GAG.
casian origin.
This was fatal error. Instead Of improving lie IN.
fe,or class il only tended 10 degrade the sutor de-
terorate and waste il by amalgamatOn, and nuiiizs
both. Agriculture bllghted, the useful ~ well as
elegant arts ceased Ia be cultivated the masses were
coon immersed in hopeless ignorance and supersnon
and this day outside of Brazil and Cuba snd except.
ing the few inhabitants Of pure Caucasin blood there
is scarcely SpaTlsh.American people which is more
al, snced than tie subjects OF the Mon,eSanas aud
the lnCas were over three ceDtuTle- ago The coun-
tres they nhab must be quered eco niLed TO
be brought again under the dominion Of civilization
and mace 10 subsee the uses of agriculture and
merce New Corekes and PlzarTos-te Vikings and
empire builders of the modern world-may there ind
olen and simple fields or Their enterprise, proves and
sintesmapship New blood, new ideas aud new aims
are wanted 10 reclaim them Fl, m the savagery OF man.
and a new system of Slavery Is demanded 10 rescse
them from the Conqutring wlldLesS OF nature Re.
forming rolitics alone will not do revolution may hl
low revolution; and still, 50 long as there IL NO sold
basis of abOr-so long ne the agricultural aud indus
trial arts are parayzed, government VIII pass through
successful ssges OF anarchy until It reaches state Of
political nihty. In Illustration OF th let the history
a. 4. nullI fD NO alln.fa
Inadvertently the history If Mexico duriny tie
last quarter Of a century. Their cecadence dates a.
We have seen from the abolition OF Slavery, and their
rcpeuera alton can only be eectually and Permanently
effected by its restoration. They can only recoyes
trom the uongreism which darkens aud depresse~
them through Caucasian immigration and nothing but
slayesbor can ever reduce the ireTte coils and luxl
risnt lids 10 q systematic and profitable agriculture,
Webaye more than once referred to the necessity Of
introducing Slavery into Nicaragua As the only means
by which Walker and his followers could consol late
and perpeuate their new Republic because, from the
netur, Of III climate and products the
settlers were unable TO cultivate the soil prohtaoy
themselves aud the native mongrel Inhabitants were
almost Totally worthless and inefficient a. free aborers.
We also alluded TO significant assurances we had re-
ceved from authorized sources, that Walker designed
as soon he could prudently do 81, to publicly 10
galize Slavery within bis domlons, and invite slave
holders 20 emigrate tbither with their slaves. We
knew seine weeks since that decre TO this effect had
bee draw up and learn that IL has been pro-
mulgnfe0. we COnuuenuy pIoHouiCc IL "tneS',
most urescent and statesmanike act of hs admnsua-
ten IL is the one thing needful Without It, vain
would have been his conquest, vain hrs. nvincible
army vain his reconstruction oi government and retor-
nation of commerce; without an efficient labor system
as basis all must sooner later, have faded away
like the unsubsantia fabric of vision. Numbers u
sayeholdeIs have already written Ia Ia know ii they
could safely take their slaves into Nicaragua 10 cult
ya,e sugar coffee rice, indigo, chocolate plants,
tons as the case might be. We have always assured
our correspondents that though slaves not reco
nizod by law in Nicaragua, We had no doubt Ia y
would be secured 10 their owner. during Walkers ad-
minstration, and that ultimately Slavery would have
an established existence there OF law well fact.
They will now find that confidence in Walkers ss.
gaci,y and craftsmanship was not misplaced. He did
not fail the necessity which early pointed out
and Ike bold statesman, he responds TO ia de-
maId.
There is another step further along, however more
difficult, il may be, but scarcely less important
prime auxiliary in making the first efective-that is
opening Nicaragua 10 the African slave trade. We
have not time here TO elaborate bu, glance at the
statistics OF Slavery will show the great impo tsnee OF
the measure. Labor is In too great demand ia our
Southern States TO allow many TO be Withdrawn for
Nj augua; the cody trade, devised by British policy
and carTc on by Boston philanthropsts is TO hypo-
critical too treacherOus and inbuman tor the cyilzers
OF Central America to think of for a moment and
therefore the African slave trade and African Slavery,
conducted on humane principles and regulated by law,
must have the preference over every other form oil
compulsory labor.