The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-04-14
Southern Emigration versus FL
Thayer.

AhoySt'
The sagacity of Hon. Eli Thayer, of
Mass, in his scheme of coonizing Kansas
by tho assistance Of the Emigrant Aid
Society, has been amply attested by his
Success. The failure of the Border Ruff
fans to counteract this effort by force has
led the Southerners to look with some de-
grce of respect on his new proposal to
COLOMBO Nicaragua in similar manner;
us we infer from the following, ex-
tracted from the New Orleans DcA": d.
The Legislature of Alabama, few
DAYS before its adjournment, passed bill I
chartering the Mobile and Nicaragua;
steamship Company" The object of this
Company is the conveying Of passengers
from Mobile to Central America. By the
terms of the charter, it may commence
operations OH capital OF S20,OOO. and
this capital may be extended to $500, 600.
We understand that the active. existence
of this company is now placed beyond
doubt Judging from the favor with
which the project has been received, and
the spirit thus far manifested in its sup
port, we are led to form strong hol es of
the success Of the object for which it is
created. The subscription list is SO far
advanced, that it has been resolved to
commence operations in June next. at
which time steamship will be placed on
the route between Mobile and San Juan,
and some other port ON the Caribbean Sea.
This is move in the right direction.
IF Mr.. Thayer's plan for Abolitionzng
Central America is practicable, then this
plan of Southornizng Central America is
practicable. If there is danger Of the
eonsumma'ion of Mr.. -Thayer's project,
then the motives for prompt beginning and
energetic action, in the prosecution OF this
counter movement, are so much the more
decisive. If Thayer's plan should prove
to be merely an idle threat, or a vain
Glorious boast, then we shall have SO much
the less trouble in achieving success. But
whatever the trouble may be, whether
much or little, our duty is to incur 1t and
overcome it. This Alabama enterprise
looks feasible, and we believe it is feasible.
Considering the zeal with which Mr..
Thlyer's FIRST plan was attacked, it is very
gratifying to notice. not only that it was
n successful Que in itself, but Las even ill.,
epired its bitterest enemies to 60 and dc
likewise. We hail it as the dawn of re-
turning reason. And now that the Mis-.
souri, Ruffians are nearly discouraged, and
",he grey eyed man of destiny" occupies
a very humble position on the wheel o
fortune, We hope the whole family of fl
Ebusters will take time to reflect seriously
on their ways.
The article alluded to, though pleasing
rs indicating an improved state Of feeling
vet exhibits very confused notion Of tn
difference between the two modes Of colo
ming. Most emphatically does the Del
n hold to the doctrine that "the en-
;us,i6es the means" Hear him
II was with much competency tina
Mr. Eli Thayer, of Massachusetts, an
nonnced in the House of Representative
the prospective abolitionization of Nicai
aqua. He had no horror of hlllbustel
ism, in the abstract; it only becomes odi
ous to him when its practical result is
extend the area of Southern institution
and strengthen Southern influence, BIZ
Yankee seldom takes direct path'whe
he can find a more devious route, and h
never likes to hear things which he doe
himself called by uupalatable Names MI
Thayer, therefore, proposed to American
ize. or what to him is the same thing at
olitionize, Central America by means
the peaceable and quite friendly emlgra
ton of any number of New England p'
ritans. He belongs to that very numel
ous class of people who, if they clnns