Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-01-12

suihciently potent with the South while [
will not deny that that argument is always
more or less, potent with the North, PERTAINS
not so potent with the North as with the
South-very likely we are more material and
less spiritual-but still, l say it has some pow
er az the North. We do not live so near the
sun as do those gentleman who border on the
| Gulf; but we live near enough to the sun to
have some warmth in our hearts and the ap-
peals OF philanthropy to us are not made in
| vain.
But in addition to that, just look at it,
sir In addition to that great argument of
philanthropy, We have not only the argument
OF necessity but the argument of money !;
and when you take those three arguments
and combine them, you make great motive
power, which is sufficient, in ordinary cases,
TO move northern men, though they are not
very mobile or very tickle
so much, Mr.. Chairman, for the COMPARE
son OF interests between the northern and
southern people Of these United States, in
relation to the Americqnizing of Central
America.
come now to discuss, briefly, the power
and benefits of this new mode of emigration.
And, sir, what is its powers l tell you its
power Is greater than that which is welded by
any potentate or emperor upon the face Of
Gods footstool. If we can form a company.
or number of companies, which can control
the emigration of this Countrywide foreign
emigration and native emgration-I tell YOU,
SIT, That that company, or those companies,
VIII nave more power than any potentate or
emperor upon the face OF the earth and that
company, or those companies, may laugh at
politicians; they may laugh, sir, at the Presi-
cent and his Cabinet at the Supreme Court,
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IN accordance with the constitution of this
laha' which can in any way interfere with
thelr progress, or prevent their making cities
and States and nations wherever they please.
Ahen, sir, there can be no doubt about the
power OF this agency, which, tell you, is the
flght one for US to make use of US in getting
central America if we want il, or in Ameri-
canning Central America, as we are sure to
do.
Now, Mr.. Chairman, have said nothing
about annexing Central America to the United
States. For myself, [ care nothing about it,
and do not know whether the people of this
country are ready for that proposition yet l
think, however, they would rather annex
thousand square leagues of territory than to
lose single square foot, To be sure, sir, we
have few men in the North who honestly
hate this Union. l will not criticise their
views, l will not condemn them for their
views. They have a right to cherish Just
what views they please in relation to this
question. Sir, there are still large number
of sour and disappointed politicians who,
though they do not profess hatred to this
Union, do to a certain extent profess indffer-
ence as to its continuance. But the great and
overwhelming majority of the people OF the
North, sir, as a unit, are determined that no
1pta oil or oil Oh oil
from the jurisdiction of the United States
single square foot of our territory, unless it
first be baptized in blood and fire. That is
the sentiment of the great majority of the
people of the North-that no potion of the
territory of this government shall ever be- re-
leased from our possession. We understand
that this Uuion is partnership for life, and
that the bonds that hold US together cannot
by any faulty be sundered until this great
government is first extingushed and its power
annihilated That, sir, is our sentiment
about the Union, and such may be the present
sentiment about annexation. But l have no
doubt what the future sentiment of the coun-
try will be about annexation. | have no doubt
we will have Central America in this govern
-.A~~S' and all betwe9n this and Central
America also
missiiokaTriT. we have now come to the grand
not send out preathe. worlo ner3l5e9inW do
pie who are in ignorance and barbarism with
abstract theological dogmas but with the
preachers, we send the church, we send the
school, we send the mechanic and the farm
err; we send all that makes up great and flour
ishing communities we send the powers
that build cities; We send steam engines, sir,
which are the greatest apostles of liberty that
this country has ever seen. That is the mod
ern kind of missionary emigration, and it has
wonderful power on this continent, and it is
destined to have on the world, too, for it is
just as good against one kind of evil as anoth-
er and 1t can as well be exerted against idol
worship in Hindostan and China, as against
oppression and despotsm III Central America.
But we take the countries that are nearest
first; and now we propose to use this mighty
power in originating nation in quick time
for Central America. We read of lime when
''a nation shall be born in day. l think it
may be done in some such way as this By
this method of emigration, carried on not by
the solitary pioneer, ''alone, unfriended, mel
oncholy, slow stealing away from the insti-
tutions of religion and education himself and
family; but, sir, by this MEANS Christianity
herself goes hand in hand with the pioneer
and not Christianity alone, but the offspring
OF Christianity, an awakened intelligence, and
all the inventions of which she is the mother
creating all the differences between an ad-
vanced and enlightened community and one
in degradation and ignorance. Sir, in years
gone by, our emigration has ever tended to-
ward barbarism. But now, by this method,
1t is tending to higher civilization than we
have ever witnessed. Why, sir, by this plan,
new community starts on as high plane as
the old one had ever arrived at !; and leaving
behind the dead and decayed branches which
encountered the old, with the vigorous ener-
gies of youth, it presses on and ascends. Sir,
such a State will be the State OF Kanzas,
eclipsing in its progress all the other States of
this nation, because it was colonized in this
way. The people, in this way, have not to
serve halt century Of probation in semi bar
barlsm. They begin with schools and church.
es, and you will see what the effect is upon
communities that are so established.
But will speak now of that which consti-
tutes the peculiar strength of emigration of
this kind, and that is, the profit ofthe thing.
have shown you how efficient it is, and | will
now show you how the method works, to
some extent. 1t is profitable for every one
connected with 1t ; it is profitable to the peo-
pie where the colonies go; it is profitable to
the people OF the colonies and it is profitable
to the company, which is the guiding star and
the protecting power Of the colonies 1t does
good everywhere 1t does evil nowhere,
Sir, you cannot resist power like this. A
good man often feels regret when he knows
that by promoting good cause he is at the
same time sacrificing his own means of doing
good, aud is becoming weaker and weaker
every Day 1t is great drawback upon be-