Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-01-27

the empires of China and Japan. and W:
must Of necessity have in Central Amer
ica certain factors and certain CONNER
cial agencies, who in a few years, with
their families and relatives, vii make
dense population in Central Ameiic lea
| say, then, that for the interests of com
merce we want Central America A. er
icanized. This commercial interes; is,
unfortunately, a sectional interest in
these States. 1t is empbatically North
cru interest, and, therefore. as North
cru man. l advocate especially that
that Central America should be Ameri-
canized.
Now. sir, il would be folly for me to
argue and there is no kind of reason for
supposing. that these States expect to
do anything about colonizing Central
America. They cannot afford to lose a
man. They had better give away two
thousand dollars than to lose single
honest. industrious citizen. They can
not afford it. l have left out of this
calculation, to be sure, the enumeration
of the slaves in these States, for the gen
tleman from Tennessee Mr.. Maynard
informed us that the question of Slavery
did not come into this argument proper
ly, and | agree with him there. 1 think
he may agree with me, that by no pos
sibility can Slavery ever be estabIis he'd
in Central America. That is my belief.
Just fix your neutrality laws, and We
will fill up Central America before 1860
sufficiently TO be comfortable.
1t may be said that Yankees, when
they get down into Central America,
will, if the climate is suited for it, make
use of slave labor. 1 have heard that
argument before; and it has been assert
ed that the Yankees who &C into slave
Stales oftentimes turn shareholders and
Guido the Southern men themselves. L
have no doubt that they outdo them if
they do anything in that line at all
Laughter. The Yankee has never
become a STAKEHOLDER unless he has been
forced 10 it by the socia! relations of the
slave Stale where he lived; and the
Yankee who has become STAKEHOLDER,
has, every day of his life thereafter, felt /
in his very bones the bad economy of !
The system. 1t could not be otherwise. !
Talk about our Yankees, who go to Cen
lral America becoming slave holders!
Why, sir we can buy negro power,
in steam engine. for ten dollars (iaugh-
.er J. and we can cloihe and feed that
power for one year for FIVE dollars IRE
newed laughter); and are we the men
o give 81 900 for an African slave, and
5 so year To feed and clothe him?-
No, sir. Setting aside the arguments
lbout sen,imen;ality. and about philan
hroPy, on this question; setting aside
III poetry and fcliop. he comes right
Iown to the practical question-is it
iOftabie? The Yankee replies, Not
t all Then there is no danger of
nsn who go from Boston 10 Central
AMERICA ever owning slaves, unless they
re compelled to, by their social relations
mere
If man goes from Boston into Louis.
ina, nobody will speak 10 him uuless
e has slave. nobody will invite hin, to
social entertainment unless he owns
rgro; and if he cannot get wife unless :.
has negro. then. sir, very likely he
e may make up his mind to own a ne.
ro. Laughter
Mr.. Thayer closed by offering an order
INQUIRY, as to the political condition of a
e people of Nicaragua. and whether .,
ey invite colonies from the United
ates to settle among them. and also
neither the soil, climate and other nat -,
al advantages of that country are such 60
to encourage emigration thilher from fs
e Northern States of the confederation. .,