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

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| upon the land, as well as upon the number Of
men who live upon it. Now, sir, we either
make an absolute failure in this thing, and do
not trouble them at all, or we give them a
better civilization, and, in addition to that
we give them wealth.
thus, sir, with bands of steel, we bind the
| people Of Central America to US and our in
terests, by going among them in this way.
aud they cannot have reason TO complain. nor
WIN they complain If we had approached
'neln IN TINS way two years ago, without this
miserable meddlesome method, induced and
warranted or supposed to be warranted by
the neutrality laws, we would have filled
central America to oyerhowing by this time
and would have had with us the blessings of
every native citizen in that portion of the
country.
Now, sir, if such is the way. if such ia the
| power, if sUch Is the effect of this method. ON
the emigrants, and on the people among
whom they settle, Why should we not now
| adopt it in reference to Central America And
what is the method? Why, it is as plain and
simple as 1t can be. 1t is to form a moneyed
corporation which shall have two hundred or
hve hundred thousand dollars capital; which
shall then obtain and spread information
through the country. by publications. indicat-
ing what are the natural resources of Central
America, and the inducements to emigrate
thlther; showing how it is situated in relation
to commerce, and how, of necessity, there
must speedily be built npon that soil -four
lshing Commonwealth. Then you have to
apply a portion of these means to sending out
steam engines, and to building some hotels
to accommodate the people who go there, and
also some receiving houses for the emigrants.
Establish there and encourage there the
liSH 1piot cf
tell you that every steam engine you send
there will be the seat of fiourishing town
every one will be all argument for people to
go there; for they talk louder than individu-
ais asthousand times, and they are more con-
Wncing thousand times, especially to an ig-
norant and degraded people, than anything
men can say, because the argument is adj
dressed to the senses it makes them feel
comfortable; it gives them good clothes it
gives them money. These are the arguments
10 address to an ignorant people, and not
mere abstract dogmas about liberty and theol-
ogy. Then let this company be organized so
soon as you fly these neutrality laws so that
we can get off without these vexatious execu-
tive interferences. (Laughter) Then we
shall see how the thing will work in Central
America.
But sir, expect, when the people of the
North shall hear that l am taking this view of
the question, that the timid will be intensely
terrified, and say that we are to have more
slave States annexed to the Union. [ have
not the slightest apprehension of that result.
1t may be said that Yankees, when they get
down into Central America, will, if the eli
mate is suited for it., make use OF slave labor,
l have heard that argument before; aud it
has been asserted that the Yankees who 90
into slave States oftentimes turn shareholders
and Guido the Southern men themselves. l
have no doubt that they Guido them il they
do anything in that line at all. daughter. !
The Yankee has never become a Shareholder.
unless he has been forced to it BY the social
relations of this slave State where he lived
and the Yankee who has become savehold
er has, every day of his life thereafter. felt in
his very bones the bad economy of the sys-
tenn. 1t could not be otherwise. Talk about
our Yankees, who go to Central America.
becoming Shareholders Why sir, we can
ouy negro power, in steam engine for ten
dollars Qaughter), and we can clothe and feed
that power for one year for five dollars ne
newed laughter) and are we the men to give
$1,000 for an African slave, and $3.50 a wear
to feed and clothe hims No, sir. Setting
aside the arguments aUuuS -4atrnentalitv and
about philanthropy, on this question So.
oe1%'nald the 3ddiesGon, Is it profta.
BILE: The Yankee replies, Not at ALL
Then there is no danger of men who 90 from
Boston to Central America ever owning slaves
unless they are compelled to by their social
relations there. 1t a man goes from Boston
into Louisiana, and nobody will speak to him
unless he has slaves nobody will invite him
to social entertainment unless he owns a
negro; and if he cannot get a wife unless he
has negro then, sir, very likely he NAV
make up his mind to own negro (aughterI.
But tell you that he will repent of it every
day while he has hin. There is no induce.
ment for the Yankees to spread slavery into
Central America, and there is no poaoer in
any other part of the country to deit. There
fore, most fearlessly do l advocate the Ameri.
cauizng of Central America. We must have
some outlet for our overwhelming population.
Necessity knows no law and If we cannot
have Central America, we must have the In.
dian territory; we must have something; we
are not exhausted in our power of emigration
we are worse off than we were before the
opening of Kanzas. Not one-half of our nat
ural increase has been exhausted in coloniz-
ing that territory, and furnishing people for
Oregon and Washington. We might, as l told
you, make eight States a year, if we only
used our forces economically; and we will
use them economically by establishing,
not for the present time only, but for
all coming time, this system of or
ganized emigration. Just as fast as this
has become understood in the country
just as far as it is known to the people-not
single man who has any sense will emigrate
IN any other way than by colonies. Just look
at the difference between men going in col
ony and going alone. Suppose a man goes to
central America and settles there alone
what's his influence upon real estate by set
thing there alone? There is no apprsciable
difference from what it was before; but if he
goes there with five hundred men from the
city OF Boston to establish a town, by that
very act he has made himself wealthy. / can
point to numerous examples of this kind.
Hence this making money by organized emil
grafton is not going to be speedily rel
lshed. Depend upon it that we have only
begun to use it, and that we have not used 1t
with the efficiency with which it will be used
in year to come.
Now, sir, for these reasons | hope that the
committee to which this question shall be referred
VIII so modify and elucidate the neutrality laws
tha we shall not hereafter be subjected to this
executive Interference And in accordance with
the views have expressed, now offer the fol-
lowing amendment:
And also, that said committee report as far as they
may be able, the present ocal and political condition Of
the people Of Nicaragua aud whether they invite colonies
from the United States to settle among hemi and alIo
whether the soil, cmate. and ether natural advantages
OF that country are such as TO encourage emigration
thithr from the Northern States Of this Coniederacy
Now, Mr. Chairman, will state briefly, my