New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-04

i've DOrn Sphnlhlu "ae CaPaUlo VI eAN''-S r
Etica functions, while even in the domain OF indus
try these same Spanish. born adyenturers monoPo
LIKED all the most lucrative positions The legit-
mati.t or aristocratic party of the present day
would invest all OF Spanish blood with TINS claim
of natural and rightful superiority formerly con-
fred to those Of Spanish birth. But while thus
enlarging the political circle it is still inclined 10
treat Indians and negroes and those OF the mixed
race, except in cases where the Spanish blood so
far predominates that they are able TO pass for
white, as unfit for the higher positions of society
and destined by nature for an inferior and servlle
position.
What ia called in the Spanish American States
the Democratic party, is made up almost entirely OF
those classes thus sought to be degraded-lndians
negroes, or men having greater or less portion OF
Indian or negro blood in their veins, who, under
the standard Of the rights Of man, have banded
themselves together to claim an equality before the
law with the descendants Of the ancient Spanish
cOnquerors.
One might think from this staten mt Of the case,
that our STRENGTHENING fill busters who hold so
zealously to the superiority of the white race and
the exclusive right Of that race TO govern, would
have all their sympatbies aroused on behalf OF this
legitimatist or white mans party of Spanish Amer
ca. Or if they consider even the white creoles OF
those countries degraded and exhausted race, and
go the length Of the old expelled Spaniards, in hold
ing that nobody but persons born out OF those cOun
tries are fit to govern them, in that case there
seems strange inconsistency in their siding with
the Democratic party-of Nicaragua for instance
made up as that party is of Indians, negroes and
mixed castles, and having for its bond of union and
the aim Of its operations the overthrow Of the doc
trine that only white men are fit to govern.
Walker and his fllbusters, in going to Nicaragua
as the allies and abettOrs Of the Democratic party
of that country against the aristocras and egt-
matists, can only be compared to the wolves in the
fable. who put themselves forward TO be appointed
guardians of the sheep-fold. They are willing to
assist these miscellaneous Democratic atemporary
triumph over their white feOw-ctizens, in the OK
pectation of presently stepping in and lording IT
over all alike. And indeed, if we are to accept
their theory the true one, then the tropical re-
gions of the world are incapable of prOpagating
race Of men of any color fit to develop their re-
sources or to maintain them in the position of civ
ilized States That the white race deteriOrates in
the tropics is an admitted fact. Indeed, according
to the fllibuster organ, the white has sunk in
Spanish America almost or quite to the level of the
Indian and the negro, and fresh infusion of new
blood has become absolutely necessary. But sup
pose that process to go successfully, still 1t could
only stave off the evil for short time. These
new North American cOnquerors would ba sue
cccded by degenerate progeny, as the old spanish
conquerors have been, and before long it would be
necessary to Americanize those countries over
again by means of new inyasions from the North.
1t is very much to be doubted, however, whether
in these times they will be found either so easy or
so rich conquest as in the times of COrtez and
Pizarro.