New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-02-17
NORTHERN INCONSISTENCY AND
HYPOCRISY.


considerable portion Of the press and politicians
Of the North appear to be only consistent in their
Inconsistencies While portion profess to be hor-
rbly horri6ed at the bare idea of the American
people countenancing the establishment OF sepa-
rate confederacy the north Of Mexico by Vidanrr
another portion are advocating the purchase of Cuba
and the colonization OF Central America by emigra
ton from the free States. They see in the establish
ment of a conederacy in the States of Mexico en-
braced in the Sierra Madre valley recognition by and
admission into the Union. This they say, will result
in the overshadowing and final acquisition of the
whole of Mexico and Central America, up to the
British possessions, which is considered by these
sham patriots and mock philanhropists as no better
than the worst crimes of the European despots in
destroying nationaites and seizng their territories
They are opposed TO Americans becoming possessors
OF this entire continent because it would bring into
the Union population unfit to govern themselves,
much less to help govern u.s. So far as shown by
experience, we do not know but that the Mexican
population have made about good citizens tens
of thousands who have been admitted into Union
without bringing anything with them but their vices
and crimes
But, while the acquisition Of Mexico, or any por-
ton thereof, or Genital America, by the process
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North, and while they are deprecating the admission
into our Union of people who have shown them
selves incapable of selfgovernment they are advo-
eating the Americanzation of these same countries
by means of Emgrant Aid Societies. If these socie-
ties succeed in their designs will the result not be
admission of the Territory Americanized and Freesoi-
lied into the Union? In case this is the result will
not the population of the territories brought into the
TTufo oh
they had been admitted in the manner so much de-
precated?
The hypocrisy of this objection to the acquisition
of Mexican territory, by countenancing, and even
aiding in the establishment of separate confederacy
west Of the Rio Grande, is too apparent to deceive
any one az to the true sentiments and feelings of the
directors. 1t is well known that for the last few
years efforts have been made, with only partial sue
cess, to establish Freesol colonies in Mexico. What
has been the object in view Is it not plain that the
Interior design was to prevent the extension of slavery
in that direction and establish underground rail.
road, which latter had been put in partial operation
but broken up by the directors and conductors
making themselves Objectionable to the Vigilance
Committees on the western frontier of Texas. It is
feared that if coniederacy is established in the
Sierra Madre valley that it will not only defeat the
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most accessible to the Southern States treaty may
not only be entered into for the rendition of fugitive
slaves, but finally, slavery itself be extended into that
territory But the Northern opponents of this mode
Of acquisition possess not the manlness and ndepend
ence to state the true grounds of their opposition
but cover them up BY objecting to bringing into the
Union population to " help govern U.S., because
they have been incompetent to govern themselves.
DIT tlar,, & A. r
Mexican territory this ground they are advocating
the purchase Of Cuba the liberation of its slaves
and its admission into the Union What will be done
with the freed slaves when this scheme is carried into
effect Are they to come into the Union upon an
equality with the mixed Spanish population of that
island II SO, have they shown themselves so amply
capacitated for selfgovernment that they are more
competent to come into the Union and help govern
us than the Mexicans Or are these manumitted
slaves to occupy the same position that our free ne
groes do? Without slavery, or slave labor Cuba
would be worthless in agricultural point of view.
And it is idle to expect to carry the sugar panta-
tons there with the hired labor Of the freed slaves
To free all the slaves on that island and allow them
to remain there would be to transform it into per
feet pandemonum. No respectable white man could
remain there. We shall object to and oppose the
auhisslon Oh the gem OF lhe Antilles on any such
terms.
We have no fears however, that any portion of
Mexico, Central America or Cuba will be American
lied through the agency of Abolition Emignnt Aid
Societies. The sort Of that are willing to become
the tools of the bypocritica philanthropsts of the
North are not composed of the right material for
such an enterprise, if the climate did not defeat
their efforts. But admitting that the cooniss are all
they should be, and that the climate adapted to free
labor, still the colonization plan would fail to Amer
canize either Mexico or Central America. It would
be impossible for the coonists to remain passive
spectators of the oitrecurrng revolutions in those
countries They would, from sympathy or necessity,
be compelled to take sides with one or the other par
ties and then the days of the colony would be ended
For even ii the party with which the colonsts took
sides was successful, they would be no more secure
Jealousy and enmity would force them to leave the
country, or they would be sacrificed, unless strong
enough to resist. But these countries have learned
lesson and it is not at all likely that coonists will
ever be admitted into either, with the means of self
defence. AS we said before, We have no fears that
the scheme Of the Abotonists will ever succeed in
freesoilizng either Mexico or Central America and
have only alluded to it for the purpose of showing up
the bareaced inconsistency and base hypocrisy Of its
advocates.