The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-02-03
4 Movement in the Right direc-

From the ST, Paul Times

is not unmndiul OF the progress OF the
age. Mr.. Blair is a member of Congress
from Missouri, and was elected on the
Emancipation ticket. Since his elsction
he has been active in the interests of Free
dom, and although he halls from Slave
State he does not estate to express his
convictions that it would be better for this
country if all the Slave States were eman-
cipated. Having this object in view, he
has given notice in the House of Repre-
sentatives, of his intent on to offer reso-
luton for the appointment of committee
with instructions to inquire into the expe-
diency of acquiring territory by treaty or
otherwise in Central or South America,
for the purpose of colonizing there the
free blacks from this country and those
who may hereafter obtain their freedom
to be protected as a dependency under
the flag of the United States. He belle
we'd that the extension of Slavery was at
the bottom of the aggressive movements
against Central America. He was oppo-
sed altogether to the schemes of rapacious
propagandists, and thought that Govern
ment ought to forthwith take steps with
the view to such colonization, which was
recommended by Jefferson and approved
Of by the fathers Of the Republic. In
advocating bis proposition he adverted to
the commercial, civil and other blessings
which would result from its consumma-
ton"
We believe with Mr.. Blair that such
an enterprise would be not only feasible
but of great Importance to the United
States. Place the blacks among them
selves and give them an opportunity to
exercise their faculties as men; let's them
understand if they ever rise in the scale Of
intelligence that it must be by their own
exertions, and in our estimation they will
prove themselves less degraded race
than mankind generally take them to be.
The settlement Of Central America by
blacks, would be far preferable to cut
Threats and pirates whose only aim is ty-
ranny.
Cotemporaneous with the movement
of Blair to populate Central America with
free blacks, we find another movement
to give it over into the hands of the whites
by the same system of immigration by
which Kansas is to be made free. In
making his plan known, Mr.. Thayer of
Mass. remarked:
1t may be said that Yankees, when they get
down into Central merica, will if the climate
is suited for it, make use of slave labor | have
heard that argument before and it has been
that \ AMI W ln mi
States oftentimes turn shareholders and Guido
the So.thern men themselves | have no doubt
they o;tdo them if they do anything in that
line at all. Laughter The Yankee has never
become STAKEHOLDER unless he has been forced
to it by the social relations of the slave States
where he lived and the Yankee who has be-
come stakeholder, has, every day of his life
thereafter felt in his very bones the bad econ
omy of the system. 1t could not be otherwise
Talk about our Yankees who go to Central
America, becoming Shareholders why, sir, we
can buy a negro power, in steam engine, for
ten dollars. laughter, land we can clothe and
feed that power one year for five dollars, and
are we the men to give 81 eco for an African
slave, and ST. so a year to feed and clothe him
No, sir. Setting aside the arguments about
sentimentality and about philanthropy on this
question; setting aside all poetry and fiction,
he comes right down TO the practical question
is it proftable2 The Yankee replies, mot
at all" Then there is no danger of men who
go from Boston to Central America ever own
ing slas es, unless.they are compelled to by their
social relations there, If a man goes from
Boston into Louisiana, and nobody viii speak
to him unless he has a slave nobody will in
vite him to a social entertainment unless he has
a negro and if he cannot get a wife unless he
has a negro; then sir, very likely he may con-
clude to own negro. [Laughtcr] But
tell you he will repent OF it every day that he
has him. There is no indncement for the Yam
KEGS to spread slavery into Centaal America,
and there is no power in any other part of the
country do do it,
From the above and other movements
on foot, it is quite evident that the South
are becoming fearful of agitating the ac-
QUESTION of Central America, from the
very fact that in that event, an Emigrant
Aid Society of the Nerth. Will pour its
thousands into the very heart of that coun-
try and defeat the most cherished wish
of their Southern brethren. Populate
Central America with free blacks or free
white men, and how soon would the South
drop the cause of the "grey eyed man Of
destinyr, God is webbing in the Slave
Power, and it only needs time to accom-
plish its complete ruin.
But, Notwithstanding all this, the South
are still hopeful that what they have lost
in Kansas, Minnesota and Oregon will be
made up to them in Central America
Hence we find the organ Of Buchanan, as
we'll as the most devoted ally of the Slave
Power, talking about war and an honor
able acquisition. 1t says:
If, however, We must plant our institutions
in the regions south of US by the strong arm,
let it be done by open hostility, conducted I'M
der The auspices and authority of the Govern
ment. Nothing would be easier than to find
cause of national quarrel with the Central A
merican States and the Spanish Government,
if we should set about seeking it. If, contrary
to all our policy, we must needs extend our in
situations Southwark by force, let it be Gone
by honorable was and not by piratical foray.
1t is impossible to believe that the Congress
of the United States viii consent to sanction,
by indircction or conniyance, clandestine
system of warfare, condemned by the law of
nations and public opinion all over the world,
while--showing itself to be wanting in the frank
ne.s and boldness TO declare open and honora-
bic var for the accomplishment Of the purpo-
SEES avowedly aimed at by these expeditions
Washington Union.
Here, then is the old game which was
PLAYED at the time Texas was annexed to
the Union. The North must furnish the
money, the men and the necessary bra
very to conquer tho Central American
States, (''for nothing could be easier than
to find cause of national quarreD and then
well, what then why, simply this
that after that country is conquered it shall
be Slave territory, irrcvocably sealed and
delivered into the gloved hands Of the
Southern aristocrats to be used by them
as power to cripple and depress the |