Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-02-23
The News and Filibustering.

Gazette" but the True Democrat' hasn't made its appearance in our burg for 10 these many days The last one away back some time in January Are you suspended? Have any stirring events, at home or abroad, took place lately? What has become of Utah, and what Is Brigham doing for his country? we'd like to know. How is the "way smoothing for bleeding Kansas to come into the Union! Does the lnongres still hold peaceable posses sion of Nicaragua? and how Is the world get ting along with the Sepoys and the Celestials! You broke of in the midst of those interesting subjects, we are in a fever to know how they prorross along Mexico too, it Is whispered, Is about to make another move in her progress buckcards, we'd like to be posted, Mexico Is an interesting quarter 1 think Uncle Sam ought to resolve that she has fizzed out, and, for the welfare of mankind generally, take possession of the whole concern as fast as practicable down to and including the the lsthmus of Pa nama Mexico has never yet been peopled- What has been attempted there in that regard is mere abortion. That country i'll the true incorporate sense has no people, nor can such people ever arise out of the white, black, brown and yellow hybrids that have been generated there. They have not among them the ele- ments of people. The so-called Mexican na- ton is mere ephemera-never intended by nature to exist but day-a fungus humanity who are permitted to occupy the soil only un- til it is required fol more useful and legitimate objects. It would be well enough to continue the policy of purchasing the country; let the next bargain be for South California and one or two of the most northern provinces, with somebody or other there,i is not much difference who, for one Mexican occupant has got about as much right to sell part of the country as another.
 With regard to flibustering, I have strong suspicion that, in this quarter of the globe, it is not 50 criminal after al some good people seem to imagine. It Is said the law of na- tens'' is founded in the Claw of nature,' mean, then that am inclined to the opinion that filibustering upon this continent Is not a violation of the law of nature, which position can be true only by assuming that the law of nations as t IS applicable to the modern condi- ton of European ates-the law of nature does not make applicable to regulate the inter course between the States upon the continent of North and South America in the present condition. If we knew the process that nature required the earth to pass through, as a means of improving the breed of its inhabitants, we could come to a more satisfactory conclusion with regard 10 the kind of law she would approve as being most applicable to the peculiar condition or degree advancement of the several regions of the globe. And yet, the law of nature be- ing the law of God himself, and therefore the strongest of all law, there can be no doubt that the present condition of every portion of the globe is the result of that law; and we have only to ascertain what the process has been to bring the most advanced-ourselves among them-to their present condition, to have a pretty correct knowledge as to what the law of nature is, which governs mankind from the con- dtlon of savages up to that of the most eniight- ened communities. In Europe anciently, we find the more energetic communities made a con- stant practice of filibustering upon the coun- tries of the sedentary and apathetic natons.-- The SaxonS, the Goths, the Danes, and some others, were for ever upon expeditions of this character to some promised land' or other.- This mauradng spirit it seems was necessary to distribute the best raw material over that continent. And, no doubt those countries there that escaped the blessings of tlibustering in that age now feel the sad effects of so escap- | ing
 The Saxons fiibustered into England, we know the result. By these means, doubtless, the natural ones, the population of Europe be came quaIized-becane civilized and enight- ened-became in one important step finish ,d work. But l do not see that the law which nature dictates as most appropriate to regulate the intercourse between nations there in that finished condition of things must necessarialy De most natural or appropriate to regulate the intercourse between the nations on this conti- nent This continent stands in as much need of the hlibustering process as Europe ever did. Properly and strictly speaking there are bull two lncorp rations deserving the name of "peoples' existing upon this contnent--those ot the United States and Canada. Out of the rest true, legitimate "peoples'' cannot be made. Mexlc" Central and South America must be rep(antet Those countries are in much worse condltion-lnfnitely worse--with regard to the quality ot the material they possess from which to raise usetu! population-than any country ot Europe was in, in the age I refer to. Ma ture will find remedy for this upon this con- tinent as well as she did upon the other. To make the laws of nations, which are suitable to European society, govern between the people oi the U. $. and the fungus communities that l have alluded to, it seems to me is neither founded in reason or the law of nature-and Tar rom oeinS promotlve of the best interests of mankind. would not advocate fibuste po cause whose object was plunder and rapacity, put where the object is settlement and con. version of the country to more useful purnoses the work IS good one. 1 think it is likely the government of the United States was tor last Tn acknowledging the independence of those | communities at the outset, at least withop, haVins an understanding with them, which should be perpetual, that the people of the Unlted States should be allowed to emigrare and settle and enjoy their religion in any DOT ton ot those countries, they may desire.
 VERITAS. | Ct"ksviNe, Ark, Feb 9, 1S59
 | PLANS OF THE MoRMoNs.-The New Orleons rlcayune has very intelligent correspondent accOmpanvlnu the ITtah expedito,, IT,