The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1858-03-04
NORTHERN INCONSISTENCY AND HYPOCRISY


a considerable portion Of the press and roliti.
c,ans OF the North appear +" be only consistent in
Their inconsistencies. While on. portion profess
to he horribly Mortified II, til: b.t,c idea of the
American people counicn,nc;mu the establish.
men, ol Il srp"rate conirlcrntv on the norih of
M"Aico by \"iauiri another portion are a,ivo-
ealing The purchase "l Cub, and the colonization
OF Central America by emigration from the FREE.
states. They SEE in the Establishment of n con-
fcdcracy in the States OF Mrxc" embraced in the
Sierra Alatlrr valley, rccogn, Ion hv and admission
INTO the Union This, they say. will result in
tn" ovcrslla,io wing aud linal arpu>ii;u Of tn.
whole Of Mexico aud Central America. up 10 the
British possessions, which is considers, bv ,lrrsr
thai'i p;:iios and mock hilanhr"r>is 'ur
better than the worst crimes "f the European
drsp"ts, III destroying, natirna!i"> and srlzn
their territories. They III" opI"Sct Ia Americans
becoming ros>"$>orS of this entire continent be
ca'lSc ii would bring int" the Cni"n IL population
unfit I" govern themselves, much l,SS 10 .'lclp
govern us S"f:tr as Sh"wnhy rNInric,cr wr,lo
not know but that ih" Mexican population l,av"
made about as good cllzr,S ;s tens at thousands
who have been admitted into ouI L mon without
bringing any Lhiny with them hui their vices and
crimes.
But while the acquisition Of Mexico, or any
portion thereof or Central! America 10y rh,. pro.
c">. which alarmed tn" press ana ,nli; icia,Is
"f the North. and while they al" d, pr"cininu the
ndmllsS,"n int" Union "i Il .',.",,'e who hav.
shown themselves incapable a! s,i u"v"rnin.nt
they nr" atlv"caiiu. the Am"GiranIaiinn Of these
sanrcuunlrir>hy uiransoi ALL S"r,.tl"s. II these
societies succeed III their .i".r.m-. wal the result
not u" admission of the Territory An,crcnm,zcd
aud F"rS"s!iH"d int" Tia" | mi"n! In .n>r this is
the result will not III" r"i"l,,"n Of the territories
brought into III, / nun through Fr.>ol agency
he The though they had been admitted
i'll the riann"r 50 much d.'prr"a;-d.
I'i" hvp'"ri>y "I,icr:inn q" ii,, acquisition of
M"Aran l"iiii"ry, hy count irn:,mciny. and even
hhiin. III ,!i.. r>i ,h.i>hnicm, al Il separate
ir'l"rarv west "f the Ito t:rainic. is .,uI,arrnt
10 deceive any one rs I" lii" true >,.nti.nt> aud
i".!i"-S Of til" ol,ircl"rs IL is we'll km"wn that
tnr The List Jew efforts have been in;r,l,.
with "ny partial success. L" establish Frc"l"i
c"',n,> Ia M"N"o. Wila, has been the object in
View j. IL NO! plnin HAT the uilrri"r design
WAS t" prevent the cXt-n>irn "f slavery in tln,
direction aud >a'si ..rn:..:.! rail road
wlIrh latter nn'i been put in rl;iial np.iIiinn
hut WIS hr"li"n mp lv The Il r,...i".S and ,"n,uc
tors maxim. Themselves o"r,iuu;l,l. tu ,l- VIII
lance t"ilitt''" II" western ii"ii; Ter ." l-Ans
Ii Is ">tahli>"! in The Sierra M,iI.. valley, that
1t viii nu! onl, ,ir:rni i ihr!.,; ;un S,lirn.s in
thai inlrr. hu that i"im. a"c,>>ihi" /" il"
>ou!!i'in States, Il treat, tot "alv h- en-
irg"i In:o for 'l;' ,",s!ii:" t" fugitive SLAVES. hut
f;'hIiy. slavery ':..li H." Intended in," ih.i :r::
~. Gu' ~" N":irlm "rl"i,rn:s # this mod. nf
acquisition l"''S">> n"' ih' ,nam'!nc~> nr.i iul,
i"n'!"I'"'" STAT" III" 'rn" grounds e; their n;,,r.
si'". bu' ""v"r lh"n ui' hv "',i-r,in: tn i.:,n..
iii. mi" the Iai.' lrl'i'ali',n l,.,lr ,."yr,
It's. h.'rau they ialc 10, Ell i,.u;tIIu, il, coy.
crn themselves.
Eul wi:'l:' They "l.i"c;ing to III" acquisition
q! M"N!r,i territory this mround they are l.
rnc'in. III" purchase "t Cuba. the iil..,iiiu, of
lis slaves, AMI is admission iutu the niuil.-
ht' viii hr done with III" freed slaves when
this >cii'!nc is carried into fleet. Are they /"
come in:" The unlun upon an equality With the
I, vel, hat &. 4
have they s'!'"wa Themselves amply cap:catcl
Tor self government ti,ry not com mI,ricnt .lo
come mt" III" Cm'n anl hep GOVERN us than ,h"
Ncyrah>. ~" are these nllui;miii.l slaves % nc
ruly he same position lhl, our free. nr.s ors o
Without slavery, ar slave labor. Cuba would lc
wm'h!,Ss III agricultural I". u: of view An! J,
is die 10 expect to carry the sugar plantations
Here with The hired labor Of the freed slaves
10 Ir''r all the slaves on that island and allow
tiic'! to rraili there, would be- t" transform il
mt" Il perfect Ian,!vi"miu,a. NO r...p .rialhr
whit" in.n c"u!! remain there. w" shall object
To and "pl,os: the amSs ion Of the ..rrin Of the.
-Aniis:v, on an: such tc;ln-.
We have nt fears. howcvrr that any norton
ct Mexico, Genital America or Cuba viii I.
AmrrIcaisZcd through the agency Of Ambition
En'crant Aid S"cct:cs. The ;. II OF me-, Ina, are
willing I" become the :""is "f tn. hy,n.rlti-al !
lnliniir"pi- u Tie Nuri iar,ir,.:rp.,sr,lnfll. l..
I-h, material Tor Snr an ,n.ri.ii-r even # ,!,..
climate did not ,l-l." their efforts I;ut admit
ting ta, the coomiaIs all they should h,. aud
that the climate Is adapted Ia free labor still the
colonization plan would TAI! t" AmcrraniZ. either
Mexico or Genital America. 1t would b.. iu,u,s.
Sih!c for he co"nists To remain passive spectators
"l the OH recurring, revolutions in those rout,irs
They w"rll, from sympathy or necessity. br
cmp"l!" 10 '"kr SIDES with the other par
t"S. an! ihci the DAYS of the colony would he
ended. For ever if the party with which il. col.
"hists I" 'k sides was successful, they would he
sacrificed, unless strong enough to resist. Bun
these countries have learned lesson, aud it is
no, at all likely that cnonist will aver be admitted
int" either, with the means of self defence AS
We SAID before, We have no fear tha, the scheme
al the Abo'itonists will ever succeed in fre.soil-
ing either Mexico or Central Americu and have
only a!ln!r'! to it for the purpose Of showing up
the lnrcf'c"d Inconsistency and base hypocrisy Of
Its advocatcs.-.N. y. Crrsrnf.