Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1859-03-23
Whnerer is incradulous of tho uesro,s capacitv


South on the Main. Barring rim and Freedom he
is most promising fellow for the sug,r, coffee and
COCOA field, and has special horror Of the Odd
yfankcc niger driver" II suppose his oneou taught
him the oa;h.) lie is exceeding proud of being
an "Engishman" aud a "frcelnan," and has
Christian as we'll as Surname like his compeer.
II. is John Bulls especial pet on the Main-pays
bit little passage money on the Government mail
elners from his dilap;dating Island to the con.
tinent for which place, ho has mysterious par
tiality.
Negroes do tolorably we'll US slavos in Florida
and Texas, and those two States have popu-
lation of but one to the equare mile. I should
guess they would like to get few more Africans.
More than one third Of tho territory of Mexico
lies in the same latitude Us Florida md Texas.
Tue remainder Of Mexico and all of Central Amer
lea occupies such naror portion Of tho Cont
usnt that it may DO called nm island constantly
flvoured by the cooling sea breeze. At ull events
the climate is very equible, and cool nights make
it bracing. Besides vast section of Mexico and
Central America are elevated table lsnds, most
admirably adapted to tho growth of wheat corn
and other csrals. Any how eleration has as much
to do with climate as latitude, and Senator HAM
NoSD ought to ride over tho plateaux of Mexico
and Central America, and SEQ tho wheat and other
grain crops before he pronouncts judgment TINT
slavery "pcrhaps, and most probably, will never
succeed in those regions" None of tho greater
Anti les are further South Of Florida and Texas
thaa 7 degrees Of latitude. Why should slavery
flourish in our two most Southern States and not
prosper in the West Indies or on the Main, in the
same latitude, if other things were equal?
But the distinguished Senator asks if slavery
should thrive in Mexico and Central America
what arc wo to do with tho seven or eight mil
lions of hardly scmi-cirilized Indians, and the
Two or three millions Of Creole Spaniards and
nongrcls, who now hold those countrie,7" There
$ no utility in qublng about the immortality Of
3ur exterminatiug those Indians. 1t will be no
greater wrong for us to eStipato them than it has
,ccn to destroy the Indians who once inhabited
the present Atlantic States of this Union. No
more crime to cut their thruats than it is now to
! iv; the Indians of the West before our advancing
civilization across the continent to meet the
payonets and revolvers of our settlers ON the
Pacific. There is just as little difficulty in dispo-
sing of the Mongrels Spaniards. We had no
u Inns Of conscience in unnexing Florida, Louis
lana, Texas, California, Now Mexico and Utah, all
,f which were once the birthright Of the mougrel.
But where are they now? Can one Of them be
found iu Louisi .na or Florida? Are they not re-.
eding, or persbing before the march Of our people
in Texas, New Mexico and California Mexicans
who owned barOnes of lund in California and
Texas, at the timo they woro annexed, are now
either numbered with the dead, leaving bcggard
family of homeless vagabonds, or they have
,nigrated pcnnilesS to Mexico aud othor Spanish
American States. The Spanish mongrel cannot
.tlnd face to face with the Yankee without fear
.lnd trembling. lie instSctiTely knows that ho is
10 presence of his mortal foe who has superior
strategy and physique to himself Hence he must
retreat or perish.
Our people look upon Mexico and Central Ameri-
ca as their luwful prize. They regard it with the
land-a plantation to be cleared whenever desired
TO make no account Of previous demonstrations
.gainst Cuba, Nicaragua ETC., at this writing a
.ormilabie ibuster expedition is rehdezvousing
1t San Antonio in Texas and ut San Diea.o in
Southern California for the purpose of forming
junction in Araz1na and then descending upon
sonora. Some of ourpopulation arc too impatient
20 wuit on tho tardy movements of our government,
tut whenever majority of tho American people
hall say "take Mexico and Central America"
ben Mexico and Central America will as certainly
'e taken from their lnongrel owners, as Texas and
the balance of our Spanish territory was.
After our race carrying slavery with them shall
lave reached tho Isthmus, why not 60 beyond !!
Why not conquer all of South America which
Brazil may not want? Or ut least why not shake
nands with her On the subject Of slavery and the
'luve tradc-Abrogate the Treaty Of Washington
Let her appropriate ali the Southern Continent
sud we all the remainder Of the Northern. While
Northern Europe is emptying h IT surplus white
population upon our Continent, Southern Europe
is sending out her hordes of eutcrprisng and dar-
ing Portuguese, Italians and Spunisds to BRAZIL.
While our institutions based upon the Common
L,w of England is attracting the people of North
,rn Europe hc place Ufits birth) SO arc the Iustu-
,ions Of Brazil erected upon the Civil Law of Rome
,luully congenial to the inhabitants of Southern
E.rope; and thus it is that all Europe is bcng re.
'ieved Of its redundant population. The only two
ctr;o. IN
md tho oppressed subject Of despotism in Europe
,an find a welcome home are the United States and
Brazil.
The heart Of Ireland beats in the United States
Ind that Of Portugal, as we'll as Of many Italian
,tatcs (tho descendants of the noble old Romans)
hrobs in Brazil. The Great City of Genoa speci-
lily has removed most Of her capital and enter
rising merchants and manufacturers to Rio
Janeiro. Ere two centuries more perhaps the only
,wo languages which will he spoken On the North
'r South American Main will DO the English and
Portuguese. love my country-aaore her iusti-
:utions and believe her invincible in arms but
cannot question the fact that little Portugal has
ounded great State in Brazil, rs little England
ias established in the United States. Thevreti.
;ally, should think the Brazilian Government has
nore elements of stability in it than ours. 1t not
,nly has the conservatism Of negro slavery, but it
also has four negatives in legislation of which
is an aristocracy Of merit confering Titles, Privi.
eges and Powers for l1e,Ouly, which is perhaps
more soJic than either tue six years tenure Of our
Senate OF the hereditary tenure of the British
uouse Of Lords.
Brazil also grants full liberation to nll crceds Of
religion we'll As universal suffrage to all white
men utter brief probation for naturalization
Tier white population is likewise increasing faster
ny emigration than ours is ut this time. Her
Army aud Navy are rapidly growing into impor-
tance. Her commerce begins to whiten every sea-
Eight lines of steam ships ply between her Ports
and Europe, yet we are without single line Of
steamers running to Brazil, and Southern men
.een scorrelv of fha av;sfao,o ,ct tho u,r,,,