The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1859-01-29
From the Memphis Avalanche.1
TO THE YOUNG MEN OF THE SOUTH.


of our native land. For years, our statesmen
have fought manfuIly for the ihtsresis Of the
South, but SO far unsuccessfully. A few dry
abstract principles they have gained, but that
is all. Year after year, we have been melt
ing away, snd FreesoiIism has been proper
tonsLly increasing in numbers aud po wer.
1t is evident that something must be done or
the South will be lost forever Our chosen
have fought in vain; but the mo-
ment has come when you eau do what they
only Attempted place barrier before the
surgiug pillows Of political lsuaticism and
say TO Abplitionsin, "tbus far shalt thou
come and no farther"
The States of Sonora and Chihuahua are
groaniug under The mislnanagemeut of un-
happy Mexico, and long 10 exchange their
present anarchicSl condition for the secnrity
and prosperity Of the American Union. Th,
Inhabitants are now ripe for revolt, aud would
welcome as liberators Il band of Americans,
whose object it would be to annex those
States to this coufcderacy. For years the
Central Government of Mexico has afforded
them no protection from the robber bands oi
Indians that lay waste their fair territories.
Extortlon, corruption End oppression have
ever marked the policy Of Mexico towards
these Ststes, aud humanity demands that
somu hing should he done to alleviate their
sutFerings. Five hundred Americans without
The assistance Of the inhabitants Of Sonora
and chihuahua, could sweep away the Mexi
can power with scalce blow. Impoverish-
ed, rent and torn by civil war, Mexico could
not possibly maintain any considerable re-
sistahce and the fairest portion Of her ter
rilories would be added to the South. The
acqus ton o. those States by the United
States is only a mater Of time. No sane
man can, after reading the last Presidential
message, for moment doubt that they will
be under the protection Of the American
eagle five years hence. Then arises the
questions what will be the politics Of those
states 10 which Of the two great sections
will they eanl" Ii brought into the Union
by the government, the hungry hordes Of the
North, enticed by the untold wealth of the
mines aud the surprising fertility Of the soil
as well as .mpslled BY n mad hate to South
ern institutions, will sweep over the country,
and soon we will see two or three more
great States, marching under the black ban
ner of Abolilionism yowing eternal hate to
our dearest interests and our holiest rights
Totlering Mexico must soon follow, and the
South will be completely hemmed in by a
Gordon Of free States. It tequirss no argu-
ment to convince intelligent man that such
will be the inevitable rsSult--tliRt the expan-
sion Of The South will be aD impossbility and
that The mere shadow of political equilibri.
um which we now hold in the Senate will be
lost forever. Young men of the South
while we have the power to stop the growth
of freesoiIism in tie South west, and add to
the slIeng, h of the South, let US act II So
nara and Chihuah IA are t. eed from the ty-
ranny OF Mexico by the South they will mn
aoubledly be friendly to our institutions, and
OF course the invaders would have great
power in shaping their future political des
nies. We couA surely bring them into
the Union as slave States and rs they reach
flom Texas to the Pacific Ocean, they would
present an effeclual barrier to the growth ot
Northern influence in Mexico In a few
years Mexic1 will fall into the hands of the
American Union and if the South possessed
Sonora and Chihushrs, the whole Of il
would become slave territory. The future
political complexion of Mexico is dependent
o those States.
But there are other reasons TO induce s
lflibusteling ex edition Il resort TO no sub
Ierfuge in naming the expedition; emigran;'
or not we will tiIibuster :; to invade th'
country. II is the richest mineral region o
Mexico. Gold. silver, copper, lead, iron anC
coal IRE found in profusion. These belong
to the Government, and therefore could be
purchased at small p'ce by the invaders
All men know how such ,unry is settled
even when it is not on thu highway between
Two great oceans. Five years would no
elapse after il WAS in the han IS of the Anglo
s xon race before it would be teeming will
linhabh ants. Lands now TO be Lad for al
most the asking would bring princely for
tunes. The country is one Of rare beauty
fertility and sslubrity. Lofty mountains AM
bright and beautiful plains stretch from on,
end Of ii to The other. 1t is as free fon
the malaria of the tropics as from the COLI o
The North. Game and stock Of vii kin |
, abound. 1t is here that the Mexicans ge
Their finest borses and mules. The inhahi,
ants are as famous for their gaiety is tn
country is renowned for its natural advanta
! yes and beauty. The iandango the buI
Hight and the horse race are inseparable con
, contains Of the holidays Of the Roma
. Catholic religion. Such is Northern Mexic
) --such It's wealth, beauty and gaiety.
D 1t ia now proposed to organize an expedi
Ition consisting Of fom FIVE hundred to
,honsand young men Of The South--youn
: gentlemen not the refuse Of our populatio
not the low, scottish hangers-on of groe
I shops: but men who have the ambition
4 make nsen OF themselves have patfio
ism to love their country-the philahthtor
to pity and succor the opps sed Not mo-
!. hhan 4 thousand men will be enrolled,
that number will be even more thsn sufaciel
TO establish things on firm and psacef
q basis and maintain them. Each man "
N lie required to furnish his own arms NJ
d horse, for il they we're furnished, too mai
c worthless rowdies would end their wav in
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