The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1859-01-22
MEXICAN AFFAIRS.

decidedly unfavorahle to any hope that Intestine
quarrels will soon be adjusted, Indeed affairs
havvbrcome soutteriy confused ae to preclude all
possibility of success from any plan Of pncifcr :
voN. There are now no less than sin leaders, .ef
MS many distinct armies. each ambitious Of SUI
preme authority, Patriotism has given place to
partisan feeling, and admiration for beau ideals
among men of prominence and ability. Men Of
mind have ceased to indulge the remotest expects
ton that the frightful Maelstrom which has en-
gulphed their country will ever afford it repose
upon a basis of popular freedom, except at the
expense of national independence They are
therefore divided in opinion. All being alive to
senseof the necessity of peace-temporary, or
Westinghouse ut any cost--some advocate sover-
egn authority and a momehtWry dictatorship, and
trust 10 chance, the memory of old times, and the
natural hotred Of the pconle to tyrany. Peace,
however, anyhow; upon the principle that "the
worst of Governments is better than none at ALL -
Others, and with more reason. argue that the
peculiar situation OF the people, their frightful
state of unalleviated anarchy, the position of the
Church, and the natural antipathy of the castles
which form the nation, will effe5tually prevent
Mexico from ever rising, per SC, out of civil war
to position of freedom, or even Of peaceful
despotism. They say, that the chaos into which
affairs of state have fallen, and which has engen-
dered an amount of Wild delirious craving after
power, unprecedented in the history of the world
forbids all hope of quiet except through the inter-
veulon Of strangers, This class of philosophers
arc again divided in their choice of q state which
is to absorb their native land and blot out Mexico
from among the nations of the earth. England,
Spain and Frapce, are advocated by respective
factions, and they are urging their individual
claims by all the specious representations of d.
plomacy, and the more forcible argument of for
midabe exhibitions of strength. The Federal
Union also-more deeply interested than all the
others-is not without her advocates and cham
pions in Mexico. BIT what is she doing to en-
and their nation merged into ours Have We
ever sent out minister with instructions to sci
forth the advantages which would result from our
interference and to show the beauty and the
simplicity of our governmental structure? Have
our federal representatives executed the wish Of
an overwhelming majority of their patriotic con.
stitueuts and declared with the purpose Of sus-
tanning, the Monroe doctrine? Have they shown
disposition to execute the directions of Nature
and to act upon the just principle of self-prOtec
ton, by protesting against European informed
ding in Cis-Atantic affairs, and by insisting that
since ours is the superior Government Uf the
Western hemisphere it should be the model for
imitation to the petty states in this portion of the
globe! No. This Government has adopted no
such policy. but has contented itself with idle
professions of amistaken neutrality neutrality
which is cdipable because self destructive The
rulers to whom our people periodically delegate
authority seem to shun decisive action through
fear of popular censure and consequent defeat.
They do nothing because they apprehend the dis
pleasure of the people. This is one Of the evils
of the Republican system, and can only be rene
died by wise constituency who will re-elect those
who honestly move wrong and pull down those
who make no moves at all. We do not mean to
derogate from the wisdom and patriotism of our
President. We approve his principles and think
his official conduct deserving of the strongest
commendaton by Southern men. He cannot act
without Congressional CO operation. But it is
our opinion that the Black Republican strength is
opposed to national expansion, and not from mo-
tves of patriotism but from the promptings Of
fanatic envy.
The present aspect of Mexican affairs should
excite no small degree of interest and attention
in those DESTROYS rf the prosperity of the Union.
If fanaticism were destroyed, both sections of the
country would see the propriety and necessity of
some action on our part, when Transatlantic
nations so boldly lead the way. But Northern
hatred of slavery goes beyond the mark. and, in
its attempts to cripple the South, works its own
and our injury. Too narrow. minded to see that
save increase and extension is to their advantage
they have set their heads against new territory in
any quarter admitting the possibility that the
institutions could find its way there. Gould this
foolish malice be eradicated and the two sections
work together, we might safely harbor the mos
srilliaaV expectations Of advantage by prudent
but decisive measures towards Cuba, Cen4ra
American and Mexico.
Unfortunately, this is not the case, and Con
gress contents itself with an occasional debate
without action. While it should boldly assert oul
right to interfere in the civil brois Of American
states should their difficulties indicate termina
ton in despotism and while it should insist tina
European nations shall not send fleets and estab
iiSh protectOrates over any portion of Anerica, i
does nothing but " wait for Developments" al
lowing those nations in the meantime by diplO
macy, and demonstrations, and threats, to accnm
plish the very objects against which are weak,
protesting, .l..
This state-of things should no longer exist, ant
it is high time for this Government to discard thu
ridiculous notion that there is anything magnani
nous in neutrality. While we are boosting 0
our Republican fairness and candOr, our less i'm
aginatve sister nations seize upon the very priz'
which nature, and justice, and the popular voice
decide should be ours. One Andrew jackson nov
would be worth thousand Committees on fOreigI
relations" and the diplomacy of as many minis
tiers, in quietDg the pretensions Of John Bull ami