The New York herald., 1860-09-21
sewards . New Phase OF Manifest Destiny
Mexico I'm the Foreground.

Mexico I'm the Foreground.
While the Southern politicians are splitting
straws and quarrelling among themselves
about abstract and useless questions Of South
ern rights, Seward and the abolitionists are
thunder Of manifest destiny and to paint 1t
with Northern as well as Southern aspect.
In taking this course Seward practically con-
fesses the hollowness of his own theories, and
enters upon a path that will Inevitably carry
him into the advocacy Of pro-slavery ideas if
he pursues 1t to its logical developement
Manifest destiny extended over Canada would
not affect our life and stamina as nation. But
Its extension over the inferior and mongrel
races of Mexico and Central America, on
Seward's plan Of reducing the white man to the
level of the black and the Indian, would
destroy our national vitality, for this lies
in preserving the homogeneity Of the white
race. The black republicans may legislate
till doomsday In order to bring the black up to
an equality with the white, and yet the negro
will always be a negro. The experiment has
been tried in every country south Of US, except
Cuba and Porto Rico, and everywhere II has
produced the same result anarchy and national
decay. II Is only by keeping the inferior races
in subsection to the superior mind Of the Latin
and Teutonic races that civilization and national
progress can be maintained. These two can
mix without degeneracy, but not so with the
Others. We could not admit the mongrel popu-
laion Of Mexico with equal rights into the
Union without debasing the standard Of our
population. Stewards manifest destinarianism
Is therefore, a fallacy, and has only been seized
By him with the spirit Of demagogue, because
be sees that the present condition Of affairs in
Mexico Is tending to bring about events that
viii attract powerfully the public attention
Of the country.
The gathering Of the fleets in the Gnlf
al the present time is o remarkable
movement, and may bring about remarkable
consequences. Spain has determined to press
her claims against that republic on the
Juarez government at an inopportune time,
for the purpose Of affecting the result Of the
civil war there, and our own feet is already
gathering in anticipation of the event. Our
Minister Mr.. McLane, is about 10 sail for Vera
Cruz, and the lat Of December will probably
end gathered In the waters Of that port and
vicinity larger fleets than have been witnessed
there since the tine Of the Mexican war. While
this s occurring that republic Is itself dropping
to pieces, through the natural operation OF the
rule OF discordant and mougrel races In Yu-
catan war Of castes between the white and
the Indian has long existed, and to-day the Ian
guage Of the Mayo Indians Is that Of the whole
State Guerrero has fallen into the hands Of
the pintoe, and In 0aaca and Chiapas the In
iians reign supreme. With this state Of affairs
In the south The northern portion Of the repub-
lie Is consummating its separation from the Msxi-
can confederation, and Lower California So.
nora and Sinaloa on the Pacific, chihuahua in
the centre, and Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas
On tho Gulf slope, are preparing for new
order Of thugs. Mexico proper Is thus
Of some four or FIVE millions Of peo.
pie, lying on either side Of q line running
from Vera Cruz 10 the Pacific, passing through
Puebla, Mexico, Guansjuaso and Gusdalsjsra
The next Eve years viii see some rapid de-
velorements Of manifest destiny in the disin.
tegrating confederacy Of Mexico, aud the be-
ginning may come with the Christm. holidays
at Vera Cruz. Spain little dreams Of the fast
music that may be played at the ball she Is 30
anxious to open, nor ia Seward fully aware Of
what the Northern white man will do when
brought into direct contact with the inferior
races Of the South. The humanitsrianlsm Of
"the Massachusetts, school, may theorizse'dewn
East and "out West" but the trsnsplsnted
Yankee makes the strongest Of pro-slavery ad.
voca,es the moment be comes TO live among the
negroes, and to know them practically. If the
blackrepublicansd do not take oare they will
their fingers with manifest destiny and 10 ap
pealing to II now they show the utter hollow.
ness Of their own theories and professions