The national Republican., 1862-11-05

have gone Democratic. We have nothing from
Illinois
CENTRAL AMERICAN COLONIZATION.
A correspondent OF the New York journal
Of Commerce, dating at "Chinendega, Nicars
qua, Sept 30, 1861 says:
President Lincoln was never more mistaken
IN his life than when he informed the negro
delegation, which recently called upon him in
Washington, that the FREQ negroes of the United
states would be received In this country with
open arms. 1t is directly the reverse of this.
The people of the Central American States are
united in opposition to the colonization schemF
of President Lincoln, so far rs their own coun
try is concerned. The speech of the Pre- sidenl
is regarded here as very offensive, articularly
that portion Of 1t in which he asserts that H.
will not only make the free negroes whom he
colonies here 1.-The equals" of the present in
habitants of this country, but the f1udLs UfMc
best. The Government Of Nicaragua has ell,
tered protest against this speech OF President
Lincoln, and recently addressed Mr.. Dickinson.
he resident u. 5. Minister, such dispatch or
the subject, that he felt 1t necessary to serd II
IN the United States by n special messenger.
1t has also issued a decree bearing upon the
matter oi colonization"
1t is possible that misconstructions OF wha,
President Lincoln actually did say, may have
recently excited in Nicaragua some degree Of
that dread ot negro equality" which aH ct-
tvr Dmocratic politicians Of TIL country.
nd r.pcaly about clcc ION tim. tir' e.
sir l. .,,iu Is mistaken, in supons .,I
-.r,r At, il The Spanist America O.. .Iu.
.r,us i ge eral, no such antIpathy again,
the negro as would debar him from obtaining
good social status, it is "mistake" which
everybody has heretofore shared with him
The fact has been uniformly so stated, and as
we believe correctly. The outbreak of resent
mrnt, if there has been one such as is de-
scrbtd by this correspondent Of the New
York JoWnGi Of Commerce, is something new
and exceptional, and the result, doubtless, ot
some misunderstanding of Mr.. Lincoln's ideas
In Hon. X. j. Walkers famous letter IL
favor Of the remuneration of Texas, the lead
lug point, ant one never controvcrtrl by
anybody in the discussions which followed,
was, that the prejudice against color did not
exist in Mexico, or in Central America, and
that the transfer of the slaves to Texas guvc
-''-... -lr--. .'....'y .
where they could hope to enjoy q social equal
ity Mr.. Lincoln, in his recent remarks to a
negro delegation, only repeated the Samc
thing in different language.
1t Is not improbable, however that uvgr,
immigration upon any great scale, into Cen
trail America, and especially il large enough tc
excite the suspicion of an attempt to estab
lish there distinct negro nationality, might
excite opposition; and this may be ut the bot,
tom of the late manifestation in Nicaragua.
Opposition would certainly be excited else
where, in Europe and in this country.
We are bound to England by the Clayton
and Buwer convention not to found colonies
or exercise protectoratcs, over any portion o
Central America; and British statesmen would
certainly treat it rs an evasion of this convcn
tion, if colonies were planted there by negroes
from this country, under that degree OF pro
lection from us without which such colonies
would be impossible We may, to be sure
abrogatc this convention in the method point
cd out by it; but the same jealousy OF oul
influence which induced England to desire thu,
convention would induce her to oppose colo
nization from the United States, white OIL
black, in Central America. And this jealousy
is likelyto be participated in by France, now
that that Power seems to have ambitious
views on this continent.
We do not believe that negro nationality
in Central America would be acceptable in
this country, upon discussion and considcra-
tion. 1t WILL to he sure, take some time for
the AnglO-SaXon race to swallow up Mexico
and to be ready to swallow up Central Amer
lea, but it is a race with long views. 1t looks
good way ahead, and will not be pleased
with such an obstacle to its prospective occu.
patton Of the whole continent, as the cstab-
shmcnt Of a negro nation anywhere this SIDE
Of the lsthlnus Of Darien would be.
EoIur,d Immigration upon moderate scale
into VI NlrO and Central Amcricu, and not
o X . O." NJ" displacement of the races now
ia f.' pr To- Il distinct negro nation
4a1 ," ..vl ,o- b nunlr to any u .5c ID
81. ".I,U q, nave referred
b. ...,,a,.r, -u l.ovriu, to which the Drln
c,pAI onJ clIon Is lis remotcness, ", Law, in
Haytl territory, easily accessible. abund.
unty large for all the probable colorrd rml,
grafton from the United States, and Of which
that race has an established possession fairly
won by courageous and steady effort, and
acqucsced in by the civilized world for now
two generations. II increasing numbcre de
mand more space, Hayti may extend Itself
over the whole island of San Domingo, ,, il
has done before during some periods ol it
history. II tue separation of the negro from
other races is what is desired, it is This ma
tionaity already established by him N lIayti
which may best attract black colonies from
this country. Colored emigration not having
in view separate nationality, but looking
merely to individual advan' age, may doubtess
find eligible points in Mc2lco, Central Amer,
lea, and South America.