The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-01-31

n0rThere is spirit of fillibusterisr
q the American people. 1t exists in th
fSouth-has for years. Nor can the Mort
pay claim to guiltlessness on this score.-
II Is not the result of popular penchan
f'of evil doing-of a predetermined resoly
ION the part of our people to trample upor
ltne rights and threaten the indepen dene'
lof other Governments. But Brother Jon
latham looks upon all this continent as hi,
Legitimate domain territory which he ID
ultimately to occupy and exercise sover-
eighty over. Indians, Mexcans, Cana
oians, Central Americans, he deems ten
ants by sufferance of an estate, the re.
mainder or reversion of which, In fee,
rests in himself.
Americans have fillibustered in Cuba,
Nicarauguas Sonoro, California and Texas.
The Mexican war was huge flibuster-
iul expedition.
Uncle Sam is huge boy, and still
growing, and he wants, in vulgar par
lance, ''room according to his strength. ,
Mexico will surely be tributary to the ex-
pansive development of this Government.
BY what process, whether justly or un-
justly, We cannot now foresee, and will
not now discuss. But the result eve,y
one deems certain. With nine.tenths of
the people of the United States the con.
victlon is strong that the Macmillan rule
In Mexico, even if it withstands the in
surrectionary attacks of the Mexicans.
will endure no longer than may be neces-
sary for the Government to be occupied
In putting down the rebellion, when the
tramp of the nations veterans across the
Rio Grande will enforce the Monroe doc.
trine, and make Mexico our own.
Bat the rebels are turning their eyes
and their steps in that direction. Gwynn,
of California, has attained to ducal honors
under MAximilian, and the prospect is
fair for an exodus of rebels and rebel
sympathisers from California to Mexico
There are similar indications throue hout
the South what will be the result /? IL
is difficult to foresee. Did the movement,
not take place until the seeded States
were back, with the Union aud peace re-
stored to our own nation, then the Joint |
action of both North and South in com. |
mon cause, would do much to establish |
unity and harmony of feeling between
troops now arrayed against each other.
1t is certain that, although the rebels
may go to Mexico under the auspices off
the present scion of European despotism
who would found dynasty in the New
World, they will not perpetuate his rule
If they offer him assistance, it is such /
as the Spaniards offered the Peruvians, or
the wolves offered the lambs. They will
cooperate with him only until they ge.
ready to establish an American rule.
What shall be said herein? {? Shall we |
SAY, let the rebels go to Mexico il they
are so inclined A rule of Southern
rebels in Mexico will De hostile to the
United States. l. rebel Government |
in that country preferable to the Maxi
milan dynasty? Shall the United States
suffer Mexico to be ruled by other than
her own citizens? Shall they suffer the |
of foreign rule there, whelh.
er it come from Europe or from the rebel
States? Would not the transfer of the
rebel arms to our sister nation be only |
the theater of own war?
These questions may never need to be
answered. The rebels West or East may
never seek to establish themselves in
Mexico. Should they do SO. it would,
We apprehend, compicate an already
knotty question.