The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-01-26
COLUMBIA.
FRIDAY Morning, January 26, 1866.
Mexico.


rolling towards Mexico. We learn,
from the Louisville Courier, that
General John S. Williams, gallant
officer in the Mexican war, left Nash
Vile on Tuesday last for that coun-
try, carrying with him sixty emf
grants. He does not go there q
stranger, for in the capacity of a
soldier he Travelled over the greater
portion of that country years ago.
He and his company will make a
valuable acquisition to the Empire of
Macmillan.
Other expeditions of similar char
acter have been organized at various
points at the South; and while we
cordially agree with the advice given
by General Hampton to his fellow
citizens to stay at home, and bend
their energies to the recuperation
and resuscitation of their own coun-
try; and, whilst we could not advise
a general system of expatriation of
the sons of the South, yet it is pain
fully evident that there is but little
encouragement for them to remain.
The means and appliances, for the
development of our resources, have
been sadly crippled; moneyis scarce,
with but little chance of an early i'm
provement in that respect; stock and
agricultural implements are not only
scarce, but dear; our former system
of labor has been shattered, and the
experiment of a new system has to
be made; all these things must have
discouraging and depressing effect
upon the energies of the young and
adventurous. Moreover, coupled with
this lamentable condition of affairs,
is the political position Of the South
ern States, there being but little
prospect of an early restoration as
members of the Union. Had the
dominant party in Congress promptly
acquiesced in the Presidents recon
struction policy, and heartily co-ope-
rated in carrying out that policy, we
believe it would have given new life
and energy to our people; it would
have brought into our midst labor
and capital, by restoring confidence
between the people of both sections;
and, although we hope and believe
the President will eventually be sue
cessful, yet the effect of the action of
those who oppose him is, for the time
being, disastrous to the interests of
the whole country.
= On the other hand, if we believe
all the reports that reach us, and
from what we generally know, of the
resources Of Mexico, she offers q
tempting field for the industrious and
energetic young men of the South
Her broad fertile fields, those vast
treasure vaults, her inexhaustible
mines, and her wealth and other in
Vulnerable resources, are attractions
that cannot fail to induce immigra-
ton. And, in this connection, it is
worth while for the people of the
United States to consider whether it
would not be better to let Maximilian
alone in his, thus far, successful at
tempts to regenerate Mexico, than to
carry out, by force of arms or by any
other means, the Monroe doctrine
This question is worthy the grave
consideration of the American people
But, whilst many, doubtless, will
seek their fortunes in that rich coun-
try, it is the more plain duty of pa
trlotlsm, exclusive of the strong ties
of hallowed associations, and that
innate love of country, which, in q
greater or less degree, is felt by every
man, to remain in the old land, i'm
poverished as she is, and use all the
means they can procure to aid inla
trieving her broken fortunes. ANe
ieye there are prosperous.da yet
in sto49 for the South-that new i'm
pulses5 new enterprises and renewed
energies, in many departments of in
dustry, will be given to her ,,eople;
and that, with q reunited country,
commercial and manufacturing in
terests will occupy q HIGHER position