Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-01-02


with or without,its population Of hybrid
fanatics and barbarians upon it, Without
them, Mexico is land iphnitely over
praised as TO its natural resources and ca
tpabilties. Very rich In minerals and pre-
cious metals it surely Is. But let itnot Dc
10rgotten, hat n few acres Of our own Ter,
tile arable lands, are of more worth
Colds, worth, too-than1 All the mines OF
Golc5nda; whilst most OF theirs, Tor want
OF rains, cab only be cultivated from irrl-
eating ditthes. And then, as rich OF de-
sirable as II may be, we have more than
enough, and better, of the same sort, now
ifp0nR p0ssessiOns V,g1lrcarll islsr1ul1i1
What we want Is gold in commerce, not
in Mexican mines. 4 Itmatters not what na-
tion or people digs or stamps II. We are
sure to 9et and keep ourb big share ofttFiln-
Hess, indeed, we forsake our honest industry
and hetake ourselves to general freebaotlng
tor gold, or universal crusadings for lib
erty. let loose in commercial circulation,
| It must become the property of the world,
| chiefly through American channels. lathe
mines, it Is like the poets gems In .the
dark ,unfathomed caves of Ocean,,T1a con-
| tingency "a possibiity-Ta myth, It IS a;
| lifeless fortn Of dull orC-an Imaginary
wealth-darkly hidden inthe womb 6f ster--.
i lie nature, and awaiting the ,quickening
| touch Of the Prometheus Of a peaceful ,in-,
| ldustry to waken it into life; And we have
no population nor surplus energy to waste,
Hin that adventure. tits latent power, par,
| aiyzed by theterrors and ruins Of ,Reyolu+,
tiohism aud Anarchy, And'we are not the
Nation, at this time, by our pTecept OF ex7
ample, to quell their disturbances or to sup
i lpiaht tIieniby order and Industry. WeDust
| first I'set our own house in order" before
we undertake the affairs, Of all our neigh
llbors. we -. ,,t,.L.u-fL .Gn
IN short, one year. Of peaceful Industry,
by tie Mexicabs, (if they could only go
back into Aztecsl) would be of more money
/ value, and of more national honor too, to
/ us, than decades OF. war, with q century OF
i conouered possession of these mines and
.Iiail their naked lands And, it must not be
i forgotten In this connection, thatone month
i of war with France, would cost this nations
lin the loss of its national credit and the
Interpretation, ,ot its currency, more than all
Mexic0lis worth IN. fee siihple.' And, 'tttth
lis people, c,nlbering the grOlind-P Patriotism
ave. Is her eyes from the horrid picture!
Only imagine our congressman, Senators,
and Presidents OF the grade ofintellect and
morals Of Mexicars, our new "Sohthern
Brethren" by the aid of their allies, our
raw freedmen, ruling US and our posterityl
For, it is Of the nature Of our Institutions and
habits, that its Dorst classes must rule u.s. great
N beyond tbe proportion Of their numbers. The
heart sinks and almost settles In the sad,
ness of despair in the apprehension OF such
q dismal fate for our renovated" nation.
The lesser questions on this subject are
all on the same side and in the same direc-
tim. We are asked to go to war with
France, or to menace and bully her in
behalf of Mexico. In other words, we must
plunge into war with one of the foremost