The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-12-29
Another Polisioal Problem.

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There Is talk OF anat.ernpt 10 lorna new
ConfeaeracY 10 Contra, Amerlc&. II Is said
that the chief difficulty at present In the way;
is the presidency with which each republic
desires 70 maintain intact its separate ex.
istence. a confederacy Of States In any part
Of South America would probably increase
the political troubles amongst them. II IS
hard to preserve order and peace in the
SOUTH American States In their independent
condition. The difficulty of preserving
order will in no wise be diminished by
uniting them under ope government.
The trouble in the South American States
in the way of peacs and order is the mobil.
lied character of the populations which com.
pose them. Stable republican government
can only be maintained by homogeneous
people and no State of South America has
any such population. They are all composed
of heterogeneous mass of three distinct
races and their hybrid crosses. The
union of several such States Will
increase the complications Of the Govern
meut without adding to the capacity OF
rulers and people. They would soon have
feuds and wars enough. The masses OF such
States are not likely ever TO be brought to
IN derstand the duties of the citizen or OF
the State. When We see how difficult 1t IS
to maintain true lepublicanism amongst
the most orderly and intelligent people, we
do not see any good reason to suppose that
such government can long survive 10 any
part of South America.
The essays at republicanism there have
been absurd enough, and an attempt TO
establish form of government that Will re-
auire yet greater power of self.control and
harmouy amongst the people than in their
present politica! organizations will prove an
abortion.
!; is, perhaps, sort of satire upon our po-
litical history that the shabby States OF
South America are cautious about forming q
union in which they have to part With their
separate existence. We have given them
good lesson. But we suppose it will matter
very little with South America. She will
quarrel and fight whether sin or out of the
Union"
The truth is it is upon the people that are
to be governed that government depends.
No sort Of government will likely preserve
peace and establish prosperity in any South
American State. Arbitrary government is
the best for them, but even that requires
goodly proportion Of people of the superior
race to maintain its vigor aud authority.
III this Lation il has been found that even
With the immense preponderauce OF the su-
perior race the introduction of an inferior
type Of man was the beginning of trouble
aud diScord, and there can never be perfect
order and harmony as long as the cause of
disturbance remains. According to Philoso.
phcr GRANT The most certain way to cure The
evil would be to'incrcase 1T. e., import
more of the inferior races. On this point
South America furnishes az example, accord.
ing to which the greater the confusion OF
races the more hopeless the task Of improv-
| ing the Government.
The solution Of the South American politi-
cal troubles is o problem OF immense diff
Guilty. IT the inferior races Of this republic
could be sent thither it would at least be the
solution of the greatest troubles in the way
of our Government; but that would give no
relief to the South American States.
We apprehend that st last our northern
tclow.citzens will find it necessary for them
| to take those States in hand. There are gold
and silver, too, down there in quantities am
Die to reward them for reforming the pa.
tons. We trust to see them take up the
enterprise and commence an "on to South
America There is no telling what they
may accomplish down there.