The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1844-12-31
Public Rocuments.


IMPORTANT LETTER FROM Mr. CALHOUN
TO THE AMERICAN MINISTER IN FRANCE
Amongst the documents accompanying
the Presidents Message, letter from Mr..
Calhoun TO the Hon. Wm. R. King, Amer
lean Minister to France, is published, in
which the British policy, 10 abolishing sav-
cry in the West Indies, is reviewed. The
consequence Of this step on the part Of
Great Britain, Mr.. Calhoun contends, has
been to diminish the tropical productions Of
the British dependencies below the con-
sumption Of her own subjects, increase the
price Of those productions, and give stim>
Ulus 10 the slave trade. Before The ADOLF
ton Of slavery in the British possessions,
English subjects were not only supplied
with tropical productions from their own
slave labor, but large portion Of Europe
was furnished from the same source. The
experiment, which Mr.. Calhoun pTonoun-
ces disastrous failure, cost Great Britain
about Gl0O,00O,000 in compensation to
the owners Of the slaves. He estimates
the additional price paid by British subjects
loF tropical productions since The abolish
menl Of slavery, at $50,000,OO0, and The
cosI OF suppressing the slave trade at $IOU,
100000 m0re--Danhg altogether the sum
OF''two Kindred and fifty millions of doll
lars" as the price Of scheme that has fall
cd in it's objects.
Besides this enormous outlay in actual
payments, enhancement in the cost Of ariic'
les Of tropical agriculture, and the appro-
prialions for military and naval services in
crushing tho slave trade, the experiment
has lost Great Britain the preponderance
in the production of southern staples. In
confirmation of this statement a variety Of
interesting statistics are adduced, taken
principally from British magazine Of great
authority, from which it appears that the
tropical productions of the British depen-
denotes, including the East and West Indies
and Mauritius, have fallen away, whilst
those Of other nations have increased until
the coffee, cotton and sugar grown BY En-
glsh provinces bear no sort of comparison
with the amounts produced by other coun>
tries.
Mr.. Calhoun contends that the interest
taken by Great Britain in the abolition OF
slavery, in a great measure, grows out Of
the desire to repair her former position as
the largest producer of southern staples.
That the expectations under which she a
polished slavery in her provinces having
failed, Ito wiz that these products could be
furnished at a cheaper rate by free Airs
can labor and East India labor, she has no
alternative left her than to break down the
institutions Of slavery 10 those states which
did notfollow her example. Il is with this
object, argues Mr.. Calhoun, that she inter-
poses TO prevent the annexation Of Texas e.
the United States. Could she accomplish
the abolition of slavery in Cuba, the Braz'
lis, the United States, sc. the effect Of
her policy 10 relation to her own provinces
would be very different, as then all the
southern powers would have TO rely upon
the same description Of labor as herself to
produce tropical staples. This would neu-
Iralize the consequences Of her fatal mis-
take by bringing The whole world within.
the scope of policy that has so crippled
her ,eFFlories:--il would restore the an'
Client ratio Of production on this continent,
with the advantage to herself of having
more experience in the new order of things.
Mr.Calhoun repeats LORD AbeFdeen's dec.
GRAFTON that the British Government is anx.
ious to see slavery abolished throughout the
world, ia confirmation ofthese views-views
that are strengthened by the fact that abOl-
ilion upon this continent would be accom-,
panied BY such scenes Of rapine and mas.
sacre as would Immediately transfer the
production Of southern staples ia Cuba,
Brazil and The United Satates TO British
Territory. Besides, the British have Eas>
tern possessions OF 40 extent that would be
capable Ofsupplying any deficiency in these
staples growing out Of disorders on this con-
Hnent The price Of tropical productions
under such state Of lhlngs woad be so
EXCHANGED as 70 enable E0qlish capitalists
70 push forward East India productions
viii good profit. The cheapness Of
southern staples, Occasioned by competi,
ton, renders the culture Of ihoso commod-
tiles beyond the Cape Of Good Hope now
impossible "a q source Of profit.
From the opening p gagraph Of this iet-
Ger, We infer that Mr. King had given The
Gogernmenl Of France to understand that
the project Of annexation would % pressF-
vsd ia by The UniIed States, and thai Louis
Philippe bad minated 70 our Minister that
the French Odid not make that measure
3 ground Of serious exceptionally. o. Pic
ayune, Dec. LIB,
meporsof rhe Secretary % the Navy,
ia. C.rr-t~rvy a. a.. Nnvu v,akna An