Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-01-18

brought bear particularly against the millions OF capital
which slave labor actually calls for, and from winch cooe
labor is exempt that any further attempt to drive the produce
of such free labor out Of the Market by producing cheaper
article from the labor Of slaves, must be hopeless
1t remains to be noticed that some OF the coolies are
ON their passage from India Demaraa and Trinidad and
although the expense of such passage might appear an OBJ
sace yet If their labor after arrival be hrst applied TO the
cultivation Of sugar. and each coohe produce on one hogs
head of sugar In the year. the duty on that hoghead being
twenty pounds sterling, would defray the expense OF two
coolies instead Of one The British government are also now
aware Of the advantage Supplying her own colonies with
machinery clothing &C., every resident therein twenty
fold more beneficial the parent country than II the same
were adopted in producing articles for British consump
ton from any foreign slave possession.
Il & rndsno that Mr. CALHous should have given such
publicity 10 his peculiar views Of this subject when he ought
TO have been aware Of the certainty of its rousng Great B
tain were she ignorant Of her advantageous position and
shall be surprised he has stimulated the British Govern
eu 10 more prompt action than they had previously cone-
plated short time will also show how far his hope of France
sustaining slavery well founded for in addition to other
movements in progress to put end to slavery in the
French colonies His Holiness the Pope has addressed Bull
TO all Catholic Governments denouncng the system crm
nal and sinful
will admit that there solitary chance in favor of Mr.
Cahouns views, and which will be found in the opposition
made by the British desucves and free traders against
tanning the colonies i'm the hope of their downfall facilitating
the subveron Of the monarchy but they have Sir Robert
Peel and Lord Stanley to deal with who wide awake
such matters, fancy there is little calculate on the
measures of that Government being defeated.
have also to observe that there every prospect Of
sye establishments being forthwith made in the interior Of
Africa, with view to the civilization of that unhappy race
and the lands intended to be brought under cultivation are
such will produce those articles in demand from this
Union, Cuba, and Brazil there doubt that il is intended
that the produce shall aid in the plans in contemplation
to put end to slavery and the slave trade.
It is be regretted that England hitherto the for
twohrds Of the slave produce Of this country should be com
PEELED to adopt for the withdrawal of that custom
and its transfer to her colonies and subjects This is
evident she would have esoed to- had been foi
the objectionable vanity Of politicians of whom
appear always be acting if England bestrode them like
the nightmare, and deprived them of their natural But
the Ministers Of that country not to take advantage
of this unhappy deluson of ours they would be exposed
the just execaons of every enemy of slavery throughout the
world whilst their negectng avail themselves of those
for promoting the prosperity Of England clearly
pointed out by Mr. Secretary Calhoun, would than war
rant their impeachment
am, sirs, your obedient servant,
JOHN JAY.
NEW YoRK. JANUARY O.>lS45.