Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-09-07

eves that these attempts have benehed that race VI
about three months ago that had occasion to notice sr
Gle in the London Times relation to the trade which
showed that Notwithstanding these efforts the slave trad
had gone on steadily increasing and that il seemed TO in
crease in the ratio Of the profits Of slave labor rising and fall
ing with the price Of those tropical productions which ar
has been increase the horrors Of the Middle Passage
also referred British documents to show that another branch
of what thought might fairly be denomuaed the slave trade
had grown up under the sPeclous name Of emigration from
Sierra Leone and the East Indies to the West India Islands
But looking only that which is technically called the
slave trade, the document Of which spoke shows that
has gone steadily increasing, and il happened tina
few months ago CHANGED upon a letter Of a former
Spanish Minister, Don Louis De Onis nd Of this letter.
speak from memory,l which written about thirty
years ago, and related to this very matter and in this
letter be defended the Spanish Government for It's agency
the slave trade He said that the Spanish Government had
fact transferred negro from heathendom to christianity ard
had egazed the traffic in order make such regulations Is
would mitigate the horrors Of the middle passage which pc
nales, and punshments and oeiures must only increa
Subsequent experience has indicated the wisdom Of that
claraon for we know that these have increased and that
the slave trade itself has increased
Who sir in bis senses would exchange the condition ola
christian slave upon the banks Of the Mississippi for that j,
the Fetish worshpper upon the Niger Of the African
Louisiana for that Of the African Of Guinea As the dist
guished Senator from Massachusetts, well said where will
you End three and half millions Of negroes so happy or 80
far advanced morally and physically, the slaves in Norh
America would 60 further, and ask where is any portion
OF the negro race whose condition has been benefited
removal And as the slave trade is the only mode in which
they can emgate how it be benefit to them to prohibit
this their only mode of changing their residence and social
custom What can be the object To save them from
slavery Wherever you find Them they are slaves They
are slaves at home to anoher and with whatever
we find them in contguiy to that they are slaves In
whatever region Of the world you pursue him, through what
ever period OF history trace him, servant of you
will find him. Trace him from the present day to the earliest
dawn Of history from the pages which printed according
to the forms Of modern art the sculptures of old Thebes
and the paintings and the figures the Egyptian catacomb
and still servant of servants you find him. Trace him
throughout the world whether il be with the Hndoo the
Malay or the Caucasian race home, you find him
still in the condition OF sevitude So far he concerned
these theories have been demonstrated do much more
than good for they deprive him Of the only of emcra
ton open to him. without which there could be no capacity
for progress He has been the subject Of the and
SO far back you trace him. The very the old
slave the times the Pharaohs and the Ptoleys
probably open still and which the cupdity Of mod
en Europe has opened have yet been closed Without it
the slave would have lost the advantages Of which have been
speaking and yet for his sake that all these efforts have
been made to suppress the trade
Now, Mr. President, do not know that would be ready
to put an end to these efforts this me because although
think has been demonstrated that far from helping they
have injured the black race, yet not but that the
suppression Of the trade would benefit the white race whom
am more attached Having commenced the experiment,
would pursue it until experience has decided upon it, The
experiment has been commenced it has long enlisted the e
forts of most Of the civilized nations Of the EARTH has been
conducted 90 far at great expense of human suffering, and
great cost Of money and think that would now be better
to pursue it until time and experience shall have thoroughly
demonstrated what is the truth of the case. 4.
But sir to entertaining the beefha will be found
to be true that these efforts have benefited the African race
mean the negroes in AfcaI far from entertaining any
such opinion think the contrary has already been de-
monstrated think there evidences in the lives of some
OF those phanthrpss who did put an end to the slave
trade than any Others that they began before their deaths
doubt themselves the success Of their own experiments
think this but another instance of the mischief which has SO
often been done by what call sentimental legislation.
know sir that proceeds from the best of motives respect
the feelings and the sentiments which prompt every man.
especially every legislator TO misery and evil wherever
he sees it, Sir would be glad if it in nv power to
wipe away every human tears would like alleviate all hui
man suffering; but know that it's neither in my power nor
IN that Of the strongest Of earthly remove all
misery from the world Nor reach the suffering
which appeals to in the present instance without niurnp
more than we serve Some suerings sir belong our con-
dition part OF the lot Of humanity and although YOU
may point me 10 which admit be of hardship
cases which shock the feelings Of every and
lent man. cases which, would gladly relieve if had the
power, yet If It be shown to that in relieving them shah
nfct injury upon larger class of the communityupon
q whole case-I must refuse to do it.
And such, sir believe will be the effect in relation to this
domestic slave trade By whatever name you NAV choose to
call it. believe it has done to elevate the condition Of
the African race in America that has done ameo-
rate the institution Of slavery, and make it mild, moderate
and oerabe than any other practice which has grown
it. But sir, will go further. will ask, if for
this how is It that many States that free could have
been made so They consented to those laws abolshing
slavery because they sold them because while the white
stad where his labor profitable they transferred the
negro to country where his labor profitable They
transferred him to better and congenial climate and
more suitable society, where he would find Of his own
around him. But for this verify believe that this
day many Of the States free would be slave States and
there be any who hopes ultimately for the emancpa-
on OF the black race how be expect to be done unless
the two separated Is there who believes
that take place when the two dwelling together and
in competition with each other
know, that have avowed the wish to pen upthis
it has been called and for that purpose prohibit the
slave trade among the Sates conne each State
the trade within ITSELF As population goes increasing
this policy shall be pursued the negro eventually perish
under the competition that will take place between the whites
and blacks for the means of subsistence But open ND
the system Of emigatonand this slave trade almost the
only way in which the black emgrate from po
ton OF the community TO anotheand you will find him pursu
ing not only the line Of profit but also the line of his
happiness that separation ever takes place which
tend must take pacef there shall be general emancpa
toni do not say 1t will ever be-if separation ever
takes place. can only be done by system Of emigration
for as to its being done by voluntary contribution charity
have idea that such will ever be the case. If slavery
should ever be put end to- must either be exnguished
by pennng them up and destroying the black race by
PetiuoD or It must be done by separation of the
separation produced by emigration which, following the
law Of trade, may finally settle the black race somewhere
perhaps beyond present boundaries in country which
may be congenal to its nature and where perhaps il
enjoy separate and Independent home do not know that
the institution Of slavery be destroyed but if cam
see only these TWO notes.-the one the extngushment Of
the black race, and the other such separation as this Of
which have been speaking. N
Well, sir shall give vote which may be the commence
ment OF war against this very trade against this system