The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-10-12


ias oPiaioa respecting the probability and
thf consequences u general strike among the
slaves u our cotton growing States The ed-
~ sppasls 10 he seriously shocked at the
ihgugH s1ggeaied ia this inquiry, viz: that
" tbe prosperity Of Manchester is dependent on
ne trsatmsnt d slaves in Texas, Alabama,
asa louisiana which be says I" is as curious
ti,r sublerl, and comes % the conclusion that
there Is NJ danger st a strike. though an in
sarrscsian . y every day possible" which he
says may " interfere very much with our sup
ply u omn
- trust npt We hope oar London con-
tciuparary. whose hcHeyolcnce doses not turn his
eye from Jhe main chance, may moi have TO
aiasrn over ~ bIighted Interests Of his friend
= .Fd 50 she import oi cotton, nor Of his
manufacturing friends Al ManchcsieF--at least
tfum slrh cause ard 1t viii also crafty us
10 Remove lro,s him al grounds Of anxiety ON
thi. bead. b. Inducing the people Of cur own
States north and south. - give 10 the cotton
growers npm aur own .ol she increased value
thai Is now gathered around il by lis cries Of
transitions ir,aa the American plantation TO the
British laoln sad hsck again We would thus
relieve oar English brethren 81 all scruples Of
conscience and dread uncertainties respecting
strikes and Instructions We would also ere
are u,ar our plantations market for other
products besides cotton and We would foster
cerlain description al population whose pre-
s.ucr would be- an increased security against
slave resurrection. And all this TOO, without
either adding a single riyel TO the chains Of the
slave. 81 opposing single obstacle To the inn
pruyemcnt a his condition.
Our brethren Of the father land suffer many
apxietics for uS. Have we no sympathy,
no love no gratitude Can We not relieve
them of this load ol conscientious and other
scmplcs, BY letting the music Of the spin
de and the shuttle cnivea the weary tller Of
the soill The mutual pursuit Of labor is a sure
bond of fraternity. aBd the nearer its prac-
TIGERS are brought 10 each other. the more kind
and benevolent will be their feelings.
but in the article 10 which we refer. il APP
pears that the dependence ot the British i'm
porter, and manufacturer upon the producer OF
the slave laborer Tor his raw material has, Of
late. dawned a. a new revelation upon the
mind Of the editor al the Economist, and he
tells u that a has excited painful reflections
ia some minds" This suggests 20 us the pos
sibility thai has couutrymen may ere long re-
fuse 90 touch the polluted staple with ms cot
ton hook. While. therefore, on the one hand,
they are suffering the approhensi0ns Of failure
Of supply, frlm strikes or Instructions, have
not our cotton- growers, on the other, good rea-
son 10 apprehond that their convictions Of con-
science may promp, them 10 turn the prows Of
our ships, with their cargoes Of cotton. back to
our own ports Surely this double apprehen-
SION should be productive Of effects, or where is
the utility in being scared at the possibilities
thus imagined 10 exist
Or If such effects as these cannot be brought
out Of the existing condition Of things, Or,
rather. out Of the medium through which they
are seen, may We not yet learn the philosophy
II that Kind of national Independence that will
enable rs 10 live regardless Of the ifuwns Or the
preiudices Of others To learn and 10 practise
this do not. a. We humbly conceive. involve
the geuuinencss Of our philanthropic impulses;
nor, while we offer an asylum and home 10
the oppressed and degraded q the down irodden
millions Of arstocratc nations, can Il impair the
solldity oi our claims 10 sediments Of the most
exalted maguanimiiy aud libcnlity We are
willing TO confer upon others every possible
blessing aud ask nothing Of them but simple
reciprocity. This, however, is not attained,
when. IN receiving manufactured goods from
Europe, We pay hack the price We received for
the raw material. the profits u the several
agents through whose hands u must pass 10 aPd
iro. the duties imposed, and, In the wages Of the
English manufacturer. the English farmer who
supplies that manufacturer with hrs daily bread.