The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-05-11

1ers OF the Onlo anu mississippi rivers, ana
through the vast territories Of the west and
northwest.
The manufacture Of cotton into goods sup
ports thousands Of persons down east, including
females, and children Of both sexes. The fac,
tory girls derive all the advantages Of living,
education, accomplishments, etc !, etc., from
slave labor. The advantage which the people
of Massachus derive, in Pecunary point
of view, from slave Labor, s nearly equivalent
to the amount of any southern producing State
Her exports cnnsist mostly Of goods manulacs
tHred from the Southern imports. In short,
the people Ofthe SOath are the negro drivers
for the benefit Of the people Of the East, and
while the former get all the Odium OF negro
slavery, the latter gain all the essential adVan-
tages; and what applies to Massachusetts is
equally applicable to New York, and more or
less to all that are called free States. Now, it
TO hold slaves is so criminal in the eyes oI the
people Of Massachusetts how much less Grim
inal are they than the masters Of slaves-thOse
who indeed own them, but work them tor the
benefit Of the whites in the free States! Is it
not we ask, the very height Ofknavery and n.y."
poCrisy in any people to declare slavery curse,
and shareholders an accursed race, and yet
be the most efficient means Of sustaining that
curse?
Massachusetts, the hot.bod Of abolition, as
we have said, lives by stave labOr-willingIy'
anxiOusly, labOriOusly lives by it, and yet con-
demns slavery. But thisis not all. AT least
lwo.thirds Of the white population OF the city
of New ORLEANS are from the eastern States
merchants. lawyers, clergymen, schoOlmas'er'
and mistresses, and their children, to say no.
thing Of mechanics, tradesmen, and business
men of all descriptions. The connection o
the East with slavery does not end here. Man,
of the wealthest planters and slave holders o
the State Of Louisiana are from the East; ant
what applies to New Orleans and LoulSlan
will equally apply TO other towns and state
south and west, in a greater or less degree
We declare that a larger numerical portion
down east are more interested in slavery thai
the owners Of the slaves in the SOUTH
We shall be answered by the question
Scan we not derive benefit from slave LABOR
and yet be opposed to slave'y9" We answer
No! If YOU are willing to drive the south al
most ont Of the Union, Os,enslbly Orreally, o
the slavery question, you should not touch
dollar ont OF slave labor. You cannot setV
God and mammon at thesame Ilme' ana II
rank hypocrisy to live in splendor' as many
orr eao,ern nabobs do, on slave labor, and "
roar. and rant, and rave about slavery IN IN
halls of Congress. These are the men ""
unfurl the abolition flag, on which is lnscrlUe
-"The poor negro! is he not man ana
brother?, We say he is not. and the nor'h al
the east prove it by not admitting the negro
m eouality Of personal and political rights
bv not allowing him to sit in the same pew
cburch-i1 short, by denying to the negro u
enjoyment Of many little privileges ana inuu
oonces which the black man obtains from n
kind master in the South.
AS there fore, there is no sincerity no ho'
estv. no principle, no humanity in this Vau"''
abolition, why continue to urge it SO s'rlngen
" in c ngress? Because it is a'1oge'heF
poli,ical movement to cripple the influence
the slave States, and nothing more, Slave
is the excuse, the apOlOgy-pOliticaI Predou
uence the real object. They want to draw
line Of slavery and nnti"slavery distinctly
IA homes that the ballot-bOx will give the emu
S power of the government to what is called
0 r,ee States. But the south will allow no su
s. ;.sue to be made at their expense. They W
81 No, he made the hewers Of wood and Draw
81 &c wotsr to the north and east. They STA
L. upon an equality Of rights as SoVerelg" S"u
O. deDendent States, and will not permit d"u'
n ADVANTAGE to be taken by the north and east
IT. pecuniary and political. Let the honest y,
", manrv Of the east and north, untaln'ed oy Il
., delicious symrathy, and by this political 'rl'
ly v,demand, for the Union, a prO"P' set!
to ment Of all these questions by Congress- so u
s. the public interest may be protected ana
business Of the people promptly ATTENDED
ny and faithfully discharged by their FePF9S'
on .atives.