The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-03-13

features 1t cheaper rates than these great sta
pies can be produced in Cuba, Brazil, and the
United States and she refuses to withdraw the
African leet not because she expects to ame-
iorate the condition Of the African race, but be-
cause, to use the words of Mr. MeQ ueen, Just
quoted, it would utterly ruin all their plans for
building up commerce with Africa and the In
dies for he says The conseq uence would be
vast increase Of the expectation of slaves to
Cuba, Brazil, and Porto Rico, aud auostly in
creased production Of sugar, Ohich could moi on
ly destroy our tropical colonies bui crush the ris-
ing energies Of the cultiuator Of sugar and cof-
fee in India. Hook upon IL as one Of the most
destructive things that could be DONE"
When England was the great slave dealer,
she made profit on the labor of slaves Since
then she has greatly changed her condition
Then she levied heavy contributions upon In
dia, which were paid in the manufactures of
India, which were sold at profit to other ma
tons. Now she has become herself manu.
featuring people; and she compels India to pur-
chase the products of her looms, for which India
cannot pay, unless England receives the agricuI-
tural products Of India in exchange, and she
cannot do this, unless she can sell those agri-
cultural products, Cthe sugar, coffee, and cotton
OF lndia,) to the continental powers Of Europe
and this she cannot do if she permits Cuba,
Brazil, and the United States, to raise cotton,
sugar and coffee, with slave labor and therefore
1t Is that England expends so much money and
80 much diplomacy in her efforts to suppress
the slave trade and abolish slavery.
| She has indeed great stake ut ISSUE 1t is
no less than her commercial ard financial su-
premacy, and hence, she employs her ablest
statesmen, and her most potent influences to nc
complish it. Hence, she approaches the South
as her best customer---the greatest consumer of
her great staples, and claims her confidence and
sympathy; and strange to say, blinded by tile
prejudice, engendered in the local conflict with
the North, many in the South look to England
as the ally and friend of the South in case of
disunion!! When and where was there any
people who confided in the friendship or sym
pathy of England that was not ground to the
dust by her oppression? Look ut Portugal
Look at India! Look at Ireland, and look al
Mexico and Central America Il!
In the North her power is exerted, through
the press, the pulpit and her money--she f.
ments dscord that she may profit by it, she
enriches the few who are her factors and agents
that she may levy contributions through them
and thus maintain her commercial and financial
supremacy.
The effects of her policy are in the course Of
rapid development
! She has opened in Canada and the West In
dies, recruiting rendezvous for our fugitive
slaves.
She openly avows her purpose of sending
agents into the slaveholding states, under pre-
tence of colonizing the free blacks in jamaica
she is using all the energy of diplomacy to es-
tabsh the dominion of the black race in st.
Domingo, at the expense of the white race, who
are the rightful owners of three-fourths of that
beautiful Island; and there is just cause to fear
that our government, Gas in the case of the large
sum expended for their benefit, on the coast of
Africa will cooperate with them in this pro-
ceeding AS part of this policy, and to place
the Southern States still more in her power, she
demands the right to adopt our fugitive slaves
as her subjects, and to send them as such ia
small crafts into our Southern ports, to minge
with our slaves and excite them to servile war
If to this be added, the controlling influence
which she has heretofore had in Mexico, and
that she has had her agents in Texas persuadine
our slaves to flee to Mexico as a place of refuge
it will be seen that it is time that the Soutt
arouse from their lethargy and unite upon som.
plan of concert and defence. What shall tina
plan be!