Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-02-21
Slaves for California.

taking possession of California with their
Slaves. The following paragraphs, are from
the last weekly National Inteiigcnccr.
l. looks 10 us rather in tic light Of cool
insult, To the California Legislature to memo.
iiolzo them for the introduction Of 800
slaves. These shareholders, have certainly
very singular ideas, of the nature of cons;.
tuiional obligation. How the Cailornians
will take it we cannot say
Ilo rcs CALiroRSiA.-1hes steamer Lsnjs,s.
sailed from Charleston Is. C.lon Sunday last
for Key West nrd Havana, having on ionr,l
three hundred and eiglhy-Gvc passengers,
the greater portion rf whom arc bound Tor
The nuriierOus shores of the Pacific.
Tho Charleston Courier says That these
efnigranis 60 principally iom the uprrr dis
tricls of GeorgiU, aud the counties Of Bmke.
Catawba, Rutherford, aud Mcdowell, North
Caroinn.
Tho Courier also SAYS that con her last
trip the Isabella took uut lhir:y.uinc slaves
belonging 10 some Of the passengers bound
for the gold diggings; OIL this she had fliy.
1--WE; and tie nulnlrr Oh her next is. ns we
have been Informed, likely to bu further in
creused that is To sny, il The accounts IRON,
the mines continue TO I've as favorable MS they
have been rccentlv."
MoRE SLAVES ron CALiFopSIl.-Jamcs
Gudsdcn, Of South Carolinn. writes to ,he
Shreveport tl.n.) Gazeilc TINT colony Of
planters is organizing in South Cirolinn To
cuigraie io California with from five lo ciult
hundred slaves. They hive sent q memorial
10 The Callioruin Legislature, asking leave 10
settle there with their slaves.
since preparing the above, we have come
across tho le,ler of Mr.. James Ga.ls.icn.
which seems To MS quite worthy of pullic,.
ton entire. The nlodcsiy Of Ne. Gndsden,
is certainly remarkable. The Culifrnm
Legislature is To b, requested TO suspend lcr
constitution which prohibits slavery, aud the
Fedora! Government are To furnish al ade.
qnaic force for their protection. Psi then il
will be seen that an adequate return Is FRO.
posed. These 500 TO 500 Domcslics, ure 10
open the high way to the cultivation and
civilization, of the shores of tho pac,fc." a
wonderful race nre these slaves. America
ms well as Africa is to owe 10 them her civ
iiizliion.
CuARrEsToS, Is. G. Dec. 10, 1851.
H. Estes, Es7.-Dear Sir am in receipt
through you oi Ilc proceedings nitlc railrOad
mrcing held at Shreveport. As far back Ms
the Memphis convention, | took an interest
in the COuliuancc of our rniironi conmtni-
cations tn the Pacific; aud then indicated tie
route, which, II seems, is now engaging the
at your ciiizcns--hy the valley of
tho Red river aud Paso del Nnrtc-as proha-
LILY The ono most practirahle 10 California.
Tic route likewise hy NirkslUrg aud Brand
on, adVcrtcd to MS most favorable Ia CONNECT
with the a.l!niir MrmphS which is very
natural, seems To favor the route l,y this city
and tile valley Of The Arkansas. The prefer
crce Is 20 l,c dcciAed hy examination aud
survey, aud ! am therefore gnt,i.icd ~ The
inliuury you are taking Ia indurG the ccncr.
NJ government IN institute, under scientific
professional engineers, n RECONNAISSANCE: of
the country aud tho avcnucs easy oi access
To the p.,sU del Nurtr. am tie more pleas
ed, individually, Gs may possibly bo the
pioneer IN tie hlaars aud Tracks Of tie en-
ginccrs who prccedc in leading n colony Of
planters, with their slaves, TO The rural dis
lrirls Of California.
We Gro in part organizad--if we cnn get
Il favorable response to II mcmoriai now he
fore the California legislature to Introduce
our dn,mcsiirs and our Southern cultivation
Indeed 0GT colony, protected IVY ~ govern
mcut '1rcc might bn lic means of opening
wagon rOnd to the head waters Of the Red
river, and Irom thence Ia the paso del Nnrtc,
and wrstward!y hy the Clio 10 the Pacific
This route ''1s Ong attracted my attention as
the most practicable 20 California aud al
though somewhat advanced, the yigor aud
energies OF manhood would be renewed Oh
an expedition 50 exciting and so full of hope.
Would you at your convenience, advise me
OF tic accessibility hy steam 10 Shreveport,
or to the highest point on Rcd river, and an
accOuni of the character of the country in
ieriOrally up 10 the sources of that stream,
and from thence to the raso del Norte. u
appears TO me that by keeping within the
valley, many of the difficulties of land
passage west would be removed; and, from
tho sources of the Red river, crossing the
elevations which divide the waters OF the
Mississippi from the Rio Grnndo, wc might
fall upon some tributary of the latter louding
us into its valley.
Now, il in connection with our canvRssing
of the parishes aud districts of the adjacent
interested States, you could urge on Con-
gross The orgarizing of corps OF engineers,
under adequate military force for protection,
and tender the same protection TO n colony
surh rs propose, with condition that as n
return for this protection, superadding prob
ably subsistence, ,hut the efficient force of
the colony should be employed in making
and opening road for teams aud wagons,
there would he no difficulty in the organizing
Of such an expedition, willie the protection
rendered might be stimuInnt. A small al.
vance,l mounted corps could proceed ahead
with the engineers; examine aud spy out the
utrcacics of the country mark avenues,
which will he opened by the axo.Ineu Of the
ngricHlIurisIs who follow, under the protec-
lion Of an armed force.
You're, respectfully,
JAMES GADSDEN.