Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-04-23

ter net 10 have diverted him from his purpose,
less he was actuated by some sinister motive.
In all new countries where abour, from being
scarce and is therefore priced the institution
of slavery has been found to be one fsingular adj
VANTAGE tie the rapid Advancement of society. But,
as the population increases and labour grows to
be cheaper, the community can the more readily
dispense with the institution. Accordingly, the
system, as we we'll know, was in high favour at
the North until foreign emigration and the grad
ual advance of those communities in numbers en-
abled them to dispense with their negro slaves
They then kicked their bondstnen out of doors and
turned abolitionists. Now, we are very much iu-
clined to suspect that our Utah statesman has
hankering after system of domestic slavery, and
black face at once kindles into aconflragration
the tender sympathies of portion OF our people,
he has cunningy contrived, by changing its COM
pexien, to recommend it to the adoption of the
territorial legislature over which he has the SUBJ
lime honour to preside. We have just concluded
short article in favour of the suppression of the
African slave trade, for which, by the bye, we have
not room te-day,) and we certainly do not mean
to say anything to encourage the same sort of COM
MERGE on the shores of the Pacific. See the bar
barity of the recommendation. He proposes to
open regular market for the purchase of Indian
captives; and the agony that the children suffer
from being torn from their parents, and the utter
wretchedness of their condition, of Punishment
and quasi-sayery, makes no sort of impression
this cruel Governor But, the attempt is made to
cloathe his proposition in the weeds of mercy-a
pretext so utterly barren that we will not stop to
point out its nakedness. IF his compassionate ma
ture is truly touched at this spectacle of human
wretchedness, why did he not generously propose
to crush the horrd evil in its first causes, aud not
stimulate by rewardsthe operation of those causes
into new and unprecedented vigour?
THE MEXICAN SLAVE TRADE
The practice of purchasing Indian children for slaves
is trade carried by the Mexican population of New
Mexico and California These traders of late years. have
extended their traffic into the limits of this Territory
This trade have endeavoredt and this fall hap
pening few of them in my travels Su-
perntenden of Indian affairs, strictly prohibited their
further traffic The majority OF them appeared satisfied
and after making few exchanges of property in the
Elements, returned their country; unfortunately
however few of them still determined to carry on their
nefarous traffic; they have been arrested and
their trial in this city.
1t is unnecessary, perhaps for to indicate the
policy for Utahin regard to Slavery. Restrictions of law
and government make all servants; but human flesh be
dealt property is not consistent compatible with
the true principles OF Government My feelings
that property should be recognized existing
in Slaves either Indian African. No person pur
chase them without their becoming free far natu
raj rights are concerned as persons any other color
der the law and degraded situation of the Indian
ons the practice of gambling away, selling and
otherwise disposng of their children also sacrificing
prisoners obtains among them, it indeed that any
transfer would be to them relefand benefit. Many
life by this means is saved many child redeemed from
the raldom of savage barbarity. and placed upon
equal footing with the favored portions of the hu-
man If in return for lavors and expense which
may have been incurred their account service should
be considered due it would become necessary that
law should provide the suitable regulations under which
all such Indebtedness should be betrayed This may be
said present feature in the traffic of human be-
ngs; is essentially purchasing them into freedom in
stead of slavery but not the ow serye drudgery of
Mexican slavery to which would doom them. be
raised among beings scarcely superior themselves but
where they could find that consideration pertaining
only to civilized but humane and benevolent society