The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-11-13

D. Stell was elected president OF the senate, and Hon.
John Z. Ward rs speaker OF the house. Both gentle
men are democrats Gov Cobb delivered his message
Tuesday the sh inst, and the 10th inst Gov. John
son inauguraied
The United states and tho slave Trade.
1t is assumed by certain governments that to them
sentally belongs general nspeciorshp Of negro inter.
ests We do not propose TO rob them of the honor but
in the court OF Chrisendom when great questions are
about 10 be debated desire that the United States may
stand right may be entertaining and instructive to our
readers to give them some of the results OF our exami
nation into what our government as well as some
others have done in the matter OF the slave trade.
1t is the general superstition, how created we are not
exactly prepared to say that to the British government
especially belongs the Of putting down the slave
trade Mr. Champion, believe, advances that idea in
the present conflict OF opinions between relative to
Cuba Thomas Carlyle took The same position four
years ago. with reference his colored rends and pro-
posed to end the slave trade by keeping OF
ships 10 run down Africans the coast OF Guinea, but
by bockading Cuba tho logical ground that the rats
would make for the rat-hole This opinion was very
much praised by the late Sir Robert Peel, and met also
the silent assent of Nd Guzot 1t Is remarkable fact
however, that one nation in the world objects to that
humane arrangement, and will not contentedy see Cuba
Blockaded on any pre,ence and that that nation is the
one which will never enter into entente cordise and
which at the same time the first in the history Of the
world to look after "negro interests"
In the 6rst place. it is questionable il Great Britain
really was the first friend Of the negro character We
read the following in French history
Everybody knows what the slave trade is, that hid
eous traffic in human hesh which Mrabeau sti2malises
when he called the vessels engaged in II abS
atorv heases This traffic the French convention had the
glory OF aboshng by dectee, dated the 10th Brumairc,
year XII which denounces both slavery anu the trade IN
slaves but which repealed by BonapaHe The exam
pie followed by England and the slave trade was
by the Engish Parliament in 1905 by very
considerable msjorty, thus carrying out the policy
which the negroes the English colonies had been ndeb
ed for their liberty. II has been said and believed in al
most every country in Europe, that in asoishing slavery
the English government had concealed the mot sorddly
selfish designs under the cloak OF phanhropy and mad
aimed runing the sugar plantations OF the Antilles, in
order market oil the whole world for its ladan
The Machavean schemes OF the English aristocra
cy To cement power ana keep slavery in the East
Indies quot West only the Eas give grounds for this
poh- but do not warrant Its being regarded as Ger
TAIN Lightly ascribe sordd motives for which may
be naturally explained by those nober feelings of the
humsa heart. (hs means tho BRUSH hearth which are
never utterly extinct, - TO reflect both On ourselves
and on humanity large Besides II was the English
ton and not the English government which raised the
cry Of patton tho most solemn and powerful which
ever re-echoed throughout the world (rhis piece Of
French rhetoric commend to our ncghbors OF the In
tegencet) Without the efforts OF The Quakers and Of the
dissentefs OF Engandwthon their preachings the
i'm pulse 20 given public opnion;he opposition which
Wiberiorce's immortal motion ouniered would
have been (Another bit oil French rhc ,orc
But at all events after having proclaimed emancipaio
(queyfrom what y in its colonies the English gov
eminent led desire thar ths example should be fol-
lowed in belonging 10 other powers. and thus wha,
had been question Of humanity becam of interest
and did fail follow up the abolition Of slavery and
the OF the slave trade with the
stc OF the Eugsh After the revolution Of 1890,
duly in PARISH tho Opportunity seersd favorable for bri~g
Jag France to m piass and on the Both November,
1884, Count Horace Sebastian and Viscount Grenvllle
signed behalf of their respective courts treaty for the
suppre,on OF the slave trade"tIouis BIancs His,ore
des Dix Aus. Tom O. p. al, Eogish ,ranslation)
In this way the present snienfe eordiris got up
against this country. II was driven out OF France with
the house OF Orleans French sentiment apart, the above
extract conveys pretty ,ruhaly the past policy OF France
on the negro question The policy OF the 10th Bumae,
year x resulted in the slaughter Of San Domingo and
the liberty of Hayti We trus, our French friends do
not desire lh recurrence.
Our main object however in making the above extract
wa. 10 prove that British philanthropy did not come up 10
.lhe 10th Brumare. year H." Beautiful France took
compassion on the negro little before English philan-
thropy stepped into the market When, the defeat OF
Bonapare Europe lay in chains, tanned and dead, be-
came the humane Casereagh and the generous TalIey-
rand to propose TO themselves secret treaty. having Tor
It's whole object the happiness OF the human This
wss the Chen secreO treaty OF Paris OF the Both of May
1914 Napoleon again burst out from EIba and bis was
not the policy Of the sagacous successor He, however
was caught and tied 'ke Themslocles'-very like him.
but more like Sisyphuso rock for vul,ure to peck
IT. SO being disposed Of the allied friends OF the human
family got up another treaty at Vienna. 1t ia dated sh
Of February 1918 1t recited 10 the books follows
by separate article OF tho late treaty of Paris Great
Britain and France engaged 10 render their Efforts at the
Congress OF Vienna to induce all the powers Of Christie
dom proclaim the universal and definite abolition Of the
,avs ua!e."
This treaty male by the legitimate Bourbons over
he pride OF the Bonapartes and had for whole object
he establishment Of a British police system like
hat we abou, Cuba.
We continue our extracts There follows " general
declaration" not TO PREJUDICE The perol that each parcu
ar power may consider il most advisable to complete
hat clause Of the treaty OF vienna being understood,
however, that no proper Of securing i,s attain
nent and Of accesang its progress TO be neglected.
Ind that the engagement recprocaly contracted 10 the
present declaration between the sovereigns who are
,aes to it, cannot be considered completely fulfilled
until the period when complete success shall have |