The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-07-15

Grafton
For the Union.
The AFRICAN sauApnoS.-A POINT ron SOUTHERN POLL
rloSsThe North have charged the South with desiring
to extend the of slavery.
So long, however, the stock of slaves in this country
was only supply the extension of the
which they might spread of little practical Importance
At present prices MASTER for instance would carry his
slaves from Georgia Florida to Nebraska.
when taken which, though they not
so intended seem to look opening her African market
Acknowledgment with measures to extend the
area which would furnish demand for fresh supply from
the original grounds given for the charges which
the North have made against the South such the former
have yet had And it wise measure merely pot
cay for southern to place themselves in this posi-
ton :?
You want to establish trade says North.
"Your proof" demands the South.
You propose to withdraw the that have hth
employed destroy ityou substitute other and
you this after you have by your Nebraska bill and your
Mexican treaty, provided demand for the supply that you
propose to furnish" This is the northern
Then says the South but Mr.. Clayton has brought
bill looking impede the save-trade; and, besides the
charge you make is monstrous as it is unfounded
To which fetorts the North; " As to Mr. Cayons bill, it
is good adjunct to the squadron, but compensation
for and the charge being monsrous that true
you it is charge Of monstrou acts but to being
unfounded all the circumstances to favor its truth and
your position is unfortunate in regard to it, to
the least of it,"
Ought southern politicians occupy this positions Are not
positions requiring explanations the of all positions
A SOUTHERNER.
1t will be remembered that the proposition to withdraw
squadron from the Committee Foreign Rela-
tons in the Senate and hence the suggestion entitled to
be regarded having been made after deibcraton
and with thorough knowledge of all the facts necessary
wise conclusion If the policy suggested doubtful
in the estimation of the committee, the remarks of our
correspondent ought to have much weight but cannot
admit that il would be ustfable the part of public
wants to desst from recommending policy which they
clearly regard as right because the recommendation may
excite that sensitive sectional spirit which watches eagerly
for every preext for agitation The facts which the
Senate committee have recommended the withdrawal of
our African squadron overwhelming. The policy of
preventing the savetrade by of such squadrons
has proved failure and surely ought not to be expected
that government should continue to squander yearly
nearly million of dollars, besides mourning the risk of
heavy sacrifice of valuable lives in prosecuting policy
which has been found to be inefficient 1t strikes mind
with great force that the true suggestion is that made by
the committee to remove squadron to the vicinity of
those places where the sayedeaers find market for their
UNANIMOUSLY gotten cargoes But without dwelling the
subject, we deem it but justice to the Senate committee
and to the opinion which have expressed reproduce
much of the report of the committee furnishes clear
view of the facts and reasons which their
ton made After stating the terms of the Ashburon
treaty. ratified in ls42 which requires government to
keep upa squadron of eighty guns the African coast
to act in conjunction with the British squadron in putting
down the slave-trade the committee proceed to say:
Large sqadrons have been kept up during period by
the two powers at expense in money with la
mentabe loss of life and destruction of the health of the Off
and employed in that noxious climate And what
has been the result Let the record show The British
squadron comprises steamers counting all yes
sells carrying about 800 guns, and 5000 The annual
expense of the squadron f7O6 49, 50o0 00 This
is the expense proper of the squadron That of auxiliary
adjustments the coast connected with this service and
which might otherwise be dispensed WITH estimated at
E3OO $500 O0O Take the lowest figure and you have
800 add the direct of the squadron, making
total annual expenditure of five millions of dollars. In
ls45 alone the number Of deaths of officers and 259
and of officers and men invaided 2Tl
'The United States have four vessels and 50 guns the
of Africabeng about eighth of whole naval
force aoat and the estimated expense of the navy a
deducting special Objects such the transportation of
the mail in steamships improvement of yards &C., is
35l ILL., the annual cost of this squadron be fairly
calculated $780, 900 ST, 000 900 per This it will
be observed considerably less than the per gun the
British squadron, which is about Sll ZOO.
1T is subject Of congratulations however, that for the
the mortality of officers and employ
ed in this service bears favorable comparison with that of
other stations This the Navy Department attributes the
sanitary adopted by the officers of
the squadron
France time obligated herself to keep up equal
force with Great Britain the Of Acasay twenty
vessels but, finding the engagements too she
applied the British government for modification Of the
treaty which conceded, and she has only
employed There precise data which the
expenditure of France be established but estimating
bv the proportion of vessels empoyedsay twelve twenty
sixit would be about 900 600 The annual joint expcnd
ture England France and the United States thus appears
to be 81, 400, 900.
Mr HUT, the chairman of the select committee of the
House of Commons appointed to investigate this question:
stated the 10th March. 1850 that the number of slaves
exported from Africa had sunk down ls42the very year
negotiation of the Ashburton treatyto nearly
O0o In ls43 it 55 000 in 1916 rs 00o in
ls7 it "a ,000 and then in state of unusual
vity Sir Charles Holtbam, who commanded for several
the of Africa and who of the most dis
officers of the British navy his examination
the select committee thus replied to the queries
bounded to him
Was the force under your command in high state of
discipline, generally speaking 2
Z" thought So.
Were your views carried out by the officers under your
command TO your entire satisfaction