The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-02


TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
The all absorbing question Of the day-savery and -
ension Of slavery in the United states-is subject whica
has tormented for years the phanthSopc in portions d.
the northern and western hemspheres.
We exceedingly sorry and greved to and hear
the present exciting bill In Congress-the celebrated NeS
braska bl'-which, If not skully handled, may finally
lead to rupture with the seeding Of the South from
this great and glorious Unions republic founded BY our
forsather upon the stctest principles Of liberty Of a
ton, speech, and thought
Now these United States common property ~ each
State is taxed for the support Of the Union. By what
right then restrictions TO be put upon the Souhernera
Is TO be expected because he Is the Of slaves he
is be confined to any particular portion Of the States,
and that he Is not TO be allowed the same privilege OF
moving from section of the country to another with
his property il 1t should please himp We might say
ms proportion Of the general taxation for the support Of
this Union must be greater than that Of any other
tion of the States consumption must be greater.
Ihat slavery Is curse handed down to us by our fa-
Tiers, many Southerner will acknowledge; but that it,
is also a necessary evil i equally true.
II has soely vexe us 10 that many ministers OF
the gospel have so Jar derogated from their calling and
arogated 10 themselves the Of invoking the
geance of Heavenly Father upon the passage OF the
Nebraska BILL when, according to reading of the
Scriptures have yet discovered one pro-
hibng slavery: for when the children Of Israel were
brought forth from Egypt outS the house Of bondage
brethren, to use him or her as bondseryants.
but they were permitted TO buy from the stranger,
possession
for their children to be their bondmen for
In the Epistle Of Paul to Philemon" does he
not return him his slave Onesmus not wishing to de-
prive him of his services but with recommendation to
treat him kndyp We will not trouble readers with
what they must all BE familiar the history Of the Bible,
but continue little further with our subject
Were the South to rise up en- with mutual
sent to beae their slaves what to become OF them2
They are morally unf themselves for their
Individual support they would necessarily become
den and nuisance to this country. But perhaps tho
Duchess of Sutherland, with tho high born DANES OF
lands yr dam trtnr " fhn
slave of this country with Mrs H. Beecher Stowe at tho
head of the aboltonist these State, would then open
their strings and molly forward to the as
sis'ance oil the poor nesre-hough we should say IN
such case what il to become Of your cotton crops,
white man, it is wen known is titutionally unfit
and has not the stamina to Withstand the heats and ma
aria of those cliInes
We would advise all the aboltionists to cease from
purchasing the cotton, sugar tobacco &C. that pro-
duced by the work Of the slave, which idea, probably,
has never entered their minds. Among the many an
noyances they cndeavord to heap upon the head
of the soutLeIner might END to further their plans OF
Gberating their poor fellow creatures and in the end
they might be SO fortunate to have the black assisting
in the Legislature OF these United States and perhaps,
even her President, at some future day. from among
them.
Notwithstanding the subject Of slavery Is absorbing
much Of the attention OF the world at largo particu-
lary in this country and England some years ago. when
England complained to t United States of her luke
in suppression Of the slave trade on the coast
of Africa, they reminded Of case much nearer
their lannon's mouth the coast of Barbary, when
Christian flag prevented from cmbarkng from ninety
to hundred slaves Just arrived from the INFERIOR OK
AT lea, in a small Greek craft by the United States Con-
sui and Agent accredited to the Regency Of Trpo which
event took place at Bengase seaport in that regency,
and which had been the first attempt ever made to put
stop to that traffic in that quarter OF Africa though is
only from nnetyive 10 one hundred miles from Malta.
These miserable creatures constantly driven by
the Of the Consul Conceal in droves like cattle to
market and when the American Consul by force OF arms,
prevented the Of those slaves and caused
them to be set at liberty and assisted to return to their
country there hue and cry OF amazement among
the different consuates and ii asserted by many that
fha( thin he
government which found itself lucky in having such
to refue the charge of Great Britain The Consul,
however, received the thanks Of King Oho through Sir
Edmund Lyons, then British Minister Mt that court
We are extremely sorry to fad it the widow
Of that officer who lately applied to Congress for
assistance TO aid her in the support and edu-
cation Of his children and was refused upon
the ground that there was nothing to subsantiats
her claim We should think the archives of the State de-
partment would afford proof sufficient Of the high and
honorable in which that officer always acted to
case Of the greatest difficulty which ought to have been
sufficient proof and that the word of his widow should
have been sufficient not to ave left her and his children
to the cold and ritiles of tue world We more
particularly when through that daring and bold act he
the of exciting the jealousy of the English
Consul General who Immediately took measures through
his government by sending consular agents resident to
the Sultan at Bornon and other places in the interior OF
that portion of Africa TO try by treaty. they could
not put stop to that horrd traffic Of their selling each
other for slaves. In 1885, f. H. Gilbert now Sir Hast
ings Gilbert then Vice Consul at Bcngasi sent Con.
sui to Alexandria Egypt with fan powers to prevent ALI
English subjects from holding slaves though there
stl many under English protection who endeavor to
''whip the devil around the stump by holding them in
| the name of some Turk We would simply ask one
question before finish, viz. has England France
benefited her white black population BY the liberia
ton of their slaves in the West Indies We say de-
cidedly, no AGNES.