Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-12-01
The Slave Trade to be Revived.

The Slave Trade to be Revived.
The Charleston Is. c. Mercury, in a
long article, openly advocates the revival
of the Slave Trade! We did not suppose
that any man or set of men, even in South
Carolina, could be found, possessed OF
sufficient hardihood to seriously propose
the revival of a traffic so utterly ba bl-
rous, but we see that in our estimate Of
Southern. character, we were altogether toe
liberal. We will give two extracts from
the article referred to:
In the first place, then, what has the in
reference of Government achieved i'll ame-
liorating the evils of the slave trade .
This trade had its origin in the wants Of
new continent. The discovery of Amer
lea revealed to the world vast regions OF
rich fertility, and mines of fabulous wealth
to tempt the acquisitiveness and stimulate
the enterprise of men. There was but one
thing needed, and that was labor. just
then Africa threw open her doors. There
were millions of savages, split up into a
thousand tribes, living in perpetual wars,
practising the most disgustful rites, and
buried in the darkest paganism. They
were already accustomed to slavery fol
by the usage of war, the captive was the
slave or the victim of the conqueror. But
what seemed special providence in the
matter, was, that the physical constitution
of the African adapted itself at once tc
the tropical climate of America, while the
European languishcd and died. Thus, Oh
one hand was land inviting to the most
active enterprise, and promising tlIo iioi,-
est returns, vet closing tie casure by the
seal of death, to the labor of every race
but one: AMI on the other stood Africa,
ready to pour forth and supply, in count.
less t thousands that !. very race:
Does not the slave trade, in supplying
to many fourishing States the labor need
full for their development, in abundantly
furnishing to the world the most useful
products of human labor, in bringing the
savage within the pale of civilization and
Christianity, and, lastly, by still progress
ing in its work, in defiance Of all attempts
at its suppression, by all these titles right
fully claim fol- itself an origin higher than
mere avarice, and a recognition at the
hands of government other than is accord
ed to the buccaneer and pirate?
Millions of savagcs buried in paganiSm
The Shareholders of the South ought to
look upon themselves as ust about one
notch above missionarics-for while the
latter merely 80 among them to show
them the error of their ways, our South
crn apostles are willing to incur inf
mite trouble and expense, to bring the race
to this country, where under wise and
benevolent system they may be civilized
And pretty work they make of clevatng
the race! Laws, as stringent as cupidlty
and avarice could frame, have been made
to prevent their being taught to read, and
not only made, but carried into effect,
and to prevent the poor African (who
never has properly appreciated the benev-
olence OF his masters, and the beauties of
the system under which he lives, from
getting beyond the reach of their inhucn
ces, they have made laws compelling us to
assist their hired kidnappcrs in catching
and sending them back, and we do it.
True, they may hear the Gospel read, they
may practice religion, for it makes more
contented bondsmen of them, but the crack
of the whip, is too apt to awaken them
from their dreams Of happiness in the future
to realizing sense of tie hopeless misery
of the present state. Can any paganism
be deeper than that which, at the present
time, enshrouds the three millions of slaves
and concubines of the southern states {?
Every paper in the North should pub
lish the article from the Mercury, SO that
the aims of the slave power may be fully
understood. The cry is give! give! The
Fugitive Slave Law, the Nebraska bill,
and the revival of the Slave Trade ! Step
by step it has worked its way, sometimes
by threats, sometimes by bribery. 1t has
accomplished almost everything it desired
the revival of the Slave Trade is to
complete its triumphs.
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