The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-12-04

Bs.tSpentng OF tho sisve Trade.
One Of tbs iayoritc. Of the many falsehoods
uttered by the Republican presses aud speak.
ers, during the recent campaign. was the non
scnscsl declaration that Mr.. BUcHAsAss elec
ton would insure the re-openiug Of the Afri
can Slave trade. We have too mach conf
dcDce 10 the intelligence Of the people to be.
lieye that this ridiculous assertion met with
many believers. A few rabid, insane, one. idea
Abolitlonists, may have received il an gospel
and bern spusred on 70 additional cxertion in
the Republican cause thereby but this, We
think, IA aboot the sun total Of the service rrn.
dered the FgExosr cause by the foolish lie.
In the record Of Mr.. BccHA sAxs life. from
his FIRST political speech down 10 the present
time. not an act or syllable Of bis csn b. found
which furnishes the sghte~, foundation for tho
charge that his election would encourage the
n opening Of the slave trade. The Republicans
well knew this, but as al excuse for their vile
SANDER, they charge that some Of the intimate
personal and political friends Of the President
elect, by whom he will probably be influenced
in his Official course are In favor Of tbs meas.
ore. Mr.. 5LtDgGi.. Z. =. Senator from Lousi.
ana, Mr.. BucnAsAs's earliest aud warmest snp.
porter for the nomination In the South, IL one
OF the gentlemen who are paying the penalty
Of their friendship Tor Mr.. Is. Ie is cha rged
with being ia favor d every extreme measure
supported by the Charleston Mercury school Of
politicians, and !, is upon this slight basis that
the entire supr.trustare Of iaIsehood Is built,
which charges Mr.. BucnAsAs with hvoring
the re-opeuing Of the slave trade.
The Washington linton, OF the 18th, pro.
ducss ali Official document, which most eHec.
taally nails this Islander. 1t vindicates
5L,pEIL and the Democratic party, from the
imputation sought to be fastened upon both,
~ the Last resource Of the Abolitionists 10 pro.
longing a sActiopsi contest. The document is
q report made by Mr.. SLiDElf., In the Senate,
10 1854, recommending the abrogation Of that
portion Of the AsnHuaros treaty. which re-.
qures the Government to maintain q naval
iorce on the coast Of Africa. Ia the report,
Mr. ). shows by documents presented 10 the
English Parliament that the present system Of
keeping English, French and American squad.
rous on the coast OF Africa, for the purpose Of
stopping the slave trade. has been total fail.
ure. The report concludes as follows;
This African slave trade has, il il bclievesi,
b~n entirely Suppressed in Brazil, and, IN this
hemisphere, The remaining colonies VI SPAIN
CUBA aud Porto RICO are ,ts only marts. Your
committee think that, II the A aerican dag be
stlll employed Ia this seafIOus traffic, nov pro-
hibittd by every Christian nation, aud surrep-
! titiously tolerated by spain alone, the abuse
tau be more efficiently corrected by the EN-.
ployment OF our cruisers IN the vicinity OF those
| islands.
II posid ssm almost sape I Gus on the part
y you, eomm iies 10 say b.. j. recommending
me adopi'oB " The resolution uaier oonstdsra.
ton, they repadiate the most remote intention
of relaxing, In any dtgroe. the strngency of
our legislation on the Sabject Of the African
slave trade lts Continuance, while IL Ia 80
W'N'bH wv htpf W W. tStty way
pttjudleiai 10 our commercial aud agricultural
Interests.
he abrogation Of the eighth article Of the
Ashbur,o0 treaty does not necessarily imply
the purpose OF withdrawing our squadron IRON
the coast OF Africa. A portion ii It, indeed,
must necessarily be retained there 10 protec,
our commercc. l,s ouly eject will be to enable
the Executive to employ the force now sta
Toned there at any other point where its ser
vice may be more useful. We shoula still be
bound by. the eleventh article OF tho treaty OF
Client 10 uAe, 10 the language Of that article,
''our best .ndravors 10 promote the desirable
objee, OF the On Ire abolition Of the slave trade"
And none can doubt that it will continue TO
be faithfully observed. ~ it has heretofore been,
in letter and spirit.
!, ia neither manly, honest, or decent, to at
tempt to make Mr.. BrcuAsAS responsible for
the ianatical opinions Of few Southern Hot
spurs, especially, when in his entire public life
he has never exhibited either sympathy for
them or their opinions Mr.. BrcuASAS will
10 more sympathze with the extreme South.
cru class oi politicians, than he will with the
ttDptNoS. fuiiIifsEs, and GARkisoSs oi the
North The measures of both classes. will
inset from hln tina, bitter opposition, their ex.
trcmc and destructive character deserve, lie
will be the President, OF the whole Union. and
will represent, both 10 his foreign and domcs-
tic policy that noble conservative Union-loving
feeling. which annmates the heart OF every