Demoine courier., 1856-11-27

tended, they are pnttIrg forth their u,most
exerlrons 10 extend it. and they proclaim
that they uiW extend 1t cost what i,
may.
Let us turn now 10 the consideration
Of anotber asofct of THE subject.
There has been Of late en- extensive
movement in the South in favor of re-
opening the Slave Trade. The views Of
those who favor this idea are remesen,ed
in a series Of articles in the Charleston
Standard, remarkable for the ability
with which they are written, and more
remarkable for the fact ,ha, the reason
so oflen urged by the oppooenIs Of Sla
very extension, against its policy, are
fully confirmed and set forth, as The evil
10 remedy which il 10 necessary. in The
npininu of ,he Standard. to revive the
Slave Trade. The writer sets gu, with
the declaration that 'ali HE obvious evil
Of Slavery 10 in the want Of Slaves."-
That wan. Of Slaves has been cansed BY
the extension Of Slave Territory, scatter
ing over or amoun, Of Territory, a 9lan-
,i,y Of labor only suffi cieu, TO supply all
The wsn,s, sud develop all the resour-
ces OF y comparatively limited region.
This creates a demand for labor greater
g,han the supply, il raises The price Of
slaves to a figure which many canno,
afford, and the consequence is. enlerpris-
IS languish, property decreases in value.
the riches Of the soil are wasted, and
there is a general wan: OF energy and
enterprise. This disastrous deficiency
Of labor, the Standard says, has been
the effect Of opening 10 settlement. the
Creek and Cherokee lands, The purchase
Of Louisiana, and the annexation Of Tex
az, and il 10 daily growing worse, the
price Of labor 10 increasing. and the cup
ply becoming s,ill more dispropor,iona,e
10 the demand. The extension Of SIa-
very into Kansas will still further en-
hxnce their difficulties. The Editor at
Ter carefully surveying the entire ground,
states hi. conclusion as follows;
Equality OF States is necessary Ia
equality Of power in the Senate of the
Union; equality Of population is neces
sary 10 equality OF powe6 in the House
Of Representatives; we canno, expand
our labor into The Territories wi:hou,
decreasing it in The Sta,es; and hat is
gained upon the frontier lie lost at the
centre of The institution; paupef white
labor will moi cone 10 %cOmpentIon with
GU. slaves. aud if j. dld. u would not in
crease the integrity and s,reng.h of Sla.
very, and therefore to The cqunli,y Of in
luence in The Federal Legislature there
10 HE necessity for the Slave Trade,
This then is The position of The South.
They arc determined u extend Slavery,
when TO do go. necessarily involves one
If these two beautiful alternatives, either
the itctfnl.s progress Of the confessed
impnvtrishment of the Slave holding
Stat lee. and The extension Of The caute Of
tnai impoverishment aver still more Of
of the Slave trade. tina, ia rbaruus sy stem
which the whole civilized world long ago
sersed in proa ounc,rg piracy. There
are many already 10 The South who sd.
vocaie The latter of these alternatives. and
there may be some in The North, pliable
enough TO be moulded into willing instrn-
ments for The work. e, i, wire madness
10 talk Of the Slave trade. Any attempt
~ revive i. would eonvulse not alone the
Uni,ee States. bal oil the enlightened
nations of the Globe. Ere i, can be
done every spark Of humanity mnst ex-
| pire IN tbs breas, OF man. Ii canno, be
done, and the other alternative mus, be-
The choice Of the South. # they presisi in
extending Slavery. Already according
10 their W testimony, weak aud Ian
gushing, and i'm 2over,.hed. in The spiril
Of The self polluie: they make haste 10
commi, the ACT which shall utterly pros
lra,e them. And they sin no, merely
against ,hemselves, bnt against the coun
Try and The world. They fail TO devel'
op The riches oil a fertile and beautiful
soil, 10 cover The aufiace Of the Earth
with well cultivated fields. and dot il
with busy mar.s, they suffer the rich
ores which Almighty God has deposited
in The boron Of the Earth. 10 l,s lid in
stead OF d.awipg them u and convert
ing them to the manifold use, of mankind,
they give an i'll account of tho talent.
with which Tho Creator has endowed
them, and instead Of helping the country
onward towards her high destiny, they
resard h,r progress. and desire TO encum-
Der her wirh Inc dead weight OF a still
greater expanse of Slave Territory.
| tVa ,annnt ronclude this article with.