Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-11-18
HOW STANDS THE SLAVE TRADE

HOW STANDS THE SLAVE TRADEl
In 1915 the Holy Alliance took, as they supposed,
enectusl means 10 put down the slave trade. Long
subsequent thereto France England and America
agreed by treaty, each 10 keep feet on the African
coast suppress it. Men engaged in it were treaed
as pirates and capaIy punished 1t is high time
for practical NEIL to ascertain and calculate the con.
sequences OF these great national efforts, aided,
they seemed 10 have been, by the public opinion of
Chrstendom.
If these measures have all proved abortiveif they
have increased instead of diminishing this trade-it
they have rendered it not only larger in amount but
more cruel in its prosecuon-itis high time TO desis
from them-time to adopt new measures Of sup.
preston, if any available can be devised-ort to
desis from all attempts at suppression, if such at
tempts will only increase and aggravae the evils
which they propose to cure.
The same humanity which dictated the attempts
TO put down the slave trade, will surely now step in
and arrest them, if they be only productive fevi.
Now, il is notorious, the save.rude under the in
fuence of abolition counses has doubled in amount
and quadrupeed in cruelty The reasons for this arc
as obvious as the facts undisputed.
The liberation of the slaves Of the West Indies end
of South America, begat vastly increased demand
for African slaves, and men have been found bold
enough to supply this denaud, regardless OF risk or
consequences. Added TO this the Cooley trade from
various portions of Asia, makes more new slaves
than the old African trade and the Coolies are treat
ed more cruelty than the negroes because their mas
ters are less Interested in preserving their lives II
IA, uIs oIn ~ tnnf he
is conducted with ten times the cruelty now, that ii
was formerly.
On this state of facts il is ueehlesa to argue for any
reader must see that humanity call" loudly Tor an ell
rs cieppe of measures to the African slave trade
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INTEGRITY OF The DEMOCRATIC ORGANI
ZATION.
1t is evident from the immense majority Of th'
popular VOTE which Mr.. Buchanan receives in thi:
State that no was supported by many persons oil The
Opposition party; but it i, rash inference to con
clude that the Democratic organization is strength
sned in proportion to the number OF these recruits.
The truth is that the late was in some sort
suspension of the hostilities Of party. Ordinary
political issues were lost sight of in the overshadow
ing Importance Of q particular controversy. In the
North as well as in the South the position OF men
was determined BY their relation 10 the subject OF
slavery rather than by their connexiou with any par
ticuar party; and their vote had reference TO no spe
cal scheme OF administrative policy but to the pre-
dominant question in dispute between the antagonIs
tic sections of the confederacy. Under pressure o
the present necessity, the Democratic party lost
something of its exclusive character but renounced
nothing Of its peculiar principles or its distinctive or
papiza,on 1t survives the shock of the conflict and
having triumphed over the emergency OF The moment
is prepared TO pursue liz policy TO the benecent con-
summation to which it has aspred from the begin
ming of its history.
lisa hazardous thing to invoke the alliance of a
stronger power, and there many signal instances
OF the suheclion Of the weaker party by is benetac
tor. The Democracy are IN danger of no such igno'
minious catastrophe for the reason that nobody ell
ters its organization who does not cordially embrace
its principles, and espouse its interests.
ANY alien element in its organization 80 far cor
rups the tone and vigor of the Democratic party
And, we may conceive case, in which, by the as
cendsnt influence of persons welding ts authority
but regulating ts principles the party might entire.
" lose its spirit and be perverted from its legitimate
cause the party will repel the approach Of every in
diyidua who does not share its sympa,hes and pro-
fess its principles.
Fidelity to the South is not the sole test of Democ-
racy. The slavery plank in our platform is not ex-
c.usive of every other principle of public policy
person may be orthodox in respect OF this that
measure, bul he cannot claim full fellowship with the
Democracy, until he renounces his Federal, Wing,
and Know N No.hing hereses and subscrbes the dis.
tnctive creed Of the State Rights party. The De-
mocracy may multiply their numbers by promiscu'
ous determination with persons of all parties but they
will only attain corrupt and tumid expansion which
will impose the inevitable penalty Of disorganizaon
and decay. There is no safe and steady growth but
on the principle Of assimilation.
In subordinatng the allegiance Of party to the OBJ
legations of PATRIOTISM those Wing gentlemen who
co.operated with the Democracy in the recent can.
vass have established an incontesbe title to the ap-
plause and gratitude of the country. Nor are the
Democracy insensible to their services in the com.
mon of resistance to the aggressions of sboli.
tionism.
But, there would be no sense in assuming that
they mean to attach themselves permanently to
our party, simply because they have sustained our
candidates under a special combination of c;rcum-
stances. However much we may desire their con.
nexion, it is time enough to claim their allegiance
when they avOw an entire adoption of principles.
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DELEGATES TO TIE COMMERCIAL CON.
NENTION.
In addition to the Delegates heretofore selected by
the Governor TO attend the Commercial Convention
at Savannah in the State Of Georgia, on the eighth
of December next, he has selected also Mr.. James
Lyons. Joseph r. Anderson and Myer Myers, for the
State.at large and Johu Scott Esq, for the Seventh
Congressional District, in the place of Nathaniel
Tyler, Jr., who has declined to serve.
COTTON IN MIDDLE FLORIDA.-It is stated
that the planters of Middle Florida WILL with few ex-
ceptions, secure very fair crop of cotton, notwh-
standing the disastrous storm OF the last of August
But for that mishap their crop this year would have
been unprecedented in size.