The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-01

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Revival Of the African Slave Trade-The Co
vernon OF South Carolina Taken In Hand
by the Richmond Junta.
We transfer to the columns Of this paper
very interesting and suggestive, and, upon the
whole, very sensible article from the Richmond
Enquirer, in the shape Of a commentary on the
late official message of the Governor of South
can slave trade.
Our Richmond contemporary manages his in
tractable patient with considerable skin. The
foliies of the whole system which has brought him
to his present distressing state of nervous irrita
blity are pretty clearly shown. The soothing
system is then tried upon him; the benevolent
Virginia doctor pats his subject patronizingly
upon the back, soft soaps him in the mos. afiec-
tomato style. sings the choicest music Of Rattery
in his ear, gives him drink, recommends mild
diet, and kindly shows him the door. Yet under
this beautiful but fiimsy veil Of blarney our
Richmond philosopher gets of some valuable
bits Of wisdom and just rebuke. He says that
ternal expansion, it il far more important that
the Institution should be consolidated at home"
4" that il is not wise or expedient in the South 10
attempt to reestablish the African slave traffic."
that It's revival as legal commerce is al
absolute impossibility;" and finally, our Rich
mond Enquirer very pertinently asks, Can any
man fail to observe how much Of stimulus the
mere agitation of the scheme departs 10 the auti-
slavery sentiment Of the North how much
odium and resentment il provokes against r..
aggressive suirit' c. slavery propagandism,'
and " to what extent il impairs The moral secu-
rity Of the South. and so injuriously Affects the
stability OF It's institutions r.
This view Of the case strikes al the root OF the
question. A. this day no better expedient for
keeping alive the anti-slavery excitement Of the
North could be divised than the serious agita-
tation by Southern politicians aud statesmen Of
the revival OF the African slave trade and the
suggestions and conclusions thrown ont by our
Richmond contemporary convince u that the sea-
sonabie visit of Governor Wise TO Wheatland has
brought the Governor and his lats disunion or
gan and Junta TO their senses Thus much in
verifcation Of Mr.. Calhoun's idea Of the "cohe-
siye power Of the public plumber" It is q cobe-
siveness full Of party coTruptioDs and demorah-
cations, and yet strong bond OF union between
the North aud South. At last
There are not few inquiring men vino sup
pose that all tlese rabd pro-slavery schemes Of
Southern ultTas have FOR their object the great
ultinatum OF disunion and Southern confede-
racy-that these fre-eating secession agitators
really desire to keep alive the sectional agitation
Of slavery, and TO exaspera,e IL by every available
device, into a violent rupture OF the Union, that
a Southern confederacy may follow. 1t has
been suspected that the rigid exactions of the
Fugitive Slave law, the repeal OF the Missouri
compromise, the ruffian policy Of poor Pierce for
forcing slavery, in defiance OF the constitution,
the law and public opinion, upon Kansas, aud
the violentmeasures Of hostility pursued through
olt the South against the Fremont party in the
late campaign. were all intended by the South
ern ringleaders Of these measures aud move
menis. not 20 much for the vindcation Of South
ern rights within the Union, as for the purpose of
tanning the flames of discord between the two
sections into an abrupt dissolution OF the Union
We know. al all events, tina. with the whole
school Of South Carolina politicians, the dissolu-
ton of the Union and separate Southern con-
federacy is the grand ultimatum, 20 boldly avow-
ed and 20 blindly desired that they jump at the
widest projects Of sectional agitation and aliena-
ton. We know, too, that the ramifcations OF
this South Carolina secessionism extend from
Washington TO New Orleans, and thence ND the
river TO Missouri. But we also know That. re-
duced 10 It's available strength, this secession ele-
ment Of the South IL but contemplate faction
Of noisy dsorganizers, and that the bulk Of the
shareholders are against them.
Considered in this light, the message Of the
South Carolina Governor on the African slave
trade has received a fitting rebuke from the
Richmond democratic Junta This and other re-
cent revelations of their organ detach the vir-
ginia democracy, except Wise and Mason, from
this ultra disunion Southern faction. We hail
this sign as the beginning Of general separa-
ton Of the Union democracy Of the South upon
the new administration against this disunon fac
ton and all their disorganizing projects whether
located in Kansas, Nicaragua, Mexico, Cuba or
Africa and whether emanating from Atchison,
JEFF. Davis, poor Pierce, Soule, Gen. Walker or
Gov. Adams.
With regard 10 the Northern hue and cry
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