Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-12-01


| the United States. because in the existing con-
dition of our public affairs and with the senti-
ment of the rest of the civiiised world nrmly
set against it, a rsturn:to it would be morally
! impossible.
TIL. Richmond Enquirer reviews Governor
AS message at length, and while adopting
most of the views he expresses therein with
reference to the duty of the South to resist and
guard against, promptly and effectively. all
outside efforts to interfere with American
slavery and its constitutional development,
&c illustrates with force indeed, the utter
folly of urging the renewal of the African
slave trade as policy for this Government,
as means of counteracting the curren: poii,y
Of abOlitionism-saying:
And nero We encounter the obvious and
lncontestlble fact, that the revival Of the AT
rican slave trade as a legal commerce is q pO-
litical impossibility. Our own laws condemn
the traffic, and there is no chance for their
repeal. The laws of the civilized world de-
nounce the severest penalties Of piracy against
1t, and they, In any event, are beyond tho
range of our control Is there anything in the
tone Of public opinion, in this or any other
country, which warrants the idea that we may
procure the establishment Of the slave trade
as legitimate branch of commerce? Is ths
thing pessibieI Certainly this inquiry
touches the most essential point of the contro-
yersy, and yet Governor Adams entirely ig.
noYes it,
oft being apparent from tho mere state
ment of the proposition that the revival of the
slave trade is moral impossbility, there is
no need Of any further discussion Of the SUBJ
ject The States Of the South are not yet pre-.
pared to defy the public opinion and to pro.
woke the positive hostility Of the foremost
Powers of Christendom; and as the attempt 10
reopen the traffic in African degrees would
inevitably draw this penalty upon US, We nay
rest upon the conclusion that the policy Is
impracticsble, and will never be subjected to
the test of experiment.
|" But We have a word in illustration of the
improperly and folly of even discussing the
revival Of the slave trade, as an object of
Southern ambition and enterprise. Can any
II an fail to observe how much of stimulus and
strength the mere agitation of the scheme i'm
parts to the anti slavery sentiment of the
North how much Of Odium and resentment
1t provokes against the aggressive spirit of
slavery propagandism ?'-tO what extent it
impairs the moral security of the South, and
80 injuriously affects the stability of its nsti-
buttons? 1t is idle to deny that slavery is con.
demned by the public opinion of the world
sympathies of the most despotic as well as the
most popular governments Of Europe Whether
from honest conviction or the suggestions of
hypocrisy, they all join in the clamor against
US. Even Spain, in whose domnions slavery
exists, affects a sort of moral sntagOnism to the
South Is it the policy Of the South still fur
Their 10 embarrass its position, still more scorn-
fully to defy the opinion of the world-to in
flame the zeal and multiply the number of its
enemies? And all, too, in pursuit of an i'm
practicable enterprise and an equivocal sd-
vantage. If not, then let US stop this talk
about rSviviDg the African slave trade"
The Election in California.-This morning
We received the following brief letter from .
friend in California, in whose judgment on
such subject we place more confidence than
in those of all the rest of the politicians in the
State together. To our mind it settles the
question as to how California has gone, past
per adventure:
SAX Francisco, CAL Nov. 5-5p M
My DEAR SIR: We will carry this State by
twenty thousand ever Fillmore, and thirty
thousand over Fremont, from the complexion
Of the returns received up to this hour. The
rational majority cast for Buchanan and Fill
more over Fremont, the sectional candidate,
will not be less than fifty thousand, probably
sixty thousand Tho Legislature Democratic
By an overwhelming majority, and will elect
two 6rm and unf1iDching Kansas Nebraska
Democrats to the Senate for four and six years.
Nr. Herbert We make the following ex-
tracts from al address to the people of Cali
fOrnia published just prior to his departure
from San Francisco 10 take bis seat in the
House Of Representatives at the current ses-
sion According to one of the papers of that
city Dir Il. challenged the editor of the B1I-
lem on account of structures upon him pub
lished IN IL at journal shortly before publishing
the address in question.
TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
During the difficulties with which have
been surrounded, l have remained silent, nor
wodld | now be heard were it not that my
enemies 10 my absence might construe that
silence into sn admission Of all that has been
said against me, and that by continuance Of
those SANDERS which have been leaped upon
my name, patience has ceased to he Vir-
tue -
As the chsrges represented TO the public AZ
my Gntecedents, prior to my ad vent into Con-
gress rs the representative Of this, my adopt.
ed State, are as barren CT truth as the authors
Of them are of principle or honor, shall con.
tent myself by prOnouncing them false Not
one Of them can be substantiated. here or else
where, ard now challenge the authors OF
them to the proof
There are more than one in this community
who have known me from my boyhood; and
when brand theso charges as nilfuI and ma
Iicious lies, tho declaration will be endorsed
by gentlemen whose characters are beyond re-
preach.
/" 1t will be remembered that when I 70.
ceived the nomination for the position 1 now
hold the Democratic party became divided,
aud all efforts at reconciliation having failed
in the campaign which followed, there were
two Democrati0 tickets in the field, in opposi-
ton to which battied or old political enemies,
the Wings But after . thcrough and full
canvass Of the State, during which Tie merits
and dement's Of oar respective political creeis
.~ere deliberately discussed, the Hon. j. W.
Denver and myself received ierSe majority
over all OPPOSITION, Notwithstanding over ten
thousand votes were detracted from our
strength, which We might reasonably have ex-
pected had our party been united; and in ODE
dience to the viii CfiEo people thus expressed