Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1856-12-04
SLAVERY AND THE SLAVE TRADE.

SLAVERY AND THE SLAVE TRADE.
We have resolved copy of the Message OF Gov. |
Adams, OF south Carolina, in which be takes strong
ground Ia favor Of the revival Of the Slave Trade
Saoh recommendation from such source, Is well
calculated to excite sstonishmenf. Tho Governor
argues the "consumptlon Of cotton has steadily
increased and will In few years exceed the supply
not from any want the part Of the South Of land
upon which to grow It, but from wants Of operators
to cultivate 1t. The demand for the article being
greater than the supply, the price mast 60 NJ, in
the absence OF all disturbing causes. As long ths
continues to be the case, the South must prosper-
But the certain effect Of high prices, i'll be to slim
ulate the growth Of the staple 10 ferelgn countries,
and In time 10 destroy the monopoly which we have
so long enjoyed The possession Of this mono poly Is
the chief element Of Southern prosperity" The
Governor then proceeds to rebut the idea that Atri
can slaves My can successfully grow cotton, and
says that sunder British domination free slaves are
now producing 10 the East more than the entire crep
Of the United States in 1920.' Hence, in order to
maintain the position of the South, thai section mnks
have cheap labor also. as in India and Algeria =
AID this, he afhrms, .can be obtained but In one
way, namely, by re-opsning the African Slave
Trade," This portion OF the message we give in
detail, asst is likely TO produce sensation on both
sides Of the Atlantic, aud to lead to much discus
sion.--
Until Providence interposes and changes his or
ganism, the Artisan must continue to be sshewer
OF wood aud drawer of water.p 1t is diseased
sentimentality which starts back at the idea Of 10.
galizpg the slave trade, and at the same time con-
templates without emotion the cruel ssrvitude which
capital exaots oflabor, all the world over. There
was time when canting phianthropists had i'm
stilled into us belief that slavery was wrong. In-
yestigation has entirely changed the once common
| sentiment on this point The South now beiievep
that mysterious Providence has brought the two
races together this osntiuent for wise purposes
and that the existing relation has boon mutually
beneficial. Southern slavery has elevated the Afri
can to degree Of civilization which the black
has never attained in any other age country. I'VE
see 1t now IL Its true light and regard It as the most
safe and stable basis for free institutions in tho world
had the slave trade never been olosed, the eqnili
brium between the Nerth and the South would not
/ have been destroyed. Tho North has had tho old
world from which to draw her supply of labor, and
hence the rapid settlement of the Northwest Since
1905 the south has supplied hor own labor, and has
necessarily made slower progress in settling up the
Southwest II the trade were now open, am per-
saaded that the South would consent to close IL
and this is perhaps the best answer to the
derived from the sentiment that Is arrayed
against the proposition. It Ia unprecedented that tho
ofeninS OF this trade will lessen the valne of slaves
and ultimately destroy the institution. 1t kufi-
Client answer to point to the fact that unrestricted
immigration has not diminished the value oil labor
IN the Northwestern section OF the oonfederacy.
The cry there is, want of labor, notwithstanding
capital has the paupefism Of the old world to press
int9 its grinding service. If we cannot supply the
demand for slave labor then we must expect TO be
supplied with species Of labor we do not want, and
which is from tho very nature cfthings. aniagenis
tic to our institutions 1t is much better that ouI
drays should be driven by savesthat our factories
should DO worked by slayes-ihat our hotels should
be served by saves-:hat our locomotives should b,
! manned by slaves, than that we should be exposed
TO the introduction from any quarter, of popula
ton alien to us by birth, training, and education
and which, in tho process Of time, must lead to tba
conflict between capital and labor, (which makes
50 difficult to maintain free Institutions In all veal
thy and highly civilized naious whore such institu
, tions as do not exist" In all elayehpdinJ
States, true psiicy dictates that the superior race
should direct, and the inferior perform all menia
ratftf La aw.l.. II
man for this service may disturb Northern sen
sibilty, but 1t does not exactly suit our latitude
Irrespective however, of interest," the act Of Congress
declaring tho slave trade piracy, Is brand upon
which think il important to remove. If the trade
be piracy the slave must be plunder and no ingen
uity can avoid the logical necessity Of sush con
9 cnsion. My hopes asd fortunes are indissolubl
9 associated with this form of society. teel that
/ would be wanting in duty, il did not urge you
. ! withdraw your assent to an aet, which Is itse
direct condemnation Of your Institutions. But ",
have interests to inforce course Of respect,
' believe, as have slready stated that more slave
. are necessary to q continuance of our monopoly
plantation products believe that they are necess
: airy to the iull development of cur whole round
agricultural and mechanical Resources that they ar
@ necessary to tho restoration Of the South, to a
II equality OF power in the General Government, pei
haps to tho very integrity Of slave society," dsturba
It MS it has soen by causes which have Induced a
e undue proportion Of the ruling race. TO us hay
been committed the fortunes Of this peculiar form
K society resulting from the union Of unequal rnce
1t has vindicated its claim to the appreciation Of
enlightened humanity. It has eivilised and shri
il tanized the African 1t has exalte the white rae
itself to higher hopes and purposes and II Is perhaI
Il of the sacred obiigation that should give
the means of exransie, =-sa eaat We should press
i 4 rOrward to perpetuity of progress
0 Upon tho above the Pennsylvania Iaqniydr n
If marks:
!. Here thoa we have tho hrst distinct propositi6
It in official form, for tho revival of tue nquito
10 Slave Trade. This, as we may infer, will be ~
lowed up by come movement 10 Congress. But it
l. scarcely possible for it to succeed The Represe
tatives Of tho Northern and Middle States, ma
as ter what their party anities will unite together
/. one man, in opposition to system so infamous .
lie Rather let some movement be made ealo ulated
5, enforce the laws which already exit against Il
It odious trafho.
% We may here take occasion to remark, that h
ht suggestions of Governor Adams strike nltogoth
* i.timed, and every way indiscreet. They %
or cuated TO increase the hostility that already ext
in the North to slavery, and in fact to render st
th odious and obnoxious The existence of the da
10 Institution itssf. Let hope, however, that Sou
ne Carolina ia alone in this dsreputabe business al
o. that no other State even OF the South will respol
le to the coansels Of Governor Adams.
BoTToMLEss PTIN THE MAMMOTH CAVE.
r. Toe bottomless pit IN tho Mammoth Gave
. Kentucky is suspected BY many to run throul
e. the whole diameter of the earth. The BRAN
terminates in it, and the explorer sudden
T. finds himself brought up upon its brink, sta