The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-06-26
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Al The Buchanan ratification meeting in
Richmond, Va, Gcs. Wise stated ,h., the
election oil Buchanan would result in Kan.
cas- coming into the Union Is a ri.ve State
and in largely increasing the average valu.
81 n gro men, woGen and children. OF
csurse Wise is good authority .. to the in.
daeDcs which any particular fact mar have
on the psice si Degroess and HE statement
must be highly satisfactory x the pro-
slavery men OF The tree States who are Ia
bcriag Tor the electioH of Bnchsosn. and
viii doubtless tend TO increase their efforts
iof accomplishing that event
Itwa probably be soon sentenced BY the
southern secessionisas and their pro slavery
allies At the North, that the Constitution
an addition TO being Designed as the general
protector OF ~slevery. was alse intended to
foster measures Tor increasing the value Of
slaves IN particular States. There . how.
ever n safeguard against the utter prorti-
tuition o. thai instrument to 50 base q Pur-
pose ia The fact thai the Interests Of the
slave States themselse. IN this matter are
considerably divergent, South Carolina
and The cotton and sugar growing Staiss,,
would prefer free trade in negroes. Is being
decided, The cheapest NAY for them 70 pro-
.ure. ssborers. and hence they have recent.
~ brosched une9aivocal propositions for
the revival Of the slave trade. Bot a. the
crop Of negroes 10 nov the most valuable
one which is raised BY Virginia. the old
Doaiaioa u in favor Of retaining the pro-
hinitofy lsrif which the abolition OF the
slsse trade has placed IN the importation Of
revived, isbosing men could be procured Al
nom three TO I'VE hundred dollars per head.
Their presen, price in Virginia 10 iron If
teen hundred TO tvs thousand dollars, which
would Dc immediately reduced four OF hye
hundred per cent. 1.-The trade we're re-ss,ab-
lished. II is eass 10 imagine that Virgins
Shareholders cannot bear to think OF such a
depreciation OF their property, and ~ould
oppose any proposition for re-eaac,ing .
system that would reduce them To compsra.
I've penary.
But asSouth Carolina lie undersluod 20 b.
The leading spirit among The Southern
States, it Is not Improbable that, aided ny
The other slave States whose interests ia
tAis matter are identical, she would tresl
the particular wish or interest OF Virgins
with indifference, and make an effort TO re,
siye the traffic which is declared ts be plra
~ on the s,stuie-books OF all civilized IA,
lions. Ii the Tree States did not agree u
her proposition ~ that effect, she woult
have ready her old aud stale cry about de
solving the Union. and pro-siarery journal
nj the North would be as ready a. they ar,
nov to impate disnnion sentiments to al
ireemen who opposed the infamous project
Without saying Il is likely that the siay,
trade could be revived by an act Of Congress
we are warranted IN saying Inst M. Buch
xnas would not resist any Southern de-
msnds OF efforts for ito accomplishment
He has himself publicly stated that he is d
longer James Bschsnaa, but the Cin:innst
platform,-and tina, platform can be mad.
10 bear any Interpretation which its slave,
holding authors choose TO put upon il
Equality OF the States" is one o. the prin
eipsl Of the delusiye doctrines which il pro
mulces, and it would mol require = ven
suar, pro-slsvery logiciah TO ceduce iron
tha, doctrine, that if q Tree Stsle has q RICH
10 import whatever articles OF commerce !:
chooses. 8 slave State has : right to inpori
slaves. Contemplate as are the sbilitie.
Of the State Democrat, il would msnufsciurs
an attempt Al such an argument. on s hal
hours notice from its pro-slayery masters
and be ready TO raise its ususi hypocriticsl
ery about the dangers which threatened The
Union, because Ihe people Of the Free
States would Hoi accord 10 South Carolina
the exeteise u her sovereign right as q Stsse
10 import slaves from the coast OF Africa