The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-26

While the Cabinets of Spain, France and Eng.
land are engaged in an abortive attempt to
create an immense emigration from the barba-
rous tribes of Africa 10 toe tropical countries of
America. and to re establish under a slightly
different form the almost extingaished African
slaye trade, they forget, or ignore completely,
the great fact that charac 4rizes the material
devescpement of the communities on this con-
tipent
The institution of negro slavery in America
sprung from the wants Of the age in which it
bad its origin, and received its life and growth
from the continued demands OF European civili-
cation. The products Of its industry have never
found their market in the wants of its own So
ciety; but cotton and sugar have been the re-
quirements, first as luxury and now as ne.
cessity, of countries that differed widely in
soil, climate aud social conditions from those
where slavery had been planted. Under the
stimulus Of the European demand for its
fruits, African slavery grew and prospered,
and became not only an important part of the
social organization where it existed, but power
full element of the civilization and elevation of
the human race everywhere. Cotton and sugar
have produced q beneficial revolution in the
bygienic condition Of man; one by improving his
clothing and the other by entering largely into
the composition of his food and medicine.
Receiving thus its life and the stimulus of its
growth from the necessities of the constantly
developing civilization of Europe the institution
grew to be living part of the social texture of
America. Two races not only unlike in their
external attributes, but dissonant IN those inter
nal inspirations and aims that form the life of the
inner man and guide and direct the physical ap-
plication of his powers could not exist in social
and political equality. From the recognition OF
this truth came toe continued subsection of the
inferior to the superior race. This subsection was
not only the great element Of material progress,
but il was the bond of intellectual development
and ste conservative law Of social and political
life ia the community. Wherever mistaken and
humanity has absogated it, the same
results are witnessed. Hayti, Mexico
Central America, New Granada, Peru ard
Jamaica exhibit the same material decay,
social disintegration. They have ceased to an
swer to the calls Of European civilization for the
great necessities Of its material lhe-cotton, 81
gar, coffee, rice and tobacco.
In contrast witt, this disastrous result two
great nations which have refused to disturb the
social constitution under which they have pros.
,ered, have now become, through the products of
heir industry, essential elements to the life and
rogress of European society. These two are the
United States, with its three and half millions,
nd Brazil, with its three millions of slaves We
10 not include CUBA, With its half million ofslaves
because its natural gravitation must eventually
ring it into a political union with the great
northern centre OF that social organization Of
which il lie part. The rapid growth which these
NO great centres Of American progress has ex-
libited does not arise from any innate advantage
which their social elements possess, but from The
act that the institution of slavery within them s'
he great conservative support of political sta
Dility, and is in complete consonance with
he material necessities Of the world.
This social organization has not required
my peculiar form Of political constitution TO
,nable it to prosper. Its advance is the same
lnder our free institutions, or the constitusonal
apre of Brazil, or the absolute despotism of
Juba. In all of these il exhibits the sam, ma
erial progress-the superior add the inferior
ace increasing 10 numbers and in the produc-
ion Of wealth in a greater degree than is seen
n any of the European communities.
The United States and DraEil thus forry the
VIC great centres Of American civilization, and
Ire the true exponents of its progress. In many
hings there is On identity between them. Our
division into separate States il pertialy repro-.
luced in Brazil by its division into nineteen
separate provinces, each with its. own Governor
,ud Legislature; each has The same mighty field
or population westward from its settled portions,
Of dense society like that which
,xiss in Europe; each has its States or provinces
where slavery does not exist, Or is dying out;
each has en- antagonistic social organization be-
ono ts coolest bcundary, where, in obedience to
The isothermal law, the negro race does not
iernal communication, the same varieties of
mountain and valley, soil aod product
each has the same rapid increase Of
and exubernnt wealth and pros
peri:y each has tie same concentra-
lion Of policy upon ia own domestic de-
yelopement and non-intcrventioE abroad; and
zach has beyond its warrrest boundary the same
and decaying communities over
Which IL is called by it, manifest destiny to ex-
tend, in due tine, the bealthful influence of tic .
own social, material and intellectual progress
Besides these resemblances these two great
nations have exhibited like obedience TO the
silent law of their growth From reasons ope-
rating within themselves, and not from any CIV.
;ernal pressure Of the torrent Of European idea,