The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1857-06-06

And FOR fifty years the statesmen oil our
country have been thus deludcd, thus be@il-
dcred, thus struck by moral and judicial
blindness uncNamped in the history Of nations
Millions of money have been squandcred and
mulitudcs of gallant officers and brave scamen
sacrificed on the pcstiierous coast of Africa,
for what? Why, not to prevent the mporta-
ton of negrocs-that might be cxpedcnt per-
haps-bnt to prevent negroes being taken to
Brazil to Cuba--to remote lands with which
we had nothing to doto put down the ''slave
tradc'-.-to help on the world wide imposiurc
Of the British aristocracy--to assist in the
grand ultimate object of British policy
destruction Of the natural relation Of races on
this continent, and Of course and necessity, the
ruin and overthrow of our Democratic lnsti-
buttons.
just now. our new Marshall Mr. Isaiah
Rynders Is winning golden opinions from the
abolition and anti-Slnvcry journals. for his
energy and success in this great moral work,
this grand protcstaton against the sin Of
" slnvcry"--thus helping on the British Niger
policy.
Now leaving out Of view the "moral" qucs.
ton aud contemplating the simple facts and
iuluctive facts of this matter, directly under
sequences of this putting down the = slave
trade" in this city? Why exactly this, -thc
more negroes that are taken from Africa to
cuha--thr cheaper will be sugar, the product
Of their labor Sugar, ut this moment, il At q
high figure: perhaps the laboring classes, the
poor, the men Of toll, were never before taxed
so high, or had to give so much Of the proceeds
Of their labor for this poor mans luxury rs at
this moment This il an unGncstionnblc fact.
Now. il il clear that tie officials of this gov
ernment, the servants Of the people, should
never be permitted TO add TO the burthcns OF
the people But the official in question, anX-
iouS, doubtless, to stand well with the moral
class steps in and prevents the cheapening OF
sugar--prcvcNts the increase Of negroes and
negro labor in Cuba. and therefore compcls
the laborng man to pay the high prices of the
prescnt---to endure more labor or 10 deny him.
self and his family some other indulgence be.
cause plain RyndcrS, forsooth, desires to
stand well with the enemies of slavery" and
shut ont negroes and negro labor from Cuba.
1 Is this not so, exactly, Enthusiastically SOL l.
there not something wrong, decidedly wrong
here? But this is not all nor even half of the
mischief Of this banefnl and prcpoSterons dcIn.
sion about NJ grocs and negro slavery and put
ting down the slave trade The simple fact
Of the matter, and when separated from the
moral question or the moral sentiment inyolv-
ed when leaving that entirely ont of view,
what can he more absurd or more disgracclnl
to the common sense Of n people, than this
putting down the slave trade? The moral sen
timcnt involved is worse still If universally
and literally accepted aud acted on, it would
destroy of necessity not only onr institutions
but our civilization. is factious and foreign
antsocial as well rs Democratic, and re
Auced to practice, would be death to Chris
tanty as well rs to libcrty-tlic collapse and
final destruction of all that is sacred or hope
ful in American society