Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-08-04
The Success of Slavery

The scarcity aud high price of cotton and sugar are fast producing a revolution in public opinion in the northern States and Europe. with regard to the question of slavery. So long as the looms of Manchester and Lowell coul1 he kept in easy operation and sugar was cheap and plentiful in London and New York. the mer- chants and manufacturers of Europe and Ame- rlca were content to give impracticable polti- clans and visionary enthusiasts full sweep in the discussion and management of the political affairs of both countries. Abolition societies multiplied and grew strong. Thompson visited the United States, and Mrs. Stowe made pil grimage into England, schemes of political re- form, the abolition of slavery and the social equality of the negro, were everywhere discus sed, and from pulpit, stump and legislative hall went forth the cry "Down with slaveryn Emancipation and equality" Cotton was low, and sugar abundant.
 Times have changed, cotton is high and su gar scarce. The world now begins to reflect that these great staples are the products of slave labor, that with the increase of slave labor they must increase, with its decrease, they must de- crease. In fine, that the prosperity and well being of the world, so far as they depend on cotton, sugar, rice, etc., are indissolubly linked with the system of slavery. And upon this fast follows the conclusion that slavery is not the evil they have considered it, but bene6 cial and necessary institution. Abolition socie- ties are fast dwindling into insigniicance and dogmas are rapidly losing their influence. The attention of the world is directed to the increas- ing of the supply of the great necessaries of lile Never has cotton proven itself more a king than now. Negro worship is fast going into disuse. The case is stated thus: Shall the world want for cotton, sugar, rice and tobacco. or shall negro slavery be employed for their production? It is not difficult to tell the an swer. The leading class of England has alrea- dy answered by advocating the opening of the slave trade and the introduction of slave labor into the colonial possessions of Great Britain. Not to stir too deeply the prejudces of the Exeter hall fanatics they call it apprenticeship but we know that it is slavery, open to an hun- dred fold worse objections than can be urged against the institution as it exists among us
 Every steamer brings us news of meetings in the commercial and manufacturing districts of England, deputations waiting on the ministers. petitions and addresses, the tenor of all of which, is the insufliciency of the supply of cot ton and sugar. and the means of increasing it. As there Is but one means known of producing cotton and sugar, negro slavery, there can be but one means for increasing the produce. negro slavery. The thinking business men of Europe and America know this, and are rapidly beoom- ing advocates of slavery.
 We do not hope for the South, immunity from abuse. annoyances, and pIllage; it is hard to root out long engendered preiudces, and fanatics contribute to the makig up of the world as do toads and snakes, but we do con- sider that the recent movements in the oom- mercial and manufacturing world, afford an ample justification for her course, and tri. umph fer her cause.--Atlanta fqte1ligencer.