The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-10

cor sdcred saanahle BY sic labor alone whs arc VIII
End % enter into chat commerce which In Itself the
deadliest enemy Of the slave trade In ell ts various
branches, BY making less roniasie than legitimate
been given for the hope that the days OF slavery
me Disgrace Of America and the slave trade which has
20 long deselaied Ahioa, are numbered
The Negro Insurrection In the United States.
Iron the Manchester Guardian Dec 28
In the slavery agitation Of the United States tnc N
party Of which We have hitherto heard nluc ossh
certainly Is not secondsrily interested IN 40 issue
We know the fanatical abolinonhts Of the F>rth and
The ravipg DULLES Who 'sioken a. the No me e free
society" in the South, and An inhnis/ q grades,
moro or ess empeI.ss between n 'nsss two eErenss
srugge Rsle account 10 usually tarAu q what may be
done by the pslsves themselves. Oaenresut Of the
in connection With the recent Presidential eleotion s
that this hitherto neglected element has been aroused
MO omincus sosyxy. vsnen.snt talking and demon
end disregard Of consequences, have produced
their natural eHeCss. Remote and secluded - ID
vile society, oannot be entirely cut of from the i'm
peations which We have entertained for some time past
fuled BY the news THAI the negroes are beginning
TO speak for themselves In Vie only language permitted
the oppressed. The New York journals announce
vents in TENNESSEE which amount 70 little leHs
lated tina, twenty four muses and two kexs Of
bad been found 10 he possesson Of gang OF negroes at
Columbia In that State In the county q Perry hfeen
slaves had been killed by their owners The Evansville
journal says thai ''there was much excitement In the
neehborhood OF Dover. the Cumberland nver, among
the negroes" Many Of the riDgleaders had been arrest
cd, and eleven bunG capes Of slaves were unusually
numerous, and IN opinion prevailed that general up
rhwg would take place during the Christmas hclidays
Nor n this ugly phenomenon OF isolated occurrence
the causes which produce being widely spread and Of
general applicability II Ii not without reason that the
slaveholdng communities inter dot with despotc severity
The nee ex preston Of opinion on their domestic insta
0n and resist TO the knifeas we have seen In The case
Of KAnsas-she iormapoa Of free labor communities on
their frontiers me Gay that the negroes become aware
that there are two sides this question
religion quoted quite confidently 10 condem their
retention In the s,ate Of bondage 10 uphold snd thai
their tate prospects subjects Of party warfare
70 the whole American repu6lio-thss day viii dawn full
Of slight difficulty and danger to the planter In tue
reckless glow OF such contests that which has ended
suocess Of Mr. Buchanan, the rapdity With which
the work of enlightenment proceeds unnottced; AND
ns os o h Sn sSsrs s: S %
Tennessee reported 70 be ed with alarms respect
contemplated rsiugs Of the negro population In Missouri
whites have thought necessary to and Organise In
self defence. We told that the most
been adopted to prevent the slaves from
congrsg ang visiting af.er nighea Tneir customary
OF the preaohngs in which they take much
delight has been suppressed and their mo vemsnts are
most instances watched by vigiant patroiiing sys
tenn. From Southern Kentucky it was reported that
general resurrection OF the blacks feared part OF
and an stack upon some ironworks and vigilance
committees had been for ned In tifrent towns the
purpose OF taking such prompt action AZ the emergency
required. In sbort, n TO DO guided by these
accounts the excitement extends large portion Of
tie slsveholdpg territory OF the Union and h sufficient
in degree promise large draft energy and pru
depce OF the ovr ers for its repression
Uncer aiptcs and dangers OF his Kind are the costly
terms on which an immoral and unnatural system
retained We very little given TO the business
Of interpreting judgments but We take It TO be perfect
y safe 10 affirm that preoarious enjoyment and ms5v
ing in the midst Of prosperity providsn.is rer
buttons for the preparation OF wrong, either casua
or Systematic. There are great apologies 10 b. msds
ISr one INC growing @'s a.
hypocrisy. Nothing viii nov satisfy us defender
but 10 maintain tat negro tude ID IN abstractsa
~ righteous ipstitation. an essential condition OF
human ,ociety In lis purest form. or course such
wsnton iLsoen afropt dsgusts those WIN,
iacned be tolerant and exssperaes the already
excited opponent VII erect the result Is q storm OF ncd
inAtion and debate which ends In stirring the puddle
that the sisveowners should desire above all thing If
they are wire, 70 keep as quiet ~ possible. Ink
Ia what they have now done, and the consequences
before us. The connection betscen the political
agitation Of the last few months and The plots ihe
par, Of the slave population, which reported
many hands is we have no doubt correctly trsoei
In the following passage from the Missouri Dsno
eTa though csnno, e5trey agree With the moral do
orced In favor OF peremptory ntercict against free
discussion. That says This paper which bs more thai
all ese encouraged and ins,gstei gro instruction, s
the bsneul agitation OF this slavery question oy every
5enssOgue 10 the slave States who wishes 10 acquire
',ansent potorety In MISSOURI especially nave we tei
he effect Of this slavery agitation and slavery G.
ension policy; and we venture 10 assert thik n
consequence Thereof, more slaves have been induced
icsoluiions have been put Into their heads, and
more general ir.tcurity enailed upon thai species
ofoptr;y, within the past year, han during any Az
years preceding. Shareholders are but beginning to
reap banefu consequences the audience which has
granted OF late IN those de5ssed politicians, whose
only stock IN trade slavery rropagsndism. Tie
ernsnt excited IN the minds Of the masters soon extend
ed seif 10 the slAvesfor all who have lived 10 slave
holding communities well know hov eagerly every SCRAP
OF psrlor conversation, every excited ha-angue the
stump loud toned dspuIa In the streets, s treasured
by the negro, and made the burden OF kitchen
S,ber evil ' had peisreu The people Of Missouri
and especially the sayehodlng population, this
alore would be su1,ient ground TO induce them 10
and Writ upon them the full weight OF their and
oondonnst,u I" THIS s we have no doubt, substantial
" true delivery on The causes vei,h have pro1aoed The
present aspect Of affairs bnt " The limos ne have marked
by italics convey en- accurate picture OF the habits o'the
negro epprobtnd that the propretors OF the Southern
states viii have 10 do than lay veto on opsn abo
lopsi agitation II they desire to shut os their human
chstels from knowledge OF what Ia said for them and
about ttm, and they calculate on living entirely free
from TIE tsrrible alarms OF q seryile insurrection
The Canadian steam Navigation Company.
[From tbe Liverpool Chronicle, Dee 40
On Thurdcy, the ism inst, Mr.. Joseph Cunard cub
tiei 70 public suction In the Clarendon rooms shres o.
The which forned the Heel belonging 10 mo ga
madam steam Nsvgaiion oompAny namely, INC vna.s'
1854 her pover beng 400 horse and l2ii clio gross
registered tonnage, present lying in the Brkcnaoad
Great Float; the Cleopatra no~ 81 Plymouth, built by
he.srs Denny. 0f Dumbsriou, In Joly, 1854 1t61
2i00 grors registered tonnage and 240 nominal
horse Power me Gsany OS .,o By No No John
registered TONNAGE, 1to nominal horse power Thcsa
els we're formerly employed In carrying the ms'i'
ard passengers between Liverpool and Canada, AMI Tor
tte two ycsrs the Brsh Transport service Taore
large nrmber q mercantile seotlenan Ia attend.
sDce, bvt the oorupeico wa dull and neither Of the
vessels sold The Ot'sv put st q GOO, but
the Bidding only reached Ei4t00 whom the saosoaeer
urcaied that she reserve bid was Gas 900. me Geo
psiya started Of fisocO, and The bidding ceased
Gle CO., The owners BID was cas- 900. The Charity vas
put up a; $4,000, tbs bidding reached fls,3oo, wheo
The vessel was Withdrawn, The reserve bid besng
ira ECO The aucuonoer iusmsted 10 the company that
the vesscz would be eercd Tor sas by rnvae treaty.
Financial Affairs.
1asDoS uoyry nARKsv, Dec. 20 The nesr approach
OF Christmas has bsd the effect of reducing the amount
Of In The pubic funds within rsbcr
nnlis aud the unfavorabe impression producot by
the .,est intelligence With respect 70 the posture The
Pruseo SWISS qucytioo has tended 70 DEGREES the
v1se d the pubic funds 70 day. Ccnsois, Which
ciosod saturday hrm at ~ 70 y, opened mis-
morning st e3ks q, and tina, quotation has MOI heen
Altered during the day, thus showing dccns Of
fully pcr cent There hss been also more ac,v DC
fc money the aock Exubange. and also oai Of
doo~r and pe~eforc rather matter d surprsc tss'