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


During the week past, however, before the embargo
commenced, the shipments were large, and amount
ed to about 100, 900 bushels, chief corn.
The Richmond Junra and the Slavery Ques-
tiOn-A New Southern Democratic Plat
form.
In another part of this paper our political
readers will find three interesting newspaper
ARTICLES on the niger question-irst mani
festo from the Richmond Enquirer, cOntending
that the true policy of the South, and her only
policy OF safety is "he legitimate expansion Of SID
rery" second, sharp criticism from the Rich
mOnd Wing in this connection, upon niggers and
democratic platforms; and thirdly and lastly a
loud call from Stringfellow's Squater Sovereign,
in Kansas, for million of dollars from the South
ern States to rescue the disputed Territory from
he Kansas Aid Societies of the North.
Our Richmond democratic contemporary very
truly says, that the increasing preponderance of
the free soil States in the cenfederacy is a cir
cumstance Of very great moment to the South"
and that the Southern States lin consequence of
an accidental combination of circumstances may
lose their equality of political power in the con-
federacy, and be reduced to a sort OF dependence
upon the NORTH To avoid this contingency
and to secure the safety Of the South in the
Union our Richmond philosopher issues the fol-
lowing proclamation, to wit:-"Let the people of
the South, as the last expedient for the preser-
walton of the Union, rally upon the principle
of an extension of the prOslavery power,
pari paSsu with the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of the
power of the antslavery States;" for, says he,
"it is our right under the constitution and our
right outside of the constitution in virtue of the
necessities of self protection"
We have no objection to this Southern policy
If we are not mistaken We have proposed some
thing OF the kind repeatedly heretofore. 1t will
be seen, however, from the commentary of the
Richmond Wing, that the democratic junta of
that city occupy movable platform on this
general issue-that they "are here to-day and
are gone tomorrow, +" and that this new PROPOSE.
ton for the salvation of the Union comprehends
deliberate swindle concerning the great prin-
ciple OF popular sovereignty embodied in the
Kansas Nebraska bill. Admitting all this, how
ever, cannot this new doctrine Of Southern
equilibrium of power in the United States Senate
be secured without violation of the Kansas law
Of popular sovereignty" We fear that our CO.
temporary Of the Enquirer, for reasons beet known
to himself, is abandoning that ground of conf
dence in, and submission to, Mr.. Buchanan, which
was cheerfully taken by the Richmond junta d.
rectly after the visit Of Gov. Wise to Wheatland;
we fear that there is a screw or two loose
somewhere in regard to the spoils, and
we half suspect that this new Southern uhi-
nahum for the increase Of the slave States pari
pdssu with each accession to the free States, as
put forward by the Enquirer, is but shallow
device to brighten Mr.. Buchanan, and TO con-
vince him that in regard to those moveables"
such as foreign missions and fat jobs of various
kinds, the Richmond democracy are not TO be
TITLED with.
Taking the proposition of the Enquirer, how
ever, as bona yfde what objection can there be to
this suggested expansion of Southern slavery,
provided that il be done decently and in or
derg' For example, against Kansas and Mime
sofa as free States what rational objection could
he urged against the simultaneous admission Of
two more slave States from Texas This is our
idea Of the Legitimate Expansion of slavery"
Nor would we stop here. If we can honorably
acquire the island Of Cuba, il will be "legiti-
mate expansion" of our Southern institutions
II We shall hereafter absorb the republic Of
Mexico, and the people in the tropical regions OF
those soaboard States should think fit to intro.
duce the working element Of African slavery, 20
let IL be. Indeed, we have 70 little prejudice
against the expansion Of this sort Of labor in
the Development Of the agricultural products of
the tropics that If General Walker were to
invade Hayi, conquer the whole island,
and reestablish African slavery there upon
the ruins Of that Punch-aDd Judy division
Of power-the Niger empire Of Soulouque
and the mongrcl republic Of Dominica
should be inclined TO hail the achievement ~
good thing TO all concerned; and with tue
general recognition Of the new order Of things,
we should hardly he found among the opponents
TO the annexation of Hayi 10 the Southern
States, that is If the South were to demand IL ~
absolutely indispensable for the salvation Of the
Union upon this pari paSs7i doctrine. The Union
must be saved at all hazards.
But IL our Richmond contemporary means in
this new slavery manifesto that Kansas, for ex
ample, (squatter sovereignty or otherwise must
as an offset TO Minnesota. come in as a slave
State his new doctrine falls at once to the ground;
for unless something in the Territories be allowed
to the controlling influences of latitude, climat
products and emigration, the further extensioI
Of Southern slavery will depend wholly upon the
mercy Of the overwhelming majority of the NORTH
in ihc ucrvlar branch of Congrpsq FINALLY in
regard TO Kansas, We would call the attention Of
the Richmond iunta TO the appeal Of Stringtellow
TO the South for financial and material aid
Last fall Gov. Beoder declared that IL weuldtake
million of money and ten thousand men to
make Kan@s o free State and now, oddly
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