The Feliciana Democrat., 1858-08-21
ENGLISH PHILANTHROPY.

pose lhat Jonn Bull Is prompted by purely phlal-
hropic motives in the loud demonstrations lie is con-
stautly making to suppress the African slave trade
1t is true he has entered into treaties with SPAIN Port
ugal and Brazil by which those countries have obli-
gated themselves to discontonuc the trade, and that
he has envciglcd the Government Of the United States
into cntangliug alliances with the same view. Be
sides, he keeps large naval force on the coast Of N
rca, to suppress the "namous traffic" Gas the cant
ing philanthropiss Of the day have IT'D and occasion
ally within sight of our own coast, on the Gulf OF
Mexico. boards an American vessel upon suspicion Of
being SLAYER But II is not to BE- inferred that the
old rascal has entered into all these diplomatic ar
rangcmcnts. and made good bis skill in scentng out
the captured African on the high seas, without an
eye on the ''main chance" which by the way John
Bull never loses sight Of His tricks are thus expos
cd and happily hit oil by the London Cotton Plant
THE fact is, that when JONATHAN has the moral
law laid down to him with such awful solemnity OF
manner and fervcnt unction he has no idea what n
time of life The fact of the matter is then. that he
aCgroes crod by tie old geacms cruisers are no, sent
back 10 heir homes in 1frca 1t all!
"Thyore quietly, and comfortably, and sAc1y sent oG
70 tie british colonies, 70 sppy he laJor ucas ef Mow
colonies aada2oy he ddtaagcs Of he cirli;aioa Of he
viae nun. So when we hear the governor holding
forth upon the abstract right of the negroes TO ire
main III their barbarian stae in Africa, that II Is
the very best thing for them''-'their divine rights
&c &c. we shall not believe word of it for we see
that whenever he gets hold of these same negroes he
takes precious good care not to sond them back 10
their happy homes in Africa. but does with them
precisely what his hopeful and promising JONATHAN
and his good ally France wish to 40. 50 the only
difference after all consists in this that the reverend
and respected Mr.. JonN BULL catches the negroes
from the sayc-traders secondhand. and sends them
to the British colonies "ree" aborers while France
obtains them from first hands, and sends them as
free" laborers TO the French colonies
I'VE confess our inability TO see the distinction in
this affair." and must rely on the acute and polished
legal mind Of Lold Brougham to point it out But
is in the extraordinary artfu-dodger style in which
the free negroes in Liberia have turned up sudden
y in this slave trade matter that the hopes and pre-
dctions of the anti-whte man party have received
the rudcst shock. That southcrncr, knowing the na.
ture Of the negro would anticipate him a. a tyraut
brutal and unteclng, if in possession Of power was
natural, but that the free negroes Of Liberia should
reward the libcraly Of their American emancipaors
by engaging in The slave trade presents spectacle
which is astounding. We are hardly prepared to be-
lieye that even with the capacity for sinking in the
scale Of Humanity and civilization which the frpc me-
gro possesses, he could reach such depth AZ this
But il il is So fhe liberated negroes Liberia have
engaged in any foreign form in the traffic in the M.
tive negroes of Africa, it points the moral Of this
romance in most efecual manner, although it does
not adora with fresh charms The tale Of the negro
wrongs. We shall be al some pains to follow this
point up. and if ii is finally established we trust to
hear orthc emancipation theory in the south.
ern States Of Amprsca. JonN BULL sending the cap
tured negroes oitto his own colonies aa free" la.
borers to the labor wants Of those colonies, instead
ofrciurnng them back TO their barbarian gombol- in
Airica-and Liberia engaging in the 'slaYe trade
Really this Is carrying the affair little too Far even
for bother JoNArnAN's gulbaity."
KANsAs.-Ihc Kansas correspondent Of the \. Y,
Herald states that the only business which isat all
brisk in Kansas at this tine is horse stealing II ap-
r@onrs that the Free State men in tie nei lLorhood
Of Lawrence arc becoming as much cnamored of free
horses as free niggers. reverend political person.
a resident Of Douglas county, who commands Il com
pany Of horse thieves breaches on Sundays and steals
horses on week days, has been arrested for stealing
number Of horses from pro-slavery man Ifh;s rev.
eronce can secure Trecso jury, he need not con
cern himself about the result, for it will be easy TO
show that Southern man has no more right OF prop
erty in horse than in negro and thata fine horse
Is peculiarly Southern institution, and therefore
entitled TO the benefit Of the underground railroad
GEN. JAcEs0Ss OPINION or BANKs.-The Newbtrry
;. q. sun contains strong anti-bank card from Dr.
Randell Croft, declining to become candidate for
the South Carolina Legislature In his card he gives
the following as Gen Jacksous opinion Of Banks
| can never forget the conversation Of Gen. An
drew jackson, whilst on visit at ishouse. Said he
Mr., Croft you are young man and am an old one
have never seen bank erected in any town or vii
lage, that it did not run aside awhile; and do You.
Sir observe it, and you will find it invariably the
case that though the people thrifty, and ont of
lebt, whenever banks are brought into our midst
they become indebted TO the bank; their property
morgaged or sold, and the many laborng for the
ew. And after they have acquired strength by hold
ng mortgages and liens on the people generally, are
hey not the lords and masters of these people?'
zzii' Suit has been brought against the notorious
Wocott by the creditors of Lawrence, Stone u Co.