The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1858-01-21
REVOLUTION OF OPINION IN FAVOR OF
SLAVERY IN ENGLAND.

is singular to notice to what an extent II s.,i;.l,
interest may affect the moral scnsibil,ics of AN
individual or Il na,"n. We are rlnd, however.
to observe any indication that our friends acr,s.
the water are ut last CONN L to their scns-s in
this matter 1t is very evident that the time i.
near at hand when the fulrnin ations of Exeter
Hall are going to he very l,l. attended to hv tho
practical portion of the British prop.c: -tH,,i,s.
ton Courier.
IL requires II" great foresight to perceive tha,
great contest Is approaching the snhi"c, of
slavery aud the slave trade. The ba,,I. oi the
negro VIII have to be fought 10y the rhilan,l,r".
pists with great dilninuion of prestige, the.
result OF iais'ticd predictions aud blasted hopes.
Ihe Broughams and Wlll-rfurccs OF tin. p,c.,u,
day Will have to adopt somewhat humble tone
The manifestos Of Exrtrr Hall must fn. once IL.
defensive and apologize. far tie ,r",id is n"r
'rt*rr h1n 'rhe" p"|pH "nd i,i"if"rm rcsonr.i,d
,oah indignant appeuiS to hunaniiy Er. u,ri
f|enty gears ag". Th" touching discern ions -:
PhIlanthropic novel writ rs will 20 for l,!- pow,
"s iar ns regards our own colonies. 'lros. who
are old enough may rccocct The traditional pur.
traits OF Vest India rroprict"rs, their wives aud
chi'rden, which are to b. found in the "n"r.i
tales OF the last generation The owner of
Jamaica property ALWAYS lying on t. snia,
.itnking sangarcr and swearing s;,,nb". Il fine
'l"auo Youth, whose 4ulvrring lips and flashing
eye told how much he felt. Til" lady of the.
mousse always represented rs Il fal.l b-anty,
with her brow wrc"::;cd will, pearls, WAS ui
course, being famed by tw" ictnul. slaves wI,u>c
delicate forms bore rrcrn, traces of the lash
Inc youthful heir wandered about the house OK.
ercising whip given him 10y his mother rx-
pressiy to beat the little nr:.'".s with. A faith.
iui and pious Pomry. cXI"srd l." every kind "f III
usage, because D,nah, VIII" loved hi,n--nl, how
trrvently would not listen to the unlnaniv pro.
iI,,,,, a.,
ture. by sucl, representations AZ iI,v>... II body
OF ns hard working and loyal sui rc,s Us England
ever possessed. were held mp To ul,'nuuv ana
negro emancipation effected withuul rrrar.l
10 the interests ct men who were p"puarly sup,
posed to be revcliny in i'll COTTON gains Bu,
polItcians and the public, and even tn. slaves
themselves have now begun To see matters in II
clearer light. Our own cnlonrS are impoverished
hut the sum OF slavery is not ,linlin,slcd: II has
only been transferred from us TO more ,,,,.riru
pitiless and uncrupul"us hands Never was IL..
prospect of emancipation mere distant than now
that foreign slave owners are establishing. Il mo
nopoly OF a the great staples of tropical I,.n,u..
Ahe islands which in III: old times Su,,p.i.l -,
snuch sugar, coffee, and cotton are unns out of
cultivation, whc Cuba, the United Staics and
Brazil are every day cxten'ln. tn. area of ,hcir
cultivation and the number of their slaves 81,
valuable, indeed, is the slave in Cubs, that, in
spite OF treaties and rrnaI laws cruisers ru.l
bockades, thousands Of Africans are YEARLY ear
RED across the Atlantic to work on the sugar
and tobacco plantations. The wealth of ih..
Island IN such that, in spite Of miS-uvcrn,ncnt
oppressive taxes, aud Spanish army of y, ono
men, us pr"prictorS ara among the richest in tue
world. As to the United States II, Is iu,,,cJ
folly TO expect any change in that quart.r-
Slavery OH the North American continent has
extended, is extending, will extend. As long ~
the supplies OF cotton are mellow tn. demand in
all the markets of tl," world long VIII Save
labor be too valuable To Lc parted with. Even
Tile Northern slave STATES, which but Il few Years
ago were discussing the gradual ;l,on,l.nlnru,
OF The system, are now silent about abolition
immediate or prospective. Their slaves are ut
present great. perhaps their greatest source. nf
wealth. II they cannot cultivate their own Lands
they breed nrgros I" supply the new plantations
IN the South. Ii may he declared that III. u,
tacks OF nbohtI"nSts and the interference or the
North mIc the cause OF this determination i, ND
hold slavery; bmt 10 scn-,l,: man will hc,i,.v,.
that mere irritation an.l o,s,inacy would lead tn
such great rre'IiiS. The -NiSi"iicr Of slavery is
nh economical question, and 81 long a< the sv,lrn,
IL prohtnhle We cnrmoL doubt That i, i'll lc main
tanned. Much III" same may he said with re-.
spect TO Brazil, where tho institution prevails
with features of cruelty unknown even in TN.
Worst OF times under English rule.
Now, to these countries We have r;v,u ,
monopoly of products which ara the chief basi,
oil our industry, or among the chief Sources Of
our revenue. They arc becoming rich powrrT,l
arrogant, every day less inclined TO lie pu;.lri
by English counscls or moved by ENGLISH, inter
ference with all the readiness which self in
ferest induces they have learnt the arguments
against limiting slavery and slave inpor:atiou
from our nlIsl,aps, our acknowledgements of fail
ure, from Their own prosperity, and from o,lr de-.
pendcnce upon them They have the law of ;,
tions OIL their side. and may quote it in answer
to any assertion Of our right to Interfere in tho
cause OF humanity. They are free nations and
Africa IS u free coast. Negroes are necessary ,o
raise the cotton, sugar, coffee and tobacco which
the world wants. The white man cannot work
under tropical sun and unless the African be,
used as luborcr, the faircst regions of tl,. New
World must remain desert. In fine. ncrrnrs
must be had at any cost; and no nation has ::
right to impose its own scrupulosity on other fr,,.
communities. If England has ruined her own
colonies, that is no reason why she should seek
to check the progress Of the whole American
continent. Snch is the kind Of reasoning which
IS becoming more common every dav and w,.
depend upon It, that III form or under SOM.
pretext, the slave owners "fthe other hemisphere
Will again attempt t" obtain supply Of n"gros
from the coast Of Africa The recent importn
ton into the French colonies has naturally
aroused their attention, and il is no wonder that
we hear 1t asked why few cargo-s Of such ..cu,-
igrants" could not lie br"nghi to New Orleans or
Savannah, there to he settled according TO tie.
u0metIlc INSTITUTIONS Ot The Stale. With this
renewed vitality Of slavery, owing to the rapidly
Increasing value Of the slave we have now to deal
And it is not by preaching, or protesting, or
threatening, or denonncIng, that the objects Of
humanity cau be attained The last generation
were content TO bc merely de>trucives; they
broke Down the slave system in the West Indies
without attempting to rrplucc it by bettrr, and
the consequence has been tie multiplication Of
the former evils and deepening of the guilt in
which we Indirectly participates as consumers of
tho dive raised produce After twenty ,eor,'
experience we arc now called npon to provide II
remedy. On alI sides hear the same cry
the colonies are persl,ing for want Of sufficient
Ia1or- Ry additional supplies alone can the
principle offree labor i'll the tropics he vindica-
Ted, and n real blow struck at the niuutics
against which We have 10 long detained. Our
attention las been directed to n report of the
Council OIL in,.sigrat:0n TOR the Island of Trinidad
which shows h0w Il british colony NAV decay
while all aroahd it IS fouri.nng: If Trinidad
Had remained under Spanish sway. it might, in
epite of tyranny and nie,'ula, be the wealthy
island ~tiich it's position and fertility would
naturally nlekei.: Dut a'e leara Aiat although