Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-08-28

JOHN MITCHELL.

This Irish patriot who suffered 80 much fol
Irish liberty, or the liberties of Ireland, tC
be dsconcntsd and restless until he can convince
the whole OF the civilized world that he is not
and never was, in favor of liberty in general, but
/ liberty for a class of men. 1t would have been
bad enough for man who stood SO high as he did
as one time, if he had simpl ysfaen from the DO
sitOn Of a soldier in the cause of human liberty
to become the owner of his fellow men, and the
defender of absolute Slavery. But he is not con-
tent with this, but through newspapers, pamphlets,
and books, is endeavoring to show every man in
the world who reads newspapers and books that
the world mistook him when it supposed he loved
liberty when he fought for Ireland.
Mr.. Mitchell has been recently travelling in the
slave States and he prints copious notes of his
journey, and in his comments upon facts hensinu.
ates his opinions of the institutions and it's prae
tcal workings, without superabundance of mod
esty. This is the way in which he recommends O
revival Of the Slave Trade:
"First then, Southern society, wherever its ele
ments are in equtttOTio, or nearly-that is, whore
the slaves are numerous enough 10 occury the
field of toll, nearly is the most perfect form OF
cial pohty now existing anywhere in the world.
Those conditions are attained only in some exten
sve rural planting districts, and among States,
only in South Carolina, where the negroes are
much more numerous than the whites. When
these States concurred in prohibiting the Slave
Trade from Africa, they did net from sentimen-
tally, but because they then had slaves enough for
the strip of land they occupied, and never dream
cd of the boundess capabilities Of the Mississippi
valley. Since then, great influx Of white i'm.
migrants, and none of negro slaves have result
ed in population of G000,0 whites to $500 4,
900 slaves and this, with the high price Of me-
groes has made it impossible to interest enough
OF the people in the actual working of the system;
though they all, in fact derlse all their means Of
support from that system. The tendency, howev.
er, of this want Of equilibrium, is to accumulate
great estates in few hands, and to leave on the
outskirts of society considerable rural popua
ton not artisans, not traders, and hardly farmers
who are no use to themselves OF to the State
This once rectiied, or put in progress Of rectifca
aud Of all Republics and Monarchies ON the earth
ancient or modern, shall choose the Southern
States"
The way to "rcctify" this state of things is, of
course to niake negoes cheaper by Wholesale for
eign importion. When negroes range at prices
varying from to three bundle dollars, we sup
pose Mr. Mitchell will have found his model coun-
try. Why would it NOT do as well to open up a
trade with Ireland If we were to send suff.
cient force to the coast Of Ireland we might eas
Iy entrap and enslaye great numbers of Mr.. Mitch
els countrymen, They are reported to be excel
lent with the Shovel and tho hoe" and as there
is not fy any means so much risk in a1rado with
Ireland as with ieverstrioken Africa, the price OF
immigrants from Ireland would doubtless be