Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-02-27

posed 10 bind himself to work aud serve for his
captur's benefit, in consideration OF q string OF
glass beads or other equally valuable commodity.
for tho whole term of his "ezpocta,on of life"
Should he, By rare chance, endure teyond that
date on the plantations OF the far South, who
will assert his rights-who keep reckoning OF
Ihis ycars-or who remember Mt the end Ut 80 long
period that he is not just like my other human
chnttel? The disguise, in this case, is too thin t'
be of service. The agents of The African Labor
Importation Company" could not land their iirs'
cargo, without being arrested as guilty OF piracy
-unless, indeed, a kind and fatherly Administra
ton should, in former case not altogether ais
similar tell them where to go to be OUT OF dan
ger" Even then they would not escape the vigi
lance Of the British fleet, whose business 1t /:
made to look aGer just such people.
Anticipating snfe landing for any quantity ol
this african Labor" however. the projectors oi
this scheme go on to provide that the company
shall not only be authorized to procure, but TO
buy SELL pledge or hypothecate and deal in, such
labor obligations" These life.leases of african
Labor" are to become property in every legal
sense With them, also, follows every obligation
and every right established by the slave laws Of
the State OF Mississippi, to all intents and purpo
ses Not only is this true of the african Labor"
actually imported, but the offspring of these
negroes, it would appear, are to be born to a con,
dtion of absolute slavery, without any regard
to contract. The company is to be expressly EN-
and order the said African negroes, obligated to
labor rs aforesaid and it shall be the duty OF the
said company TO provide for the subsistence bodi
y comfort bodily security and health Of said Al.
rican aborers and their olapring, and these same
additional powers, and these same duties, shall be
powers and duties vt all successors or fransterees
Of said company's rights and interests in aud to
the labor and service Of said Africans and Meu
o0spring."
What may be the prospects Of such a measure,
in Mississippi or louisiana does not appear II
is urged with zeal. in tie former State, both in
the Legislature aud out of it. Tie character Of
the scheme is of course well understood. While
securing all tho advantages of slavery. and differ.
ing from it, in name, only for the purpose OF
evading the law, it affords the further inducement
Of gaining ttcO TIN: IN representation over tbeSGve
system as such. This feature ct tho measure is
strongly urged, rs will be seen from the following
extract from u Mississippi paper, and of Il speech
of The leading supporter Of the bill in the Leglsla
ture, which it quotes;
"Itis wiso sagacious and practicable. 1t is the
only patriotic and sensible means that can be
employed TO enable the South to acquire an equal
and Just federal representation for as this IS now
arranged. only three ,fhs Of the negroes are coun-
ted, because slaves. By census enumeraung
upon the immigration basis, negroes bound to serve
for term of years will be counted, not as three
fifth but as one each and as Henry Hugh justly
observes If Mississippi is prompt and energet.
ic, she may under the census of 1860. be entitled
to nine instead Of five representatives, and enjoy
the superb fame Of having had tho practical
courage, wisdom and goodness to inaugurate
the only measure to restore the balance of power
betw cen the North and South F"