Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-09-09
From the Anti-Slavery Bugle. ]
A Spunky Pirate.

A Spunky Pirate.
Mr.. Charles L. Lamar, of Savannah
Georgia. has replied with chivalrou.
spirit to Mr.. Secretary Cobb, for hi,
refusal to grant clearance to his yes
sells. engaged in the Slave Trade. II,
claims that he has as undoubted {
/ Constitutional right to bring African
as Dutch or Irish Emigrants. and tha
his privileges in this and other com
mcrcial particulars are not dependent
upon Executive discretion. He pro
poses to cure Northern Fanaticism by
a new process, as follows:-
The North steals our Slaves, and
this Union was nearly reputed, few
years since. in the effort to retake them
But, while she does so. she has no use
for such population. A single cargo
of native Africans. much cheaper than
our Slaves, would go far to cure her oi
this form of philanthropy. Instead OF
organizing bands to entice our Slaves
away, she would be even more instant
in organizing bands to keep them out;
and perhaps it would be difficult to
conceive Of an act more wisely patriotic
than would be that of sending native
negroes to the Northern States
He warns the President and Secre-
taries against Executive assumptions
by threat of the halter. in this style:-
Upon this issue, Charles the First
lost his head, James the ii, his throne,
England her Colonies, Arnold the
little he had to lose, and, in lesser
matters, many individuals, from mis-
takened sense of competency to interfere
with the persons and property of other
people, have been elevated to some six
feet or so Of most unenviable dis
tinction'
This South Carolina Pirate con-
cludes his letter by avowing his pur-
pose to reopen the Slave Trade with
Foreign Countries, and bids the Presi-
lent cat h him if he can. He is well
informed of the way in which our Gov.
ernment has been in the habit Of exc
cutting the laws against this class OF
offenders.
IN this communication, / would
not be misunderstood. do not COM
plain of any very great injury that has
resulted to me from not being able to
send my vessels to the coast of Africa,
nor appeal to the sympathies of the
community on that account. I might
have accomplished objects. profitable
OF not, which shall not be able to &C.
complish without But the thing
which | do complain Of is, that have
been abridged of my proper rights. 1t
was my right to have sent the ship to
Africa or the depths Of the Ocean, as
either may have pleased me: and for
an officer of this Government, without
law, to prevent me. was as much q
wrong, and. l will add. as much an
outrage to my nature as man, as
though he had set his hostile foot upon
my hcarth-stonc.
so, also, would l not be mistaken
in another matter. In disclaiming
the purpose, upon this occasion. of en-
gaging in the Slave Trade, it may be
inferred that at any time l would avoid
the imputation of such an enterprise;
but this is not the fact. Under ordi-
nary circumstances, / would not vio-
late the laws. Lam pleased. when
can, to do honor to and sustain them;
but this law prohibiting the Slave
Trade was not adopted by the genius
of the South. 1t is enforced by the
sentiment Of another and hostile sec.
tion of the country. 1t is sustained
by persons who have more regard fol
the people of that other section than
the truth. 1t is badge oil servitude
brand of reprobatiou; and not only
would / not sustain it, but, as | have
told you frankly from the first, in
tend to violate it. will reopen tht
trade in Slaves to Foreign Countries
and your cruisers may cath me u thes
can