New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-03-16
SLAVE TRADE AND FREE NEGROES.

the DELTA, OF this city, stating Inat inc Airi" S"'
trade had been re-opened, and that Africans were
being imported into Mississippi and other seashore
States has created decided sensation in the NORTH
Il we may conclude 50 from the fact Of Its almost
universal republication in the papers Of that section
II oar neigibor intended simply to hoax or terry
the Black Republicans By comparing before their eyes
vision or that which they profess to be unable to
contemplate without leathing and horror, he has
succeeded 80 well that they 10 be struck dumb,
and have no power to do more than gaze upon the
giboering spectre and point to it with trembling
fingers. Among The numerous papers that have
republished the Deltas statements we find but one,
the New York Tribune. that ventures word Of com
ment That paper says:
According to the New Orleans Delta, the South
has already re-opened the African slave trade. A
regular depot has been established Pearl river, IN
Mississippi, where cargoes OF negroes are landed and
sold. The vessels engaged in this traffic hoist the
French flag. Whoever else may be surprised at these
disclosures, we are not. There are always villains
ready 80 embody wicked public sentiment in acts.
before it has become sufficiently strong TO clothe itself
in the forms OF law. The Federal Government IS not
Arguseyed, az respects matters Of this description
Let as see IT. now that It's eyes are opened u VIII dare
TO use its hands.
That's right, brother Greeley; turn your indigna-
ton against Che Administration What is the use Of
having navy If it can't or won't catch slaves and
fHbusters? Pitch INTO the whole cabinet indiyidu-
ally and collectively, and don't SPARE the President
cut them up remorselessly aad without mercy, for If
they do not deserve it for this they do for
other things, which we of the South know we'll
enough. Rail at them as we might expect Black
Republican Therses to rail- but in the midst of your
wrath allow us to make suggestion which may be
sof infinite value to you and which, il you act upon
it, will dignity your hatred OF the slave trade and
greatly enhance the potency of your opposition to it.
II is this: base your hatred and opposition against
that trade on something more real and Substantial
than the pretended evils and injustice OF slavery it.
self; tell US that you think there are already too
many negroes in America for the peace and happi-
ness Of the country cry out against anything and
everything that may have tendency to increase the
number Of runaway negroes in your section, thus
increasing the now sufficiently enormous sum Of
your vFescheduess, poverty degradation, crime and
misery say to the South Ifyou must have more
negroes to cultivate your cotton and sugar lands,
come and take back those we have stolen from you
we can do nothing with them they are worthless,
lazy Of vagabonds who prefer starvation to work,
and stealing TO ether Such is the character that
has been given the negroes Of the North by many Of
the shining lights Of Black Republicanis and it is
leased from the wholesome restraints of that social
condition for which they were intended by nature.
Ii Is character which renders them worthless to
their former owners and fastens them, q elnging
curse, upon Northern society. fr
Can you not, brother Greeley. clearly perceive that
you would wage successful war upon the traffic in AZ
rican slaves you should adopt the mode point out
Does not the advocate of any innovation, or system
~ all "a
more respectful hearing. when his arguments have
a foundation 10 actual facts, than when he deals in
unsubstantial shadows of human philanthropy and
reasons from the crotchets and chimeras Of his bran
Consider, Tor a moment, how much might be said in
urging the evils and miseries that result from the ag
gregation Of large free negro population such as
you have in the North. Think, for example, what a
vast amount Of capital your fertile brain would find
in the following paragraph, which we extract from
recent number Of your paper
(, A NEGRO STARVED 70 DEArH.-A negro named
Redman was found dead yesterday AFTERNOON in
snbeear OF the large tenement house in the OF
No. 10 Mulberry street. The body was shoekingly
lamutiated, portion of the head and face having
been eaten by huge rats which were with difficulty
driven away from the corpse. Redman is believed to
have died literally OF starvation. In his wretehed
abode which, since the death of his wife few weeks
SINCE be occupied alone there found neither fuel
nor food Of any kind, aud scarcely piece OF furni
ture.
u you could trace back the history Of that poor
negro, brother Greeey, and should lind that he was
once aifat, happy and careless slave on Southern
plantation, land that he was entieed away through
the wies OF Northern philanthropy and then left to
freeze and starve in bare cellar OF your city you
would mad II but repetition, with few variations
Of q drama which has been enacted many thousand
times with yohr own potent assistance. This might
not Halter your pride ner greatly solaee your con-
science, but can you deny that it would be SO? Can
you or will You deny that you have for years abered
BY every means IN your power to build up and in
crease N your section that free negro population, to
freole,,t and no,verfnl testimonv
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who nerished mieerabjv tbronch bis avn tanit ~
msfortune a. the neglect AZ his friends Won conia
with great advantage sci forth an stir which Or.
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