The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-03-06

examination was postponed to Wednesday aext, at
three p. M. We give full report elsewhere.
There were jury trials yesterday in the Court
of General Sessions in consequence of the cases not
being ready. The Grand Jury presented batch of
indictments, TO which the accused parties pleaded
not guilty. James Ryan and John Kerrigan youths
charged with burglary In the third degree pleaded
guilty TO petit larceny. and were each sent to the
penitentiary Tor six months.
II was reported last night that an attempt would
be MADE to destroy the quarantine buildings at
Seguines Point, by an association that has been
formed expressly for that purpose, and that Friday
night was the one decided upon TO demolish the
buildings. A posse Of police, under Samuel Bre-
WORT, WAS despatched to the island last evening to
protect the buildings.
The convention Of delegates Of the various Irish
civic societies held meeting Last evening to consat
with regard to the celebration of St. Patrck's Day,
and agreed to meet again on Monday evening and
complete their arrangements for the occasion.
Tho sales OF cotton yesterday embraced about 600
bales The marked closed at about lSc for mdding up
lands end u l2Ao. for uaiddlng guin. Flour was in
good demand yesterday. end Armer especially for good
shipping grades which not plenty. Southern brsnds
aIso continued good demand Tor export and the
kes closed nrmer rates. Wheat was quiet but ARM
with sales Of small lots Of prime Kentucky white n
81 45, Virginia mixed ut u 90 and ehicssu spring n
~ or. Corn armer, and sold II CSC. Toe, with
sales Of prime yellow for export q the latter figure
Pork Hrmer with sales Of as GIG 80 $40 IS
the spot and al SIC IS 70 arrive next week Sugars
hrmer and In good demand, with sales OF 200 500
hhds, at rates given In another column. Coffee in
moderate request and prices unchanged Freight engage
moment The clipper ship wAnderer was taken up for
Croustadt Russia, lead with cotton Al Zfc. per ID.
Revival OF the African slave Trade In the
Southern states.
Some of our niger worshipping cotem-
.poraries have started of upon new
scent. A bill has been passed by the Louisiana
House of Representatives authorizing the i'm
portation into that State of voluntary negro ap
prentices to labor for term Of year,, and this
scheme is denounced by our sntislsvery philo-
sophers as the revival OF the African slave
trade. But it is no such thing as the slave
trade which, by acts of Congress and treaty
stipulations, we are bound to treat as piracy
all the practical purposes Of the regular
traffic; but voluntary immigration lies quite
beyond the reach Of the standing penalties
against the real Simon Pure slave trade
We are indebted for this apprenticeship dis
covery to the British West India emancipators.
Their substitution for negro slavery of the ne
gro apprentice and Chinese coolie experiments
Was the beginning, and France, Spain and Bra
iii have not been backward in following these
philanthropic examples of England. Nor can
any Of these parties enter any complaint
should every one of our Southern States follow
suit and proceed to the importation of negro
apprentices by millions from the coast Of Africa
TO aid in the cultivation of cotton,
sugar rice and tobacco. Very true, the
federal constitution may involve the authority
for some prohibitory or restraining act of Con-
gress in the power, for instance, to pass uni
form law of naturalization, or in the power to
regulate commerce, comprehending the power
TO make rules and regulations concerning i'm
migrant passenger ships; but we are not aware
of any existing impediment to the introduction
Of voluntary apprentices to labor into any State
Of the Union and from any part Of the globe
We are somewhat surprised to find, however,
paper published at Richmond, Virginia, advo-
eating this plan of African apprenticeship; for
let it fairly be put into operation, and the first
decisive result will be TO make free States Of
Virginia, Maryland, and all the Northern border
slave States, which have only continued to be
slave States from the value Of their slaves in a
more southern market. The scheme indicated
is full of temptations to the cotton and sugar
growing States. but quite as full of perils to
slavery in the border slave States; and the first
authenticated shipment to New Orleans of these
proposed African apprentices will be very apt to
develope a very curious and interesting recon-
struction of parties and principles upon the
whole question Of slavery
LECoNPToN LECOMPTOS WHERE ARE THE