The Feliciana Democrat., 1858-06-26
INCREASE OF SLAVE LABOR

any insnrmouutoblr obstacle to he Importation Of
African slaves, opens the broad proposition as to The
cSpedcncy of such measure,
| II admit. Of no dispute. that every new county
such o. ours, ustrecciye from abroad considerable
portion Of It's labor. The experience OF all America
shows il, while the general clanor for .Lsiac and ~
rcun cmtgraus, IN the British and French colonies
dovetails exactly with Cuban Brazilian and tmcr.
can demands for slaves. And any disturbing cause
which will cut oil this supply Of labor, before tic
natural demand for It ccasc- must prove detrimental
1t is true partial monopoly in the production Of
such staples as cotton rice, coffee sugar aud tobac.
CO. may FOR time seem 70 obyiut the evil but il
can neither postpone nor prevent many ccrtaiu man
ncr. the check imposed upon de growth and pros
perity Of the country. Tbi- is precisely the position
IN which the south has been placed by The utcrdictiou
Of tue African slave trade. We systematically cX.
cude The only labor we need to import. aud which
would enable us TO rival the leading nations Of the
earth, in all respects essential to prosperity and pow
e. Let u illustrate the error.
Suppose there be, in Il new country. two adjacent
bodies Of land Of 1000 acres each, equal In quality
and productive capacity. each having 200 acres un.
der cntiyution and 500 in wood uud each with
twenty slaves. Say their crops amount 70 opraesoly
the same for given ,uar ana suppose tlat onc c..
tate i held under thc solemn condition thu net al.
other slave Shall cyur w purcha.cd w abor on III:
and fiat ~ ohcr labor i eycr iohnn-nd III clearing
und cnltiyating Tho remaining SOoacp- hut ttat H.
rived from ihe natural incrasc n thr -ayc. already
on it while the other. having 10 ueh condition: i,
n liberty IN receive ~ much additional labor d. tlo
proceeds Of each succeeding crop wIlpnrchasc for The
cultivation n the remaining eight hundred acres.
Now iFthnsc two estates were offered for sale. what
practical planter would pay ~ much NY The one NJ
ihc Other? Notonr: and why? because The condi.
ton imposed on one makes an incocnlahn difference
III 'her iHtHre valne ~ The end Of q term e "rar,
W. one winch can lRrai0r labor will have gYrlritcl
" "laf and doubled III number Of slave i. cniya-
'dareanna ~ income which iaticrcan either u In
N'''d ~ aiurihrr purchase oi labor aud q land, or
cec " stocks railroads commerce ofmaao'actaras
N' 'h' oth'r WIN lhe rastritiionoh ittlabor Will
under i.e most favorable Circumstance. have Bit a
r'ing increase in ~ labor, cultivation aai income.
Ana N Inc meantime, tli- -upemJnndauce Of land
viii rs certain 70 INDUCE an cNhag.nm system oacul-
tnrc calculated to mpart Che productive capacity or
iae s"ll' "Ah " @@rcW1 III rflt' ,aai I. the com
'L''' "oich under ne existing proh.hiaiion IF ita
sa'e-tf""o' would sNh.Is' ho.we Y Jher'Wi nni anI
ot''T portion "i 'ne sio7a haFtnS Y tt'a u#irss Of
Nn'f aha 'qnai rcS"ulceS'H Sucl Ih're ".i'
y + hoi eon'ead'd thNt eur section ot iae Union
ha3 not baon ana y not now iunmospcrol. cana-
lioh fortune mas taken lettor care # u.s. polhap.
'hah We haye been disposed 10 take Of ngrelyc-. and
u certainly !. surprising with what Strides we have
advanced but this eoas 70 SLOW how much greater
would have been our progress ifth' restriction upon