New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-11-24
CONFLICT Of Free ana sIors Lnbor.


The London Times has an article on the industrial
contrasts between free aud slave labor in the West
Indies 1t opens the discussion with the following
general remarks:
The subject of slavery ought to be understood in
our day. Different people may take different views
of the facts and OF the consequence 10 be deduGed
from them, but at least the aets--hat is to say the
data OF the slavery discussions should have been
long since ascertaued and established Upon some
leading points, indeed, we in England are agreed ;
but this agreement Of opinion is confined the limits
of the four seas. In the United States service the
battle as yet is one of first principles Tie French
Government for long time past has been endeaV0r-
ing to renew under another name the practice which
has been long since condemned by the public opinion
OF the country. SPAIN bound by endless treaty en-
gagements to aid in the repression of the slave trade
Is, IN point Of fact, the great supporter Of the sys
tenn. Now, in England, we say that the slave trade
shall no longer be permitted to exist in any quarter
of the globe il by negotiation or by arms it can be
repressed. Slavery shall not exist in our own do
minions-that Is municipal matter, entirely within
our own controls but the slave trade shall not be car
red on elsewhere il we can put it down. Tn the ease
of the United States indeed we compelled to con
tent ourselves with the assurance that the american
cruisers will do the work viii any one, however,
say that is not mainly TO the ceaseess exerons-
to the phianthrapiG energy--to the eutreates-to
the persuasion OF this country that the antisavery
party in the States owes its strength Blot out Eng
land, and English sympathies, and English power
the North and the South would be fought ON the
other side of the Atlantic on very different terms.
So far then, MS this, Engshmen are 1T one with each
other on this question-slaYery shall not be in our
own dominions nor the slave trade anywhere, if we
can help it, Could we have gone one step further,
and annthiated the peculiar institution in all other
countries as well as in our own, the problem would
In the main, have speedily received satisfactory
solution. This however, was beyond our power aud
consequently, we find ourselves in this anOmay-the
tlArp a MAJ Mt IVh wifi sI1
population, must compete in the markets of the world
with other countries which have slave populations
and that with respect to tropical produce. We are
notnow about to discuss the polCyof the Free Trade
Sugar Act; we merely notice IL rs feature In cur
statement, in order that we may say that England
has taken high ground indeed upon the question
She has said that mixed and alone without different
duties or Gustom.House mechanism Of any kind to
back her in the struggle, she will stand the hrunt Of
the fight and wage the battle Of Free Labor versus
Slave Labor against all tile world. Under these cir
cumstances it is necessary to consider il the contest
be possible one under existing arrangements if
not, how it can be made SO without tampeiing with
that great principle which has now become ineor
pBTatGd with the national existence of the Three
| Kingdoms,
II the London Times wishes the subject of slavery
understood in England, why does it not meet the
question boldly and mantully and tell its people ali
about it The British people, as general thing are
wholly ignorant Of the social, pntriirchal ana com,
mercial characteristics of Southern servitade 1t is
true they know that the abolition Of slavery some
thirty years ago, by act Of Parliament cost them one
hundred million dollars and ruined their richest colo.
MES but when this is said an il said They know
little or nothing further Let the Times inform them
Let ii tell them the TRUTH the whole truth and moth
ing but the truth Let it say to The British people
that th6g are the greatest encouagers of slavery an
the surface ofthe globe that they, more than anv