The Feliciana Democrat., 1858-07-24
A STAUNCH DEFENDER ABROAD.


The London Cotton Plant is the title Of II
new journal recently issued in the BrtIsh me
,ropolis, and designed to promulgatc, Just ana
sound views touching negro slavery, and To
vindicatc the Southern States of our tuIon
from the malignant aspcrsonS and unworthy
misreprcscntations Of most oi the EhglSll
prints. We recognize in the London Cotton
Plant II far.sgh,ed and comprehensive under
standing of the negro question, rs wen ~ us
political as in its economical aud social aspects
Such an organ Of the sentiment and lntclli-
gcncc of the South, useful ~ all times, bids
fair to accomplish vast amount Of Practical
benefit at the present period, VIXEN Great BRIT
ain, after more than twenty years ol Stkiy
twaddlc and pscudo-p philanthropy. aI after z
runous experiment Of emancipation, co'ty 10
her treasury aud destructive ~ the interests
Of her planters, is beginning slowly aud rcluc-
tantlv 10 conccdc her error and to argue the
rxpcdicncy OF Il change orpoIlcy.
In the number Of the London Cotton Plant,
Of the 26th June, there are several vigorous
and timely articles which wc should be glad -
republish but for their length. oncol thrm
deals with the question Of slavery IN a politi-
cal point OF view. 1t treats slavery upon thr
principle Of that system Of coercion which cN-
land is absolutely free. lie Is supposed To
surrender fer the good Of society . certain ~
nonnt Of his natural liberty - nngli,lmau
claims d greater umoat oriibcrly aui'sourI-
man, a German or an Italian oud tIc English
innrnal<. which are constantly dn,ouuciu- thc
South lor not giving absolute .rnodom NJ lt"r
slaves, contend With much pian-hy tIMt II
tltc ,amc measure uf libr'y wura bestowed M
Frrnrhmnn anl italian" IN nroNd hr I.n-
uli.amrn, IL woall n..lMdy hn uMoi. auI
wou!d degenerate into anarchy ai I'""ns"
4 ii coercion does hot ,tup l.r" m nugIauu
thr amount uf taxation M .uau0. 0..Icl
~ i law III which thr iUi,.Iu"l t..d . y.
voice whatever ia nc tlii4 law oIcuHtio'
il broadly recognized Nui vigorously cHlore..
throughout the British Empire Me right j
openly acknowledged uul Stormy applied
Now, the question il, os app.," tothc NEGRO
in what degree, aud TO what c&,,nt is IL rigH
10 coercc himi The mcaUr" Of coercion, AM
the mode thereof, are as clearly q law Of hi
government as is The principles upon Whic
rests the whole framework ol British society
The Cotton Plant takes occasion to reIrr I
India and shows how this r"uriplr must \
extended to the llndoos for tac same rcaso
which render its application to ruo negro pa
amount. We quote the following passage q
Illustrative Of the argument
i'rAe current Of public opinion floss T
IDLY to the conclusion that q Greater degree
coercion must be employed hereafter IN ludi
Now, il this case, the claim for q fair oppo
tunity1 cannot be put forth ilinloo ciyiIiz
ton dates before the discovery Of the Butls
Isles. The natives Of India have been in>'rn
ted in that art which barbarian learns rra'
iIy, if he can learn anything the ART Of Wa
What ne the resultsy The events lately e
acted in that country are too fresh IN the nci
ory of mankind to need revival. But one I
suit we venture to assert will come out OF I'll
mutiny The law Of restraint, coercion,
whatever it NAV be called, will be enforce
there to Il degree which, if attempted to
applied to the white men of England, won
be received with universal indignation, and d
nonnccd by the press as0n odiouS and grindiI
Slavery" In fact, it's grave question whel
cr the law of coercion in India can even ST
with this thoroughly enforced military III
But do the frccncgro gentlemen contend tn
this restraint upon Sepoy "libcrty" is not jus
fed by the laws of nature and by the dicta
of experience? DO they still contend that
negro must not likewise submit to that me
urc of restraint which is applicable to his
ture Must the SouthcmerS OF America w
until the butchcries Of Cawnpore are re'ena
ed at New Orleans The sepoy must be g
erned, and he will be governed, The nee
must be governed. lie must surrender for
good order Of society that amount Of his
stract liberty which will place him in his II
NAL condition, his natural relation in life,
the degree of coercion necessary in his cas-
so extreme as to place him in a state of in
untary servitude to the superot Or govern
RACE, then in that state he must be plat
To place him in any other would be to hi
great wrong He must submit to the Law
his wise and humane government; and W
that law is constitutes in fact theissue, the
ly issue, and the true issue now on trial be
the world. We say it with due revere
that the white man did not make the ne
nor can Exeter Hall unmake him"
This is veil put, shrewd end sensible.