The Feliciana Democrat., 1858-10-30

desired, comes back again to frighen those
that would have none Of it,
In late issue of 'The South. we find the
following communication, without linc Of
comment.
OUGHT NEGRO o.TRADERS TO BE HUNG?
The crew Of the ship Echo or Putnam of New Or
leans TO he tried in South Carolina under law
of Congress by which it is made pirdcY aud punish.
ed by death, for citizen to be caught on the high
seas transporting slave property from one country to
another.
If 1 should buy a lot ofncgrocs in Cuba only three
days sail from our coast aud attempt to carry them
across the sea- to sugar plantation in Louisiana it
would be piracy Can it be possible that the people
of Virginia are in favor OF such laws as these? I? Is
Judge Caskie in favor Of them? l. any STAKEHOLDER
IN favor of thus branding himself as pirate The
President, proceeding with high hand sent vessel
TO Charleston. took poss ssion of the found
on the Echo, and sent them back to Africa to wor-
ship snakes and eat cneh othcr-wtHoW any jR''cii
examination of the matter. Are the people ofNirgn-
in, Is the Editor of The Soulhn is Judge Caskie IN
favor of thus stretching power?
Where Is the grant Of authority found which au-
thorzes Congress TO drnounce ana punish rs pirdcy
n trade. the moral gull of which all incur whenrv-
we sell slave to the Southern ma rkct? The most
plausible suggestion Il. that II Is found il clause that
gives Congress power TO defRe and punish praries
and felonics committed On tue high seas. and offences
against the law Of nations.' II this confer. the pow
cr to make negrotruding piracy equally authorizes
the dominant ianatCi-m Of the North to declare the
trade in brandy or in si3tegoH sHyar 10 b. ,r5cy a.
SO and they may enact laws TO suppress H. attach
ing the penalty Of de1b
AT least one of Judge CAsRES constituents would
like to hear from him this subject and there's no
use of holding hack--press aud politicians will have
TO meet the qucston-rerrul these slayctradc laws
Virginia should beware how she answers in The nern-
tive, for already her position is suspicious to
the sldreconSaniy States South The world bids hi III
for sugar and cotton. and the forest and most fertile
lands lie untitled before ns for rant ofirjorTs Shall
Virginia. because she raises few million. worth Of
slaves and sells them annually 10 the South meany
endeavor to monopoli2e the supply. and Join the
Yankees in prohibiting their Importation from other
countries?
GREEN SPRINGS. Louisa. Oct 6, 1858
Tn DeBow's Commercial Review we also
find this troublesome marplot pokug an unwcl.
come nose. The editor SAYS: From the large
number of articles and communications sent to
us on the subject Of the SLAVE TRADE. il is quite
evident that the general interest attached to it
so far from subsidng, is becoming more and
more intense Contributors must, however,
wait their time, as we are unable aud unwilling
to devote more than limited space to the dis
cusson" Then follows letter from Clinton,
La, on the question Can we buy slaves from
Cuba?"
But the most significant sign Of the times is
to be found in the opening article of the Octo.
Der number Of DrBow--whpre fbe prdcticajH,
ty, and poiicg of in'yodneing Afric0n Siare Lg-
Dor into the Western States amt TSrritorics, is
gravey and ably discussed The author com
bats the Objections 10 negro slavery at the
North on the score Of climate , lie compares
the value Of negro labor at the North with
that OF negro labor At the South and eauces
at the re.opeung Of the slave trade as connect
ed with the successful Introduction Of negro Ia
Dor at the North But political papers ant
commercial reviews are not the only journal,
disturbed by this ubiquitous and unmanageabl,
Black Horse Even the religious reviews are
not exempt from discussing the question. II
the Southern PRESBYTERIAN Review for Octo
bcr, we find n critical notice Of the Rev. JOIN
B. Adger's article on the slave trade, IN whicl
the religious world are informed that there
are no doubt n great many slaves in Africa
but we know also upon the hest authority, lha
there are great many negroes not slaves, "
hoM that at Is rieM 10 bug The farmer, ami M
Scriptures justifV oar opiaion. But we hold
as the scriptures also explicitly Warrant, thn
it is equally wrong 10 steal the latter, in orde
to make slaves Of them
So turn where We may we find the advocate
of the slave trade, numerous, talented, and de
termined Upon the stump in Virginia Mr.
John Scott Of Fauqnier has already fired ,
Single gun, and, we learn, will very soon repea
his fire. Mr. Scott and some of his neighhor
have lately began growing tohncco and fine
Fauquer admirably suited to the growth o
Me acced' but that the negroes to work tin
crop are far too scarce and every year is ma
king them more so; and hence the African Say
Trade finds advocates mp under the very hor
der Of Pennsylvania. In fact, that is the yer,
place for African negroes Ignorance of ge
ography would be great assistance to the Flu
gitive Slave Law
We are glad to see this question thus agi
tated; the odium cast upon slavery by exist
ing Federal laws, should never have been sub
mtted to by the Southern people, and the soon
er it is removed the better
De- A New York correspondent Of thu
Springfield Mass Republican Says that ma
tural daughter of Aron Burr, and his rcsidna
ry legatec, comes curiously into possession o
quite fortune, in this ways Burr held leas,
from Trinity Church Of the Richmond II pro
perty, three or four hundred lots in the ccntr
of New York, for sixty,siX years. He reeas