The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-07-29
TIe DEBATE on TUE SLAVE TRADE IL IN.

rue DEBATE on THE SLAVE TRADE II IN.
aLssp--rHE AxrsrcAs ousssioS.
In tbs British Hcnss u Commons, on the 18th
instant, ~ already noticed BY tsiegraph.a debate
occurred on the African Slave trade and the right
OF search question:
Mr. HUT said the difference With America bad
bean promptly aud wisely settled by her Msjes'ys
government. but Il was notorious thar the mea
sures for the suppression Of the slave trade had
constantly led the country to the verge OF hostii
" with the two great maritime nations win men
IL was the interest Of civilization that they should
not war and " the system continued they might
he again at variance with one Of these countries
| Hear hexr.) What he demanded was that our
cruisers should not be furnished with any instruc
| tiona for boarding vessels except 10 cases where
| there was suspicion Of piracy. The present state
| of the slave trade IL Cubs and the opinion o.
France and America on the subject. showed tnat
| the advocates Of the continuance oil our pIesen'
| system based their notions rather on eystemat'c
| consistency than on exfsting reality OF on pas.
fact That system was not only failure for eo9u,
| but IL was productive Of evil. was u, tnen, nc
asked the house, to cobtInuef IDe non, III.
| her concluded by moving "That 1t is expedientto
/ dscontiuue the practice Of authorizing her MA
sstys ships TO visit and search ships under foreign
fi.gs with q view of suppressing tho Hahe III
| slaves"
Of France on the subject Of the slave trade, SAID
| that with the Upited States he hoped there would
| be no difficulty. Finding that England hah put
| forward a right which they ought not 70 nave
| asserted the rreseut government had Bos thought
| IL inconsistent With the dignity OF great na.ion
| &c withdraw the assertion. but at the same time
thew stated that where there was tar or stiong
| .uspcion that the American flag was not iegtl-
| mately used, they would exercise the right ana
run the risk of boarding the vessel aud asceft
ing the fact This right the Americans themee.ves
had in the case of vessels bearing tue French nag,
not scrupled to make use Of 10 day ne nau re-
| NJ Gaupral Cass this Am6f1-
| can question The course taken by the Englisn
| government properly appreciated 10 America
| Gen Cass thought it was consistent with thed
| nifty of great country to admit an error anu
remedy a grievance: and he stated that the Ampri-
1 can Government wonld give their best attention
| TO any suggestion which Her Msjestys Govern
| ment might offer for avoiding the evils likely
| TO arise from the improper assumption OF
| national fag-fhear, hear) 1t had been
question whether the English government should
allow their squadron TO remain in the Cuban
waters, fn the direct highway TO the American
trade. but General Cass had sent word that the
American ships sent TO Cuba had orders to coop
crate with England in suppressing the slave trade
If the English ships were not ord.red away from
the station (hear, hear He hoped then, that the
house wouid not give ito sanction to the resolu
ton. or inter fere with the of the English
government. which he believed had been underta-
ken in the interests of humanity and of Christian
usefulness and it afforded him much qualification
on the threshold of life, to be the organ of eX
pressing on the part of her. Mejesty's government
their determination not to give way in any respect
in the struggle 10 which many of Englsnd's
WORTHLESS had taken part to suppress the uuchris
tian aud iuh1m4 Al traffic in men (applause)
Mr.. Roebuck coutended that the development
of our commerce on the African coast was not in
any way affected by the presence of our squadron
He stigmaised our conduct 10 Brazil as that of al
overpowering great STATE towards little one. We
tfuckled to the United States aud bullied to Brazil
He denied that 1t was owing TO our efforts that
the BRAZILIAN slave trade had been suppressed but
to the wishes Of the Brazans themselves Now
that we are about to concede the demands of the
United States, We ought Immediately to repeal the
Brazilian act. He believed the motion to be hu.
maue one, calculated to lessen the sufferiDgs of
tue UNHAPPY African. We must confess fail
ure, the cause of which France and Amer
lea with whom 10 this matter were unable to
cope.
Sir J Pakipgton denied that we had .ruCkled
with this United States-we bad met that govern
ment in a frank and conc;iatory spirit, to which
it had responded with equal frankness and concil-
istion He trusted that the motion would be de
c,ded by such a majority should leave no doubt
As to the opinion OF the honse-(hear, hear
The vote was then taken, and resulted in the de-
tea. of Mr.. Huti's motion-ayes "a. nays 223.
AN EPIDEMIC IN THE CoUNTRY.-The fever, which
has been prevailing fatally for nearly gear, at
Petersiown. Giles county, Va, has become more
violent. Forty additional cases are announced -
The editor of the sdrocdte has visited the doomed
neghborhood, and says:
A more desoate looking place we have never
visited Nearly every business establishment in
the place was closed. and only an occasional female
+ rm, dressed in the sombre habliment of mourn
ing. was to be seen. The graveyard which we
visited in the neighborhOod was feaI fdl coutirm-
atien of the sad reports which have been in circu-
lation. There was many mound of fresh earth
alas, too many to allow for a moment the consol-
ing hope OF the exaggeration usual in of such
general distress. What fatal love for the assoeia.
tions Of a home, in which the family circle is SO
often rupfured, can account for the adherence Of
these people to their present locality
THE "OLD Log CABIN" BURNED To THE GROUND -
lHdTro,o Escape Of OIL Taylor and Fdmuy-Tbs
Cincinnati Gazette, of Monday. informs us that
the celebrated ''0ld Log Cabin" the former resi-
denee of General Harrison, situated ut North
Bend, about fifteen miles below CINCINNATI has
been totally destroyed by fire. The Gazette has
no minute details of the coDfagration but learns
from passengers who arrived by the Ohio and Mis-
sippi Railroad the morning of the 25,h inst.
between one and two O'Clock. that the train ar.
rived at North Bend. the old Log Cabin was envel
oped 10 flames. and that its destruction was COM
piete Ii was occupied by Col. Wm. ii. H. Taylor
who married daughter of Gen Harrison) aud
fImiIy. aud such the rapid progress of the
fire. and late its discovery. that the members f
the hou sch Id barely escaped in their clethes
OF course nothing was saved IN the way OF furni-
ture or documents, and the probability is that
many valuable papers, left by President Harrison
together with articles cherished relics OF the Ord
Hero, and of the early history Of the West have
been destroyed with the building. The only Dor.
trait of Mrs Harrison in existence, lpainted by
Beard. with two or three of the General, taken at
different periods Of his life, also destroyed ed
Mrs Harrison, the widow Of President Harrison
fortunately was not in the dwelling, the venerable
lady at present being at the residence of Hon. j.
Scott Harrison. a son Of Gen. H., few miles be-
you'd the old homestead
Exsp
baggage and mail car on the New York Central
R,road, on Saturday last involved loss estima
ted at from $25, 900 to $4,000 Many of the trunks
had large sums of money in them A lump of
melted gold was found near the car, worth nearly
a hundred dollars. An old lady and gentleman
were on their way to California, and everything
that belonged to them was in their trunks, which
were destroyed. As soon as the old lady heard
that her baggage was destroyed, she wspt like q
child Another youne}man was ase on his way
to California, with quantity of valuable articles,
including watches, mrney, jewelry, which were
also destroyed. lady living in Maine had three
large trunks filled with valuable clothing The
fire is supposed to have originated from spark
from the comotive
TIE APPROPRIATIONS BY an Official report of the
appropriations of last Congressional session, they
amount to $S4 800 QUO. The postal service alone is
81 600, 000 and tie estimated receipts only S12
100000, showing that the maintenance Of steam
ahips and other mail service is q direct tax upon
the treasury If fiv. millions of dollars Deduct
ing these receipts from the total appropriations
leaves $72 390, 600 the expenditures of the year
The close of the "Mormon var" will, however, re-
duce the necessity Of using all the appropriations
for that branch of the service, and probably there
ara other departments 10 which there may be a
reduction. Experience generally is, however, that
all appropriated is used, except in such extraor
binary cases as the Utah expedition.
A LEGAL QUiBBLE.-0n Tuesday last. suit was
instituted before Mayor Carroll, of Youngstowu u.
Ohio, by liquor merchant of Pittsburg, to enforce
the payment of note given for liquors. The de
fence that the liquors were not inspected, as
is required by the law OF that State, and that the
considers, ion for which the note given being