Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-10-19

The slave trade, like Banquo's ghost, will moi
down." at the bid OF its terrified assslsDts but
snd anon, when least expected and least desired
comes back again to frighten those ths. would have
none of it.
In late issue of "The South" we find the fol
lowing communication. without line of comment
For "TAe South"
OUGHT EEGRo-TRADERs TO BE HUNGi
The Of the ship Echo or Putnam OF New Orleans,
TO be tried In South Carolina under law Of Congress
by which II is made piracy and punished By DEATH for
citizen 10 be caught the high seas Transporting slave
property from one country TO another.
II | should buy lot Of negroes In Cuba only three
days sail from coast and attempt carry them
the sea, TO Sugar plantation in louisiana It would be
piracy Can IL be possible that the people OF Virginia are
favor of such laws thesef la Judge Caske In favor
of them Is any stakeholder in favor vi thus branding
hmself pirate The President, proceeding with a
he found the Echo and has sent them back to
Africa-to worship snakes and eat each other-pthont
anyjudal examination OF the matter Are the peop. o.
Virginia. 10 the Editor oi "Tho South, Judge Caske.
In favor OF thus stretching power'
Where is the grant authority found which authorizes
Congress TO denounce and punish piracy trade the
moral guilt VI which We all incur whenever we sell a
slave 10 the Southern market The most plausible sug
aesion s that it's found in clause that gives Congress
power ito define and puns pirdcte' and feones com.
Ined the high and offences against the law Of
nations II this confers the power 70 make negrotra
ding piracy it equally authorizes the dominant fanat
csm of tine North to declare the trade in brandy or in
laws to suppress IT, attaching the penalty of DEATH
At least of Judge CAsXIEs constituents would like
10 hear from HIM this subject and there's use OF
holding back-press and politicians will have the
question repeal these slaverade laws Virginia should
beware how she answers in the negative for ready her
position suspicious one to the slaueconsumfnS States
South The world BIDS high for sugar and cotton and the
iairest and fertile ands lie untitled before US for
Dan o laborsrs Shall Virginia. because she raises lew
millions worth Of slaves and sells them annually to the
South, meany endeavor TO monopeize the supply and
join the Yankees In prohibiting their importation from
uther countriest
GREEN SPnIsos, Louisa, Oct S, 1858.
In DeBows Commercial Rer,ew, We also hnd this
troublesome msrplot poking an unwelcome nose.-
The editor says: From the large number Of artioes
and Communications sent 10 I'd on the subject Of the
SLAVE TRADE, it ia quite evident that the general
interest attaching to it, go far from subsdng, is be-
coming more and more intense. Contributors must
however, wait their time ss We are unable and un
willing TO devote more than limited space 10 the
discussion" Then follows letter from Clinton, La,
ON the question. "Csn We buy slaves from Cubal"
But the most significant sgn of the times is to be
found in the opening article of the October number
of DeBow-whers "the practjca6ility. and policy Of
introducing african sldre labor into the Ipestern
States and 1erritOrs," is gravely and ably discussed
The author combss the COLLECTIONS 20 negro slavery
the value oil negro labor at the North, with that
of negro labor at the South" and glances "at the
re opening of the slave trade as connected with the
successful introduction of negro labor at the North
Blu. political papers and commercial reviews are not
the only journals disturbed by this ubiquitous and
unmansgeable "Black Horse" Even the religious
reviews are not exempt from discussing the question
In the Southern Presbyterian R>uiew for October, we
find critical notice OF the Rev. John B. Adger's ar
tice on the slave trade, in which the religious world
are informed that "there are no doubt great many
slaves in Africa, but We know slso upon the best
thorty that there are great many negroes not slaves
We hold that is righ to buy the former. and the
Scriptures justify opinion. But we hold, as the
scriptures also explicitly warrant that 1t 10 equally
wrong steal the latter in order to make slaves of
them"
So turn where We may we find the advocates Of
the eave trade, numerous talented, and determined.
Upon the stump in Virginia, Mr.. John Scott, of Fau
quer, has already fired signal gun, and, we learn,
will very soon repeat his fire. Mr. Scott and some
of his neghbors have lately began growing tobacco,
and fnd Fauquer admirably suited 10 the growth OF
"tae reed" but that the negroes 10 work the crop
are far too scarce, and every year is making them
more so and hence the African Slave Trade fods
advocates up under the very border of Psnn.y
In fact that is the very place for African negroes
Ignorance Of geography would be great assistance
to the Fugitive Slave Law.
We are glad to see this question thrs aefated; the
odium cast upon slavery by existing Federal laws,
should never have been submitted to y tho South
ern people, and the sooner tis removed the hetter.