Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-05-29

CASE OF WoLCoTT.-ln the Criminal Court az
Washington, on Friday, Mr. wolcott's case was
called, when motion to again postpone it was
made by J. H. Bradley, his junior counsel, who
read letter aud ielegraphie dispatch from Mr..
wolcott stating that he could not attend on &C.
count of dangerous illness in his family. District
Attorney Key opposed the motion, and Reverdy
johnson, the prisoners senior counsel, advocated
it at length.
The Court decided against the motion, and de-
clared the prisoners recognizanee $4,000 for
feited.
WISE TALK FROM SOUTHERN OReAN.-The
Richmond Enquirer, the organ of Gov Wise,
and formerly rampant, fre,eating, ultra pro
slavery journal, which joined in with the Charles
ton Mercury in the dsunion notions and schemes
Of the South Carolina nulli6ers, has the following
sensible view Of the ag i tion for the re-opening
of the African slave trade, proposed by the South
eru ultras at this time
"What good could possibly result from the dis
eussion of the African slave trade? Suppose
the Svuth united, to man, is it possible, with
out disunion, ever to accomplish the repeal of
those laws that forbid the slave trade and do the
advocates of the slave trade imagine that the
So III would be guilty OF the folly of dissolution,
to accomplish measure that would destroy the
value of her now largest interest? Then why
continue the discussion of question that can
never be accomplished in the Union, and for the
accomplishment Of which the South would be un
willing tc DISSOLVE the Union? Why continue 10
agi.ate a subject that divides the South, and dis
tracts the attention Of heI people from subjects
of more practical Importance
We can see no good whatever TO be accom-
plished by the continued discussion of this'ques-
ton. Ii the cotton States are determined to
vive the slave trade, and thus to destroy the val
ne Of slavery in every non-eotton growing State,
it will demonstrate seltishness of which we have
believed the Southern States incapable. II dis
solution of the Union is to be followed by a re-
vval OF the slave trade VIrginia had better con
slider tchether the South of the Northern confed-
erGcy aoouId' not be far more preferable for her
than the North of Southern confederaey. In
the Northern eonfederacy Virginia would derive
large amount from the sale of her slaves to the
South, aud gam The increased Ualle Of her lands
from Northern eatgrdtion-while in the South
confederacy, with the African slave trade re-
wed, she would lose two thirds Of the value of
her slave property, and derive no additional in
crease to the value of her lands"
Gov. Wise's organ ia sagscious enough to see,
that dissolution of the Union, for so poor
boon the re opening of the African slave trade,
would result most disastrously to. the slavehoid
ing interest and that in case of such dissolution,
it would be wiser for the Old Dominion to be a
member of the Northern than Of the Southern
eonfederacy, thus formed BUT the question
arises would the Northern confederacy, in such
e)ntiagency, accept of the companionshp of old
Virginia. except on terms which she would noto
deem humiliating, viz; the immediate liberation
of her " chattels"i Let her consider this.