The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-21
FOURTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.

motions, Offering resolutions, &cH Among the reso,u
tuns offered and referred 10 the Committee Reso.
lsiions the following-ln reference 70 the use
q iron cotton ties, in reference TO the establish
snt Of direct trade between Belgium and the Southern
ies in 70 the acquisition Of Cuba Qhese latter
were presented behalf OF General Reneau), in refe
renee 10 reopenng of the slave trade in reference to
encouragement to the publication called the Lodas Cotton
Plant &c. The Committee Resolutions, through Mr.
Johnson OF vcksburg, its chairman reported back for
ne consideration Of the Convention resolutions in favor
Of Me Pacific Railroad and Of railroads from Charleston
and Savannah by Montgomery, Alabama, aud by South
sn Railroad, to Vicksburg, thence the State Of
Louisiana 70 Marshall in Texas, and thence the
Hate Of Texas to the Pacific ocean, resolution express
ING satisfaction at the correspondence between Mr. Bosch
Spencer Brussels, and the Mayor of Memphis in
sard 70 steam communication between Client and Men,
pas; the resolutions sent by Mr. McRae, in favor OF
making the Gulf Of Mexico American sea- Of encoura
ging the republican spirit in Cuba, Americanzing the
hmian States and abrogating the Clayton Buwer treaty,
md also with commentator that be adoped) the
resolution presented from the same declaring that the
election President of the United States by sectional
majority in 1860, will be virtual dissolution Of the com
pact Of the existing Union of the States.
of the ordinary morning business;
the Convention resumed
SLAVE TRADE DEBATE.
Mr. VIM H. MccARDIE, Secretary of the Con vention and
proprietor and editor of the vicksburg True Soursn took
HE stand and declared himself be Enthusiastically in
hvor of the resolutions offered by the gentleman from
South Carolina Mr spra, which declare that slavery is
right and that it is expedent and proper that the foreign
slave trade should be reopened. de would stand BY
them, hive by them, and IL need be, die for them. zap
plause) Let the struggle come-he ready for il.
Whenever the government desired to order It's ansares
Ns cohorts TO come down TO the South trampe upon
their rights let them come The first division that would
come would find the South deadly place for them. They
had better come TO stay, for when they did come they
would stay Applsuse) After the st conflict the stars
would shine on many stiff ana CHASTITY corpse from
among those who had left their homes the North at the
bidding Of the Executive rampe upon people who had
wronged them He believed the collision would
come. He believed ii ought 10 come. Would TO God il
might in his day he wanted il TO come now while
be was IN possession of his faculties He wished
% bear his portion Of the burden he did moi
want to leave il 10 his children. He did not want
10 leave them with badge Of degradation on their
brow or manacles on their limbs. He wanted hear no
OF this miserable talk of treason They had an ally
here in the shape of yellow fever, and in face no
army could conquer them. he believed man who
precipated conflict between the South the federal
government would make for himself an immortality of
fame He would be sowing Dragons teeth, from which
.5med men would spring up He regarded the laws Of
fungus on the statute book and he favor of blot
ling them out That the sons Of the Sogth were brsys
her would know how fight defence Of their own
hTesides and in defence OF all they hold dear.
II ought to be said in extenuaon of this speech that
Mr.. McCarde is considered TO be good looking fellow
and that there was fair collection Of ladies' among the
audience
E1 Senator WALKER BROOKE, of Mississippi next ad.
dressed the Convention He believed that the
proposed fraught with ruin to the South
ihan any that had entered into the mind of man
10 conceive. BE entered his solemn protest against
sentiments which were proclaimed here, and which
were dsgracefu to the people. If carried into
practice the elements Of society in the South would be
resolved into their native chaos. Az to the arguments
made yesterday by Judge Benne-tha juries had the
right judge Of the law and Of the facts-he believed
had lawyer made such an argument before him Judge
B. he would have committed him TO jail for contempt Of
court such doctrines were TO be endorsed 10 this
munty, instead OF importing Africans they ought to be
ported themselves 70 make way for more enlightened
people The constutonaty Of the slave trade laws had
been doubted by intelligent mind in the country
until within the last two three years, when
found convenient 10 make such suggestions
certain jurles for acting in violation OF their oahs The
theories propounded here had tendency 70 make the
United States an Ishmaete among the nations of the
earh for her hand would be against every and every
mans hand against her. Not only did they disregard the
laws Of the land but they even struck at the law Of
nations. There was on the table q resolution offered by
Governor McItae, declaring that the Gulf Of Mexico
should be an American sea-a mare claitsum. On
right had the United States more than any other
nation Of the world 10 the Gulf OF Mexico
Was surrounded on all sdes by the American territory
BY means. Its entrance between Key West and the
ISLAND of Cuba s sixy miles WIDE and power earth
could make il marc clausun. AS 70 the reopenrg Of
The slave trade be opposed it for two One
based on the humanity the thing the other on motives
Of potico economic tendency. He might not refer to
the horrors Of the middle passage for he adntedlthat
might enhance the interests OF humanity in that partcu
Rr. They had intelligent and, to extent an
educated body OF slaves, who mad yet lost of that
uprt Of obedience which rendered them peculiarly
fitted for sate OF slavery In contrast with the present
state Of things he referred to publications in De BOWS
Review, written by Mr. Pe,tgrew native Of South Caro-
lima citing the black code Of South Carona century or
century and half ago, in which authorized TO
kill runaway negro, whether he resised not-he was
authorized TO bring him in dead alive. If he was
brought In alive he had bis slit and his
he ran away second or third time, he either
had one OF his legs sawed off, suffered the
penalty Of death. To reopen the slave trade would
the country were be overrun with bsrbarous hordes
from Africa the condition Of the slaves would be put back
two hundred years, and the condition of white would
be put back too. Every semblance Of humanity would
have 10 be botted out from the statute books and the
STAKEHOLDER would becomeinstead Of the patriarchs
friend and master OF his Slave bloody, brutal and
trembling tyrant 1t would be necessary resort TO the
bloody codes and summary punshments Of past times
instead Of the mild provisions Of present laws Mr. Brooke
referred 10 the fact thai wherever the slave trade -four
Hhes there no natural increase 10 the slave population
On the contrary there is natural decrease That de-
crease in Cuba is i've per cent annum; and
partially fro the fact that panters found ii profitable 70
work their slaves 10 death because they replace
them by others procured mere nominal prces he had
doubt but the same effect would be pro here II
The slave trade were reopened He believed that in fight
ing against these slave trade laws they would hghtng
NOT only against the laws OF the land but the ecrees
m Divine Providence himself In free country there is
no necessary connection between the price Of labor and
me price OF the fabric produced no. however,
IN slave country because there the pro.
oucer owns the labor and is indifferent 10 him whether
por ngn or low. Indeed, his advantage consisted
nef IN labor being high, because his properly was 70
INA. extent enhanced in value. Hence the price Of the
PoaeH depends in the Southas il does not do in the
E M-on the number OF operatives. Increase the
cperasyes and you thereby reduce the price Of the
ana ne planter the community ia which the
s1S.sa un efkn 10 not gamer thereby, but, on the
tS;s wnyI loser Just as eftci follows Gauge,
s, UI IN insure the abolition OF slavery itse because
No he 5rosah pseo abolished whenever has ceased
~ oo psonaoe why bad the North abolished slavery
wss u rom any feeling Of phianbropy9 No, at all lie
SIeveu lucy nao not emsncipAed sings slaye Indeed
ne had heard that after emancpasn thew cant their me-
mere ,s sne Sostn and sold Them What did they want
VIE any more negroes? To raise co.tn7 rid thav
@ Lane COTTON enough? Would any man tell him that
NC uemand Tor cotton greater no than It's sunnIyS
nv. one because the statement would not be tina
were they not making enough to supslv the marietta
Sr.s sss wordn,e furnish the spades and looms Of
sho~r . Sseium, France and the Northern and Sou
s'atesf lnere was no further demand or II there
w erea'er demand taan corresponded with the in
a. NUMBER o. slaves. Eesijes there was no room
", ,ne unlimited expansion Of the crop OF cotton Il
nna r 70 very narrow belt. ana aot very long
sS e natural increase OF the negroes 10 the S,uthern
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