The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-01-29
Tho African slave Trade.

the I aited States during tho past year
saono. be doubted. It il admitted to b
fact BY President Buchanan. I. 10
equally true that this rc-opening Of tho
African slave trade is the result Of plans
and deep laid schemes, long since con-
ssmplssed by the .fr. eaters Of the South.
The landing of these few hundreds of
human beings and coUsigning them and
their descendants to perpetual bondagc
10 Of itself burning shame and dis
grace upon our Nation. It is true that
laws may be, aud are violated when 3
SINAI! portion only, Of these living under
those laws should BE- ,eusured for their
violation.
How 10 it in this case' The law, of
this Nation declare tn. slave trade to
Be piracy and We have treaty stipula.ions
which require that We should keep q
squadron on tho African coast, for the
purpose Of suppressiug the traffic in
slaves. Il would be natural to suppose
that the Nation which boasts of its free
dom, and proclains itself to be = refuge
Tor the prosecuted Of all lands and
e'lmes, would faithfully aud energeti-
csiiy do It's avoved duty towards the
suppression If such an inhuman AID bar
oarous traffic, blu. alas the facts ar.
contrary to tue supposition, for while the
English cruisers very frequently capture
slaves and set the prisoners free, i. is
very unusual occurrence for an American
cruiser to make such capture. Why is
'dore this difference in the efficiency of
the two navios' /; is no, that slayers
are not secn by our cruisers, for We have
seen letters written BIZ those belon giny to
our squadron, giving all the facts in re.
iation to the arrival Of the Yacht Van
"~s--which has recently landed slares
on our shores-on tho coast OF Africa.
and the manner in which the slaves were
""u 1'' ''N'e "as no ehort
made to capture her. It looks v.rT
'0' "u".'''' t''on pre-
fcrred to aid in the forbidden traffic. IF
ono OF our vessels does 10 equenca Of
the honesty and integrity Of it4 comman,
der overhaul : SLAYER. the s,avs trasers
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''A'' '"i'hs the Gays OF Jeh-
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we" o"e universal ana emphatic no, but
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81" " P'D1''a" i'eS'den' IN 1901
- u Jul D'''0e'a'i if''hos may
W. jug" '"s" haF'h'y' ana may
'a WIN ohs d o'a' '''s my servant
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