Des Arc citizen., 1859-01-08
RE-OrES1so OF THE SLAVE TaApE

RE-OPENlSG or THE SLAVE TRADE- A PRAoTIcAL 1LLUsrRATIoS.-That tn, yacht Wanderer landed cargo of slaves fresh from the junges of Africa, som, time during last month, at Brunswick Georgia, there seems 10 be no longer doubt.
 Hon. Chas. s. Henry. United States Commissioner before whom several wit nesses were examined--they being charged with having aided in landing the cargo o slaves at Brunswick ruled, that wit ness was not compelled to answer ques. tons tending directly or indirectly tc criminate himself. MT. Elisha Harris thereupon, refused to answer certain ques tions propounded to him by the prosecu. ton, and the court adjourned until the fol. lowing day.
 The Augusta (Ga.) Sentinel learns from good authority, that about two hundred and seventy of the wild Africans, portion of the cargo of the Wanderer, are now on planta- tion in South Carolina, on the Savannah river; having been brought there two days ago on board steamboat, from some point near Sa- vannah, and will soon be offered for sale. Sales have already been made of some of the cargo.
 We learn on good authority that the origi nal cargo consisted of 420 and that not one of them died or was seriously ill on the passage. It is supposed that the Wanderer acted only as decoy boat, and that the vessel that brought them is at large. Citizens of our city are probably interested in the enterprise, and those brought up the river are supposed to be their share of the spoils and have been dis tributed on their plantations. It is quietly hinted that this is the third cargo loaded by the same company during the last six months.
 The Augusta (Ga.) Dispatch has the fol- lowing on the recent importation of labor.
 Two hundred and seventy-seven of the car go of Africans recently landed Bruns- wick, were brought up the Savannah river and put ashore yesterday evening, a6out o'clock, at the mouth of Horse creek, three miles be- low the city, on the Carolina side. One of the river boats is supposed to have taken them from the boat which brought them to Sayan- nah in the night to point twelve miles above that city.
 We learn that one of our citizens has bought slave from the lot recently landed just below this city, for which he paid S250. He is a stout boy about fourteen years old, and con- siderable curiosity has been manifested to see the distinguished visitor.
 The question has often been asked, what practical good can result from the agitation of the revival of the slave trade? We point to this cargo of sturdy laborers, delivered from the darkness and barbarian of Africa to be elevated and Christianized on our soil. We point to the price paid for this jolly son of the jungles, and compare it with the exorbi- tant prices paid for the fancy and less valuable hn-o al,s.,, : flo.,-. are the beginning of the blessings to flow in on the South from the fearless advocacy of the revival of the slave trade by one or two inde- pendent presses in this State and South Caro- lima.
 This trade may be called piracy by false construction of foolish law, butthe day will come when the South will make it the righ, arm of her legitimate commerce, and then there may be some chance for us poor editors to own sooty skin or two! Who knows
 In connection wnh the foregoing, we copy the following from the Charleston Mercury:
 Thus while the Georgians are obtaining slaves from the coast of Africa, at a mere nominal price, Alabamians and Mississippi- ans are purchasing from Virginia, at the high price of $500 per head. It is useless to at. tempt to conceal the fact that labor is scarce Tn the cottoa-growing regions. White labor cannot be obtained, even if desirable, negroe: are constantly going up in value, and the pri- ces asked for them even now, place their pur. chase beyond the means of those possessed oi moderate competency.
 Gentlemen ask us every day why such and such enterprises do not flourish in Alabama why we do not produce rIee, for instance where we have so much waste land perfectly adapted to it's production why the lands all along The hanlfe oF fha laba not redeemed from water, and grooming every year rich harvests of rice, sugar and cotton Want of labor, is the only answer we can make. White labor will not come to us, is not adapted to the culture of Southern staples if 1t would and the action of the Federal Government prohibits us from obtaining such