New-York daily tribune., 1859-08-03
THE SLAVE-TRADE FROM AFRICA.
To n. Edito, Of The n. y. Tribune.

To he Edi,O, Of The n. y. Tribune.
SIR: Will this traffic be egalized? Our readers
may be amazed at the question, and yet We ask 1t IN
good faith. We remember years 8go that, riing
in the car from Philadelphia TO NewYork, ceie-
brsted Southern editor remarked that he expected to
zee the African slaverade renewed within ten years
We then understood his idea TO be that these slaves
would be needed in Texas Three years ago the
editor of The Charleston IS. c. Standard openly
alleged that this revival Of the African slaye-trsde
was needfu for Southern prosperity, ana proposed,
"as leading principle of Southern policy, TO reopen
" and legitimate the slave-trade.' The same paper
has lately more fully set forth these views ard while
alleging that they are now received with favor ex-
tepsyelv briefly up the objects TO he secured by
this new policy follows, viz: 10 preserve equal
ity with the North :" in point OF States; TO recover
equality IN representation lCopgrcssiona; " to
have any share, in fact, in Federal legislation; to
demonstrate the efficiency OF our institution q. e.,
slave labor, and turn the tide Of commercial power
from the North" and, finally even to preserve
." the integrity Of our peculiar system Of society,
j. to prevent the free Willie sborer OF the South from
overthrowing the system, as inmicsl TO them by its
competition. So far Of opinions openly expressed.
Now, what the collateral symptoms az 10 Lne real
zation of this proposed Southern policy Texas
mighty empire is secured for Slave territory. Kan
sas and the whole Northwestern territory TO .an-
couvers Sound are opened for settlement by slave
labor.
ScuINtID ultI anu CtuiutiA p'l'. ''''''
dued Nicaragua and actually legalized this policy Of
slave.trading. The most prominent IN these
measures advocate intimacy with slavehoiing Brazil,
and separation from the nOn-saveaoldng Stltes lhe
right Of seizng Cuba, to prevent emancipation, Is
openly affirmed by high authority. The slave-tTade Is
actually in defiance Of laws and treaties, recon-
menced in the landing Of ten thousand slaves
in Cubs between January aud July of this year-the
frequent Instances Of fitting out Of slave-sting ye5
sells from New York and other ports of the United
States We understand that an emlinent merchant,
when lately urged to cooperate in plan for exploring
interior Africa with ve@ to the civilization OF that
land replied that he had not dosr TO devote 20 tina.
object. but had money and ships to use IN bringing
slaves from Africa
With evidences 40 numerous OF proposed
poicy" does it not become those who look upon such
a policy with horror TO cast about aud carefully ex-
anime ihe tendencies of public opinions AMI policies
If the law pronouncing the African saverade piracy
is TO be repealed, la Walker and Nicaragua the
barbarous despots of Dahomey aud Congo are to be
again excited to deluge Africa with blood IN TIE de-
tts.abe effort to capture slaves for Amerlca-Whs'
will become of Christian missions and the feeble epco-
he Of Liberia These aud many other such Ike ques-
tions are Of momentous importance. .u,