New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-06-25
AFRICAN LABOR SUPPLY AssOCIA.
TION,

TION.
We gaye an account few weeks since Of tee
formation at vicksburg, just after the adjourn me 1t
Of the Southern Convention lately assembled there,
of An Association with the title which We have
plsced at the head of this article. As the Conven
tiou referred 10 claimed to be a Commercial Con
yenIon. there seemed to be reasOn TO suppose that
the Association formed by portion Of its members
might be 8 Commercial Association, and that the
intention Of it might be 10 carry out on larger
scale and by comprehensive partnership that
business Of importing labor from Africa which Mr.
Lamar Of Savannah had so vigorously commenced
in his private capacity
The comments in which the press has INDUCED
upon that transaction Of Mr.. Lamsrs, and the III
dictnents found against sOms Of the parties con-
cerned in it-little prospect as there may be oil
their resulting in cOnvctions-hsye been, II would
appear, not without Il certain effect, Thus We nod
certain prominent members Of the African LABOR
Supply Association coming forw ard IN the ne"spa-
pers to explain the end, aim and OBJECT oi 'ha'
body, and their own personal connection Win IT,
A correspondence having this object IN W-", De-
tween Dir W. l.. YsDcey AID Dir. l. ID. Is DE 80"
appears in The Montgomery Advertiser. According
to this correspondence, the African Labor supply
Association is intended to be not a working ana
practical, but merely speculative ard talking
body. Considering indeed. that it originated from
the Southern Commercial Convention, one might
have anticipated as much, since that body mas To-
tally expended itself ia talk AID speculation, with
ont ever attempting anything OF more sub'sarllaI
hind.
The object of The Association is row formally
stated to be- not to supply African labor, but to
convinse the South of the necessity the feasibility!
AID the riehtfulness of such supply. This Il 10
be done by discussion, of which this Association Is
10 be one Of the Instruments sud org1ns-ln iact,
a sort of counterpart in the South to the Anti
Slavery societies in the North. Dir. iancey
thinks that such discussion, as it has already
served, Will continue to serve to develop
much unsoundness, even in the South ITSELF upon
the question of Slavery, ard to bring into public
notice and to warn the Southern people against
those who are radically defective this vital que'-
ton. The FEDERAL laws declaring the 'l,ve-trade
to be piracy originated. as he insists, IN al
opinion which, roofing itself in Nireinla thence
spread over the whole South, /" and was taught
" in its religion charge from which. however,
Mr.. Yancey ought. in justice, specially to except
the American Tract Society-that Slavery
Was morally wrong, was founded In kidnapping
and conducted in cruelty, and could only Dc de-
Tended on the ground OF the imPossbiit5 OF getting
rid Of it. Regarding this opinion as total, base
less. and these laws as a stigma OF the institution
of Slavery, Dir. Yancey wishes TO have tnem re-
pealed, without, however, piedgiug to 90 tor the
revival Of Il trade which might bring Guinea and
South Carolina into collision, South Carolina, as
we'll as Guinea, being slave exporting State Dir.
Yancty merely wishes 10 see the subject OF Slavery
| taken from the grasp of the General Government
| bis idea being that the Federal Government can
only act upon the subject of Slavery in the way Of
protecting it. Whether the African slaye-tiade
shall be allowed or not is matter for each State to
| determine for itself.
| Mr. De Bow does not seem quite 80 sure as
Mr. YaDcey that not to agree with himself upon
| this question is certain and conclusive proof OF
error Of opinion or political unsoundness. He
iDples from bis statement of the case that he re-
CARDS such persons exceedingly poor logiclans
and very stupid reasoners, but is willing to admit
that they may still pass as patriots and good citi-
zens. The want of more labor is felt at the Sohtb;
immigrants from Europe do not 60 there: the
| price of slaves is getting excessively high. Under
these circumstances Mr. De Bow thinks II no mat
ter Of surprise that the eyes of the South are
| turned back to I" the father land Of our present
labor system. to Wit, To Africa which he seems
| 6.
MERGE industry, wealth and progress of the world
than Europe itself Whether or not Africa can
not and should not be made to supply few more
subjects for cviliz alton is he thinks, fair subec.
for discussion. To aid this discussion by the pre-
psratou and publication of reports AMI addresses
| by bringing into collision mind With mind Ii
town, county and State meetings, and BY collect
ing and disseminating appropriate data, Is
stated TO be the object OF thu African Labor supply
Association. He proposes 70 recommend the re-
yival of the importation 10 small proprietors aud
pon-slsyeholders rs u mcsns OF countersctug the
existing tendency TO the concentration Of labor in
few hands. He would reconcile the large slave
proprietors to il as means Of increasing the
number of those interested 10 the institution and
as lot Likely TO cause any fall IN the present price
of slsves, though it may prevent further rise;
and be even thinks that our Northern brethren, "
whom he compliments with being very practical
and far-seeipg people, may also come into the
scheme under the idea of enjoying It's fruits and
eIacting tribute out Of the enlarged Prosperity to
be expected from the revival of this trade He
considers it idle assumption that the discussion
will divide and distract the South.