The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-03
National Labor Congress.
REoPENING OF THE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE.
10 The EDITOR OF THE HERALD.


10 TIE Editor THE HERALD.
WASHINGTON, April is, 1859.
The great National Peace Congress- about 10 assemble
in Europe, s to have offered for consideration one
the most important subjects brought before an
bly, OF nations being no less than the reopenng Of the
African slave trade
An association has recently been formed ia this CITY
having for s object the organization OF Nations. labor
Congress- to meet at the time and place as the Ma
tona Peace Congress- the design being to obtain an ex
preston and community OF opinion and TO influence the
Congress OF nations in the establishment Of the slave
trade One delegate from each Of the fifteen slave States
tnreeor more from Cuba, and as many from Brazil and
other slaveholdng States OF America as may be thousht
proper, together with delegates from France Spain Ho
land and England and perhaps nations Of Europe
will compose the National Labor Congress- An agent Of
this association sailed few days ago to Havana Cubs.
another was also despatched TO RIO Janejfo Brazil TO
bring these States into the organization.
That theee delegates, when assembled win repYe-
sent truth'uly majority Of the people OF our South.
ern States and Cuba, and also majority Of
the people OF Brazil and other saveholding coun-
tries OF America, and that a large party in Frsrce
and Spain and considerable number In our Northern
free States and even in England and other Of
Europe arc really and At heart in favor OF the revival Of
the slave trade cannot reasonably be doubted and that
the in view Of its vast importance in the affairs Of
the world will receive due consideration in debera
tons Of the National Peace Congress- cannot reasonably
be denied.
Inc arguments TO be offered TO the Congress in behalf
OF the re establishment Of the trade be the usual
ones Of the want Of nborers in the Southern United
States in Cuba and other West India islands, aud In Bra
Z for the production Of the great agricultural commodi.
ties OF corn, cotton, sugar. tobacco, RICE &c &c. with
which W supply the consumers and manufacturers Of Eu.
rope and America and the commerce of the world That
the trade would transport millions Of human beings
living in state OF naked bRrbarsm and precsrous exist
ence, without laws 70 protect life happiness and TO
transplant them into civilized country projected by law
and where life secure where their labor directed by
SCIENCE would assist In making the wilderness TO blossom
Ike the rose and bring forth abundany, both to their
own and the worlds benent and above ana over ALL
that 1t would snatch millions Of and women from
land of heathenish darkness and transplant them into
snd Of Christian civilization and enlghtment And fur
ther that the legal establishment Of the would re-
move the now clandeetine traffic and the horrors the
passage and make tbe transportation Of Africans
py steamers TO The shores OF America safe health
New World.
These few Of the principal arguments that will DO
offered to the Congress in favor OF the establishment Of
the trade. That they powerful and difficult OF
successful overthrow, most persons will readily admit
AT let, the subject is Of Importance demanding tho
seriou0 consideration statesmen In both hemsPheres
That the efforts Of the National Labor Congress- and the
friends Of the revival Of the slave trade will be crowned
y but that circumstances decidedly favorable 70 their
triumph ultimately edipgly probemacal and there
fore the friends and enemies OF the revival OF the trade,
both in America and Europe should prepare for thorough
and vigorous controversy on this subject Let all the
arguments on both sides be fairly stated and II, in the
opinion Of civilized world the reopenpg Of the trade
would be benefit 10 whites and blacks to agriculture,
manufactures and commerce. dement, 70 Doth Europe
nd America and TO the wod-then let the trade he re-
vived IT, the contrary, the trade be pronounced In
human barbsrous, opposed 10 civilization and Chris-
tan,ty calculated to inure both whites and blacks 70
retard progress and above and there be dread
of Aficanzng America, and thus destroying Caucasian
supremacy then let the project be utterly positively
And further, let the nations adopt some
stringent by which the present Illicit trndlc with
it, accompanying horrors may thoroughly and forever be-
abolished.
The friends Of the reestabshment of the trade
snd expect far and open controversy this sub
ject they depouDce secresy and Illicit cabas and only
ask that the subject be stated in it's favorable most
considerations and as the civilized world de.
termne they are willing to obey ts decision implicitly
. The administration is fully aware OF the existence Of
this org ami ation.
AS often es occasion may require, the Herald will be
kept advised Of the doipgs OF the slave trade revvs
80 long as their operations and headquarters shall remain
at this city, ALERT