, 1859-02-08
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

Vrem cur oxn Correspondenk1
| ~ wAW1eros Fsh = lasQ.-
1a< B!4ek Democracy tsEsa1 tG+ound il Fapu
9 Ms african 8laes 1Fadt-Ar. KIgo+t'.
r. rosSa9 ageiat Ats suRpras;on Of ths trq1zo-
|; Gaa&tqumas Of it Fsesssl.
There ia NJ mistaking the drift Of the Demo.
craey-North and South--on the African slave
trade Experienced nasigators when thrown
upon an unknown ohoFef discern -its direction
with unerring certainty for hundreds Of mile,
By the "send Of the coast; )" or meeting 4 bot
tle At sea they know upon what distant spot il
will be stranded by -sha current which bears il
resistlesalJ onward. Let us then trace tho chart
of the last voyage Of
BurtIn the Eclipse, and ztsxad xith ea1ses dNE,"
the Black Democracy.
On Monday, Mr.. kilgore Of Ind, offered in
the House OF Representatives, the following
preamble and resolutions:
Whsreas the ia., prohibiting ths Afliean aave tradt
ia D?iie. !. .sit.ss1* i ths% Eat as2osasa'
y Gsx Se 1as Ia
repeal .nd tas re7i1sl of t9e odloas tsse AtieaE
70 III :sd s1s ~ 70 be s.t 4 de
dance md sner violation openly sonnten9nced and sn
ssets Il tS. nnon; nd M rsoee IL ve1
sad tasts The sep@s7ts Of IT, pe9pss Rep5e.en
l. Resoi7ed, 1hsi xhs1e We rsco<aze no ssht On The
6as II tSe so 1nersi1 Il exts to inIeH
5e m dstTtb tns 1stuo1 q des's .ye3
DO he'd his coakfes hss PAYER 70 prohibit ihs 1of
ntta measures nor cae sn1 penalty knoxn e the eat.
as.l1:t ;ssfba 70 ia6am.a and unehnssian:
are e r. bro.d. n pncpe of phan
1ropy RELIGION I'D humanity that n! seou!d !eao
FendsE them nore smci:nt: nd that ;hey shoad B. bs
respected b. III sood eittzens" ~
and ol ~ 1e 1nsu,u nd
as5syer tds te enforce sd swa spd 70 or3f e =
t thtir aldeFa and abe:to1s.
| The reader will not fail to observe how entire
| IL reasonable and conaarvative in this proposed
| dec1o-a,;o, n~., ds.;o,aa on1v tn .f17,n, tba
] =. ~ "es1s 0oo vA' - 'Ae
| adherence ol The country to the laws as the5
stand, affirming them to be constitutional, juas,
| humane and in accordancs with the moral and
,a,io;ons .e,ut,.5t NJ n. -o,1d .,d dsro,nc.
.oAk,oae eeaAnsoss 81 'oe "o1o' anu oenoano-
lug tnos8 ae1 III s1oauon oi saem WHICH nave
already occurred aud are notoriously intended.
| Mr. Burnett Kentucky slaya holder obiec,ed
to thu consideration NJ thsm vh;ch ~. natural
y. , "A'sA " - "A.'-
enough because MIR. Burnetts constituent or
some portion of them. pursue the domestic
.1ova .~ada h..;..., -s,. .;a..
ola'o Aoo % 'u''oe'S' aaa "nA' !" 'Ae u'usS-
ence between the two pursuits in pr1nciPkf Mf.
Burnett obviously believes there is none. It
o' w ooepe"olo" y.
the rules-Which Mr. hilgorc did What them
The motion required q two-thirds yote, and it
fa;,ad .va, 11s ,oa, Ga Eva- pann,,;..,
vo.aa ~ - "a ..-a~., o.,,,ha.. .ss..;....
.uAea e5e' ~ o4a nose'Aa oousn'8n -oloe1i isou1"
Inc following Northern Democrats voted no,
Inv .x;,,;,., w., ......a;.., ~. k,,.,.
'ns 10 s'tu'nH' hu'a ptoeeeuns1 % 'oe Aionsp-
ping IN Africa And landlng IN deorgla Of 4e9
black men, and calculated to prevent the repe-
t;tion of .ncb de.d. nana,v FINN 11,;no;a
pat.-, r.u;,s CT. -. I.yu f-o.. ~
1ooe'' H 1n4ts'' o|1W, anG 0c1yt't nou nen
LOTT, bo1k, 1ar1' 1aYto, eno oeas!n1; ron ynlo;
2n 2utoG; eo1 na!, IiteI, an9 r,.,a aAanusa:m
tlo11 H tenaey'"1las rlolenc1, uhis ano Itle j,
from lo9'ana, 1tegg ana NaolaGk Irom Ne"
oe!sess ~ "os'eoo} Ae~'o'a4 A'ol'oein oe"o-
cfaM II.
oosessa!lon;, Voy sne "ee3 esl?le me oousn- 1
eio tect'o9a! Je"oetAcJ 4sue N iasue upon soo-
elstlng ana taklne care OF ne returned negroes
o1 me E1eno. !ney lnant5o tnhs y t9Aen oneA
TO Africa, 81 al, 'nsseac OF oelng olatflonted IS
s!svsa upon me r!an.a'1ona oi .oe 5oatn, n =
should nave oeea 1nfo~n upon tne eoaat 10
iah, pstsn ~ eess. e,n nus =:
eas. =, Sam,ha., -nan nalv to,,s ~. 80
wardk tbs ouestion is presented in a deelara.ory
Eor-o whatnar nnap dafiont v;n1at;,r, ~ tha
antiAfrican slave trade laws, involving sedition
and rebellion, - wen as the ultimate desolatlon
a and eneonraaed ~ mt 5orn h1 eu
Of public opinion cooperating with the E1ecu.
tive Of the nation. " hatis the result? Eighty
!e9r . tnen pu! .nemss1sss ~ on toe record agains.
Renewal Of the African hum1n desh trade. The
defenders Of that traffic have doubled their
strength IN tour days. In iour dA5s they have
Na..hasr nanaeranr E,th;aa 1,a.a eIo.s 10
ed to show The drift Of the current, to indicate
the trend Of the coast.
Nnstner tne a1e4e ttaae WIN % revived, ae-
phrenav th;a rsh;d innacy WhateVrr tbe mat
insane bigot and fanatic Of the ruling faction in
that section decree, will be cheerfnlly aud even