Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1859-08-05


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Interesting Information.
It is said that honest men thrive when
thieves fall out amongst themselves, and
this is well illustrated by the pleasant dis
closures which the New York Herald is now
making concerning Thurlow Weed, Seward
& Co., and the Slave Traders. According
to the Herald it seems that the ship Allan
tic, fitted out at New Bedford, Massachu-
setts, ostensibly for whaling expedition,
but really for the African coast, to, prose-
cute that ..horrid traffic." the slave trade.
and which was seized upon few days ago
by Captain Rynders as suspected SLAYER,
was fitted out by Black Republican. .'slave
traders" and the Herald accuses Thurlow
Weed, Seward, Greedy & Co. of the crime
of heing at the bottom of it all, and says
that this kind Of practice !. no moro ineon-
sistent with their canting abolition princi-
Piles than many other things which they do
especially transaction Of VIM. H Sew
ard, who received his Share in the profits Of
q liquor house in Auburn, while he was ag-
itating for the Maine Law throughout the
State, and was riding into power through
the prohibition party, thus, like . rover
looking in one direction, while his boat was
moving in the opposite. The motives which
would actuatc INSCRIPTIONS and hollow
hearted Black Republican leader to the
prosecution Of the African Slave Trade, are
forcible and apparent. In the first place
the profits Of the trade are enormous, east
" doubling the investment made by one
prosperous trip, and We all know that sleek
abolition leaders, with all their love for Gu
UNIVERSAL freedom" and in spite Of the un-
quenchable fire Of philanthropy which is in
cessantly burning in their immaculate bos-
oms, are not wholly careless and unconcern-
ed about filthy luere," but, on the contra
ry, we know they always have sharp eye
to the main chance. Again, in case Of the
capture Of the SLAYER by the Federal author
tiles, they are well aware that all the obi
nm will fall on Southerners and the South.
So that on the whole, if they succeed in ma
king . prosperous trip, their benevolent
pockets receive goodly sum Of Southern
money, sufficient, it may we'll be supposed,
to qaies any 4ualm Of their pious conscien-
ccs, and if the trip prove disastrous, and
the shaver be detected and captured By the
authorities, they gain material invaluable
in q political campaign. On beother hand
what are the inducements which would lead
the South to engage in this traffic? Sure
y, every interest Of the planter the. CAPT
talist Of the South-would var against bis
encouraging this traffic, for in proportion
to the increase Of negroes will The decline
in their present value be, and in proportion
/, to the increase Of labor brought to bear up.
on the cotton, sugar and rice plantations,
will be the increase Of those articles Of pro.
daee. and It IS obvious that such resull
would miaitate with the interest of the plant
es. The poor nan. to whose interest alone
i weald be to have this trade prosecuted.
and who. il consequences, would be the on
" one willing to re-opes i, 10 unable, from
the scarcity Of his nasans, 10 do 90 Thu.
We see that the planter and capitalists who.
if he would, could prosecute this tade, is
unwilling, ana the peas man., who would Il
be could. is unable. ~
All things considered, we think the pre-
Sumption is just, that tbs Black Republi-
cans are the men at whose door the crime,
if crime it he. Of re-opening the slave trade
should lay. At this particular time fonly
one year previous to the Presidential cleo
tony it is more than probable they are car
rying on this traffic for pol;aralIeaeitaL and
# we are not mistaken, the vail of s'out-
ragged freedom" stirring the great popular
heart Of the North to its lowest depths, will
fill the air, and carry the Northern States
for the Abolitionists Like tornado in 1860.
+ 1 BY reference to our advertising col
umns, it will be seen that Mr.. Willan A.
Grills, formerly Of this county, has opened
Commission House in Richmond. and So