Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-03-18
The African Slave Trade.

Public opinion in all tho Gulf States is
gradually coming up to the support Of the
African slave trade. If thepeople of the older
slave States are not wide awake, they will
lose great market for negroes for the advo-
Gates Of the foreign traffic in human flesh are
not 30 silly as to hope for repeal of the Federal
laws against slave piracy. They intend to
make dead letters of them. The Southern
c'tisen proposes remedy for the high price
of negroes. The editor says:
1--WE know \ way to remedy that state Of
things. Advertise for contract to land some
forty thousand Africans at some point between
Savannah and the Sabine river within twelve
months. There will, of course, be a risk Of
capture by the philanthropic pirates; and
some of the negroes will be lost: but that ia
the whole risk; a. for felony, piracy and
hanging-that's all over"
The Port Gibson (Miss.) RspsiHs says:
"The press of South Carolina NAV be
against the infringement of the law but it is
not, in our judgment, against tho slave trade
as traffic. We have, however, seen of late
change on the subject in some very able
journals, but the change is doubtless no
| change at all, except of policy. Some men
think it hopeless and vain to urge the revival
of the slave trade; it may be So but such
fold-your-hand conclusion, without an effort,
never discovered America, or made her free,
or accomplished any other great purpos-."
The Baton Rouge Adyooats, speaking Of a
measure before tho Legislature Of Louisiana,
says:
at is generally understood that the famous
"African Apprentice Bill" of the last session,
is to be again brought before the Legislature.
We are not advised Is to the shape in which
it is next to appear but if it approach to =
similarity of that defeated last year, in form
or interest, it shall meet our most active
opposition. If memorable necessity demaNh |
the revival Of the slave trade, let1srnment,
cut loose from the GensPerity. Are the
whose laws fetter hsny to go this extentf :"
as IN ras SENATE OF TT. u"I1fD
1s. Cn The follov:-e .uemoers retired from
:, 80. 60. 1he adjournment of that bod,
the :4th inst: Philip Allen, Of Rhode
Island; VIM. Wright, Of New Jersey Martin
W. Bates, of Delaware; David S. Reid, Of
North Carolina; Sam. Houston, Of Texas;
John B. Thompson, OF kentucky; John Bell,
of Tennessee; Chas. E. Stuart, Of Michigan
Geo. W. Jones, of Iowa; James Shields, Of
Minnesota; and Delazon Smith, Of Oregon.
The following is the list of Senators whose
terms expired on the 4th, with their successors
50 far as chosen:
s5rH CoxaRIss. 86rH CoNaREss.
Nc w. P .Fessendsn, req. VIM. ?. Fesssnd.n, rep.
N. n.-John P. Hsls,r Joh1 P. Hale
Mass Henry Wilson, p Henry Wilson,r.
X. I-Phllip Allen, dem Henry ,. AnthoRy.I.
N. J.-Wm. Wright, i. Vacancy.
Del MARTIN W. Batss, Willard Saultsbuffy dem:
VAR. MT. Hunter dr.. n. T. Hunter, d:
n. C.-David 8. keid,d. Thomss Bragg /.
S.C.-Arthur P. HsYne. d.Jamss C6estnut,d d.
4s.-Robt Toombs, d.. Robert Toombs, d.
Ala.-C. @. Clay, jr., a. Clemen: G. Clay, jr., d.
Mis.-A. g. Brown, d. Albert g. Brown, d.
Ls.-J: P. Benjamin, d. p. Benjamin, d.
Texas-San. Houstsn, ami. W. Aemphill, d.
Ark.-W K. Sebastian, d. W. X. Sebastian, d.
Ky.-J. B. Thompson, .. Lazarus W. Powell, d.
Tenn.-John Bollam, A. O. P. Nicholson, d.
Ills. A. Douglas, d: Stephen A. Douglas, d.
Mioh.-C. Il. Stuart, d. Kingsley s. ,pgham, !.
fowa-Geo. W. Jones, d. James w. Grimes, r.
MINI - amss Shieds~d. Vacancy.
Oregon -Delason Smith, d. Vacancy.