The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-09-01

versation with the public religious press, should
not have suffered to 90 forth under his eye.
The same place is sometimes wrongly spelled
in two or three different ways. These are in
deed but minor errors, but accuracy is desirable
where it is so easy to secure. We hope the
work will, however, by its circulation, have the
effect to excite deeper interest in the Bible
operations among the Eastern nations, and in
spire in many young man the desire to imi-
tate Mr.. Fighter in his noble deyotedness and
perseverance in the cause Of God and man.
There is pleasing portrait also, which indi-
Gates genial, manly character.
The Eclectic Magazine for September.
This number contains twenty articles, and
the selections embrace the customary variety.
Some of the topics are new, all are subjects of
interest to different clusses of readers. The
two engravings are of. Humboldt and Mary
Queen of Scots perusing the incidents Of her
own eventful life. Both are well engraved, and
are accompanied by suitable letter press. For
the October number, the editor promises fine
portrait Of Queen Elizabeth, Mary's great rival.
We it see stated in one of the public journals,
that the circulation of this Magazine has now
reached to 10000. copies proof ofits increasing
popularity.
We have received from Taylor & Maury the
London, Edinburgh, ane Westminster Quarter
lg Reoie,os for July, republished by Leonard
Scott & Co. In the Westminster, the two arti-
cles, "Jowett and the Broad Church." and
" Life of Conjuror," viii be found interesting.
The Life of Erasmus in the London Quar-
terly, is OF positive valre; and the article in
the Edinburgh, on the present state of the Eng
fish navy, is full of information. These Re-
views are, at this juncture in the affairs of Eu-
rope of unusual interest to American readers,
discussing, as they do, sll the great questions
which agitate the Old World, with clearness
and ability.
WHAT IS CONSTITUTIONAL SLAVERY?
The modern constitutional construers who
declare that that INSTRUMENT carries Slavery
into the Territories, and will protect the slave
holder in his rights against " all comers," to
borrow phrase from Governor Wise, seem to
forget that the rights " Of shareholders in the
several States are not he same. Hence, the
whole question as to what rights are conferred
and protected is left Uncertain. For instance,
the shareholders of Virginia have the right"
that is to say the legal power, to separate hus-
band and wife, and parent and child. In Lou
isiana, we believe, the young children cannot
be separated from their PARENTS. In Delaware,
if we mistake not, husbands and wives cannot
be separated by the mas er; and slaves cannot
be sold out of the State
In great majority of the slave States,
negroes are not permitted by law to read and
write; while in few o them the privilege is
allowed. Southern men, including Mr.. Toombs,
of Georgia, have discussed the propriety of still
further amehorations aid it has been proposed
to confne the slaves to the soil on which they
are born, to prohibit anG punish the separation
of families, to authorize, and encourage educa-
ton, to legalize marriage, and to authorize
slaves to hold property. 1t is competent for
any one of the Souther States to adopt all
these reforms, while otl er States may adhere
to their present barbaro6j codes.
Now, the question Isl what sort of Slavery
does the Constitution PROJECT in the Territories
Does it protect Delaware Slavery, which denies
the master the privilege 4 exporting his slaves
beyond the State limitss Does the Constitu-
ton re-enslave the slav IS of Delaware, who,
under thelaws sof that tate, are forfeited the
moment they are CARR d beyond the State
limits
Does the Constitution snnul the marriage tie,
which the laws of Louis ana and South Caro-
lima may some day MAX! legal2 Does it au-
thorize the negro to be whipped for reading the
Bible, who was permittes by law to read it in
his native State?
We trust that the chang ions of Constitutional
Slavery in the Territories will undertake to
answer these questions.
Which of the slave codes is the constitutional
one? Is it the mildest, or the most barbarous?