The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1859-06-14

Washington correspondent Of the New York
Daily Tribune, says, LA 'soo.t ai'icie' ".
ever the more conservative Democrats OF the
South nav advise TO the contrary, there Is an
interest in that party bent upon forcing the re-
peal Of all laws against the slave-trade, a'
practical issue and in living form. The pecu-
mary success which attended the speculation oil
the Wanderer, and the immunity OF her owners
and the traffickers in human flesh who were as
4oea,.d with them, have conspired to encourage
other enterprises of ike character, and more
yeasels have recently been procured for, and sent
To- the. Coast Of Africa, than were ever concerned
in this diabolical commerce before. Thousands
Of native negroes expected to reach the DIS
tan, Southern States this fall, and the attempt
will he openly made 10 defy the law.
After the manner in which the recent prCsecu-
tons were conducted on the part Of the Govern
ment in Georgia, South Carolina and Florida, it
!. very obvious no convictions can be made, and
the Administration will not venture to take the
necessary steps to insure the ends OF justice.
To all intents and purposes, therefore, with the
.xcep,ion OF the hazards the Coast of Africa
from
and will continue to be followed until the strong
arm of authority arrests il. That cannot well be
expected until the 4th OF March, 1851, when
TIL. vast Augcon stable is to be cleansed The
dsy Of retribution NAV be postponed, but it will
surely come, and with it deserved retribution
upon the authors and abettors Of this iniquity,
involving no, only reprOach upon our institu-
tons, but a damning disgrace to the age. Mr..
Faulkner, of Virginia, il here, and confcsses to
great surprise at his defeat for Congress. Up to
the ,l,y Of election, his friends considered every
thing certain, and only woke up tn the extent of
their dellslOn after the votes counted.
W,st Of the mountains the Democracy got thor
onghly drubbed--the counties comprising what
IL called Little Tennessee" giving over 1900
majority for Goggin, while Floyd and Skinner,
both regular candidates, were defeated in the
party str0nghois. This is good beginning for
the redemption which is to como, rni which,
before long must worn Qua a ,""'p''', s''.'.'r''
in Western Virginia, aud revive the policy
which was accepted 81 late within the last
twelve wears, when even Mr. Letcher avowed
opinions Favorable, Ia emancipation, but which
IN. been checked by the sectional agitation since
then.
The rival wings Of the Democracy in New
York need not be- at such extraordinary pains to
reconcile their family feud, since it is in no way
material whether it goes on or goes off. So far
rs the Soits are concerned, they nay nsc Gov.
Seymour's name az convenient nucleus; but
everybody knows his chances for nomination
at Charleston are about as good as for the mis-
sion to England, which he has been so long will
ing to take, aud which it is now decided Mr.
Dallas il to keep during the remainingltwenty
one months Of the Administration Those in
teresting gentlen n, who have in turn abandoned
every principle .ney ever professed, are properly
appreciated and assigned to their true places
As voters and office holders they are recognized
,,u, ryr nVlUiug cI-c, cA.ePs o'v'"'SS.V" q" ."~
bchests of their real owners. They have got to
take Southern candidate from Charleston, and
whatever platform may be considered most ex-
Incident. This will not cost them much effort,
after the powers Of deglution heretofore exhibit
ed. They may as well remember too, that Mr.
Buchanan does not mean to be cheated, "a Gen
Pierce was, without letting them hear of it, and,
perhaps, feel the effect of his departing power.