The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1859-12-08
For the Palladium.
Comm erci:sl Causes aud Care for
slavery.

/ | take issue with nearly all those who are
attempting 10 promote the abolition OF Sla-
very in reference t. the requisite means for
accomplishing the object. The evil is great.
and more and more alarming every day to
the peace and stability of the Government.-
Something ought TO be done that Is better
calculated 10 accomplish the object than has
yet been done. l hold that. in place of stri-
king at Slavery itself. We should rather
take away the only prop on which ii rests.
! propose TO write Il series OF short araeleS
in support Of the following
PROPOSITIONS:
l. Slavery IS an evil. injurious to both
races, dangerous 10 the Government aud
should be abolished, ii practicable.
II 1t is admitted that the main support
now of American Slavery is cotton growing
that cotton growing being generally very
prof table, and at the same time requiring
larger capital to insure success, is TO be con-
siiered rather AS a speculation than an ordi-
nary agricultural pur>uit-that the demand
for slaves to be employed in the cotton grow
ing States operates as sustaining cause OF
Slavery in the Northern Slave States.
III. That this business Of cotton growing.
being a speculation that can be enjoyed by
comparatively few of our own race. should
not be sustained on its present basis at the ex-
penSe of other interests and especially OF the
millions "f consumers Of cotton goods.
/ ". Ii the price of cation were TO be re.
duced, like other agricultural products, near
to the Normal relation OF cost of production,
mankind would be vastly benefited and
American Slavery would lose its main sup
port.
V Since the good of mankind demands
cheaper cotton. and tho abolition of Slavery
10 dav tn he wis
is the duty of all men every where to adopt
we'll devised and judicious measures to bring
down the price of cotton. like other agricul-
tufal products nearer to the cost of produc-
zion, which object is to be accomplished by
the following means:
|. BY encouraging the growth Of cotton
by free labor in Africa. India and Mexico.
2 By encouraging the growth Of flax
aud manufacturers of flax in the free States.
3. By encouraging the Of free labor
in the growth of cotton in the Slave States
aud stimulating the emigration Of Europeans
to those States for this purpose.
VI. That the cultivation of other articles
now mainly produced by Slave labor should
be encouraged in the Free States, such as
hemp, sugar an tob icco
II can be easily proved
l. That such a course would work no in
jury to the general good OF the Slave States.
but the contrary.
2. Thatif one twenty fifth Of the cult
vatei land Of the Northern States were to be
put in flax, 1t would produce an amour. of
linen goods equal IN weight to the whole cot
ton crop Of the United States, and that linens
may be produced by recent American in
ventons and improy ements. weight for weight
for about the price of cotton goods At the
average Of cotton heretofore
3. That much larger profits may be reas-
onably expected from the Manufacture Of lin
ems, bagging and bale rope from flax. and
hemp rope from Nor.hern grown unrotted
hemp than from any other fbrous manufac-
lures for many years TO come.
1. That by working hemp in the unrotted
condition it may aud should be grown in the
free States and become very profitable crop.
). That African colonization should be
by all means IN our power, first
70 favor the production of cotton in Africa,
secondly for the promotion of civilization. re-
ieion and commerce in Africa, and thirdly.
or the go5d Of the black racs both here and
there.
propose to treat this matter maioIy in its
aspect, and shall endeavor 10
bring important facts in my possession TO
bear in such way as to show pretty conciu-
lively that the North may make n vast deal
If money by the exercise of its phiianthro-
~. o. S. L.