The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1859-01-08

saturday Morning, Jnn. =. 1919.
The Montgomery lNhJ Jfafar Is.
the e5th pecombcr, sbyt.
W, stepped on board thc ST. Nicholas .
Yesterday. and took 60 glimpse tt tly Aui.
cans-the genuine original Congo negroes /
which came here RIG. Wt'l u1 mIUsI .
by what route thuy vr, b.utehE chow
we're here. Thirty-pieht or them wore
on board. bound for New Orleans. M.uv
Of them seemed spHrhtly aud intelligent.
and will undoubtedly mlke tine plarb-
ton hands They are mostly off thu Con
20 tribe. We believe
Tho first announcement tbata s1rvo Of .
sllves from Africa hld boom nui.i .u
q lorgia was generally eurieta hosv |
but rom The above and u'b.r statements .
which we find iu the plprrs OF that ..r- /
tiou. no room b. left Co doubt that g,l b. .
tho fact. Tho even. D. lullo significance. .
and We think can oce1aiou only the darr-
EFT regret in the mind of cvcry usht-
thinking Southern man. We pa.s over f.
the question Of whether 30 voul bo bcu-
efcial 30 the South 81 have tho African
slave trade re-opcucd. because chat b. net
20 be cousncrod in connection with The
present case uulcs tho South ostocms her
interests more highly than .he doe, her
honor Il has been her pride AMI boast
that. while the fanatics of the North have
boon ready to tramplo the constitution
and laws under foot in orjor O, .utce
in their warfare upon the Institution of
slavery, she has, os much from the ,m-
pulses Of a chivalric sense OF honor us
regard o. her own safety. alwsy coutcu-
ded Tor a strict observance OF The Consl p
tuition and the laws nl--ei n Obedience
thcgcto. Nobody Ur'ttuis tb't Congress
docs not possess tIe constitutional power
20 pass statutes prohibiting the Atr.cn
slave tude. beelu.e ,hc Trainer q. .hr
Constitution it.,lf cvpry. Isl provided .or
the enactment 81 such statute. no tHr o.-
piration OF certain period after tle 1J1n-
ton Of that instrument. The South.
therefore ts maintain her consistency. gs
the conservative. aw.abidug section 1i
the Coniederscy. owes &c % herself 20
make II a point Of honor Co Observe and
obey those statutes 20 long d. they stand
on the book We do not sct how The
force Of this view can hc cyuded. % b.
no answer to say that the ah1litioui.ts arc
clamorinr Tor a violation of the CoustIu-
ton and laws a. against us and our inter.
ests. We have always planted ourselves
behind these a. tbo bulvarks ct orr de-
Tense bat &c we can violate them %, the
suggestions Of cupidity or interest, with
what grace can we complain oi the abolI.
uonists Coz seeking to violate them 90 the
promptiug' Of passion. sentiment. gr any
ether motive vhateycr3 The mon who
have succeeded In thi. enterprise. have.
q the extent b which che South eiu q,
held responsible Cor their scts brought q
stain upon her honor and weakened ,ba
defensive position she has always urwr.
Ell on che slavery question. Grant iIyaa
please. thaj the bw mixing th. .ltse
trale piracy and hrluiiul .tls lubmbl.
ia wrong. absurd and what not That tbs
same argument. hy which Shaver. ftsl
can BE- defended when carried t1 ular
logio1l conclusion. also justify che imp1r
tatiou of slaves from Africa -wnt alI tht
and st.l. The case B. not altered While
constitutional law prohibiting this tnt
remains In forrc. it b ,a.auas,I 10th. pu-.
zion, the reputation. anil che character 81
che South chat she SHOULD ..r1uulau lt
Observe &C. o. sh. choose 9. autitr H,r e..
repeal. however impolitc -urh crurs.
might be- deemed by prudent meu .
would sttll BE- lerit.matc-thrre would o.
nothing init criminal Bate. th,v.t,s
section. whose vital rights depend .or th,i
maintaiuauce In Tho Union aIt,getbe
upon e doc Observance of lortl Obligation
BY che citifcns OF tbo u1u--lnyrho,iu
Stato'. there could bs "a, greater I1Il
than Cor her % set the example of di.rg
garding and dc.ying the laws
Beyond che unpriuc'plod moa .mmeJ
atoly engaged in this bu.uo., Cor .bo r.r
pose ct making money. thc moyrm,a
can receive bat Httle sympathy cvcrp
amongst chat small cl,s. who ltrs % .t
the government brokcn up. and af, e,s
rc1dy 20 clemor Cor any scheme or mes.
are which tend, o. the contamination o
their wishes. or IN The language Of ono .
their lcader.. "preripit1te the c't.1i
states into revolution. 80 mrtlod tha'
could adopt, would more certainly rsul
70 their notion than thr revival ofthc Ar.
can slave trade in violation ot llv. "a
oven clamorinr Cor the repeal 1g Ca D.,
prohibiting it provided one or both shout
De sustained % amy consid rlhle eyteut
10y Southern sentiment or action. Such
policy on che part of the south. BE- it d..
not array che Feelings anil tbe as. @
the most conservative men o' Ga. N,t.
against her. would az lens. render cher
powerless, anil place tl' Federal Govern
meut a. once la thN hands of tht th1l
tonista.
Nobody is silly enough. OF visiousr
enough, % believe that C,lue.s 6. g1ir
70 repeal the laws prohibiting the Afriol
slave trade. Agitation for This purp,.s ).
therefore. 20 Car aa Tho question it4ell
concerned. mrre waste OF Breath. ~
the other hand 10 b. calculated tl lead o.
serious mischief by strengthening o.
hands Of the abolitionist, aud gmblrrls.
ing aud weakening the conservative. oaf
stitutioutl party at the North. Bat CD.
inexpeiient, u 8. yet legal. 10 agnto OBJ
question Of repeating the slave trade stt
utes the right Co doso Is inlitpu,l5ls. D..
cause every American git.ten Is Fuan
tecd Freedom OF speech and thc right
free discussion But o. encourage the I'd
opcningof that trslr. in violation OF Oh
laws o. che country IL, what % .ram
as. NJ good citizen ctn IL. Whom q
does. he not only ostors himself from con
planning against thc thoiilIoust' i1r VOL
ting the fugitive slave lav ani stealth
our ncrrocs. but b. bgcomes pert rrs .ril
iaii In that moral turp.tuin which ever
rshtthink.ue mu j.se1s .r. lu riel
crate violation Of the llvs pf i.s eouutrI
The New York hsl haai .arapsr vhic
though Published a. the Nortl. r1e.
ar n any southern journal in defense
slavery ~ "a and iu maintaining oh
constitutional rights IF tho South. closes
very sensible article on this subject wit
The following words. which arr d.seryIu
Of especial attention. a. coming ff0.
friend Of slavery VII, - en- eye.wl
Ness AMI has Che b'st opp,r,uniJet o
knowing che efF,r, which such tTsrs n
this are likely ~ produ,ei
"lts expediency. double. s..,,. ,.t,.
aible e. many people n enc cotton, !. a..
tor when they can obtain ro1d SSH 80.
Tor two hundred why shoull lba, b.. 49,.
PEELED to pay to thuso living in tne tr,a.
tion States twelve hundred dollars n
outside of that small portion of the rs.
northern mercantile community vii
would traffic in the very bone of thcir
theirs. II it vielled profit $50 tnrrf,
believe there is mot m American ri.iu
who. after thorough inve .irttiou %
true understanding Of The subject wou
under rrisfaJ circumstance wish o.
open this trade lt Is. therefore. wI
profound rrurrt that we witness CHS ail
of the 'Wanderer. and this unctIlct