The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-06
1hs Revival OF tho Afthran Slave Trade in
the south, and ats orthsrn Affiliations.

We publish to-day another letter from Wash
| pgton on the practical revival OF the African
slave trade in the South in which our intelligent
correspondent, in the premises earnestly main
taips the authenticity OF his startling iDforma
ton upon the subject through he.e columns a
few weeks ago. We are thus assured that " every
syllable" OF that information /" ia ion TO the
landing of large cargoes of imported ssvages on
the coast of Florida was strictly true ard that
this contraband business along the Florida coast
is carried on very extensively. We are further
informed that there are depsts for the reception
OF these "savages" in over twenty Southern
cities and towns /; and that in three of these de-
po's one gentleman had seen altogether some
Line hundred Africans. Another gentleman, in
terested in the business, estimates the number of
cargoes successfully dispersed INTO the Southern
interior within eighteen months, as high as be.
tween sixty and seventy, including an aggregate
Of " savages" of perhaps over fifteen thousand
Now, q antirg that the secresy and mystery
necessarily connected with such lawless enter
crises 90 inevitably lead to eXaggeration we still
oe We that, touching the practical revival Of the
African slave trade in our extreme Southern
States, our correspondent may be relied upon.
His means and sources of information on the sub
jet extensive and respectable, including some
of our best informed Southern politicians; and
we 6aIe say that it is to well grounded alarm
on 'beir part at the drift of this dangerous move
ment, socially and politically, that our cores
pordent is mainly indebted for his astounding
stretch Of credulity to accredit his statements,
considering the facilities which were afforded for
The successful distribution of the slave cargo of
the yacht Wanderer in the very face Of the
guardians Of the law, local and federal and con-
sideripg the temptations of the almighty dollar
to the importer, his consignees and the contract.
ing purchasers of these " savages."
This is the Southern side of this alarming
movement; but it has also Northern exposure
1t appears that most Of the vessels engaged in
this nefarious traffic are not only built at the
North, but are fitted out at the North, "with
full knowledge Of the use to which they are des-
tined, and with an eye to share of the profits"
We are thus told that there are at least two
vessels being prepared at this moment for 6 Lave
trip from the port of New York, and that con.
siderable number Of such vessels are being made
ready for sea in the New England States" Thus,
while the extreme Southern States are furnishing
the depots, the extreme Northern States are sup.
plying he vessels in these joint stock specula-
tons between Southern nigger-drivers and North
ern Niger worshippers. The almighty dollar
is the charm which makes them band of
brothers in this profitable business; but beyond
their common financial interests, they are Of
widely separated as canting hypocrisy and a bra
zen defiance Of law.
The Southern African slave trader boldly
avows his principles and his purposes; his North
egn confederate, while jingliDg in his pockets tn
dirty gold received from the profits of slav,
cargo will preach by the hour the atrocities O
Southern slavery and the impudent demands o
the "slave oligarchy." We have expressed ou
suspicious that Thurlow Weed, for example, be
longs to this class of Northern nigger-worship
pers. And lie he not open to such suspicious
Is not everything fish that comes into his net
from "free wool" lobby fee of five thousand
dollars, to joint stock lobby speculation in o
Georgia navy yard? And if the cotton planters
of Georgia will pay good cash price for import.
ed niggers, insuring large profit to the shipper
is Weed the man. is any Eucn save-pityiDg
and slavery hating black republican lobby spec.
ulator the man to refuEe a venture to the coast
of Africa?
But while our Northern Puritans and black re-
publicans are financially implicated in this Gin.
famous traffic." we protest against their thrustine
the political responsibilities thereof entirely upor
the democratic party, OF the controlling Southern
wing of that party. The simple truth Of the mat
eris, that these Northern abolition confederate
in this African slave traffic are endeavoring tt
make double system of profits out of it-frst
from their slave ships and cargoes, and secondly
from hue and cry against the Southern demo
cratic party as party resolved upon the reviva
Of this African trade, with or without the autho
rity of law. The pot may call the kettle black
amoor, but we do think that while our Northern
nigger-w orshippers have their "long, low, BLACK
schooners" dedging in and out among the creek.
Of the Florida coast, with ''savages" bound "fol
Cowes and market" they should touch ginger
ly upon the horrors of the African slave trade.
1HE LAST AND THE BROWNING ED1CT FROM
GOVERNOR WIsE.-It was a shrewd remark o.
Tony Lumpkin, that "the inaide Of letter is the
cream Of the correspondence" and so an inside
view Of an ambitious politician, like that which
has been furnished Of Governor Wise in the dis
closure Of bis last manifesto on New York poll
tics, is worth all the outside embroideries of a
hundred learned essays intended for the public
eye. Our city contemporaries, with one excep-
ton, accept this remarkable edict from Rich
mond as the genuine article aud they are right
in doing go. The exception is the Duly Nevs
which naturally enough hesitates to whistle its
chosen hero down the wind. But the Necs will
be compelled to admit the soft impeachment, and
the sooner, perhaps, the better. Let Governor
Wise be laid aside for the present, and let the
Meas proceed vigorously to the battle for the
delegates to the State Convention ond +haro