Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1859-05-12
From FOrnsy's Press-Democratic.
Revival of the Slave Trade.

Administration, and its complete subject.
Ion to the ultra spirits of the South, has nat
urally stimulated extreme demands from
that quarter of the Union. After all the
villainies connected with the formation of
the Lecompton Constitution had been en-.
dorsed and made test Of by Mr.. Buchanan,
the South, naturally enough, regarded him
as ready to sanction any enormity, and to
yield to any Southern exaction that might
De made. Having discovered his weak
point, the ultraists are determined 10 reap
the greatest possible advantage from it,
We cannot account, in any other way, for
the new demand for Congressional Slave
code, aud for the most extraordinary &C.
currence Of the times-the revival of the
African slave trade Upon OUR shores. The
importation of cargoes of slaves into the
United States was scarcely dreamed OF by
any human being from the time of the pro.
hibition Of the traffic until the inauguration
Of James Buchanan. The law was univer-
sally respected, because all men felt that it
would be rigidly enforced. 1t is true that
slavers were occasionally despatched from
our shores, but never with q view TO land
slaves in the United States-their destina-
ton universally being Cuba or some other
foreign country. From the nature Of the
slave trade, its operations are necessarily
kept as closely concealed as possible, and
we were 10Th to believe it possible that it
had been revived, but there appears to be
no longer any doubt upon the subject. That
a considerable number of Africans were i'm
ported in the Wanderer and sold into sla-
very into South Carolina. Georgia, and AL
ALBANIA, is indisputable. The Mobile Reg
lister, of a recent date, states from informa-
ton it has received, there is no doubt that
at least one thousand Africans have also
recently been imported and enslaved in the
Southern States; and, as an additional con-
frmation of this statement, we find in the
New York Journal Of Commerce, copied
from the Weekly .Ners, Of April IA, pub
lished at Enterprise, Mississippi, the fol-
lowing extraordinary advertisements:
To SHIP OWNERS AND MASTERS OF OUR MER-
CAMILLE MARINE.-We, the undersigned, will
pay three hundred dollars (S3O0) per head for
one thousand (l.0oo) native Africans, between
he Of - nj
of sexes equal, (likely, sound, and healthy,) to
be delivered within twelve (l2) months from this
date at some pc nj which is accessible by land,
between the ports Of Pensacola, Florida, and Gal
weston, Texas-the contractors giving thirty 800
days notice as TO the time and place of delivery;
or we will pay fifty (jO) dollars extra if deliver
ed TO us at Enterprise, Clark county, Miss.
W. S. Price, Sr. T. Wolverton, G. W. Freeman,
VIM T. Smith, w. Howe, J. L. George,
A. Perryman, A. Wolverton, WIN. Marshall,
REESE Price, ST, Jos. Borden, James VIM,
Abram Clark, Jas, NJ. Hand, Jas. NJ. Parks.
April 10, l659.
That we will meet the above, reference is made
10 the following houses in Mobile, Alabama; Boy
kin & McRae, Tate, Stewart & Co., G. Goode,
Patrick Irwin & Co., G. P. Kelly.
We who have signe4 this advertisement, profess
10 be law abiding citizens, but cannot respect any
act purporing 10 be law which we believe TO be
unconstitutional; as such, we esteem that which
interdicts tie slave trade, either domestic or for
eign.
They are regarded as merchandise and slaves
here, and in their native country by their breth-
ren-the latter condition is forbidden by Divine
Law, but the same law says to the Hebrews, you
shall enslave The brethren around you, and they
shall be perpetual inheritance for your children.
We have never known native Africans semi-civ-
i iypd hut hun nj 0f no Ann
Of domestic slavery.
We feel that great mutual benefits have, and are
flowing from the institution, and esteem il duty
to extend the privileges of becoming semi-ciyil-
lied to other of Africa's degraded race, by ming
ling at least a like number with the four millions
now among us, tn at reciprocal benefits may re-
suit.
1t is scarcely possible that the sigDers Of
the above advertisement would have come
forward publicly TO invite importa,ions Of
African slaves if they had not positive
knowledge Of the revival of the trade, and
were not cognizant of the fact that dispo-
sition to re-establish it in their vicinity had
been manifested. Surprising that no seri-
Gus danger Of the arrest of slavers was to
be feared from the trucking and subservi-
ent Administration in power-a power that
knows no crime but a faithful adherence 10
true Democratic principles, and which is
ready to sanction the vilest enormilies, il
by men who applaud its tyran-
advertisers as coolly propose to
reopen the most fendish traffic that has
ever disgraeed the worlds traffic which,
as conducted, combines the worst crimes
that mar can commit-as if they were
merely endeavoring 10 sell a bale of cotton
or TO sell tract Of land.