The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-01-20
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The slave Trade--Mr. sewaras 49,.
The Washington correspondent 81 'ne :,
moud EsqusreY saysi II appears. hom,a -
Commodore Wiz, Senior British Naval o''
the Wet Coast Of Africa, on the ssc~ps
tares Of slavess, ssst 70 Washin9sou .os 80
pose of ascsrtainine what NUMBER o. s"'" 80. 80
70 American masters, that during '"s so~4 -
and no 10 September, 1885, snefe wese Ssp'a's1 "
British aud Portuguese cruisers tsafsy snfse se''
sell. containing fifteen hundred aoo QUO sa'~'
an,ns the s.me period twenty three vessels, With
csysoss consisting Of fourteen thousand, two hun.
AIRED and ten slaves, escaped, four Of which. how
ever, with two Thousand, seven hundred and hf'y
slaves aboard, we're taken on the Coast Of Cuba
1t .. to be observed, therefore, that during the
period above specified. there must have been land
ed thatsand nineteen vessels, containing e'epsn
thousand four hundred and sirty slass, part OF
which doubtless found their waysinto the United
States.
The bill introduced by Seward into the u. ..
Senate for the more sffectasl suppression Of the
slave trade. provides fer the employment OF ten
steamers Of light draught, constructed with refer
encs to speed, In continually cruisinx upon the
coasts Of Cuba and the United States to pre-
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landing OF slaves. Power 10 also conferred a
useless provision) upon the State Legislatures to
pass laws prohibi.ory OF the importation of Afri-
cans into their limits. We are entirely opposed
to any further crusade for the protection OF Afri-
can savages aud caunibals. Even the London
Times protests against 'vastiug the precious lives
Of Epxish sailors upon the coast Of Africa, whore
ons rescued negro cannot be shown as q sst of
against ten dead Eugishmen; where our impos
tent force has become . mockery and our blind
and useless zeal Jest" The sacrifice is still
greater, the mocksry increased, the jest more
pupgent, the zeal more useless, on the part OF
America. in keeping up an African coast squadron
and passing buncombe bills for the aid and CONS
fort Of New England abolitioaAsts. Let Seward
Instruct his snti-slavery cohorts to set Al exam
pie to others Of obedience to the laws of their
own country before they exhibit such convulsive
zeal to compel others to obey the law.
"By Mr.. Stewards new bill" says the Enquirer,
''oae million Of dollars is appropriated tor the
better and more certain destruction of American
sailors the coast Of Africa and this, too out
Of depleted and empty Treasury; increased taxa.
tion for tho sole benefit of the King OF Dshomey;
high tariff to protect eannibals 10 the better en~
joyment Of their repasts-one million Of dollars to
prevent the civiliE stiss and Christianization Of
African savases, 10 TO be appropriated from the
Treasury Of people protesting the religion of a
God who commanded his chosen people, 'of Me
heather that dse round about you, lin Africa,) Ct
then. shall We 90 buy bond men and bond.aaids'-a.
we'll a. his disciples to preach his gospel to all
people.
1.-THE practical effect Of this bill may then be
summed up follows: The Increased dssfrue
ton to American saiiors-the useless waste of ma
sfonal vesseis--the reckless squanderiDg of one
million of 1ollars-the prevention OF Christiani
Z NJ Africa, the continuance and perpetuati0n OF
the moral desoiation and darkness that now per.
yades that continent, and the increase Of the IA
ciiities for Cannibalsm. These are some Of the
effscts of Mr.. Stewards bin. lie processes the re-
lIxion Of Christ, but would deny Its blessings to
the negroes OF Africa-hs acknowledges aud feels
proud Of the ciyiIix alton Of Americans, but would
dsny its bsaefts 10 Africans. II we could cob.
suit alone the interest of Africa, we would reduce
every negro in Africa to slavery. teach him bis
duty to God, and his duty to man, make him d
useful being in this world Of labor, and by the
wise legislation OF Southern States fthim for the
hereafter. But this GaDnot be done, ut least In our
days"
ts.rikes US that instead Of discussing such tiis
as Stewards, and other measures Of fanAtcal
and negro stripe, Congress would better pay some
attention to the interests Of the country and OF
the white race. To judge from the deliberations
Of that body, one would think that the population
of the United States consisted Of thirty millions OF
negroes and three millions of AngloSaxons, and
that there WAS no other color In the universe save
black. On the contrary, the negroes are but
small fragment OF the population, and black Is
NOT the favorite color Of Nature. 1t does not en-
ter among the beautiful pencillings of the sky
above, the earth beneath, or the waters under the
earth. 1t ia the badge Of mourning and desoIs.
ton, the hue of the destructive thunder cloud,
the complexion Of midnight, the signal for the
Powers Of Darkness to put forth thsy heIlish arts
and snerey. Light is symbolical Of purity, happi-
ness, of God heaven giows with bright colors !;
that there 10 night ther~ lie of its most glo.
rious characteristics. When the Bible speaks OF a
world redeemed, it uses the figure of "washed
white through the redemption Of Christ. The
black man 10 an exception among nortals. There
ia every reason believe that his color well as
bis condition was imposed upon him as punish-
ment for the crimes of hisancestors. The Devil is
always painted as black. The Congress of the
United States must be under some unnatural de-
lasion, or under the direct and malicious ihstga'
{ ion OF the Devil, when 1t devotes itself soul and
body to the idolstry of Negroism.