Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-09-09
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sound Southern men do or eventually "h''
concur in the opinion that the language
and the penalty OF the law forbidd'ns the
the slave trade constitute hbciof me hr'Hg
and ofths dead, and ought, In justice. to DC
blo,,el on, forever. How this is to be done
is a question to be ma,ured with grave do
liberation"
Tho Yatoo Democrat openly advocates
the reopening Of the Slave Trade.
From the Holly Spring. Democrat.
"we are in hear, and hand, for there
peal Of the laws Of Congress inierdietins
the trade, and we are not afraid to SEQ the
question agiiated. e Slave labor Is noeded
to develop the resources OF the South but
/, is 80 dear that tho poor can never hope
10 obtain it until there is a more abundant,
supply and hence the people will hc In
for a supply Of IL from Africa. rs soon as
they zee the subject in its true color-. Lat
ne man rhc Is dspiriHg 20 future hoHor' NOT
Place hnscGm opDodiioH 10 tbs msa'pe.'
rrum the Southern CitiIrn, John Mhchell's pa
per.
Hurrah. for PIRACY win the Gov.
erument, then at las, desisl from trying to
execute the pretended law against slave
trading7 Will Congress next session ac-
knowledge It's blunder, and repeal the thing'
Captain Townsend is acquitted Hf Key
West. Captain Corrio is considering which
State. South Carolina or Georgia he shall
award the pleasure Of aequi,,ins him. Our
readers will be pleased To learn that sever
al slave ship. from New England are a. this
momen, on the coast Of Africa. The crcei.
icnf traffic MIR. Jefferson called itan "er'
orraJle ocmmroe."l in HUMAN FLESH Is
open and likely TO DO active"
Senator iro~n'. Speech.
"The importation OF Africans j, our right.
To limited extent he desired an accession
Of Congo negroes; we want and will have
them"
LIP. Walker, NJ. c. from Ala, publicly
answers the following question "ye' ;"
go. Are you in favor Of a repeal OF the
laws OF Congress. which declare the slave
trade to DO piracy"
The Savannah (Ga.,) Republican states
THAT nine ten,hs Of the delegates in tbs
Democratic Congressional Convention oI
that di,,ric, went for hc rrp,di Of ne Idri
ogaiaa ne Stare trade, while every single
a.pirnnt for the nomination declared him
sslf Tor the revival OF the trade"
RESOLUTIONS passed by the Mississippi
Democratic State Conventional
R,,olr,d. That the doctrine Of " non'in
teryeniion " with the institution Of Slavery
in States, Territories, or District OF COlum
bia, docs not nor was il intended 20 con
illct with the assertion Of the power OF Con
gress 20 protect the property OF the ci,i
zens Of the several State, who may choo-'
20 settle in the Territories which are the
common property of all the States.
That, IA all the language Of the Supreme
Court Of the United States, 1.-THE right %
properly m Slaves 1. distinctly and express
" affirmed in the Constitution and th'
only power over 1t conferred upon Con
grcs., is the power coupled with the dot!
Of guarding and protecting the owners IL
. their rights" thus declared.
That Mississippi will stand by her siste,
slave holding States in insisting upon III,
the enforcement by oil OF the department.
Of the Federal Government Of their Con
s,ituiional rights. As thus cIpounded by ID,
Supreme Court Of the United States.
Hon. John }. McRea, NJ. c. from Mis-
q. sissippi, says;
IL believe the South requires more labor
. | am therefore in fdror Of r,opeHng n
raie an 'laro rsih Airica. 80 no differ
ence, morally. socially, or politically, it
buying slave in Africa, ne original 'Ouro
ofour supply, and buying one in the hom
market Of our slave breeding States"
There is "no difference in this com
merce, morally, socially or politically"
Substance OF JET. Davis elaborate Spcccl
before the Democratic State Convention o
Miss, July 8.
The act OF 1870 declaring tho African
Slave Trade TO be Piracy, is clearly uncon
s,i,utional. II the question were brough
before the U. S. Supreme Court, i, woulC
be 50 decided. Also the act Of 1918. Boil
should be repealed and in his own words
e" l,are tie subject efhe importation Of AZ
riodHs 10 The states respectively" Mississip
ri does not want more " African Stock
than she now has bu, other States do anC
they should be allowed to import them.
From the Washington Correspondent Of the n
\. IleraI.
A rery distinguished dsmordiic S,ndio'
informed me Wiihin n, last ,rcck that ip Is
nmdis Of the num5er ofoargoss o "Sdrdge,'
( that had been successfully transported INFO N
INTERIOR OF THE COUNTRY SINCE
MAY, 1853, WAS BETWEEN SIXT>
AND SEVENTY. Surprising each 'e-.e
to contain. deduc,ing loss by death, 2j'
blacks. THE LATE INCREASE OF SLAVE
POPULATION OF TIE SOUTH, BY
IMPORTATION FROM THE COAST oil
AFRICA MUST HAVE BEEN OVER 10,
600. Startling as this fact appears, hav
no, yentured to communicate il to You un
Ill fully persuaded tina, i. cannot be con
tradicted.
From the (Ah) Commonwealth.
ave. however, witness the strongest in
dica,ions throughout the South Of won
dcrlully increasing sentiment in favor o
re-Opening this trade with Africa. Is
DIED. TnE TRADE sEEns ALREADY TO nj
PRACTICALLY REorESED, AND GOING OF FLOUR
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