The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-01-18
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history Is said to be philosophy teaching by
example, and II this be true and it doubtless is.
there Is short lesson in regard to the African
slave trade, which it may not be unproli.abl.
LOT TINS country to study At this time. Il is
known that the slave trade has long fourisbed
20 greater or less extent on the Island Of
Cuba, notwithstanding the laws which strictly
prohibit it,
But those who have Investigated this subject
state that the encouragement depends almost
entirely on the disposition Of the Captain Gen
eral for the time being OF that island. The
slave trade papers for 1886 report that the Gu
ban slave trade was almost annihlated under
the administration OF Captain General Valdez,
| who, Il apps are, was honest and sincere in his
| efforts 50 suppress it. Il appears, however
that the suppression Of thst trade has been pref
judicial to the interests OF various parties, who
have possessed a controlling influence in Span
lsh politics, and those who are too faithful in
enforcing the laws against it are very apt TO
De summarily recalled tor mysterious reasons
After Valdez had been supplanted by another
General, the trade suddenly revived, and soon
attained hight it had never reached before.
With the historical fact clearly established
that the continuance or activity OF the Cuban
slave trade depends upon the disposition OF the
Captain General Of that Island, ia it not worth
while 70 consider. how far . parallel ease Ia pre-
| sented IN the recent landiue OF African slaves
in Georgia by the yacht Wanderer, and how
far the disposition OF the Captain General OF the
United Safes has Influenced the conduct OF
those engaged in that netarious transaction.
APREDIcTroN AND ITS FrLFILLMENr.-Gepius
and moral aud religious enthusiasm seem 70
have An unconscious prescience. These qualities
admit men into such in innate connection with
the secret influences Of nature and the control
ling principles OF human conduct, that thev fore.
see the future with almost the accuracy ot bro
phetic vision. We are reminded Of . striking
illustration Of this In the ease OF our disabled
Senator, Mr.. Sumner. In his great speech,
which brough- upon his head the terrible ven
geance Of the slave power, he gave full &C.
count in detail Of the intesest felt and the effort
displayed by the general government in the
rendition Of the fugitive slave, Anthony Burns,
from Boston. Such historical accuracy and
completeness as TO this matter did not appear
to be necessary to the scope and purpose oi HE
speech, and one Of his friends asked him Why
he labored that part Of his subject 80 thorough
~. because" said Mr.. Sumner, Il wanted 70
shave that affair put on record and printed in
"the Congressional Globe, 80 that fpe years
.hence, when an effort shall be mace to renew
''the foreign slave trade, we may be able TO con-
'trast the action Of the government in the two
s'cases" Not half OF the five years have vet
elapsed, and the slave trade is re opened and
the country has the opportunity TO make the
contrsst for which Mr.. Sumner provided
[Spring6eld Republican.
The ScANDiNAvIANs IN AMERIcA.-~If the New
Englander travels in Wiscon in, he will, in some
portions OF that State, imagine himself TO be In
| Sweden, Denmark, Or Norway, ii ha judges by
| cus,oms manners and language. Whole com
munilies exist there st present, almost intac,
from the Anglo American element around them
living ~ they lived In their iaiherland, adher
ing 70 old customs, old forms and national
eharAci eristics But there 10 no h~t,@r foreign
element IN America than the Scandinavian. J,
| j. Protestant Or Lutheran. II loves liberty. /,
has power aud vitaiisy--nos 20 perpetuass
hself, bat power Or condition, to infus.. it-tli
into the Americas character, not % degrade,
but 70 elevate. Il il an enlightened element
lthas in this country not less than ten Influential
publica,i0re, some Of which are ably conducted
aud we'll supported. Three Of these Arr religious
papers, u marked ability, and ars stauuch ~
vocates of ProsesiAnlism. With affinity towardi
/ American institutions. With far greater vitality
sf hfs than The Cslt, the Norsen,sn 10 our coun
try will soen become : pafs 81 the Americas
shstanssr--addisg sssesssh . what y nos
J . stsoDg."