Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-06-19
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written III Paris. OIL the 3ntl. APRIL 1860, by
Ex-Govcrnor William Beach Lawrence, ana ad-
dressed 10 ih. Editor "f ;i,c ''.ionrrui H,s he.
6nts entitled Frs"rt rom~:,rc anI minu.
.Facl"'ts ond "s9j" si"r"rE III he Enitei
States. The French is accurate and elegant
but IT Was Il hig compliment TO the accom-
piiShcd author lur the London ''Mnrnin" Chron-
IcIc tn translate it into English and publish
it entire. with mark cd cunmrndarion. It was
written under the following circumstances
1hc .j"vrn@I dos Uei"tts, iii speaking Of the
atrocious affair at lTarpcr's Ferry, expressed
opinions reiIecting iniurioilsly on Mr. Law
renee native country. tho United States
y: an ..mcricau citizen. he could not reuiain
quiet. and hr addressed, :. letter to that paper
but liz oiily learned on the eve Of leaving Paris
that it was not admissible to insert in the COL
umnS Of that Journal any discussion respecting
negro slavery, unless that discussion accorded
with the theoretical ilcaS Of the aGlninistra-
ton Of the paper, however opposed those ideas
may br 10 the development of French indus
try, under the influence Of the new economical
SYSTEM nj the Emperor Under the rircum-
Stances nn other Course was left open TO him
than the publication, in = pamphlet form, Of
the answer as il WAS prepared inr thc .fn"Tnnl
des Uc6nis.
The write! bcgiu> by &ayin:: that that afro
cous enterprise (the IIarpcrs Ferry raid) was
conspiracy Of Elnatical abolitionists Of the
North, who had no ties OF race with the nc-
grocs, 10 excite Il servilc war against their bre-
thrcn and fellow citizens Of the Sonth- the
success Of which, without regard 10 other re-
suits that wonld have been infinitely more 10
be regretted could only have lei to the de-
struclon Of the agricultural industry Of our
slave States and especially Of the cotton cul-
turc"
Mr.. Lawrence then demonstrates, by mas
tcrly array Of facts ani arguments, that the
slavery Of the blacks in Amcrca-so indispcn-
sable fox ilr. cultivation Of cottOn-iS, for
France, Il question Of public policy, closely con-
nectch with the existence Of her commerce and
manulacturcs-indeed, more important to Eng
land and France than The commerce Of China,
which has cost them So many expeditions.
The able writer tnanfully rcbukeS the aboli-
ton spirit of the day ; shows that our slaves
arc more comfortable and happy than any other
operatives: renders just tribute TO the South
crn States hy cfcrring to their ''educated men,
highly endowed with generous and noble Scnt-
rlcntS, and 10 their women, eminently distin-
gliishrd as well by their personal attractions rs
bv all the virtues which constitute the huppi-
ness OF domestic lie; and properly rebukes
the French press for their sinister course in
sustaining the nurdcrcrS Of Southern families
instead Of seeking TO strengthen and expand
those sentiments Of friendship which have cx-
listed for almost century. hctweeA the United
States and France.
After reading this admirable letter, We may
well ask, with the Nc:r York News, why men
like W. b. Lawrence are not actively employed
in the tOrei gn service Of their countrE-mcn
whose minds and experience are equal to the
task in all its aSpccts-eXpc"icnce'l, hish-tone'l,
well instructed diplomats.
We had designed dwelling upon the details
Of Mr. Lawrence's fine letter but We prefer to
reproduce what * said by leading papers Of
this country and OF England. The extracts
we give below will lie read with cspccial in
tcrcst al this time:
From the y. Y. News
AMERICAS rnREI';S RELATIONS.
In spite n' the settled hostility with Which
English journalists. cchoing modern English
statesmen. generally meet all which concerns
the negro scryitudc institution in this country,
there aic tiIucS when the voice Of an upright
American is loud and !orcible enough to reach
even their most rcSouie preludiceS. 1t is. at
all events, thus with William Reach Lawrence,
the cx-Govcrnor of Rhode Island. whose states
manly efforts for his country while he has been
.iuurncyng through the marlS OF European
commerce. have made marked impression.
Recently Mr. Lawrence issued very well rca-
sorud pamphlet, printed in French and En9iish,
on French Commerce and Manufactures,
with special reference 10 the slavery institution
Of this country. We notice, rs much with sur.
prise rs with satisfaction, that the London
Morning Chronicle, one Of the Oldest and most
conservative Of the greatest British journals,
puts aside the prejudice common TO It's cotehi'
p0rares, and pays our countryman handsome
but well won compliment hy commencing and
quoting his views.
Governor Lawrence has most certainly de-
nonStiatcd the valuc ~ Us and to France Of q
trade which should know Of no Interruption
1t has increased it is increasing; and 1t must
increase But attend to one Of the arguments
which the London journal quotes edltorlally.
from our distinguished cnuntrynan, and which
we adopt cli,nr!ally The consumption Of
cotton by England was only f' million pounds
al the period u! the abolition nf the import dll-
ties. Ii is now l,20) millions; and the cotton
trade and manufactures support, directly or IN
directly, tour or i've millions oi individuals
who have relations, industrial or commercial,
with the entire nation. France now uses lnrch
more cotton than England imported aL the COM
nlcncelncnt Of her cOuimercal reforms. no
can anticipate the eHnrroilS extension nl the
cotton manufacture, under tlie impulse ol the
new policy, which makes raw materials Tree
from i'll duties Your reforms vii! do more
for you than free trade did tur England hour
imports oi cotton which were, in lSoh, lSI
millions pounds will soon bc counted by thou-
sands of millions. The exports from France
to our ports have for many years exceeded
those to every other country, except Great Brit
ain. They amounted in 1877 to 26o, ,opo, oo"l.
Can too .iucl, Importance hc attached to conf
ucrcal relations with people like that Of the
United States, whose numbers approach thirty
five millions, and whose wealth, as well AS pop
uation, increases with rapdi.y unhnarh "i
among the old nations Of Europe:
From the London Morning Chronicle.
a very remarkable pamphlet on The subject
of Negro Slavery in the United States is now
before US. Written by a member Of the North,
Mr.. William Beach Lawrence, no, slave.
holder, it cmbodics 4 spiri, of honest ratiocina-
ton on much perpicxed topic. far too rarely
manifested by any, and least Of all. by mem.
hers of the Northern American States.