Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-07-11

constitutional and Dvine-ln all Its aspects and bearings
In 6ae, should be thoroughly considered and under
stood BY the people Of this country, aud especially by
those Of our own section, who have more immediate
connection with it, I is only within recent period that
the subject has been Investigated and discussed phoso
phcay In the first third Of the present century the
general eOncssss even in the sAyehOding States and no
where perhaps more commonly than in Virginia was
that slavery was misfortune disadvantage, an incu
bus an evil indeed, except only that it was not admit
ted that the Of it attached to the present generation
Of slave-holders Nearly all agreed thai il would
be most fortunate thing for the saveholdng States
great physical social and moral bessiug- they were
peaceably rid Of IT, About the end Of that period the
iAed John Thompson Brown in the Virgins House Of
Delegates aud the learned and able Thomas R. Dew Of
William and Mary College, confronted this nearly
unanimous sentiment with arguments to prove that
slavery was Of Divine institution and was morally
right and that il a great social and political
blessing Since then some of the abest minds in q
country have devoted much time 70 the further eNimin-
on Of the subject and have given Us the result OF their
researches and reflections in authorities, statistics and
arguments that have placed the institution uPoa an im
pregnAble basis-and with these authorities statistics ard
arguments constituting the munimeut Of title by which
every master holds his slave constituting also the breast
work behind which the slayeholding States may stand
and defy the ignorance the prejudice and finacsm the
world We hold that it is he duty Of every saye-oWaer
and every Southern man to acQlant himself Every
master should not only feel but should kos that be
right regiousy legally and socially in holding his slave
a. property Every southern should know that and
hOw the south right morally and politically in maintain
ing and defending her instiyumtion Of domestic slave
~ To DO this they have but TO possess themselves of
works nov in the reach Of all, the reasoning ard tie
facts Of which are irreiuatable and conclusive.
We have Just had submitted to our inspection large
volume bearing the title: "CorrON Is King, AND PRo-
sLAyxRY ARsrvENrs comprising the writings Of uur-
her OF well known scholars economists aud tLeologars
on thssgbieeL It was edited BY T. y. Elliott, President
Of Planters College Mississippi and printed in Augusta
Georgia, hy Pritchard, Abbott & LOOMS. The book
contains about nine hundred pages, beautifully printed
aud handsomely bound ia law calf Il is the design Of
the publishers . have u re-pub>hei in sima- style 'n
this city and they iesga soliciting subscribers for t H
advance. We hope and beieye they vi, NEE, With
abundant success The volume contains a treatise on
the Economical Relations Of slavery by David Calis.y
OF Cincinnati. one on Liberty and SAycry, BY A. T.
Bledsoe Of the University Of Virgul; Tue Bible Argg-
lneul by Thornton S.r,ngt,low, D. D Of Virginia Sa
very in the gh, Of Social Ethics by Chancellor Harper
OF South Carolina Slavery in the light OF Political Sci
ence bv Hon Jas II. Hammond OF south Carolina; Sh-
very in the Ugh, OF Ethnology by s. A. Cartwright NJ
d of Louisiana Slavery in the light Of International
La~ BY E. y. Elot, L. L. D., Of Mississippi The Fugi-
tive Slave Law and the Bible Argument Slavery, by
Charles Hodge D. D., Of New jersey. There are por-
trlits Of Elliott Christ, Biedsoe, Hammond and Cant
wright With the profound and unauswersble arguments
Of Bedsoe S,ringfeuow Hammond and Cartwright We
have eDjoyed The pleasure and advantage Of being
familiar Tie other gentlemen, whose views embed
ieYin the compilation are said have treated the
spsctve phases Of the subject discussed by them, With
Al ability not less mastery and exhaustive. The treatise
ofNr Chrsty particularly attention the princi
pal one in the series emauatiDg from citizen Of
slavehoding State. OF this have the authority Of
the Atlanta AnlercaH for saying "a more triumphant
Of the Institution in all is phases be
made" Mr.. Christy opens (the AmsricaH ssysl with
81 overwhelming array Of facts against emancip1-
ton BY showing the social condition Of the negroes who
hare been set free By the Northern Staes and Of these
Who have escaped from slavery and settled in the North
and Canada He also shows the total failure o. the Co
lonzaou Society aad OF nj efforts to raise the black race
60 anything ike decent standard, in any respect when
thrown upon is own The facts in reeren'
70 the decline in the productions and commerce Of the
West India Islands Immediately succeeding emancipation
in those Islands, eIhibi. astounding results.
n, then proceeds to show that certain products,
.moug them Cotton, Sugar and Rice are almost entirely
Dsndnt upon slave labor for successful vatioa AID
20 argue that il an adequate supply is to be had, We
-. must look 70 countries where Slavery exists for It.
In the course Of hs treatise be demonstrates that Great
Britain herself so well convinced Ofthi truth that she is
Of IA ala
,s native Kings Of the interior Of Africa in the produe-
zion Of Cotton She feels herself forced to this from two
oDsi5eradous-her material adaptation to niaauiic'm-
ipe and the profitable employment OF her popaAA0n'
Cd which her immense commerce depends The Proaai-
tbn Of Cotton Is barely keeping pace With the demand
- that the price high and advancing in the face Of
rapidly increasing production.
He then shows that Cotton Sugar sud Rice, the pro-
ducts of slave a6or enter into tie dai'y necessities and
consumption Of the world and cannot Le isPens With;
that our bills at the grocery and drygoots stores are
mostly made up Of articles primarily derived from tbs
source Hence he argues that these articles can Only
be psO6tably and eheapy produced BY slave labor he
makes out satisfactory aud convincing case in refer
euce 70 the Economical Relations Of slavery in this as
peSL
A the planter can make BY raising Cotton and
buying provisions than by raising both, aud as cheap
provisions affect the cost Of production, the Southern
Planter is interested in the cheap and abundant podue-
ton OF provisions. Hence the South IS Interested IN
the Advancement Of Western agriculture aud the quaL-
tty OF land brought into cultivation, and valuable,
certain aud profitable customer the Western Farmer
Mr. Chr.y thus proves to the West that h Is to the In
trest Of her people advocate and defend the ns,u-
sion Of slavery guaranteeing its existence not its eK-
tension 10 al territory where il can be pro6taby en-
rloyed-in other words to all territory where Cotton
Sugar. Coffee and Rice can be produced.
Appended TO this treatise are twelve tables bearing
uD5h the production manufacture and consumption Of
cotton and cotton fabrics and what contributes TO the
souinerce Of the world. These are all compiled from
Tsent fun and reliable sources and comprise an amount
of statistics not to be found anywhere else in so compact
and comprehensive form, within our knowledge. The
Stdy Of this treatise and Of these statistics viii strength
an the south IN her position The necessity OF slave
~ in pOGtcO-economc and eOpmercal point OF veV,
ushTe Il must convince all the North, ShO vii read
And ponder them. that opposition 70 the Institution
foolish II nOs saieidA their part, and utterly ruin
o ons
Tals treatise 70 it I'll ~, unmistakAby demon
Estss that - IL Economical Relations 10 the WS'd