The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-12-28

| dealing with the Celestials.
The South and the slave Trade.
In these days of all sorts OF newspaper ru-
mcrs aud reports, 1t 10 somewhat difficult 10
arrive at the real facts of the case upon con-
| troyerted points. On no subject do we fl nd
more contradictory statements than with re-
ference to the intention OF Sou tn Carolina, and
other Cotton States, to open the African
slave trade. During visit to South Carolina
and Georgia last spring, the writer made par
ticular ing uries with reference TO the subject
OF cargoes of African slaves, which 1t was
alleged had been landed In the South, but
could find no evidence that more than one
cargo had ever been landed, and saw no dispo-
sition in any quarter to renew the traffic. On
the con traIy, the i'm preston left on our mind
alter conversation with the most influential
persons, was that South Carolina and Georgia
had about as much intention of reviving the
African slave trade as Virginia or Maryland.
Nor do we believe now that any one in the
whole United States has any desire for such
revival except those ship owners Ia New York
Boston, and other cities of the free States, who
are the only persons now actually engaged in
that Illicit traffic. 1t should never be forgotten
that whilst the Gulf States are denounced in
ad vance on account of an alleged intention OF
reviving the slave trade, that trade is now
| carried on exclusively by those who bring the
charge, and that the State In which it exctes
more concern than any other is Massach usetts,
State which would not enter into the
Union except upon the condition that the
| slave trade should not be abolished till 1903,
aud not satisfied with that, insisted upon
guarantee that no amendment of the Consti-
hat, scinn
England and France, who are actively pro-
scouting the business of kidnapping and SELL
Ing unfortunate Coolies, men of their own
color and similar sensibilities and aspirations
into the most miserable slavery, also assume
that il is the purpose of the South to reopen
the slave trade. This idea is derived, like all
their other opinions of Southern affairs, from
preiudiced Republican sources. South Ca
rolIua correspondent of the Petersburg En-
press forwards 10 that paper the following re-
cent editorial Dec. 49, OF the Southern Pres
bytsrian, an able organ of the Pres teTians
of South Carolina, published in Columbia
which is the seat of ore of the largest theo-
logical seminaries of that Church in the
Union and at which point some Of their ablest
| diyines (amoDg them DR.. THoRNwELL, the first
clergyman of that denomination in this coun-
try) are congregated. The correspondent OF
the Express says that the sentiments 1t utters
| in relation TO the African slave trade cypress
| the public opinion Of the South OF The SUBJECT
IL seems TO us that the testimony OF such In
teliigent and good men, living on the spot
and not controlled by partisan Influences
ought TO be conclusive:
I'VE have just read, what ought to have
done u week ago, with special care, the editorial
| IN the secular department If the New York o.
serrsr. under the title Progress and Prospects OF
| DIsuuIon.' The manifest tendency oil II, ~ not
ITS tnsidiowS and lr.Gcher0uS design and purpose
| 10 to produce jealousy and dlSsentlon between
anu defeat the Southern movements In defence OF
| Southern Rights. We will not waste our time in
fine our remarks on It TO the following extract;
The Observer says: From South Carolina, al
addressed to Virginia, who IS distinctly informed
that she Is not wanted In the new TtpuDic OF the
| vences from Vlrs mia is easy to be underst0od-
The leaders of the Cotton States are expected to
ssIe s1 The se
Ger then refers to the opposition OF the Northern
the men below, who intend To- revive the traffic,
are fearful o. g influence oil Mary and Virginia,
| Kentucky tennessee, and would rather keep
| them out man have them IN when the new empire
| is set up IN the Stutn,'
| We hni It dIfhcuit, We confess, to restrain the
| feelings of Indignation with which we quote these
| passages, but we Wi Try u speak of them CALMLY.
| We 80 not do less however, than pronounce them
in SO knce aod eli ,ot kriev3us msTe pre- 'ent .,
| tons may be tina. some fooilsh person IN South
| CArolySa has used c nteHptuOus language IN
| reference u Virginia; tue the Observer which is
constantly telling he Soa h that the North ous hit
| not TO le held ponSbie The Wild raw
lngs Of Northern atcs, ouglt to Do as Ia med OF
| noticing sucn eblliitlons OF 5 'uthern eAtrava
| gaacs And h 81 atIngiy asseft that nothing
| could more false and unjust Than TO lnslIu1 te
| that the people of the cotton states, or their
| leaders,, do not desire the Northern sl4vehold
ing states to be ualted with them IN the South
ern Republic, unless 1t Is the lmatlon that they
| desire aud intend to reopen the African slave
| trade. the heart of SoGih Carolina Keats IN
| warm. loyal, loving regard for Virginia. She has
| proved 1t IN trying times. 1t tGst more than
| anything else that decided her to yle IN the pur
| pose of notification, when FIrglnIa sent Tom
missioner to ask her TO stay her earnest resolution
| After John Brown S INVASION, she Sent Coinmls-
| sIoner herself to Virginia TO convey her desire
| ana de rmlnatlon to got with the Old DOmnon"
| In Whatever cOurs the latter might Judge 10 be
| best; and when virgin a SAID she desired nothing
more % be done. South Carolina acqu iesced ana
| now, if CONSTANCE by a sense OF oyer3uwerlng
oae universal shout OF joy and cons ratu alton
would echo from the seaboard To the mountains II
Virginia and the other border states would pro-
/ cal n their purpose TO unle their destiny with
| hers. And hope the mIsrepresenta' ions OF the
ObSeru.T will meet in Virginia with the Contempt
| they deserve, apparently designed to awaken
| Jealousy and dscord between the southern etateB
1t is time that Southern readers ceased 10 listen TO
the suggestions of those who co not ana cannot
| understand our interests or relations to one
another. ,,
'Asto the re-openiHg Of the Stare trade, zoe Sh1!
content ourselves IcLlh an n1thg dgdtH maj mere
| IS NOT the slightest danger of a.. The ScRtheTn
people are not going TO do anything so JooRSh ana
| tcicksd as 10 engage az mat