, 1860-12-14
THE FOREIGN SLAVE TRADE.

The Bersf6teucT with which the slave tfui
arrument ia used to prevent the sIayr.breedin
Stste9: from uniting with the tla7e-buyin
! States, haa forced Becesktontsts to respect It
| potency, and they are striving to eounte1ac
It's Influence. by protesting the folly Of h
idea. some 9otug 10 far ns to offer assurance
| that the ssSouthern Confederacy will prohibi
! the foreign slave trade. Upon this point th
/ forc tbey MAKE plunge.t
| Morrn u1a or TTR R,,1ss1ss1ppx.:;
'.Thfs tfnic fills. within the sorna catepnrx
and Stcessiuuista prefess that It is follv to al
! cuss the question: alleging tIat tie Freedom
| Of the Mississippi is 6cyond perxdycnture
The obstinacy with which Western men dis
cuss this poipt. however, keep It before th
| rublic. ant it Is quite suggestive Of futur
| comnllcatinns.
| NORTHERN SPIRIT,
Tic sririt of the North. at the Canital is raj
| living to meet the shock: The idea Of til,
| union Of Northern men Of nil parties in tn,
North, for the sake of the Union, Is becoming
a farorftn tn1,fr Pnrtizuns nav strno1r1p v;G
lrntly aeainst #. Int in The crisis tbe2 wi1j h,
overwhelmed. Southern members Of Con
grcss perceive this, aud manifest some nnxict,
10 know whether the Nor4ll will stand firm II
ihc !. Imminent aud deadly breach." Whi,t
tic Northern men dcprecato def1ant and rusl
co,1nscls. they HAZE as reported hy tel,.,ra nh
hbout made IN their minds TO resort 70 IL,
arbitrament Of arms: rather than admit Ii.
right of secession. Such au admission, tho,
maintain, Is at once tantamouut to disrup
tion of the government. anI no power couit
afterwards hold it Together. You perceive
how swiftly the Ioric Of events carry TO dirt
conclusions Senator Hale was rash. but hi:
hind clearly percciTcd the Gct to which hii
bps gave utterance,
wAsurssrox, Der. II, 1850.
The news that South Carolina will not Sc
cede, or proceed to other crextraya.ancicsi invol
ving the Union until Buchanan retires, and the
fine weather, brings momentary reaction.
Many think the p0stponement Of South Caro-
linns secestfon;Eill ultimately arrest dlsunion,
Tut the conspirators laugh scornfnlly at the
notion. 1t Is positively stated that the leading
tpmplish this object by passing ordinances o1
secession, and refusing 10 submit them TO the
PEOPLE. The Washington Star las positive In
formation unon TINT subject and IL assured that
Uoobs precipitatc resignation, WIS for the
purpose Of being on lland to compclte the
sensme: -.
Tic Powell resolution Was debated several
hours in the Senate Diglcr made whining,
officiating speech, promising the North would
grt down on her knees again, II the South
would only forgive her this time. 1yerson
got gu more secession pile, arrogantiy declain1.
ing that the south demands ConsFesslona!
pip!sctlon lor slavery ~ Tue Ier1ltor1es' and
A@. ~ -. -. WV " AA4e - AAAoi4" AA1 fsU
cilineq dissolution h1cd lact, and nothing
under Heaven can prevent It. lie accepted
inc lrrepressiole conflict In its greatest
length aud widest extent, dlscardins all spc-
ctai pleas Tor disunton, and baslny secession
upon the ineradicable hostility Of free insti-
intio,s to slavery He threatened Virginia,
Marsland, and other border states, If they did
agoat II, the slave trade would be opened.
"herc then, s2id he arrogantly. will he
inc save market: lhe people OF washing
ION, ne salo, were also denouncnS secession
u might happen washington VIII remain the
Cap!tal Of The south, but 1t will depend upon
thefr own conduit: "These marble walls may
become, too, the habitations Of bats and owls.
yield their territorial position. and the South
Will have nothing else The North can make
no concessions the South will accept, and II
She did, It would be from fear and interest, and
the south vii! have no faith In tho puaica Jldts
u the North" He monthed the whole anti
slavery doctrine concerning the extinction Of
slavery, aud adopted 1t as his belief--pTopos
inS 10 deieat the process BY expanding, slave
territory. he was opposed to divorcinS slave
ry from me Government, because it would
accomplish precisely what Republicans desire,
namely, the final abolition Of slavery"
You Will perceive these Southern gentlemen
are solely alarmed Mt the prospect Of losing
cuutTul VI lllc Jofctf1Htnl.
Mr. Pugh, pale and agitated, sprans to tle
floor, cxclalmlng, If these be the sentiments
0f the South, then l do despair Of the Repul,-
lic.'' lie Indignantly cxpostulated with tile
South for peryerting and lnisreprcsentin. facts
against tho North, charging Southeruers will,
reasoning and acting upon these prejudiccs.
Before he got through. Mr. Pugh actually dis
coae aettu tnat tne ~ VI cuatses !lom tAe South
1!iu Iue OenlottAlle Patts aaAusi tne -SoItH
~, ~. senslans l!se' any sAp!esssu us ne!.e1
iaat nneIy-nnc o1 hundred VINO Foted Tor
Lincoln, dia 80 because they haa sood: hear
!! nal5eu lol .ue Ocmovt"tac party. ~ re-
rleMeu ,. tMe htstolF oi 1he execution OF Inc
fu:s,illFc s4ase 4aK III Lhe norm, anu showed
!nat, except IN rue Burns case, the military
'oFcS ol me uosesnment hau nescr oecn exe'-
sbca, anu tnat az lu:elilses o..alilst "Aom trnc
occlaf1tlons nao oecn 1naue were returned.
of1: Dou.tas Flna4cs41ea 1lllnois, ana shoHe4
no" oc1encentIy MS people had executed tue
ia", p9t nc would Observe, that excitement
upon 1his SUBJECT was intense precisely IN pro-
Eof1lon TO ne distance ot tue tnilamcd parties
!iolh tae point ol t1ouple. "hllo Inc border
states On eitner sue were never much lnflamed
on tue sn9Jcet, thc people o. Vermont, who
never sec ins1ti'es, arc horrlted at tue idea OF
returning tnem TO bondage; While Georgia,
VINO neser iost one, Is convulsed because there
Is possibility tlat slave, which may per
haps run away, may not bc returned The
Aw had been as faithfully executed as any
Altogether this was good experience meet