The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-11-20

The friend al lhe American planters put
forward various statements and proposals IA
behalf or that great niggerdriving Confed-
er.cx with which they sympathixe. In the
way Of statement they Try TO brighten. in the
way Of proposals they endeavor 20 boiool the
people. We are told--not In plain words.
bat in effect-that our Queens throne =
ba:lt on cotton; that the peoples loyalty :
al cotton, that cotton forms the TODD Of the
masses. and that TIVE would prevent famine.
instruction. revolution. ae must nave cot
too. and have IL. TOO. IRON the Confederate
States. According 70 these people. the want
Of cotton will be The "Great Tribulatiou. -
The people Who kindly tell Us SO much do
not leave u ~ our Tears. but CONSIDERABLY
point Us TO way os escape. Their first
proposal Il. that ne straightway refuse To
recognize the blockade; the second. that We
blockade This plan OF action j. advised.
for the reason that II Will gain Us cotton.
ana with it the good will OF the Confedersies.
Admirably plain all this. is il mott Think
al the advsnt sges OF so simple measure
Manchester working full time. calico down.
the looming tribulafion' postponed. night
gowns cheaper. Instruction ayerted, the
Queens throne preserved, and tho drapers
advancing the millennium just 80 much near
err as it can be brought by the cheapening Of
prints q fun penny per yard.
Pity to have 10 mention any drawback 10
50 nice plan Of operations. The first tri-
ding objection is that TO ignore the blockade
means war; the second small objection Is.
that to break through it means war, and
war on such q scale. too. that tho gold IL
would cost might ballast the cotton ships,
and the blood spilled over il might suffice to
dye crimson all the cotton we should gain
by il. The forcible opening OF the Southern
ports involves the closing of the Northern
vnes against our trade. Shall we act on this
age counseli Shall we throw away the
bird in our hand for tho chance of getting
the one that chirps TO US from the bushi--
Shall we fight eighteen millions OF people il.
order that we may the more freely trade
with eight miliionsf There are other hind
RANGES. IL may be muter Of regret Ito some
it IS matter OF regret) that there is no such
thing as going hand-in-hand with the devil
without the judicious use of pair of tongs.
Now the devil Of American slavery Is. in
this respect. as hot as any Of the sulphurous
brood TO which lac belongs; where. then. are
the tongs with which a nation OF anti -slavery
people shall take his hand aud not be scared
with his graspY
The planter Is proud. passionate. hely; his
blood burns with intolerance: how, then.
shall we. when Ne have Won his good will.
c1ntrise 70 keepitl Must &c nationally say
our prayers backwards as his shrinel must
ne Kiss his Whip aud say she SAVIOUR Of blood
on IS thongs 5 sweet TO psi must Ne bless
as deep moatAed bioodhoandsl must we,
shea TIE people Of Charleston imprison
BRITISH sakieess Of color. and authoritiyely
re open the slave srsde with Africa. bid our
preventive squadron join in the slave busi-
aess. while We az home learn to clap our
hands over IL as Christian Institution, provi-
dentislly provided 20 bring heather blacks
10 n knowledge of the nature of Christian
whip: There is nothing far-fetched about
these questions. Before the war broke out,
the Charleston Mercury. the NJ bile Regis
ter, the Charleston STANDARD. and several
other Southern organs were boldly sdvocat-
ing the re opening Of the slave trade. This
slave trade question is allowed 70 be dormant
in the face OF the war (it Is not polite for the
CsnIederates 10 discuss it just now.) but let
the South be vistorious, and the question be-
tween negroes at 81 900. aud negroes at
$500. and between land worth only Sc under
a scarcity OF blacks, and land at $50 under a
glut OF colored laborers. will once more force
itself TO the front.
Let secessionism triumph, and we shall
soon discover how quick the planters VIII be
10 take umbrage at our preventive SOU ,dron.
and TO bid Us hot only respect their leek but
20 taste il ard ayow that IL is good. Are We
prepared tor thar Putting in the one scale
the good will Of the Sonth, and ia the other
our respect for freedom, are we ready TO re-
call our squadron. recant our principles
and join tho Southerners In declaring that
the negro Is only kind of hairless gorilla
that the oversee slave trade is humanizing
and Outstanding institution--snd that. even
ii the negro be = man. there is no wrong in
making property Of hims Let Us frvnt the
future. and ask ourselves whether We are
ready 70 raise afrcsh this sickly slave fend.
and whether, in order 20 raise il. we will
trampic upon our principles. burn our gospel
Of freedom, and say our political prayers
backwards? Let Us consider the prize and
the price. The prize is the cordial good will
OF decaying aud self-consuming slave in
teres'; the price, Africa turned into Pando-
monium. the sea m sde into one broad high
way for the worst OF thieves. aud Cubs
horrid system ef using ap cheap labores.
because OF tile cheapt.ess with which they
can be replaced. would then be the system OF
the Southern States.
ObT oAtf - 70 "a tiblatt = vi AhiasN hC-lf1lt-
~. and our interest il also on the side Of du-
". We must look 70 our own magnificent
possessions in the East for cotton. In Inds.
cotton lies for want of roads wherein to
move IL 20 the coast. Let Us. then. by all
means. develop trade In which the millions
paid Tor raw M sterial viii return to US. Let
us cultivate connection in which no hostile
tariffs can be lcveled at our manufactures by
those gho largely depend on our money
Any ignoring ofthe blockade. or other inter
ference In American Affairs, y not 20 be
thought Of The permanent friendship of
the South We cannot purchase except by our
own moral debasement; and any temporary
friendship secured by our Intervention. would
procure Us the hatred OF the whole North,
and the contempt Of all lovers of freedom
throughout the world. It would be bad
enough 20 force ona war with tie North: il
would be far worse 10 20 50 by means which
would proclaim 10 peoples of every nation
and tongue that we are unable 20 bear up
against lacknex IN particular branch OF
business; and that. whenever pocket and
principle come into collision. We are content
10 rcnounce our opinions, and acknowledge