New-York daily tribune., 1861-05-30
Loui.rANA AND THE UNION.

The Frtnrhuen in Louisiana have Issued sb
address to their iellow-countryn en- OF the North
of the Culird States which our contemporary at
the Courr,sr has republi,hcd at the request of
some of bis sece,sI,n TRENDS in e~-Orenns.
The, think it great pity that their horthrrn
C. mi aii"ts do not comprehend the true nature "f
the pending conflict; and propose to eulghten
them on the subject, IN tue hope "f repressiig
the LrJor witt which tley have entered INTO th-
crusade which the Puritan ianatics Of the North
are preach ng against the S nth. This is
wholesome purpo.-, certainly; but We app'e-
herd that our French friends IN Louisiana will
ind tie sympathy among their brethren el-e-
where, 10 their estimate Of the peculiar iusttu-
tn, or Of thr upr sing of the loyal States.
Tue, represent the muintt nance oi the II deral
Guvrt nnrDt as the pref, 1t OF the conflict and
III. qursrion OF Slavery rs the real cause of 1t;
ard they proc,e ed to show What pi-asant thing
Slavery i. for both the n.grors AID white men,
mud how hard il is that the FrrnrhmcD III
Iouisinnn cabinet be- permitted Ia rob nints and
c.stun.hou--s, -teal Iev-nur-cutiers. and fit ont
priyn'r,rs To prey on Northern commerce, with
out the ruds ibterer nee Of Pfr.id-pt Lincoln.
They are quite that the sarrrd lava ui hn-
msniiy and the recollections Of u courn"n country
of "right AID of justice" will prevent any
FreprLman from sbeddlug the blood Of French.
men oo the .oil where Lafayette poured cut hs
blood tor the Independence and not the sutju-
CATION oi Peopir.
Touching the question Of negroes, our French
frietds bec"me philosophical. They sn! chat The
nrrrn race ~ It's own countrirs has failed ~ iul-
IN The law of toe human spccirs, or IN other
words the Law Of periectibhiy aud progress. IL
ia a race which has remained IN a state ot bat
ba,isln, Us the race of redskins has remained IN
n savage state. Both are condemned BY the
.uistor,c law" to disappear from the surface OF
tho earth with oil imperfect crratIoDsi aud the
only salvation for the negro 10 10 hold him IN
snbordination to the white race" or t0 buy
and sell him iOr tho purpose Of raising cotton
and ,ucar Tor French grntrmrn on Louisiana
plsptatIons. 10 that way, with sntiiclrhcy OF
corn aud bacon, aud a judci"us use of Whips
and mnnaclrs. the historic law may bs 20 tar
eyad "a 10 srcure for the unhappy race c-r-
tain degree Of civilization. For Prrsidrnt LIN
coin then to undertake IL enforce the la"s of tho
Upi.u in o Stat. where ths marvellous process
OF tL~artlng the historic law is going on 30 sue
ce,.faI,, is a proof, not only Of hts singnla'ly
uuphilos"phic nature, but OF the Tact that The
maintenance of the Federal Government aud Of
the Constitution Of the United States is only q
preie1t on his part, and that AbOltlonism Is real
~ ut the bottom Of his war Of invasion aud con.
qurst. The iprxorsble logic by which the con-
clusione ot our French friends flow from their
premises caunot fail to strike the most uurefect-
my ob,ever.
Slavrry then ia q capital thing for the negro,
because It thwarts hIs Otherwise inevitable drst-
py. That il is On equally good tbing Tor tho
white u,an ia agreed from tho iact that It has
contributed immensely to tue rapid prosperity OF
the Republic Of the United States; that it has
made the fortunes Of the ports Of New.York and
Of Boston, aud has gwen to America the largest
aud strongest commercial uarine in the world.
Slavery produces cotton aud cotton furLirLes eIn.
pl,, ,i.sut 10 ten millons Of laborers in Europe
rugnged in its manufacture. aud to ten millions
more who are engaged in producing and dealing
IN tbe manufactures which are exchanged Tor
cotton. II four millions of blacks should be Gu
fraDchisrd aud leave of the culture vi cotton,
what would become, not VI French pabters in
Louisiana merely, but what would becolue Of
Havr~, uud Rou.p, and Mnlhouse and all the
French manufacturers, to ray nothing Of Frcuch
importers aud jobbersi To which pregnant 10
auiry We would answer without irreverence. that
The Lord only knows. Our Louisiana friends
should have thought Of al these things before
they commenced their war upon tho United
States.
But this wsr they undertake IN vindicate on
the ground that eleven States have passed legs
Iat,ye acts in conflict with the Constitutional pro-
VISION for the surrender Of fugitive slaves, aid
that the election of Lincoln was q direct menace
to the institutions Of the South. ln view Of this
violation Of the Federal compact md this men.
nee. the Slave States have broken tho social con
tact, aud chosen q new Government by virtue
Of the inalienabIs and impresc'iptible right
Of Peoples. Thm right, they claim, is
fully recognized BY Mr.. Lincoln in speech
u,ads in Congress iu 1915, aud by an art'-
clio in The TRIBUNE, q Journal which our
French trsnds arc pleased to compliment By