The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1861-03-22

The African Slave Trade.
oursxchanges iniOsm us that the injunc
tion Of secrecy haa been n moved from the
Veto Message Of President Davis upon
he act passed by the Provisional Congress
relating 70 the African Siave Trade.-
The Message it-rlr l. no, beEprr us l'ut
the curiciiy 70 learn u,ron what grounds
the vote WAs based Ia grstiHs-d. The Prev
idcnt's objection was. that1he act violate
the spirit OF that portion Of th. Provisional
Constitution which prohibited the trad.
" providing for the selling Of the nesrop-
into slavery unlr CERTAIN contingencies.
af ~ b ina ssiz-d BY gov. rnmenl q go
I'd tsk,n awsy from the parties engas. Il
n their importation. President D,vis
.hows thu early In his administrative c..
:. er. that he iRirnd- To see that l..Ri>Ia
lion shall nol conaicl with nor vh,lAle the
nnslAsn. u,al lsw. full aoc-p,atinn ni
hi. wholerou- sentiment. and di.l,o.i-
,ion 10 oh~ervs u scrupulou-ly. would
have preserved the aid union until dDom--
lay.
The veto waa sustained in the congr--.
b, d.cidrd vols.
We are glad 10 perceive that the per-
mtnen, Constitution submitted fnr the
raii6caiiOn of the sla'ea. has al~o pr
vision prohibiting this trHthe. We are
Aosry 81 thsaAme time ~ Cad it objected
70 In some quarters. The New Orlesns
B-lisAa vel axis. shall W. never have done
whh this thread bare. stale humhugf-
Must Il always b. thruutinR itself into the
puhlic councils TO Distract them or upon
The people 70 dividv and excite themf-
Are No, the doseu persons or % Uho hsvr
been hsmmerine sway As this wosn-oui
scheme for half . dozen years past bet
Jet ualis6ed With ths deci.ioa Of the peo.
pie in regard 10 81 why this periinsci'y
in keeping Il before the public whsn Il
can Sub.ervs no good pufpossi The de-
risiou Of the people uPou this subject has
ben asAin and again Fvoorded. The re-
vivAl Of the slave trade hAs been again
and again attempted. and has ~ often re-
ceived the condemnation Of the people.
A paper was established In Chsrleuon,
South CarolinA. few years ago. specially
t'sdvocats The absurd scheme. The jour
nsi vent down Cor the want Of popul. r
sugp re-: and some half dam oths r
pstsrs IN VARIOUS parts Of the Soulh III I
made themselves -om~what con-pi. u,rus
in b seme direction Al-o wrn' down. oF
sl'snd. ,n'd the Utwis. 80 tri,-i In
tieorEis anil faild ! Wa tired IN Ais
hama and Mississippi. and T~xa-. ~ d
Laui.iuns aud failed. :signally lailtd a,
al IT them. In thu State. IL vas rei~ci-
I'd By the pre- With = unanimi'y that ha-
never hem witnessed in rrf.rrnee 20 any
other subject either before o. since aud
there can BE- little doubs that the j,ur-
n,ls reflected the a~ntimrnts u the y o
pie. Any body who intends to ''bow 70
the voic~ Of the people ought surpl, to
b. sati-h.-d with the attempts that have
already been made IN this matter -
The decision they have msde over and
over again they will never reverse
The Arguments aeAinss the rr-opening
Of the African slave trade are oyerwhel.
ming and conclusive. IN whatever light
u may b. viewed We have stated
them m'E- than once. and have nc
disposition 10 rrtF,'due~ th'm. We may
however prr-ens = single argument. and
- l. ha, BEN conden-~d inta the small
est possible space BY Hon. W. r smith
memher II the Provisional COagrr~s from
Alahuma We give I, in hi. own wOrds =.
follows;
We dpuid.. our population - genera
rule sVriy twrnfy Year. and the negrrsr
niulupls murr raldsily lhau the whitss =
We nav nnw ever 'out millions Of slave
In tn 3 ,uih.-rn Staies. IL twenty years
- will have righ millhsns; in forty years
sixteen millinns m sixty year. thirty tws
uilliuHp; in riEh y y~ara sixIy-iour mil
iinus; IN = hundred yrArr, one hundrpd
and why eight mill'on- OF sl'vrsF
Thu. 10 ny natural incrraee. There ar'
many other considerations equally oogrn'
IN opposition 20 the whole scheme.
The Constitutions Of the Nrw Govern
n-ns yer, properly fOrbids the r--Op-ninu
Of the trade in scc,T,iance With = cl.ul
and unnli.sAkAbl'. public opinion r~qui
ring il.
This provision Of the Constitution vii
meet the hearty cOuCurrrnos of an i'm
nrnse majority Of the people. and wh~I
= crnsr'~. and. thf J,sEmAnenk eaS~sa
'tnaue,a, l. win b expected and ~
quirsd 81 thsm that they snmst Laws whicl
wili reader the constitutional provision
sE-1sivs. Il = time that this stale hum
has. e the Bslleiia calls it we're done wiih
We are not nos in position 10 OutrsE'
the ssntim~nt and inviSs shs hostility o
al ehFisisndoui. sven II our own intesss
dseialed such q courss. which it does not
The natural increase o. the slaves nos
amongst us. logsthsF wish the addition
annually made from ths border States
wiIl in = short time supply " with ~ lArE'
an element Of that class Of pOpulAtiOu a
Ws can afford 70 keep, without importing
savages from Africa y swell the numbel
aad eorups the masa. A few speculator,
and m.r~nAsy Yankee wuold grow ricl
ia The ir.fa - the esp~nss az thr cbsr
acier AMI Interests Of the S,ulh.
-
p. s. since the alpve was writtsn. ",
have received eng u The President
Eeio. which We apIfnd. with the .inipll
rrmask thsl We apppys Il IN null. and b.
live that - wisi Aass ih~ apvr1bation q
a.be-ssHths u tbs fbbiss.
ExAePsvn DEFAafsEss,
FetEunry ~. lS5l.
= Grntis@gn q aAe sr@fi
VITA atncers rll1encs " the judgmen
, " The CoaErr~a. hass earsfulIy cUn-ld
rrwd tbs bln -lnI rutAsinn 20 the slavl
EFed-. spd y psRHh l~n0n- Offending
? tlssrstm," les hiNf ~ hen able W AZ
I prove. and thsrwAgs - rrsnFn y wlth
A statement ~ my e3seslosse.
The Consiitufiei laseoiios, 7, Artici~ 4
prsyid.~ that n y imtorsntlon u AR
saa1 n~grus~ frsso ang hgreaeu couu ~
+ olh~F t6sH ~ a4Veh1iding states Of th
, Unisd states, NkNyFby l0rbSdsi-n; an'
Juugr~us - requNsa - t.a-s Klch lave n