Natchitoches union. [volume] ([Natchitoches, La.]) 1859-1864, 1862-01-30

r. barbarism, must be So elevated as to ft.e
tue lhcentlne OF the wants of civilized
'ife, and abore all slave labor must be
employed 1t is well known fact. that
i'ie caucasian race can not labor in tn,
production Of tropical exp ,rts, and
: that the inferior races nM mt unl.s 4,
compelled The lamentabIe mistak.
made ny the emancipation ofthe slaves
of the English Colonies, must hav.
made his fact notorious, and through,
all the hypoeritical prete ces Of ap
prent'ceage Coolie, and Free African
labor, may be seen an evident leaning
towards the rcopening Of the
slave trade, az after all the most lust
ana humane system of all. 1t would
not be strange if the very necessities
oi which the cotton Plant ~ .aks
should lead to this result l.viugstons
explorations in Africa, aesse doubtless
MADE under governmental patronage.
for the purpose of finding lands favor,
apie to the cultivation Of cotton. Il il
tr'r, that this plant is indigenous ther.
out II IL also true, As any one may S.,
VINO Is familiar with his book. tba,
though somewhat superior to the co,s,
African, the inhabitants of the interim i.
are Wild, ani barb lr,I, ra,.a h ,rl -
susceptible of cultivation. AMI inc,
pao'e from their very nature, Of feeling
'hose wants Of civilized Iif,. which
would Induce them t. labor freely + 1
1t 'lke'y that any "pccnniary induce
meht' any "[orce" even, would for j
"ng series of years bring this people u
% such state, as to render tho cultnr.
y cotton profitable to England? What
. true Of Africa il in great drgree ;,
rlle India. It is a fact some progress :.
las been made, but it is the r,sult of . .
ong years of trial new rail roads must y
'e made, new facilities for commerce W
aust be supplied, people degraded
nd ndolent must be regenerated or "
'duced to actual slavery, before anv :,
reat results will follow: and when on, =
arhors are opened, trade will doubt. = =
'ss dow back again in its old accus =
'mcd channels as freely, and natura- j.,
as our great rivers hear their waters
Tue ocean. A thousand things can be =,
nd to prove this, references to stats.
o"s, statements Of facts, which would IN
hdcr 1t a matter of much doubt"
neither England will ger draw her
pplles from any other source than AS.
Confederate States Whataver tho JUS
innate effect Of the self imposed en-. rea
Fso upon cotton may be, it has at Pla
's proved that we think ourselves {
le' and are determined to acquire
maintain our independence.
The policy of the European Govern.
nts has been non-interventi md n
y have probably hoped that before '.
y should need our cotton, we sIr uld ,,
;e settled our domestic troubles our = :
yes The last adviees show MS. that =,
nave stock of 55S, 5000 tales ~, y
q putting the consumption at iDsi,
,oo week, this will; last until l4e
a. We shall then see win they lngt
90. With 5 millions Other people in ' 'l'a'
way AMI nptller dsp,ndan, upon nrnn
cotton manufactures, England will .stra
longer neutrality losing game. brea
Al then ace ask is The wiscst thing our
5he cotton planter to do ? The DO. ',' .'e''
II fee ing is deci. ed Y against rails cont,
another crop during the existing this
kade. Our Conventions emh,,dv abuv,
national mind, we are therefore in we "'
OF them Under ordinary ci.cmn,- ""J" y,
as la~'~ia.;"~ k,,I.
:" 'No'''.~s''- "o"ipS would have has n
gtt thus to interfere with the laws thcir
ade, but great nstional crisis frame
the present. demands extraorli. - - -.
provisions, and whatever arroga. rail-,
OF power it might seem, we are spend
that the people whose voice thcy ti'cnc
would approve their action uppn 80,
subject. The Federal Governments :, q.
'''""" """' may be dared, and p
an intelligent people Will submit to con
nder such exigencies. The fact Is secret
re too late about it. Had France 49, W.
!" ~ '''O 'eo" 'iiaue sure ny some blpeds
latlve act. that 10 more cotton missr,
4 be made, while the matknt wa, conqnt
d, their shops would long since a'' M !"
swept the Federal navy from our 49,. -
mrs, and h"wev + willing, AMI the W.
we may be, to fight our own ment
IS, we should not have cared if IA eciipS'
agard TO cir own interets, had ~
! US that advantage. No, the pros in emit,
of the futurc ara pot co ,,or,, ,.,+ 80