Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-04-19

A0o!5u7u ,bc Enr7fr=ble C-cusequcaee Of
Camssesl.
Fromtls Richmond HligI
Though the universal spirit Of resistance
which aDiual-s our c1uutrymen renders any tx.
h]OrlarIor "a irs defense UNNECESSARY, it may not
oe improper To- SHOW lhat this -ssis-anes is not
only inspired Dy patriotism, but indicated by
the consequences which must result from the III
innate successes Of the enemy.
We do not i1ubt Sic Yankees are divided by
two OpiuiJus-tHe one. that slavery should be-
abolished, and lle other, t1at &c should be 60 far
preserved as 10 furnish the means of paving Of
the euom0u debt incurred in the prosecution OF
the war; and, also, - produce sh0se exchanges
bic values upon which Yankee prosperity has
been founded.
Both these opinions are as to as one. The
total destruction of slave labor would be iusepa-
rabie nom the establishment Of Yankee rule Ia
the South. IL compelled to adopt the allerna-
live, we should Infinitely prefer the deportation
[ of The slaves O. being sHslav5d iu common with
them by the supremacy Of Yankee masters.
We can conceive of no social condition so ter
u5le as that o.. "a high spirited people mixed in
vita Millions of nee negroes, backed and pro-
tect-d by thieves, fanatics and aliens, who wish
to drive off the owners or the soil, that they may
enjoy cheap labor and associations agreeable to
them. And this would be inevitable.
The interference by laws In which We could
have no vpice-tLe presence of thousands
prompt &c encourage and protect the slave in
any act OF disJbedIeuCs-W0uld 20 far destroy
the value Of nominal slavery as 70 leave the mas
ter ~cbargeabls with the inGrm and helpless,
while the male negroes would live in iusoIent
idleuess.
We are not without an example of the iuevita-
ole relaxation of ihe bonds of slavery from the
interference Of au Irresponsible government
When the Parliament of Great Britain com
mencsd to camper with the great interests Of the
colony of Jamaica. it was asserted b the friends
Of gIaiual abolition that it would be Effected
without social disturbance.
The Assembly of Jamaica, however, declared
That an instruction of the misguided slaves had
been excited by the UucessiUg and UBc0nsti-
luaional interference with theig social condition
BY ministers of Suate-members OF Parliament,
As well as BY the false and wicked reports of
the Anu-Siavery Society
Ia consequence Of the open discussion Of the
smeIor&u2u Proposed IL tAe slave code OF
Jamaica. FigcgUu. EE1Icut declared that the
peace Of the island was placed IA extreme
j-or- y, and the slaves could scarcely escape
la Injection Of these opinions.
These opinions were tine more dangerous, that
the slaves lad been induced to bslisye. t1as the
@Hf VA 1AN0" L-LaalA Hdo AZ EAcAL
favor, and opposed % their owners
The slaves We're told Che soldiers mad received
orders not to make war upon them
The immediate result Di TIE IDeUTecJiOu Ccca-
stoned by these teachings was the destruction
Of three or IuUT millions of dollars Of property
by IRE and plumber, and the slaughter Of thou
sands Of ihs negroes by The whites. The insur-
recuon was qu-led, and the experiment Of
abolition went on.
W. ---. aL. ---F-n IN 60 80
master at an end, the slave ceased to labor, and
became such a burthen that the master aban-
d0ned his estate, and the valUs Of landed prop
erty sank 30 nothing. the product Of The Island
declined from l22,y22 hhds. sugar in 1920, to
4uZ+J IA 1874. Ihe taxes assessed IN ISIS we're
SJo,I52-U 1852 they were itde more than
half. IL Is recorded by d recent English traveller |
hat scarcely a single sugar estate continues 70
Do held by us former proprietor, and chat the fee
simple OF q sugar estate mas been bought for
less than the cost of the works erected upon it,
The same authority adds that the island be-
came unfit for the habtation Of respectable
white people. The rich propretors emigrated
and the poorer class Of Ovsrses-s, herismeD and
mechanics, unable 10 remove themselves and
families, were compelled 20 remain and rear
their children in this atmosphere and idieness
and vice.
Such would be the inevitable consequence of
an attempt to continue slavery in the southern
States. by vesting the power to govern in a dis
,aUt aud irresponsible Congress.
We may notice BE progress Of these two
schools Ia the march OF invasion. The column
OF the aboitj1uIst banks Sc zes the most promi-
nelg eitzsus OF the valley aud luprsons them
,O- nos PHJuuug themselves. Eozty Of the
principal Inhabitants 81 Alexandra have been
Teatec IN Tie same way. Al Jhs same time the
Kentucky cOuqurrots and one marauders upou
The shores OF North Carolina pretend q sacred
regard toI property and grlye.s right.
Both the practice. aud f4Hssica. sentiment of
the North agrees ia the policy OF DESTROYING
every vrsige Of the social institution which
distinguishes US from themselves. The first
wish Is TO plant in cur place q people whO obey
and adore the Feeeral governments The second
90 substitute their system q civilization for ours.
10 a great extent the harmony 5ecNesn these
parties Is perfect. Ihus far tbs co-ope-4;e cor
daily IN tle common design Of pluuder and
oppression. There may bs some rem0nstrauce
against tha lmpoley % destroying the source o.
the golden eggs, 0ut IT. would be a wgrceuaTy,
not d mercltai lutsrpo5i.iou. The consequences
which We have portrayed would effect every
southern man, woman and child Rioh or poor.
STAKEHOLDER or uOn-siayeh0leF, AL are interested
a.iNe il resisting aa invader who comes with
ire aud sword 90 CveUhr0w AL shat is dear to
ireeIen. All are alike interested IL maintain
ING the night OF every freeman, 10 Choose bis
% government by vote, instead 1t having il
imposed upon MN by force. And ali may re-
gard the consequences Of abolition inevitable,
even II The government Of the North should
eudeavor 30 preserve slavery as a means Of rem
uelihg then conquest more profitable.