Washington telegraph., 1864-06-01

ClANEh1 ANDlLAlED
truths OF nature are as eternal and i'm
mutable as God himself. Her laws can
not be wrested from their course with
out bringing sooner or later the most
terrible punishment upon those who at
tempt it. No error, however speciously
dressed, or however supported by human
power can live. 1t must die, and the
truths of nature assert themselves in
time. They will have themselves ac-
knowledged; and wo unto those whose
blindness or bigotry will not suffer them
to see.
Subordination of races is one of these
truths. The adaptation Of large por-
ton of the earth's surface exclusively
to the labor of some of these races Is
another. That these races are happier
and better in their normal condition OF
subordination, is still another. And it
is equally truth Of nature, that the de-
velopment Of the capacities for produc-
ton of those PORTIONS of the world So
fitted exclusively for the labor of subor-
dinate races, is necessary to the highest
civilization amongst mankind, and that
this labor cannot in the nature Of things
be voluntary.
These truths should be deeply i'm
pressed upon the minds Of Southern
men. They lie at the bottom of our In
stitutions. Not one of them can be de-
MED without entangling ourselves in
errors which will avenge the truth. Iu
other words, having proclaimed to the
world in our Constitution that African
slavery is right, we can never yield the
true principles upon which it is based,
without convicting ourselves of crime.
That was the sad weakness, or blind.
ness, of many of our earlier patriots.
They acknowledged slavery to be an
evil, but claimed that it was fastened
upon Us, and could not safely be eradl-
Gated That yielded every thing Ad-
hitting its truth, the most fanatical
Abolitionists were right, and remain so.
Better that every man, woman and
child, in the whole length and breadth
of the land be destroyed, than that a
sinful thing should be fostered and per.
petuated in the sight Of God.
But if slavery be not sin, but ma.
ture's law, how great the crime and how
terrible the curse Of those who, to de-
stroy it, wrap continent in the flames
of war, and send millions of souls to
death before their time!
So that this question is vital to us.
By it we stand or fall, and ought to.
Nature proclaims her verdict for us in
many ways. We present some of the
most striking. As the most noted ex-
ample of natures curse upon the anti
slavery fanaticism, let US take the con-
dition of Jamaica after. the abolition of
slavery. 1t is from the London Times
This example is specially valuable to
US, as the -Eedarals ...s., r..
ciseiy the system then attempted IN that
unhappy island. ltwas expected there
also that the slaves might be employed
on the old plantations, or would cult
vate smaller tracts for themselves. Be-
hold the result!
There is 40 blinking the truth
Years of bitter xperience-years Of
hope deferred, of sell-devotion uurequit-
ed, Of poverty, of humiliation, OF prayers
unanswered, of sunerings derided, OF in
suits unresented, of contumely patiently
endured-haYe convinced Us of the
truth. 1t must be spoken out, loudly
and energctically, despite the wild
meckings Of 'howling cant" The frecd
West India negro slave sCH not TIL the
soil for aeoges; the free son Of the e.c-slooe
is as obstinate as his sire! lie will cul-
tivate lands which he has not bought,
for his own yams, mangoes and PLAIN
tains. These satisfy his wants; he does
not care for yours Cotton aud sugar,
and coffee aud tobacco-he cares little
for them. Aud what matters it to him,
that the Englishman has sunk his thou
sands and tens of thousands, on mills,
machinery, &c, which now totter on the
languishing estate, that for years have
only returned beggary and debt lie
eats his yams. and singers at 'Bakra.'
,"We know not why this should be so.
The negro has been bought with price
the price of English taxation and
English toll. He has been 'redee med
from bondage by the sweat and toll OF
some millions of hard-workiDg ERglisl-
| men. Twenty millions OF pounds ster-
ling-one hundred millions of dollars,
have been distilled from the brains and