Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-08-24

cnolce or preference. Yet even th
view OF our emancipation is not al
solutely just. The military nscess
sit Sould not have come but fc
the neral necessity which preoede
it. The conscience Of the natio
had been educated by the anti.sla,
cry movement. There had been n
conflicts, no war. no peace, no re
construction, no emancipation bu
for this. When the alternative Q
a destroyed slavery or q dismem
bered Union was presented. it wa
this old anti-slavery sducatio,
which enabled the nation to say
Down with slavery, and live the Re
! public. The old Amarican Anti-Sla
very Society prepared the way fol
the liberty party, the liberty party
for the free soil patty, the free sol
party for the Republican party, and
the Republican party elected ABRA.
HAM LINCOLN, when came the wal
and its train of consequences great
and small. The oak was in the
acorn, and needed only time, soil,
and tue winds and rains Of heaven
to bring it forth.
The present exaltation of this re-
public among the nations of the
earth has cost the American people
dearly in life and treasure; but when
it is remembered that the sacrifice
has placed us in the front ranks of
the ciyilizing forces of mankind,
that it has made us the emancipation
OF nations, and the hope ofenslaved
humanity throughout the world. we
may we'll he consoled. by the rich
compensation.
African slavery is now confined to
the Latin race, and to Catholic
countries. 1t fingers longest among
the people that originated the sys-
TEN. Spain first gave the curse to
our continent, and clings to it with
all the fanatical energy of an ancient
superstition and in open defiance of
the enlightened spirit of the age.
But at last, there are signs of pro-
gress, even at Madrid. The hope
full thing is that there is an anti
slavery party in Spain, who speak
and write against slavery. When
we take the history of West Indian
emancipation and our own anti
slavery struggle into view, it Is easy
TO predict how this agitation will
end in Spain. But the most hope
full and important movement affect
ing the progress Of the black race
Oh this continent is that which pro.
ceeds from the Emperor of Brazil.
This benevolent and marvellollsly
enlightened ruler has long. (as we
have been informed by those who
have been in position to know his
views md feelings on the subject
detested slavery as we'll Us the slave
trade. He has shown this in various
ways. At last like the Emperor
of Russia he leads the
way to general emancipation by |
measure emancipating all slaves
held 10y the Brazilian Government. |
Seconding this noble spirit on the
part of their humane and wise EN- /
peror, it seems that the Ministry,
Council Of State, and the Legis-
laturs Of Brazil are moving for the |
total abolition of slavery throughout |
the Brazilian Empire.
The triumph Of freedom in Brazil, |
will give liberty TO- not less than
'our millions of orf. race in that !
a mighty host Of black free
men. The nineteenth century at it's
saw all the black race on
his continent slaves. At the end
If this century, every vestige of ne
gro slavery on this continent will
nave disappeared forever. The ac-
,ursed slave trade and all its in
human accompaniments will dis
lppear with slavery, the like of the
lave trade.
We are all the more hopeful of
he progress of our race in Brazil,
because there, strange to say slavery
las been unaccompanied by that
prejudice Of race and color which
roms a part 80 important in the
up Of bitterness commended to
he lips of the negro in this country.
There the negro is . slave, but
lis slavery is the only fact about
Tim which separates him from other
nen. Diyest him of slavery and he