Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-02-17

u'''1, ga, in the plausible objection Of the
'Vs nhr.ical power in slave holding States.
r1"' a - Of a country is compounded Of us
I"' 10, and It's wealth, and 10 modern times,
from The very form and structure Of So
by far the greater portion oil the people,
'I' zen daring the Continuance OF The most
NJ. ling wars, be employed IN The cultivation
al and other pescefui pursuits, il may
- doubted, whether slave holding States,
al, Of the superior value Of their pro>
? ';,as are not able 10 maintain number Of
u u. 10 the field, fully equal 10 what could be
n,, I'd by States with a larger white popu-
'?S hut 40, possessed Of equal resources.
-, popular error, to suppose that in any
81. sac Of things, the people OF coun>
-, ,ovId ever De called on en- n,asss, or that
- or third, or even Eth part OF the ply.
al lorce Of any country, could ever be brought
- ,br 6,ld. The difficulty is not TO procure
bor 20 provide The means OF maintaining
~ ~, and i, this view Of the subject, il may be
ri whelhyr tie Southern States are not a
..-,,e Of Strength and power, and not Of weak
..s n The coun,ryl-wheJher they have not
.,o,r,5u,ed, aud are not now contributing
'.,.lv To he wealth and prosperity Of every
60 in tins Union? F,om statement which
, 1,,d 10 my hand, it appears that in 10 years
iron, 1918 TO 1927, iuclusi,e-the whole
...,,,, Of the domestic exports OF the United
.',,,.v,s S52l Sill, o45. Of which three ar
=, IS uhe product Of slave labor, viz Cot
..t rice, aud tobacco, amounted 10 39?oS,'
,s,--eoual 10 about two thirds OF the whole.
~, no, true IS has been supposed, that the adj
images a this abrr is confined almost exclus>
,,s,v 70 the Southern States. Sir, am tho
.,y',LIy convinced, thal at this time, the States
Vor'b &C The Potomac, actually derive greater
-r,S from the laber Of our slaves, than we do
ao,,elyss. I,sppeArs from our public document
,b,,ip7 wears, from 1921 to lS27 inclusive, the 6
s,..nsrn S,a'es exported 500 3S7,28l- and
m,o,lyd only S55 646,S sol. Now The differ
erce between Ihes- TWO sums, (near Sl4O OoO,-
100 passed through ne hands OF the Northern
merchants, md enabled them to carry on heir
commerce !al operations with all the world
Sg.h part Of these goods as found lis Sav back
70 oar hands, came charged with he dulrs, as
veil as the pro6's of the merchan', The ship
gwper. and host of others, who found EN-
o.oymeng in carrying on these immense TX
c5anges, and for saes part as was consumed a.
the Nor,a. we received IN exchange NoTrhtrn
msnufactures, charged viii au lnCresss pri' e,
20 co,cr all he axes which he Northern con.
,gmer bad IN compelled 10 paw on the im>
ported aricr. ] viii be seen, therefore, at a
glance, how much slave labor has cont ,huted
10 he wealth and prosperity OF the U"ied
a,es, aud how larg,ly our Northern bret"ren
have p4rriripa'rd in the pref Of that labor
Sir OF ,his sDbict | will quote an authority,
whlCh vii, | dou5t no., be considered by the
Senator from Massachusetts as entitled 10 high
!e,rtt. !, - from thr creal father OF the
American system, honest Mathew Carey--uo
peat irisud 1, is rue, a tHIs time, to Southern
ripht, and Sou heru interests, but not the worse
surhUtivy on tina, account, on :he point IN ques-
lion.
Spc king Of the relative importance 20 the
Uulun Of the SouTHERS anG The EASTERN
STATES, sMathew Carey, in the s tdi'ion oil
HI, Olive Brau,h (p. 27S J after EXHIBITING a
number Of statistical ables To- show he decld>
Cd superiority 9th, former, thus proceeds:
"Sut am tired % ,hs investgation-l scken for the
roftbg brau1n speces What idea must the world
form Of thu .rogan e 1t The rretensions on the one
SD, l,y East and Ut Il folly and weakness of the
rest Ot the Union, To haN, so long suffered 'her 10
pass without exposure and detection. The naked fact
$ lhG the magogues il The Eastern States not sat
ie'' ch 6:rf,s Oh The bspef from The Southern sec
'' ''e HtoH blH uey " 54tO FROM 80 mani tceuhHy
elons' With making princey fortunes by tn carriage
AMI e,PlT alton aE il bulky and valuable prod ctons,
an supplying u ieh their otCn manufactures, and the
Pr H;Irns iEurOpe. and the East aud Yves, indies, 70
an enormous amount, and at ala immense profit, have
snho'mly treated with outrage, insult and injury
Ana, regardless Ut their vital interests the Eastern
'N- were lately roUr'iRg their O,Un destruction by al
owing lew restless, turbulent men To lead them
CRtOdiO a ScoIGti0a which lc1s pregnan! lp'fh
mr. cram rum Whenever that event taxes place
ue, 'lI I'to n>ignifcmce. u separation were de-
ano!e to any part OF the Union it would be 10 the
H'lie and Southern States. particularly the latter
va nave been 80 long hsrras,ed with the complaints
s resessness, the tur buerce and the ingr,tude of
e Eastern States, that their patience has been taxed
ANS beyond endurance. "JexiurGn loared fat and
"a AMI he Will be severely punished iuI hls kick
'"S "a the event OF dissolution of the Union"
S'r, wish 20 he distinctly unde, stood, hat
10 MT adopt these sentiments a. my own
4l''r hem o show that sey diff senu-
nts have prevailed in form"r times, as to he
weakness OF the slave holding Safes. from
nose winch wv sc n have IrCpn fashion
'olr In certain quarters. | know it has been
supposed by certain Ill informed ersons, thal
VIC SoHih exists oniy by the caun;enanoe AMI
g,oe'non 1t The North. Sir, this /, the idlest
I" al idle and ridiculous fancIss that ever en-
cred into the mind Of man. In ,,ety state OF
'"IA Ohinn, EXCEPT one the free white popuIa-