, 1844-02-24

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their lives and property.
M. NcDuGs'S Scheme 10 diri e n
Cn,on.-Mr. Evans, in his reply i,
TIE speech OF Mr.. McDuflie upon tic
tariff, took special notice OF that par
OF 1t IN whncn he dweIt so cnmplacent
Nv upon the division Of the Union into
three parts. He tuck it for granted
that Mr.. McDufie introduced the
matter only for the sake oil liIustrA-
lin and not from any want Of attach
NUT Ia the Union. Il supposItion, we
fear. far more charitao Die Iran correct.
II the Senator from South Carolina
cheriShes any special atIachu ent TO
the Union. he has 4 most remarkable
way f showing 1t; for all his recent
Efforts have been evidently dictated
by a spirit Of bitter ard burning ha-
tied To the uorlh. Nor Is 1t easv 10
reconcile the charitable concession
Of M. Evans with Mr.. McDufir's
explicit declaration, in his frs, speech
N the debate upon tie rarin, tia, he
had known the general government.
JuIing the rwenty-iOur wears that he
nad been connected with it, only b.
rs e>actior.S aud oppTeSsions." Il
have" SAID he. "sInce 1928, felt 10 in
iereSt in tie gorerAaent 6rypa4 tint
n my connection wlh Tie S:ate IN
rAicA 1 Hre." This certainly eva
&c no remarkable love toT he Un,ou:
d, for our own part. we are com
PEELED 10 believe, lTom his oan re-
pcsted and explici; declarations and
from the uniform tenor Of lis srnii-
mrrts, thai Mr. NcD.ilia wou.d c}at
~ engage IN the overthrow Il Tie
tedela al government and ~ the estai:-
81 a new nation, ii he saw
any possibility .. rs proving Success
tni. Mr.. Evans. however. expressed
he just apprehension that MANY PER.
SONS ml2tI lie taken captive by he
Gorgeous picture dawn 81 NJ. Nc
OF the prosperity that ~cu!li
for the south. when freed.
tie snackies imposed by the Cu-I
aah oI the happiness ana prwrrI
/" ~hIcIi II was destined. and ir
therefore took tie PANS 10 expose
absurd and TidlcIinuS 'auc:as in
the Senator had induced. IL
!; most cliectuai!y. and we would.
publish lis renraik, entire II
We had the requisite ToOm: bat tI.i
passrge- aTe strikngiv trt.-.
ana w!th every consIGerate man mus.
prove effective:
"The south would Gnd, after ell.
the great security OF her ins,itu-
was II the Union and the Cen.
,il:utI"n. II the Union was G.ssoiv-
ad, would tie srirtI of fanatic SIN IN
The Eorlh be queiicd, or would il hr.
'ornc aggravated and nDrcsi'a.n-i?i
Where would Ice tie iaw for the lie.
'oveiy oi fugitive slaves! Would
not aggression on the great Interests,
the south NC ease. and would It
loi take tae form of diTec, iG,erfpr-
nee; "hrrcaS now tie great body
j HE people ot the north are iestrain-
q y constitutional guarantees front
.i;":dinr any cuun:eAaLce 10 these
IGgGeSSIous,
What could be expected from
':eat Britain? VOID she, all At once.
irop her pr"lesscd hostility to dome.-
&c slavery! tbs scheme would de.
the south Of all her wealth, in
tead OF enriching her. No nation
united 10 n species of industry ev ;
T cid thrive. No agricultural colony
yer PfoSpered, Tor her wealth would ,
e drawn of TO the mother country. I
The south, in half a centurr. would )
.ccome like Jamaica and Barbados. !
planters would spend thcir I
ard means elsewhere than AT |
"me; al their meaLS would be drawn {
way. Such would be Tie inevitable
rSuI'. i
"Ifne Senator supposed that tits q
'ouId be a prosperous ana happy ma /
on under this scheme; bot i; was s
onuary 10 all the warnings of ex,
erience. What bond al union would
Iere he If we all produced the same =
lIngs? 1t Massachusetts produced
sc same articles that :. Carolina did. {
hat sort OF internal comme,cc wnuld I
lere be- What could supply a trade! I
navigation, railroads and canals mus, E,
2 given up. There would lie rival
'ips, hut no community OF feeling
very thing like Il national commerce {
.ouid be hrOacn up. This matter !,
as looked To very early. and the "a !
of the republic considered the h