Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-07-31
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'nr.s =. he North Than in The South, even d5aihs'
,,rono moral Influences, there must nave uceh
osnsra, .nd pervading causes. There must nave
s,ecn decisive advantages for such productions ~
,hc one section over the oiaer. Ana "ha'' e"'
were ihey2 ,., .,,,,rc, IN as.
know. sir, ii mas been on 100 coihuio" ~ az -
or;he ,h.m 10 ALLEGED superiority OH ihe par q
~ naon,s Of the North in Industry, enterprise
,nl economy. The supposilion has been TOO
sa,rcr;ro 10 HE bride OF the North mol 10 receive
ready accen;atoa here; while at The Souih ca>u,
a observation o! The superior bnstie ana outward
manifestations Il Industry incident 10 lhe cfowo-
Ell mar,s and the pursuits that coiecl ii'e' ~
seihe. over The avucaiions 81 agricu'uIe anu ','e
uu,et fields, has given some riansiniii'y 10 me
IDEA So III: is Inc purposes oi 'h@ view a"'
row presenting ate conceInsu u wouia na'.e'
little whether the disadvantages OF 'he SCUM ioi
manufactures were 10 he found IN such alieSen
charac,eristics Of her people, rather than in The
circumstances of their situation; for they would
:, M be General and abiding. II were as vain to
ex nect slhe Ebiopian to change his skin or the
leonard his spo.n as that the attributes oil peo-
ME whether Tor Incidence or industry, may be
CHANGED save in lurg tracts Of time, and under
causes 81 stringent ce-silv. The gayely Of the
French the pride Of The Spaniard the phegm OF
the German, and the irdoicnce OF HE iiaian,
all exist now. Notwithstanding ne mutations "
of time and events rs they did centuries age;
aud perhaps lew things IN The world arc n.o'e III
eladicable and abiding than me charaee''S''e "
nropIe and races. But, sir, believe me snppoo-
si,on wholly nniounded and litel on the people
Of ,hc South A slave population, the command
of more domesics, and agricultural pursuits. al
ford ,Ecm more facilities OF liberal hospitality
and social enloymens; but their indulgences are
neither more numerous nor more waslefu! oilime
than those of The North. Speaking particularly
OF my own Stale, | believe lis people arc as m
dus'rious and prudent-as spirited, enterprisine
and energetic, as any in The North. say ms
deliberately, on iull conviction, after mol LILLE
travel and observation in both sections. Ter
lines Of pnrsuit are varieni ami consequently
their manifestations Of energy differ but com
pare them wherever they meet in common
field Of effort. and Virginia may pride herself III
the rc>a,t Look 10 your navy ara ycur army
where yonns men selec ed ircm every staie
NEE, in fair competition for distinction ana
glory. VfsinianS have certainly not been ex-
celled. In the civil service OF The country, open
to the equal aspirations 0! all, whether in dDlo-
macy, 10 legislation, or the craftsmanship required
to guide the councils and WELD the powers OF the
Union, my native State will boast for her sons no
prc.eminencc, hui may certainly claim, in The has.
tory If the past. al least equality OF honor and
usefulness. Consider, too. her proud title as me
,ion. recurring such large sacrifices OF comfort
and ease, and The encounter with hardshPs III
every form and so indicative OF energy apd per
severance. her people have ever been prominen
and appeal with confidence 10 the representa-.
lives OF all those sections, whether oil the South
or Northwest wherever her emigrants have pitch
ed their tents, either in The wilderness or amid the
mars Of business, and entered, amid a strange
people, in fair struggle with those from all other
sections, for iorture and honor, il they have not
been found, in the intelligence, industry, and
steadtasI effort which insure success, equal 10
any, and surpassed by none. Such, in my jour
case In iact, Sir, in the rapid suhjugalion 10
culture of the immense wastes of the West and
Southwest, and their vast increase in wealth, in
production, and in population, may be found the
results of ihr industry AMI enterprise OF The peo-
,e If Virginia, and The other Southern Atlantic
States directed in their natural Inns ami exhibited
in their appropriate manifestations. The pursuits
al their people are and for a long future must be-
planting and agricultural; and for evidence Of their
you must look 10 the staple products OF
these branches Here, sir the statistics OF the
country show a reverse OF The picture 10 that pre-
>enlsd By comparison Of manufactures and The
increase OF the South has been most striking and
gratifying will not weary with details, bnt The
len, by The industry and capita drawn from my
own Stale, has swollen more in amount Of pro
duc,ion and value, political and pecuniary, 10 the
nation, than perhaps any other product OF the
Union. Tha, Virginia has declined-no, sir, she
ias mt declaned-but that she has mol advanced
as rapidly in wealth and population as Inc north
ern Saes--is TOO easily accounted Tor 10 warrant
impuiai;oas Of s!o'h or profuslon 10 her people
la tie great field of industry, agriculture 10 which
nature and circumstances have limited her, she
has been brought in direct competition with the
rapidly developed resources OF the virgin lands OF
The South and West, while 10 The industrial pur
suits Of The North, commerce and manufactures,
aided too as the last have been, b. partial legis-
ia.ion. these very resources, in their growth and
Weld, nave impaired alimen and stmulant. That
under such circumstances Inc Southern Atlantic
States should have maintained their o1rn, instead
If being matter Of tauni or injurious reflection, Is
the best possible proof OF the industrious attributes
of their people.
o,her more satisfactory causes ipr The greater
ADVANCE uniformly made in the establishment
and growth oi manufactures in Inc Norm, mus
then exist Man7 subsidiary ones, oil latent oPe-
ration, my time will mol allow me 10 develops bn
the leading ores, | venture 10 think, MIR. Chaif-
man, are OF easy detection and explanation.
will briefly state them. ;,
In rhs first place. owing TO the more sterile soil
and beaker cline OF the North lis people never
had as strong inducement or as great addiction
10 the pursuits OF agriculture as prevailed undef
The more genial sun and amid the greater fecun.
div of the South From The greater length and
severity OF their winters, larger proportion oi
the YEA had necessarily 10 be given 10 other avo-
cations and indoor employments. These causes
operated bath morally and physically to wean
from rustic employmenis ard to divert 10 varied
pursuits OF more prof 10 them and oil m"re CON
stan, employment. Their effects were from the
carries, reriois OF northern settlement seen IN The
withdrawal oil her people from the land 70 the sea
10 commerce, navigation. and The fisheries;
and subsequently,, as the advance OF the coun-
,ry created a demand, 10 works OF handlcral'
and of manufacture. Here is great natural
cause 10 some extent, always operative; hui of
course more and n:n;e influential, as under the
nroec,ive system stronger inducements were
from lime 10 time given 10 manufacturing indus-
try.
Cooperating with this as second great cause,
NAV he mentioned the differences between The Ia
horIng classes of The North and Soulh-the for
mer tree and white; The latter black and slaves.
Now. MIR. Chairman, | neither believe nor adj
nit The slavery OF The South TO be great evil,
moral and social. The comnensaioES, which,
through the beEiepy oil Providence, temper The
,peration of all general laws, moral or physca
and far more eqai;a5!y han is generally beiev-
ed, set of the relative advantages and disadvan-
tages OF different societies and individuals, have,
in relation 10 this institution OF slavery striking
display.
TO The black race, have no question, the con-
dition of domestic slavery, as il exists with us in
the Souh, is the best they can hold, and affords
more comfort for the present, and prospect OF i'm
provement and advance in the future, than are
enjoyed by any OF their color stage Of civiiza-
ton in the world. II was frequent remark of
John Randolph, and it is emphalcally true, tina,
! they consume larger proportion OF The profits OF
their labor than any working class on earln.-
In The influence Of The institution The politics,
the morality, the social relations, and he manners
ui the whites OF The South, am inclined 10 believe
II highly beneficial. We are exempted by it, TOO,
from the awful risks which are 10 attend the
solution of the great problem Of modern civiiza-
ton so formidable 10 all governments, but espe-
cialy Republican, how the sharp competition
aud grinding struggle between capital and labor
are TO end. But thai there are economical ills in
cideni to slavery, few will deny That the result
lant from the labor Of the tree, as compared with
the slave even of The same race. will be LARGER