Weekly national intelligencer., 1846-11-21


fact is fact no matter who asserts it. Putting
aside, then, as totally mmaterial, the quarter and
the persons making the charge, the proposition is,
simply, that The object Of This war is entirely sec
fionat: and that proposition the Federal Union not
only admits at large, but gives itself the trouble of
proving and of accounting for in detail
With commendable caution, however, il sets
out Qest its readers might be starlled) with ,choie
sentence Of guardedness, saying that the war IS
. "A war in which the South is more Immediately
interested" than any other quarter then, instant
ly forgetting its memory Of disguise, hastens TO
show, not only that the section for which it reasons
is the oniy section to be benefited, but that part
of the rest is 10 gain nothing bit heaUy fares,
while the North in general, and New York in par
ticuar are meant 10 be ruined for Southern adyan-
tage, not only in territory, but in trade
What precious confession is not this !
First. All the immense outlay in the war--say
one hundred millions of dollars if it continues
twelve months longer--and, indeed, why should it
stop, if this is It's policy !-'' must be made in the
South" 1t does not detract whit from the afro
ciousness of this argument, that il is founded Who'll
ly in error, as in the conclusion we shall show
Secondly. The next point, however, is clearer:
/" New York must be shorn,'' at least in part, g Of
her greatness" How deep this tonsorial operation
is TO CO. we shall not learn, probably, until the day
is done and the :. sheep-slearing supper" comes
and the aeeces are weighed. In truth, we should
probably not have heard even thus much of The
intended fleeing, but that the New York election
has released these politicians from any present care
of pulling wool over her eyes, The rest and
whether it be not intended TO pluck up her COM
merce by the roots, SO that il may never grow
again. shall possibly hear after the next election
Thirdly. Then comes stroke of political eco
nomy. See the benefit of having Ricardo at the
head Of the National Treasury Why, lie will
presently make all Of us as learned in Adam Smith
as he is, and the very boys as they spin their tops,
shall discourse of the philosophy Of trade quite
like the Secretary himself! Exchanges" quoth
this great cambst, I" must be turned in favor Of
New Orleans Clearly they must: but, then,
what is the turning them there, unless they are 10
be kept there And how they to be kept there
BY keeping up the war, Of course For there 9 the
supplies for the army are to be furnshed:" all de-
mand and all supply are, TO great degree, to be
course, spend nothing North, unless in elections,
and indeed will not have the whcrewithal 10 spend
except where is difusing its immediate bless
ings /; as, moreover, another of its measures will
have halfruined the manufacturing population OF
the North, so that, not earning, they will not be able
to buy any thing, il is clear that this system, aided
| by the heavy direct war-taxes which the North
will have to pay to supply these Southern expendi-
tures, must if only kept up long enough, empty
that region Of all wealth, despoil it Of all trade
except, perhaps, that in votesand reduce it, in its
turn, to that STATE OF vAssALAGE which, it appears
the South has long been enduring.
/ Fourthiy. Appealing next TO the Wings about
it, this other Union asks If they dare say nay 10
these consequences Can they oppose War OF
which such are the objects The question is OBJ
viously meant TO put that party in dilemma; he
who puts it quite obviously thinking his own politi-
cal friends safe from being startled by the difficulty
in word, quite lovers Of this amiabe and equita-
bic system Of running great part Of the conlederacy,
and desolating and stripping neighboring one, in
order that Southern empire may be erected, first
to be turned into region of gold, and then TO be
made the perpetual seat Of dominion, by this viriu-
Gus and astute Locofoco policy! But, /" alas for
wises schemes of mice and men !" this skfu trap,
meant 10 catch Southern men, will have TO be bait
ed with more seductive temptations in the shape OF
official avors than the Administration has at its dis.
posal, in order not TO frghten away the whole
Democracy Of the North; while in the South we
doubt il any single Whig will fall a victim to such
a miserable device. II there be Wing any where,
who does not spurn at the thought of such pratt
cal scheme for aggrandizng the section (no matter
what 10 which he belongs, let him proclaim him
self, and receive the reward which he will have
dearly purchased
The development Of these admirable reasons for
the War proceeds, most Loyalty, TO suggest that
heretofore the South has only known this Gov
ernment by its exactions - but that now il (the
South) will have glorious opportunity OF pIunder-
ing its fill of skinning where before il only was
shaved. All the gold poured, all the blood of foe
or friend made 10 gush in Mexico, will only gid
domain for the South, and latten for il the soil from
which its sway is 10 spread resistlessly over the
rest Of the Union The result Of the war;
kindly whispers this Christian moralist, "wilI be TO
secure TO the South Tie balance of po,ccr in the
Confederacy, and, for all coming time, TO give to
her the control in the operations Of the Govern
ment." gentle and just 9 CONTROL" and very
notable "operations," would those be likely TO be