The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-02-13

I disadvantages. 50 as 20 Es,ard populstian.
ln the Souih II need moi be a. The eli-
mate and sod are very farer4blr 10 sgfi-
cpIsnral pursuits. Our slaves might be
chiefly occupied on The farms. while The
poorer class Of our white population. and
. portion Of onr females. corld be adFsn-
isgeously employed in manufacturing. We
should lhus have that diversity in our pur-
suits which Is mo,i conducive N the pros
Periiy and happiness Of people.
Our carrying trade weuld probably Tor
time be in the hands OF The English end
other foreigners. This. however. woald
not be 10 our disadvantage, since northern
-hip-owners now charge as much Tor
freigh, between New York and New Or
leans as they DO Cor carrying Tito Canton.
on the opposite side OF The globe. The
whole amount Of freight on southern pro-
duclions. received BY The northern ship.
owners. has. on a minute calculation. been
sci down al forty millions one hundred
and 'eighiy-six thousand seven hundred
and twenty EIGHT dollars lsi0. lS6.72s
The whole value whichih The North derives
from iis southern connection has bsen IS.
limaled, by some persons most familiar
with these statistics. at more than eighiy>
eight millions OF dollars. Whoever looks
into the condition OF the different States
prior TO The formation of The Union, and
compares it-wiIh their situation al frsi,
under low duties. up 10 the war and tariff
OF 1916. and lis successors, highly pro-
iective as they have been. will find the
facts fully sustaining the opinions have
expressed. Northern writers Of elemen-
iary books. made for school children. OF
course represent things differently, and
deceive the careless aud ignorant. My
opininns on these points have been settled
for long while past, though have not
heretofore been 10 position where |
!, thought could ersri any controlling in.
luence, or effect any desirable object. by
giving uiierance 10 them.
To throwing out these views, Mr.. Chair
man, have not sought the uiiermos, de-
gree OF precision. bu' have no doubt but
thai all the facts will be found on exami-
nation no, less favourable to my conclu-
sion than | have stated them, My pur-
pose now is simply TO present TO northern
gentlemen such general views as are likely
now 10 be adopted by The South. Your
course of aggression is already arrayng
against YOU all the highest minds Of The
Souih--men Of high intellect, and higher
patriotism. whose utter indifference TO all
personal considerations will make them,
in The language Of my eloquent friend
from Georgia, Mr.. rUombs. devote
+ all they have and all they are TO this
cause"
But gentlemen speak of the difficulty
Of making the boundary and the condi-
iion of the border States Of Maryland and
Kentucky are particularly referred to.
Undoubtedly each State would have The
! right to determine for itself to which Sec
ton Of the Conlederacy il would belong.
lf these two States were to unite with the
North, then. as it would moi be possible
for them TO change their condition imme-
dialeIy with respect TO slavery. if they
ever did, they would for many years, at
/ least, form barrier against the agrees
sions Of The free States, until, in short. the
South would have become too great and
powerful TO need such aid. take il,
however, that their interest would lead
+ them to prefer an association with the
South. With reference to fugitive slaves,
/ Maryland would moi be materially worse
off than have shown her TO be, il she
were not in fact less molested. There
would. however, be some great counter
vailing advantages. She is in advance Of
most of the southern States in manufac-
lures, and duty on northern imports
would give her for the time better prices on
such things as now come from the North.
Baltimore would, perhaps, from lis consi-
, derable size and its capital, become the
New York OF the South. New York IL
, self must al once lose more than half its
foreign trade. Charleston and New Or
leans would expand rapidly. The like
might occur to the cities of Virginia.
Even the little towns on the eastern coast
of my own Stale would more than reco-
yer the trade which they had prior 10 the
war duties and the tariff of 1916. The
northern trier Of counties in Kentucky
would perhaps be obliged to remove their
slaves to the South. But there would be
to her advantages in the change. similar
10 those Of Maryland. Kentucky sup
plies the South with live stock 10 great
extent; but she has 10 encounter the COM
petition of Ohio and other northwestern
States. 1.-THE productions of these States
{ were subjec,e TO a duty. she might for
time have monopoly in TIE iIade. |
would do injustice TO these two States
if supposed thai they would be gov
! erned solely or even mainly hy calcu-
lations Of interest. Maryland and Ken
lucky are filled with as courageous, as
. generous and noble-minded men and wa-
! men as exist on earth; and following their
, bold impulses, they would make common
, cause with their oppressed sisters Of ::he :hsee
: South. and, If necessary. take their places
. where the blows might fall thiekes,, in The