The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-05-15
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iCt uttu STu!lic OH uTGtUt pIOuuCtlOnS
fromthe surface Of tho soil.
y sffssut her exports Of granite and icc arc
insignificant in value, compared with
that orthc mbricatons of The labor Of
her inhabitants. Even her granite and
hcrice may be said 10 be products Of
siiFa;T.;all;;.hs Il. hsor. Slave labor pays for them,
~; Yhatis called an efficient de.
sssi1aflE iof Them ssand enables The South
TO purchase and use thenss This is
lmoree particularly the case as to ice
ethan il s respecting granite, though tho
lattertsf In gmuoh fdcmand throughout
! tho Southern States.
Phe slave labor Of the South furnish.
gses9lhe raw. material for the vast amount
Cotton fabrics which are manuiac,ur.
ED at the North, and likewise enables
The South topny New England for the
slubor bestowed on those goods which
seeks market in the South The lea.
4thor, shoes, fabrics Of wool, iron, wood,
,sandaalnlost everything lhu, enters into
tconsumpt!on, are more or less depends
ant OH slave labor.
.s. we should suppose the whole coast
oi the South cmbargocd, and The Mis-.
sissippi and Ohio closed to all com
!'merce Swilh tho Northern States for
sthe space Of one or lwo years, SO
,;hat n total non.intcrcoursc should
lake place between the South, and
The North, it would be: soon pcrcciv
cd which section was mos, sclfrcli-
ant md independent Of the other
The Sonthis perfectly competent now
I 10 feed and clolhc itself, and furnish all
9thc necessary hbrications Of iron essen.
T tialF TO plantation industry. Such a
Tnon.inlercoursc would at once treble
sihe value Of slave labor u, tho South.
1t would necessarily divert much OF i,
troplmlhc ovcr-produc'ion Of Cotton, and
direct il TO other pursuits. Tho de.
nnn,l for tho labor Of the South being
Stimulated there, it won i be at the
sumo time, and from the snmc cause.
paralyzed at the North. The North.
Eern manufacturers Of cotton, being de-
prIved Of the raw material, would have
s-to close his factory. Allthe various
classes of industry, not excepting those
engaged in commerce and naviguion
would be equally paralyzed. There
would at once arise necessity for en-
iSration' 10 the South, lo&cscapo s,urva
lion at home. The efficient demand for
skilflI arlizans and operatives at the
South would naturally dircc, the attcn-
tiena Of the unemployed there. Blu, if
i iFss.s,Iiy such lhingsas dissolution of the
sUnion;s ;sbonld5evnr take place, produced
: by ,anti-slavery aggFcssions Of the
North, itmay we'll besques,ioncd whe-
therlho State Of feelingsat the South
would tolerate the Importation Of shoals
ofANorlhern cheap labor, which would
, not only have alendcncy to diminish
9theFvhlue Of slave labor, but might be
dangerous when brought in ncon,ac, with
The slaves.
Now, in case of rupture OF the
Union the most rigid uon-ntcrcoursc
with the North would be the obvious
policy and interest Of the South, as well
ms the dictnte Of cnraged feelings. 1t
is, therefore, no chincra ofimagna,ion.
%ltis an event not only probable, hu,
certain to follow the dissolution Of the
Union, produced by anti slavery agia,
sion. Whether produced by war, or
voluntary cnactmcnts OF tartl'aws, the
effects on the industry and welfare Of
The North would be equally fatal.
y5a3lt took only about fifteen years Of
aggression OH the part Of Great Britain,
and rcmonstrancc on the par, OF the
thirteen Colonies, TO bring nbou, war
like collision between the Two. |, was
less than twenty-five years Of com.
plants, unjust laws, and mutual crmi-
nation and rccriminaiion and war,
which suiliced to produce separation
between America and Great Britain.
1t iwllibe soon twenty. years since
tho antl.slavery nggressions Of the
North have been Systematically dircc-
led tasains, the rights OF the South and
The guarantees Of the Constitution.
It's time that the people of all classes
OF the North should be made to look
calmly TO the ultimate and inevitable
result of the anti slavery excitement.
'Ile alienation between The two sections
'isincreusing and has increased to an
alarming extent. Ii is folly md mad
Hess 10 close our eyes to the tendency
or such alienation. If dissolution Of
the Uuion be desired by the North,
then measures should be adopted in
;timc which will insure peaceful! dis.
solution. and admit Of the continuance
Of peaceful relations. But il, as VIC
know, three. four,hs Of the people the
~Norihtarc disposed TO do justice TO the
Soritil--io dlscounicnancc the trcusona-
BILE Vaccinations OF the frcc-soil agiia.
iion--forG Coils sake let them take steps
TO put down, at once and forever, the
rnscreanis whose inccndiary designs
threaten The safety Of the Union, the
happiness Of lhe people, and The pros
periiy Of the States. The nadmen are
brhndishingthc frcbrands which, ifnot
cStingnshcd, must envclop their own
.llablialions with the flames to which
they Wolldconsign those ofthcir neigh
,lors. The Union cannot last, if this
perpetual war is wagcd on the South.
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