The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-02-24

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portion OF the northern people, well onehalf Of th
whole external trade Of Great Britain, with all those
motey dependant upon the persons actively engaged In th
trade begin form some idea of the nagnude OF III,
crime premeditated by the VanBafen
party. rs
III we throw together the capital and numbers Of person
directly occupied Y the manuGic,are q cotton with th'
number Of bales reared annually TO keep them in employ
we arrive at something like the lollnwing result
Bale; con, sso Hands Lands 81 en- Capital IN
ea, Britain ssaa asSSSS ssoo ss Soo S
United States SaO'OoO i6O6si l2AOOO,OOl
| Total s,s2s,as5 s7a6a SOL 900 OOl
large consumption. 800 900 bales were furnished
BY the southern States and they through the pro
cloth produced furnishes comfortable clothing e millions
more who otherwise would suffer from want q T. y By
convnlsion the supply OF material should be cut off
how widespread would be the resulting destituson and
IA SEPARATION Of the Union would involve the imme.
daie connsxon of the whole South with Mexico and
the West Indies, with England and, under the exas-
peraton that would inevitably attend such event, the
North--iu ships, goods produce, and raiilc awond a
tenn which before drops the independent northern States
into union with the South, would apply with tenold
force and while the South has becone necessary
being, IN fact rival each and all in manufactures Tie
areas Of the free and slave States are as follows.
rMarY STATES,
Area, Area sold Money re- Uusold Popula
in I.I new csiyed sye..ly By new States. uon is4o
siss sss s Il ss ] Is lss ssis sss
"The Of lands unsod, with large portion
sssipp and is tributaries and the possessos q It's Delta
the controlling power The introduction Of mannfac-
. bs to with
more southern lands IN agricultural productions, the i'm
improving prospects Of the material promise
hance the capital applicable for that purpose.
every year the progress of affairs makes the North less
necessary Sonlh makes the latter
ry to England and Western Europe"
This, Mr.. President il will be borne in mind, is the
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is much more IN the article which might be read with
profit but will not take up the time OF the Senate in so
doing.
These extracts show Mr. President the immense differ
ence between the interests of the two sections And
the table proceeds TO show that almost the exclusive
nopoy OF the shipping interest is in the hands OF the
0orh and that 1t depends almost entirely for its exist
ence upon the carrying trade Of the South After going
state many OF The in trade and commerce
which the North derives from its union with the South,
gives in detail the different sources from which tney
derived and which will take up the time OF the
Senate by referring to.
This Mr. President, is the annual production OF trade
every dollar OF which would be diverted from The North
by the dissolution Of the Unon The whole of it be
done with just as much advantage to the South, BY The
ships OF other countries.
This, sir serves to show the deep and intimate
interest and connexon OF the North with the products Of
our section OF the country.
Talk aboutour slave population Why, sir. the North
derives al least much, ii not advantage from the
products of slave labor than those who employ it,
The are almost the supentendens of those
plantations for the northern interests. This is no hy
pohesis, no theory; il is matter OF fact Go from
The South 10 the North, have done, and what is the
first question asked you everywhere 1t s how much
ton how much sugar how much tobacco is being made
this year And they anxious-every manufacturer
in Lowell or anywhere in New Eng is as deeply in
teresed and feels much solicitude and anxiety
the number OF bales OF cotton that be producedas
is the cotton planter himself And the deprivation Of
these would not only be evil to them, but
great deal more. With them il is necessity They
could not live. they would starve, without it. There is
not this great necessity existing, far regards the
South. Having rich country and delightful climate,
il would be only changing trade from channel TO
another Even il deprived Of the advantage OF selling
surplus productions a,ogether-whch would not be the
case, they would only be forced TO seek another
markedly the event OF dissolution OF the Union, still
would be better of than the NORTH and could better
provide for ourselves We would have that with which
man originally started in this world-a virgin soil, and
plenty OF hands 10 work 1.-THE means TO live, il not
acquire wealth And, as the writer from whom have
quoted demonstrates, i cannot be doubted that the con-
dition OF England would be as bad, II not much
worse than that Of Canada now, with her trade pros
aied looking TO 10 whether the United States
disposed her, (Which believe are not much
disposed TO do) and with the mother country anx
ious 10 get rid OF her, il she can do 80 with honor.
Without, as now, her vessels employed in the
whole carrying trade and transportation OF the mil
lions OF the productions OF the South, and deprived
OF the great market for all these productions and man
nfaciurcs furnished in the South and which surely
would be the result in the event Of dissolution OF
the Union--yes, SIR tpg-t Il, New England and the
Canada Sir this is subject not for me, for those
from whom come to discuss TO look but il is one
aght with results important that do hope that our
brethren in the North, who deeply interested in IT,
will turn their attention 10 twill cast up the &C.
counts--and will see exactly where and how theystand,
before they proceed further in their labor OF dssovng the
Union
There is one branch OF the argument OF the senator
from Kentucky which omitted to advert TO yesterday,
and which will notice refer TO the resolution OF
the senator in regard TO the boundaries of Texas; and
will not discuss the subject any extent because know
il will be better done by the senator from Texas [Mr.
RUsE] himself, who Is familiar and thoroughly &C.
quanied with the question, and ahler than myself To dis
cuss it, But there points Of view in which the
interests OF the whole nation and OF the South parcu.
ay concerned and with which the resolution OF the
senator from Kentucky comes in direct conflict, and
hope the senator from Texas will not consider me as
tencbng his branch OF the srgument II advert to il
for a moment | aude 10 the third resolution OF the
series offered by the senator from Kentucky and which
will read;
ssB Rsofred That the boundary the State Of
marine league from il, aouih and running up that
river the southern line OF New Mexico ihence with that
line eastwardly, and continuing In the direction
the line as established between the United States and
Spain, excluding any poroa OF New Mexico, whether
lying the castor west Of that river"
Now, Mr.. President, the point TO which wish TO
advert H. that this resolution not only refuses TO give
anything more by way OF compromise bat that takes
away one hall OF that which gained by the Texas
compromise BY the Texas compromise slavery was not
prohibited south OF 80 deg 30 min while the line pro,
posed in this resolution, commencing at the Rio Grande
and running eastway would be about the thirty second
degree Of north latitude, and would deprive us OF the
benefit OF the whole OF Texas living between the thirty.
second degree and the line OF &c deg 30 min While the
gentleman will not 90 into any new compromise, hope