The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-12-26

UIt may be conhidentiallv assumed, then,
that the separation Of the Northern States
from Us, which would be followed by the
loss Of their present boualiss, and the adj
ditions Of new burdens on their labor,
would bankrupt almost every manulactur
ing establishment at the North and would
throw outof employment hundreds ofthou-
sands oil their citizens, who would have
to Thong il their other departments Of in
dustty to seek ! livelihood, But what
other department oil their industry would
be in a better condition, or could receive
them2 Certainly not their agricultural,
which cannot compete now with the South
and West in Any article which they can
grow to a profit. Not their navigation in
tefest4, for, under the state OF things which
we are surprising, the TONNAGE bounties
being taken from them, and duties OF our
own burdened upon them instead, and our
freight being given 10 our foreign customers
or perhaps only a small share given TO
Northern ship-owDers, their naviga ion in
tercst would dwindle, dwindle' and their
sailors would have to seek employment
elsewhere. Their commercial department
could NOT receive them ; since, exporting
u agricultural products in vessels Of our
foreign custt mers, and establishing a dl
recttrade between our own ports and those
countries, we not only shall have no need
for Northern merchants 10 do our business,
but, being deprived Oh the immense
capital which they now have use OF, 10 tx
porting so large a portion OF rich agricul-
tural staples, they would be deprived Of
the chief support upon which their foreign
commerce is.now kept SO prosperous, and
without which il must drag on, Ia a feeble
and siekly existence.
Every department VI Northern industry
being doomed u heavy injury, diminish
meni and decay, by this withdrawal OF the
bounties which they now enjoy IN the I'M
ion, and TIE competition which they viii
have to encounter out of il from other ma
tions and millions Of their citizens thrown
out OF em%ploymentto seek for il elsewhere,
but which cannot be found at home-tor
the 6rst effects Of our separation from them
will be incalculable distress among their
citizens and til uext,the emigration Of their
citizens, with their capital, 10 other States
where il can be made to be more profitable.
The " Southern United States " will offer
the strongest temptations to them for such
emigration and investment Of capital. II
will be necessary Cnly TO cross the line,
and settle within her border to renew the
privileges which they formerly enjoyed
under the old Union; ard who doubts ut
that ii will be eagerly embraced, and thou
sands distracted nom the population, aud
millions from the capital OF the North2
M 4 Z rGA. - - a nnI. 49, th tttfdA a VFon N
injury which will be inflicted upon every
department OF industry at the Nor,h, that
the effects Of a separation from us will BE-
fell bv their citizens. We are the tax nay
efs: whilst they are the tax receivers and
tax spenders. They have contriVed by
adroit management, and through their ma
iority in Congress, 10 collectlarge revenues,
which are drawn chiefly IRON our South
ern labor; and after the treasury has been
filed, they have not been wanting in pre-
tax,s, some OF the most aimsy ana uncon-
s%titutionat, to empty il into the lars Of their
own citizens To enrich them, or apploprt-
ate it for public works within their own
limits, to benefit Their W section. The
domestic exports OF the United States ia
I643. (the latest year Of which have a re-
turn bv mel were within a irlie et $l33,-
600. O00; OF which the share Of the South
srn States was about Sg5, 00Q, 000, leaving
the balance OF 1913, 000, 1000, as the share
OF the Northern States. These brought
us a return OF 1855 0O0, 900 Of imports
Of the South would be about no.
100000, and that OF the North about 49,
600, 600. Now, supposing that all these
imports pay duties, which is now the case)
at 40 average Of 30 pei cent, (Which is less
than is really exacled, the Southern States
pay 1922, 100000 toward the annual reve
nue. Of the General Government, while the
North contributes but $9,000,0O0. But
how stands the account ol the dlsbursc-
ment of these S2I ,0O0 00C OF revenue2-
Are the go, 600, 900 which are taken from
the labor Of the South expended al The
South TO enrich, her cltizens and improve
her action and only The $~9,00O,O00 which
are contributed by the North spent among
her neople2 Far. very lai, is this from be-
ing he case We have not within our
reach the documents which are necessary
to extibIt this point but we see. und feet,
and know that marsh injustice is done n this
matter. 1t has been asserted, on good au-
thority, that seven ninth oil the income Of
the General Government are spent at the
North; and but two-nInths al the South
According 10 this estimate, whilst the
Southern States contribute OF the $3l ,000,-
900, $22,000,0 C0, they receive back, 10
be spent among their people, Sc, 00O, 600 F;
and hilst the North contributes but So
600, 600 to that fund; they conrlve 50 ts
divert the current Of expenditure out Of
its natural channels, as to spend the enor-
nous amount OF $24;100, 900 among her
own people, which IS $l5;000,0 zoe annual
" more than they contribute and the same
AMOUNT 50 much taken froM the profits OF
our industry, 70 enrich their owa citizens
and Sec ion. This is equally irae Of the
revenue also from the sale Of our pubic
land and all other sou ces OF oar public
income. amounting 10 near $4, 200, 900
more, which swells the amount disburseA
among the Ffee-soil States, 10 nearly $2e-
100000, whilst the sums expended at the
South are less than $s,000 900.
"In estimating, then, the Falue Of the
Union 70 them, as ii has no doub. oftea
been cyphefed Gus 10 the tire Clock
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