The New York herald., 1850-02-21

tber her would Be spent In her own borders
whiis nov even under the federal government, no.
n.ss,y ssministersd the slave States contribute
nsssn free States. Thees millions are dravn forever
from her and spent in the North Let me ask again,
except from direct taxation. The North cannot i'm,
port more than they export, NO more than an indi
With his produce We vim therefore. STATE. that a. the
North In round numbers export forty millions She
can import no more than her exports She is forced to
important articles Of life sS nov free Of 40 per cent
which would only give her Of sixteen millions
her Imports allowing them to be the same a. her ex-
ports vsrs lac. yesr g. on $50 100000 It would be
sixty nLiors Which section would be best prepared
for civil II 1t IL forced ON the South to keep her
In the Union. And where, merchants Of New York,
B0sten Ane Philadelphia, would be your proud COM
mercal cities then! Bankrupt and ruined. Grass
would grow In your streets your ships would rot at
your whaIves." Go then. and the free soil flame
ard 4 ruinous experiencs Of few years will tssch
you the value of the Union. that yonr stupidity
and pbilsnhrcpy have urged you to destroy! Go on,
iptertwined with manufactures commerce ana navi-
cation, urge on your Garrieors ans Abolitonists
secon that Is s until you fores snss
important section to separation and see how dearly
Go on msrcbsnts Of New York, and.force the South,
10 teh defence TO separation from the North, and
what have you l.l She IL the conservative portion Of
the Union Drive her OF, and you perish-you have
elements in your idst that without the conservative
moral power OF the South to regulate aud restrain will
cestfoy eventually your property sad Jour lives. 1t
would deDorslizs hell itself.
You have priu cipls OF pIundsr In your midst-a
sve Of corrrption and spells thst when fsceral Offices
no longer exist will turn upon yeu. Go en- property
holders Of New ork Encourage aud susteio yeur
GIeel-ys and the other equally wicked and corrupt
Foprisites ard until the South has cut
loose from you and these their attention
TO you and your property Fcurierism is worse with
you, than in Paris. Greeley has already started for
free bath ard . free wash house His next move will
be for . tree eating houee, ard then free lodg-
ing house tree clothing establishment and who Is to
end. Your doctrine is that the sjority govern
and the needy csn out vote you ten TO one. You
on the majority when in free st.s.s to vote down
the rightr Of the South in the Union, and destroy
southern institutions AID property The South under
stand the ultimate ruin, to them Of your game You
yourselves do not They will resist It, step by step
With the loftiest motives for IN saving themselves
rest assured they rave IL they cannot do both
then they prepared to separate from section that
are blind and viii not be saved.
Even on higher ground it is the interest Of the free
Middle and New England States, to unite with the
Southern in opposing the Western. Looking TO the
future II The South leave The Union what chance do
the rich Eastern ard Middle States stand egaust the
overwhelming vote Of tbe " estern Mons. The West
contribute nothing 20 tho revenue OF the Federal
uIion but they Iced annually millions TO be spent
upon their fsvorite rcheme cf internal improvements
fou need Done but they will drain you for this pur
conserve ard act Nth you they aud viii do It for
tbty have the ms jority Blind; you are do you net
see bat u yonr irue policy to sustain TIE South and
her insitutions even to increasing the votes Of
tlaye States, istbtr than diminish them for your
own eventual security against the West.
Gentlemen ct the North. reflect well upon these
plain and PRACTICAL ve~s aud then d. eide whether
Union Is Of value sufficient for you raise your
and act eneigtticay In protecting the rights Of the
southern States witch have been guaranteed TO them
~ members of the federal Union We not
toD we are Federal Union Of thirty sovereign States
Each State has its rights The Southern States are
now sctirg together. You might force, by shedding
some blood tipsle STATE TO remain In the Union
cannot force whole section Of Slater, comprising
eight miions of Sourherp.rs TO remain In Uoion,
which Is acting were thas any tyrsnt OF nation
could act Without the sheddirg oceans OF blood. Of
which the free States would be apt To bleed quite
freely n tbose Ct the South. Are you prepared for
ttiss you are not then be not deceived as to the
peril In which you have placed not only the Union,
hut yourselves and the South. The crisis has come
There Is bat one alternative left. There will bs
cenpromise. The South are nrm. Before June. they
must have action tba, will satisfy them that their
rights are respected. They must have such action,
Will give 10 be question msr,h 'sa o.y TSs South,
.rp people are siek II being incvssantly harrsssed,
IN, uited and tcfmentsd, through thsir members st
as teirs monsters and coc-boooed tyrants over the
poor African, the colored brother, by such cold
w.teb.s as are cent 70 either House Of Congress,
ftorl some coBttituenciss What do such = So.
ws,a, hMe Shs,si In the senate, or uiddinss kies,
T'sts Of the Union! Nothing. shall such men, mise
rshie and contemptible ss they both In intellect
mighty States into s the horrors ana carnage Of civil
war. Gcd in mercy forbid 1t.
There must be settlement Of the slave question be-
fore June strives The South oypose the sdnision Of
aliforpa. Why DO they this B.c.u.e they srs de-
ter mined ret TO allow 10 be made which, d.
recty or indirectly affects the slavery question: until
their dersrds Of uonintsreene- by the free states
are guaranteed 10 them his done and they will vote
to scmit California provided ell the territories
framed without any Mind OF restriction In regard to
,svry by the general government by the people OF
the territory, while 10 Ia Jet territory, leaving TO
them TO exclude or allow slavery when they adopt
constitution and form State government On this,
there will be but opinion through the South ~
nsly every State which SLOWS African slavery (uith
tut one exception perbsps Will be represeBted at The
southern convention TO tie held In June at Nashyils,
Tenpessee, unless the slavery question 10 settled By
Congress previously. lit In not Of the results u
the asenbrg OF that convention win b. the instant
seraIaton d the South from the North aud tn. latter
Will have In after days only the miserable eopscous-
ness left TO them, that has been brought about by
their own wrong head adednsss In msddliDs and mixing
with What corceIbed them not, and a volstipg the
constitution OF the federal Union. which framed
moro to protect the GRITTY than the msoty for the
latter can protect Themselves without Il.
PATRICK HENRY.
WAsMsoros, Feb 10, 1850.