Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-04-26

depart like the baseless fabric OF vision, leave
not a wreck behind
AZ matter of course all Southern bushes,
would be abandoned at the North. Most existipg
debts would be found precarous IN contemplate
If being generally drawn into the contest debtor,
in the Southern States would cease to pay bank
runcv would sweep down our merchant princes
while the demons who produced all this mischief
would lose nothing Nay, they would fatten On
the hell broth they had brewed in their internal
cauldron.
What is commercial prosperity-what the sue.
cess of the honest and upright merchants-whst
the comfort of our homes-what the peace Of our
minds in their estimation, If these wretches can
only raise tempest and sweep away the founda.
tons of the Union Suppose the city of New
Y ork ceases to be the emporium OF our commerce
what do they care if they can have momentary
triumph with factious leader.
1t would unquestionably be quite impossible to
carry on any regular business with the South, if
one seeded State had the power to divert 10 itself
by the absence of duties or a low graduation Of
them. the trade which had difiused itself, under
general constitutional system.
No doubt such discrimination would be made BY
European powers, in favor OF a seeded State as
would compel other States TO fall into compact
with it, and thus the alienation of feeling would
be sustained by the alienation of interest, until
industry was actually gone, and our cohesion for-
ever destroyed.
All these results are sure to follow, even on The
SLIGHTEST act of resistance the part OF South
Carolina. personal rencountre between a Gill
zen of that State and Government inspector Of
customs. would be enough to light the flame Of
discord, and plunge the country into iratrlc-
/ dial war.
! But supposing that the Government can, by
! force of arms, retain South Carolina within the
! Union The act of force is Of itself destruction
! to the moral sentiment which has so long kept
together: South Carolina a conquered State, will
never again be jealous and happy member OF the
! Confederacy. Our whole theory OF government
will be blown to the winds when we have gained
the first victory, and the Republic no longer the
serene and tranquil abode of freedom, will be an
iron league, maintaining itself against the weaker
and discounted States, by blood and chain. MercI-
! full heaven to what result are these desperate
agitators hurrving us. Merchants of New York,
will you for a moment belong to any party, that
to obtain political power, will risk such an awful
catastrophe. South Carolina, though insene, is II
earnest. Her people have consented to double
taxation her young men are every where arming
themselves; her timd citizens leaving tn,
State. War begins to be looked upon as the
least evil to that State and the forgeing of arms
and the drill of volunteers have already com
menced
Merchants of New York, friends of the Union
bestr yourselves before it is too late. Your COM
mercial existence hangs a thread. The sword
of civil war is suspended over you by single hair
Let the watchword go forth from you, the Union
must be preserved-but preserved by forbearancc
to South Carolina, and by entire Reputation
of the principles promulgated by the agtators o.
the North