Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-04-03
[PROPRIETORS.
Ilnrd cOnlrlaOr. Sense.

We are pleased to find in many leading
Northern papers such sound views as the
following, whichwe extract fre IN from the
New Haven Register. The broad fact
stands boldly forth. that the mischcivous ma
chinations of the "higher law men have sc-
riously affected the business ofthc Northern
cities. From this cause, Boston, it is ud-
mitted, has lest million, some say two
millions, of fSouthern trade--and n Y ork has
suffered from the same reason. The work
must 60 ON, unless the people Of the North
shall listen to such wise counsellors as the
papers We have referred to, and shall, by
public opinion. prostrate the infamous
disorganizers and Pharisaical fanatics -
X. Enquirr.
WHAT is .OuR DUTY,-In few plain
words, the prosperity of the North is in a
great degree dependant uponthc labor and
coasnmptionoi Of The South Every document
upon the subject establishes this fact. With
the question Of slavery, whether thereis no,
quite as much white slavery in other coun-
tries as there is black slavery in this, we
have nothing at present to do. What we
wish now particularly to place before the
eyes of frecmcn at the North is---the posi-
ton of the Northern States as members of
the Union The wealth OF the United States
consists greatly in theproduction ofcotron,
and the Southern consumption OF Northern
manufactured goods. This admitted, is il
not readily to be seen what our condition
at the North would be- if fourreations with
the South are broken upl We are aware
that 'higher law" men will accuse us here
Of treating the subject of the Union as. to
use their cant phrase, one of "cotton.'-
While we claim to be as good patriots as
those who openly talk Of resisting the law
and the constitution, we accept the issue
they hold out to us. The question of the
stability of the Union of these States is a
question which, while it appeals to mems
patriotism, appeals also to their interests,
and we sound the alarm thu, danger may
be avcrted!
Let us reason calmly together. What
causes our flag to be be respected whcreer
it floats to the brcezel We answer, our
commercial power. And is that CONNER
cial power anything but a union of South
ern products with Northern enterprisel-
Destroy the one and what will become Of
the other! Where is market for North
ern manufactures, when the South, as am
independent nation, refuses her ports to us,
or even puts us on a footing with other ma
,ionsi TO refuse her ports altogether to
Northern manufactures would crush the
the enterprise of the North, and how will
we stand affected wher, separate an inde-
pendent asa nation, we send our manufac-
lures in ncompetition with the workshops of
other nations? Let few figures in point
decide the question. Documents at Wash
ington show that
In 1887 our exports to Texas Were ST.
007,92S; in 1888 they We're 1,247,SSO; in
1889 they We're 1,6S7,0S2, in 1910 they
We're 1,2lS,271. in 1S4l they were SOS; ;29G;
in 1912 they We're 10G,929, in 1913 they
were 190,6O4.
Now what is the reason of this falling off
In our exports to Texas during the above
years? How happens it that we exported
nearly six times the amount in the infancy
Of Texas that we did when that republic
increased many fold in populationl Here
is the answer. Up to 1889 no other pow
er but the United States had entered into
commercial treaty with Texas In 1910
treaty of commerce was entered into be-
tween Icras and Great britain, and our
exports to Texas almost Immediately de-
creased to less Maa one-sirM in rai4e what
they were before that treaty was signed in
London What we send now to Texas,
as State ofMis Union, we have not the
documents to prove-wc may safely put it
down at many millions.
We have cited these figures 10 show
what we may expect as partial conse-
qucncc ofthc reasonable views of North
ern disunionists, if carried out. We repeat
again, let our people consider--wnAT is
OUR RELATION TO THE SOUTH.