Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1851-09-04

as a matter of course, either that her appl-
cation be Immediately successful, or she be-
comes an easy and certain prey to anarchy,
civil war, and not improbably, servile insur-
rection.
As no American will ever consent to the
transfer of the island to any other power, so
we are sure there is none who would not
welcome her into the Union most gladly,
rather than that an end so deplorable should
befall her. Taking it for granted that the
island secures its independence, is it the in
terest of Louisiana, TO admit her into the Re-
public?
Our planters are alone interested in the
question. We are of the opinion that in
such contingency the national feeling will
countenance the absorption; and, if so, our
beliefs that in less than twenty-five years
from that date, slavery will cease to exist
upon this continent.
The immediate effect of the annexation
will be to create an enormous demand for su-
gar plantations in Cuba, and a commensurate
requisition for slave labor to meet the natural
and unnatural speculation, The States we
have already named will be tempted by
high prices to part with their slave popula-
ton for deportation, or to supply vacancies
made by Southern emigration; prices will
be enormously augmented, agricultural pro-
duction will be immensely stimulated, and
for few years the people will be every
where Cuba-mad.
To estimate the enhanced cost of slaves at
twenty-five per cent. will, we think, not be
deemed excessive; at which rate, we need
hardly say, neither cotton planter of Mssis-
sippi the sugar planter of Louisiana could
afford to buy them, if the latter, in fact, could
manage to stand up against the competition.
while the temptation to the frontier States to
sell would be irresistible.
We do not for one moment hesitate TO de-
clare our belief that, should Cuba be annex
ed, slavery will cease within five years
thereafter to have more than nominal exs-
tence in Delaware, Virginia, Maryland,
Kentucky, Missouri, and perhaps Tennes-
see. Five States certain-six States pro-
badly. In that case, what would become of
the nine remaining slave States on the con-
tinent, or in what manner can they combine
successfully to resist the internal machina-
tions of the abolitionists?
, If at present we are eternally put to the
wall, compelled TO temporize, eXpostulate,
and compromise, to preserve ourselves from
spoliation and outrage, what will become Of
t us, deprived Of these strong frontier States
with their numerous, robust and valiant pop.
ulation, who now stand as rampant of fire
E between us ana our vigilant and insidious
enemy? We would receive, it is true, al
insular to slavery of over three hundred thou.
! sand head; bat would that compensate u.
=, for the Congressional, Territorial, and nu.
. merical strength of which we shall indubita.
bly, be deprived? Let our planters answer
As for ourselves, we desire to retain slave
ry in the States of the American Uniol
where it now exists, and as they at presen
exist; and we cannot understand the policy
the wisdom or the safety of weakening it'
concentration, or Topping OF its chief and
most powerful supports.
We do not at this time deem it necessary
to examine the question which immediately
concerns our sugar interest, or TO inquir,
: whether, with Cuba annexed, the proftabl,
T cultivation of the cane can proceed, if, how
g ever, it will not be affected by that measure
: it does aapear to us most singular that OIL
# planting interest should have insisted upol
a tariff of cent and half per pound, equiv
: alent to two cents to the consumer, if sucl
d protection was not deemed indispensable t.
n their stability. We daily hear large and in
n telligent planters declare that their estate
!. do not yield six per cent. interest upon til
IA capital invested. If this be so, and we ar,
n not at liberty to question our authority, moth
r. ing is more certain than that competitio
. with undutied Cuba sugars is out of tn
= question-simply, an impossibility.
4, We not however, wish to narrow th
? question down and make it DEPEND for ii
l. success upon what may be profitable or ur
to profitable to this or that State, but rathe
l. what is most eligible for the entire Soutf
and the permanence of the institution of sla
IF very. We are aware that very differer
Sc views from these we express, are entertain
lr ed in States having perhaps more fear fror
of Virginia snd other slave States becomin
S; free than Louisiana, and We're at this tim
Mt impelled by this consideration mainly,
a. bring up the subject, so as to elicit the