The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1851-01-09
UNION MEETINGS.

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although we have paid considerable atten-
lion to the proceedings of the 81. called
Union meetings in several of the North.
crn cities, one Of which has been held al
New York, anothera at Cincinnati, aud an
other at Philadelphia, and yet another Il
come off shortly in the law-abiding city OF
Boston. The cheapest things in the world
are professions-when we see them reduced
to practice, we will place some confidence
in their sincerity-lor even SEWARD and
his crew profess 10 respect the rights Of
the South under the Constitution, with a
mental reseTvation-and no man has nro-
claimed more loudly than the arch priest OF
Abolition bis love and reverence for "lhis
glorious Union" and derided more the idea
that it could be dissolved for any cause
If this Uaion platform is to be built up Tor
the benefit OF the gentlemen most lauded
at these meetings, it is too late-for their
| places have been pre-occupied long ago by
BENTON, the great | did, 7 no mounted
i when lie first commenced 10 desert The
South, and assail as s'nulllfers" all that
were true TO II.
We doubt not, that some lew OF those
who figure 10 these meetings are sincere in
their convictions and would muzzIe this
demon Of Abolition. if they could. We
know there are a few even among THEN
politicians who are friendly 10 us--but thew
constitute butcrops in the mighty pillows
that surge down upon the South, threaten
ing tosweep ovet Ter fertile fields, 10 leave
on the subsidence OF the food the slime of
Abolition everywhere.
OF the thousands that assernble at .te7~
Uuion demonstrations does any candid
man believe that Il handftll would aid in
the arrest Of a fugitive slave2 Does any
one doubt that it would have been worth
the lille of any man to have sought TO re-
capture one, even in The midst ofthe Phil
adelphia meeting? When we see The
laws executed, and the BboIitionlsts re-
pudialed through the ballot-box, and BY
The voice Of public opinion, at the North
then we shall pIice confidence in such
I professions, but not I'LL then.
Z Why even in Ohio, the very fostering
! focus of Abulition-the city OF refuge for
lfngitives, whose two Senators in Congress
are exponenls-even there in their capital
I city they have held a monster meeting, and
{ passed resolutions when take The most
E national ground, and give US our right to
d reclamatlon--on papet--most fully. Yet
what a miserable mockery in such a Stale,
whose sentiment is 50 well known, as thai
: Pf O%hic--musI such idle professions seem,
o every anofcommon sense. SO. Press.
SOUTH.
Is The exports of The slave states exceed
! nose Of The Free States by one hall
lille tile imports of The North exceed
:, nose Of the South in the proportion Of
| a33 100000 to $l4,0 DOC, 600.
Why should a state Of affairs so unna.
! tral exist? Why should not New Or.
tans and Mobile. Savannah, and Charles
To, erioy tie advantages from the Tor
en- goods received in exchange for the
J. mducts Of Soa'htra plantations Z? Is
n TIRE any principle Of political economy
! wlch initiates against the eommetcp Of
Il tlte cities p?
Farge shlp s carry away from our leYre
fuh careo~s Of manufactured cotton, OF
&c rlct aud tobacco, why should they not re-
! luflloaded with that same cot on manu-.
" taeired. New Orleans, and the other
G Solhern cities carry on a direct export
Q irae with III parts Of the world whaI
preents an import trade equally txtyn.
slvR That it is n t done il the best ao-
u sWs. New York aud Boston must have
adYntages to tou0telhalance those which
b appreally are in favor OF the South
. Theeoods recarried 10 New York, there
theYDay insurance p%ilolage, tonnage. Whar-
lage, draYage, rents, aud profits. They
are .%eshlpped, and again the different
" chaFes are ineurred.-The freight, insu
r ranceand charges from Liverpool or Ha-
vre toCharleston or New Orleans are but
little lore than 10 New York while the
char9A from New York to New Orleans
are ahoSl the same as those direct from
Europ TO any of American ports. Ia
truth, Nring six moaths Of the year, the
SoUthgl ports are more accessible than
either NV York or Boston. The canals
and ratbads which strike into the West,
undouOldly give those cities an advan-
tagr ba Charleston aud Savannah are
rapidly. aproaching The Ohio with their
e railroads. Tt present unnatural course
J Of trade On be IN some degree attributed
. to the rldlulous feeling cherished in the
south thamercantile pursuits were oil a
b menlal chractef. The Old families of
e Carolina Wuld not allow their sons to en-
ttra counttg house, In 1887, a Soutli-
ern Conviction, was held at Augusta. Ia
{ encourage alirect trade With Europe, and
!, an address gls published which glavely
SET lorlh !hatommenial drsuits were moi
e derogatory lQhe character Of gentlemen +!
(" fDela.
q L57Poll'lr'ns at the South may be di.
Vldtd INTO wv classes-upholders of the
Ont0n, and pholders of the Constitution.
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