The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-04-09

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Gle would have 10 pass reach him. the higher the per
eentage, and ol the heavier the burden. As the
government actually realized the stated il is obvious
tha me duonal cost TO The consumers must have oe-
eafred This, however, is only part OF the burden.
as The imposition OF these duties ased the prices OF
the articles generally larger sum was paid for those of
domestic production. Fer example, hye-sxths OF the
iron used in the United States ate believed 10 be of do
mestic produeononly sixth OF that used being im.
ported from abroad What is the proportion with re-
spec goods generally cannot be ascertained with
precision but II Is supposed 10 be two three times
as much al least IN value as the imports There can
be little doubt therefore, that the amount paid the
manufacturers indirectly is vastly greater than that
ceved by The government. Undoubtedly there is
compensation IN the benefits derived from The existence
of the manufacturing establishments but this limited
almost entirely to the Immediate vicinity OF those lac.
tories.
The great body OF in the western well as
in the southern States derive le none oIfthe BEN
eft II costs them there nearly much in The way of
transportation from the domestic il woLld do from
the foreign establishments As purchasers, therefore, It
their interest to buy the article which is cheapest IN
market without reference TO the place OF lis Ioducuon
Nor do they derive much, il any, advantage from The
homs benefit being confined 20 those IN lhe
is il to farmer, who knows that be 10 paying TOO much
for his iron, cotton, and wooen cloths nna other articles
Of consumption and who receiving little nothing for
his prodnce, to know that other farmers, who living
five hundred thousand miles from him in the vicinity
of manufacturing establishment getting good prices
Tor their produce repeat, sir, that am deslrous OF
seeing manufacturing establishments spring up through
out the country, and gratifed 10 the extraortl
nary progress made in that species OF industry. The
North has made great mistake in getting up the late
anti slavery agitation Instead OF eEdeavoring TO limit
slavery 10 the territory where il exists il they had
consulted their interests, they would have consented to
its extension even TO the shores of the Pacific by thus
allowing the slaves and their 10 be dfused
wide extent OF country they would have been kept
poyed in agriculture and the competition Of their labor
would thereby have been escaped and they would have
continued good customers But by limiting them as TO
territory, they will be driven, whether they will not,
into manufacturing for themselves The conduct of the
n. IA m a
Napoeons invasion OF Spain-a blunder for them What
they intended an injury, like many other seeming
evils may prove in the end benefit So wise and be-
nevoent is the system ordained by Providence that it
usually depends upon ourselves whether particular
shall in lis results be evil blessing. In
the language OF Burke. our antagonist is our helper
The energy which have summoned TO aid to ena-
BILE resist threatened danger will give strength
Tor forward movement, A great impulse has been
given to the southern mind within the last twelve months
Much of this due TO the direction purposey given TO
the debates of the last session by OF the speakers
While therefore, cannot too strongly denounce the acts
OF the last session in relation to the Mexican territory
do not have ever pretended that they would ne
followed by any great Immediate practical injury 10 us
Undoubtedly deprivng of all share in the pubic terri
iory and limiting slavery to the now occupies, is
the greatest injury, with reference to that interest," which
the government could possibly inic on us, until shall
have attacked the institution in the States themselves
The other measures proposed by the aboitionsts
comparatively Insignificant in their ultimate practical
effects. do no. pretend that this exclusion could be
claimed as political victory by the free soil abolition
party That party had slaked itself on the passage OF
positive act of exclusion, the Wmo Provlso, or
Jeiersonian ordinance. After few weeks discussion,
vote 1t then fell back on wha, was called the Pres
dent's plan, wit the admission OF territories as
free States In this movement, after long struggle
they frustrated and foed by the hatory motions
which the minority resorted TO- and which 1t was seen
could and would be indefinitely prolonged II is true,
however that the actually passed did in the
end practically give them the exclusion of slavery
which they desired. This, however, was owing to the
action of southern men. who, by their votes consented
that this section of the Union should be excluded What
have right complain of is, that after the abolition
party stood thus defeated before the country southern
men should have been willing TO give them practically
all the fruits of the victory II is said, however, that
the South saved lis honor So did the. Mexican army at
Monterey But though it capua,ea with the honors OF
surrendered up the city, the object for which The
battle was fought II we had been oyerpowered and de-
feated by this party, could better have borne their
sezng the fruits of the victory BY giving up thus all
the Mexican territory TO them in addluon 10 that prey
ousy held by the government and made free by acts OF
Congress, we have put IT IN their power 10 call
to their aid at future day. twenty or thirty additional
free States Ii have found them troublesome now,
will they not be more formidable when thus strengthen
ed should they be reused 10 another attack II is this
OF the future which has produced the deep dssats
faction existing in the South Our people feel that the
ouposts have been surrendered to enemies and that
courage and rmness alone protect them. Even those
among us who have defended or apologned for these
measures have tacty Acknowledged the peril to which
they subject u.s. by insisting that the North should be
held under the most rigid obligation not 10 renew the at
tack. Calling themselves par ereelfence Union men, and
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have nevertheless found 1t necessaryto lay down a
strong dsunion platform, l say strong disunon
platform because they have declared their purpose
| to dissolve the Union upon issues and contngen-
ces which no one-not even the most ultra-thought
of making year ago, II the abolition party, encour-
aged as i, probably will be- by these great acquisitions,
shall make another formidable movement against us,
1t will most probably result in the overthrow OF The
government and the disruption OF the confederacy.
do apprehend, however that they Will be able TO
succeed IN abollshing slavery Two plans are enter
tanned for efectng this object The first is Immediately
and directly by legislation to attack II IN the States
This mode has not advocates enough 10 excite much
apprehension in the public mind. The other plan, by
which they expect TO accomplish the same thing at a
day not far distant nations progress, is the follow
ing They say that the slaves Of the country, being
fined 10 the States where they held, will so in
crease in numbers in connexlon with the multiplication
of the white race that their labor will become unpoht-
able not yielding more than enough for their bare sub
sstence, and that their will find it advantageous
TO abandon them property and allow them TO go Tree
They do not stop 10 calculate how vast will be the mis-
cry inflicted by thus crowding together population
the pressure has become great that the labor OF
the slaves will no longer support them what will be the
wages To carry their fanatical and wicked objects
they perfectly willing TO place the whole southern
country in a condition OF indescribable misery
The northern anti slavery express the desire that
they should then be amalgamated with the white race
The southern who maintain this hypothesis are de-
srous of coonizing them abroad As nobody pretends
that we are able to send of the numbers we now have,
do not think ii worth while TO enter into an argument
to show that when greatly Increased IN numbers ,hey
cannot be thus gotten away with more faeily. How
ever benevolent the scheme, have never regarded II as
sufficiently plausible TO merit attack. But when is IT
likely that the Liberation itself in this mode will occur
distinguished satesman whose declarations have great
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