The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-03-22

Manufactured cortons, traw msierisD 100000
Naval stores eoo,0~0
These alone making los.sl.Is5
The probable Propo9rton.i smssss sia,. q other
tuned % 5e about 2i.oso.soo
Making total southern psoduelions Ia. soi.osI
The exports which prod uced IN all the non slave
holding States may be stated as follows:
Labor bestowed refining susar. on snnf. on
Proportion Of an orhef domestic exports 60ssa,5zo
To,ai northern productions 6s.ss7 ass
Giving an excess in favor OF ths slave States
Of $50 49aa8s
How much OF southern produce IL manufactured 1T
the North and exported northern producsgrch as the
cotton which they export in Their wool. and in fur. in
hats and cordage, and flax, and thread and sxddley,
and wearing apparel and umbrellas. and shades and
IN books and maps, sc, &c. such spirits from mo-
assesit impossible for me ior the purchaser
ascertain But enough has been shown prove the i'm
debedness OF every quarter OF the Union to The humble
slaves
But sir propose 10 show that other debts Of gratitude
due from The North the institution of slavery.
AS great as s the drpoporon OF the exports fom the
slave and The slayehodng States. that dspoporOn
- lmneasurasly increased IN the amoan OF duties re-
ceved in The respective pors oi the North and South
The general average OF duties in 1854 fncaion
amounted 10 $2l2 ,945 442
Of the duties collected, there were received in
And in southern ports bni 5.s67,3So
Making the amount received from imports 1885, ,32s
Now, sr there be any truth in the doctrine that the
producer Of exports pays in reality the duties upon the
imports. although the imports be credited northern
ports, the account between The two sections will stand
thus that while the southern States produce tOothrd
o. me entire domestic predictions q the country we CO..
tect but onesinh OF the duties imports Nor Is this
all for, according 10 the record appears that four
diths OF The public moneys thus collected have been ap
propTiaed the ehoding States for government
and internal mprCyEmeutE fncuGiuR bOunteK
10 fishermen, 10 lighthouses, bGoyt, river and barbor
improvements custom house expenditures, public build
But again: the totai value OF the domestic and for
egn exports OF the United States the year 1852
sos 6ss ss6, and The total value OF foreign imports
$2i2 aggregate OF S422 26O3, SOS In
The Carriage OF iLs amount ol goods TO and IRON Tor
egn conntries employed s,s57 American vessels,
with capacity Of s,230590 tons, and employing ll5.-
253 men, and 1850 boys. How many. OF these vessels
OF Of Their crews belong 10 the South II is unnecessary
10 ask.
have mol been able to procure full reports for 1853;
but the duties accruing imported merchandise chow
increase those OF 1852 oil Sl3625J95, and,
consequence, proportional increase OF The value OF
slave labor 10 the people OF the North.
Slr, venture 10 declare the opinion that slavery has
been The strongest bond OF union between these Saes
Every section OF the coniedeEacy has reaped It's blessings
and The people OF The North have been TOO long
toned % levy black mail upon il now 10 deny them
selves 80 fruitful source OF thrift and OF profit The
South has The goose OF the golden egg TO The Norh
which esolers, u lbsr mad cupdlty and anaucal
iamperings, are threatening 10 destroy.
~, Dy some CONFUSION oil Nature, the slave Slal2s
could be sunk beneath The level OF the wAers, At would
involve millions Of the inhabitants OF the North in bank
rn2tcy, and rum, and unuiierable miseries-
Your lordly merchant and ianened manufacturer, your
omnibus-nen and porters, might al, with truth, ex-
claim
"othelIo's occupation = gonei"
Your cities yoa pride and rengh, would dwndle
into towns your crowded harbors grow empty and Wild
and iholsaoas, who now live in eonientmen' and con-
Reverse he pcure, add suppose the free States boiied
IRON creation Why sr, the TACT would BE- fell only BY
our railroad conducofs captains OF steamboats, and
few politicians with national aspirations Our harbors
would be filled with foreign shppng; marine towns
grow Into cites, rvalllng IN their magnfcence and pros
perIy he present condition o those OF ihe North every
kind Of mandatory would spring up
would be collected and appended among the
people who now bear uoequa burden supporting this
government, and who are nnequay protected BY IT.
Mf Chairman, The cry that te Union in danger has
been so often raised that have ceased 10 regard IT.
But, ear, dlsunion may come while sleeping
curity. Before God believe hat if this bill, which
Simply establishes the principle thai the people their
condition Of sovereign States should be permitted 10 de-
eide for themselves upon ali matters affecting their nier
nal goyernmehi, ias 10 the House, we viii be
gfeser danger OF dsunion lsa any since the for
malion Of his government
make no threat OF dIs0Alon The failure OF the pas
sage OF this bill may result But, sir young
men are becoming iamilIaf with the sound Of word
which breathea BY their s.res only secrexy, or
forced from their lips By The agony Of wrong
Inc South now united and sh - sustained by the
iegent and gallant spris OF the West The soulhern
popular indignation like clouds before Bscsy gale,-
and their seats have been flied By true
tel you, sir, Is dangerous season to preach con-
su1tional heresies and dangerous 10 enact them.
use the word danger because feel it, and am
willing 10 entertain the emotion wheEever the stability
OF lh government threatened know, that there
thousands al the South vho goaded by repeated
OF unequal legislation. thirst Tor disun,on the bari
pants for the wzer-bfook. But, sir, not OF them
yet; and II is my fervent desire that circumstance
may occur which viii drive me into their ranka We
have too great a country for contemplate ts dis
membermeni without solictude and pain We have
country great i,s history and institutions great IN
ITS science and great IFS statesmen and warnora
great in s wealth and the variety OF s resources We
viii continue TO have great couDty-a country contin-
uing and increasing greatnesslf we are oui true 70
The principles OF the constitution. distinct IN lettar
and equitable in spirit Ia sancthed BY the blood and
the wisdom OF patriots, and has stood the surest OF all
tesisihe OF time call upon the good and the
OF section 10 Al~s ttxsnssA~~s Scf~~. ~~@
is the assaanis sacred thing and not 10 be pol
luied by their snacal touch The South asks for moth
ing more
II the natural laws OF climate and OF soil exeiode
from territory OF which are The joint owners, We
should not, and will not, complain. Bu sir, when
coalition OF tenants in common attempt monopoly,
and, by laws once uncopsiituonai and unjust. en-
deavof 10 resrc, and by surveyors line, 10 part
Of these United States while they permitted 10 walk
he whole DON cannot and viii not. submit to 70
odious distinction.
n TX. CHAMRERILxw C~samsrraaI College,
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