New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-29

lar. .,.ipst about fifteen millions worth Of cot
ton. Mr.. Stephens is alec guilsy OF snosner 'p'-
as of unfairpess. He not only leaves OUT 'm-
,ortant articles in which Ohio ercels Georgia
and discriminate, a. to price. m favsr oil Georges
products; but he srtfalIy sets a very low v'iue
uuon those products, included in as estimate
which constitute the great staples Of Ohio.
Mr.. Campbell, ia bis reply 60 Mr.. stephens,
bss ,issu = detailed staeuen. OF the agricultural
productions of the two States, which shows "a"
those Of Ohio are about one hundred and hiEy-two
millions, against siIty-fve millions for Georgia
These estimates accord with common experience
and observation. Mr. Stephens only estimates
the products of his own State at about thirty
eistt millions asd those Of Ohio at tride less.
So that Georgia fares absolutely, though nos
comparatively, better, in the hands OF Mr.. Camp
bell than in those Of her Representative. Mr..
Campbell adopts something under current Prices
for the great staples Of Ohio, WHINE he places
those of Georgia st their full market value
But be estimates the same article at the Same
price, whether produced in one State or the
other. This is done on the rational ground that
in comparing the value Of products in two com
murities, there must be a common standard OF
comparison The great European. or the New
York market, 10 that standard; and, for conyen
fence, the latter is adopted. Corn, wheat, oats
and potatoes, are staple products Of Ohio while
they are produced in Georgia for home consump-
ton. Now, if these uecesssries bear higoer
price in Georgia than in Ohio. (Which may De
doubted. TIE fact only argues her greater pow
erty and desttution-her greater difficult! and
expense Of living. She barely makes bread
enough, and yet she would value herself ia pro-
portion 30 the quantity Of other articles which
she pays for this necessary. 1t is evident that
necessaries will rise in value in proportion to the
difficulty Of procuring them; and hence, according
to Mr. StepheLss logic q shpwrecked mariner
in "a open boat, with peck of corn, would be
worth all the gold in Callfornia--becsuse he
would not exchange his corn for tie gold and, if
be possessed the gold, he would readily exchange
it for peck of corn. The common market 49,
.teref fore, the proper standard of valuation
The reason assigned by Mr.. Stephens for leav-
iDg the important article of hay out OF his es-
innate is that there is no return Of the amount OF
corn fodder produced in Georgia The Georgia
member is . sapient economist But for the
maxim that man would rather be thought
knave than fool, we should be disposed chsrita-
bly, to impute this oversight to Dis ignorance.
Can he, though, be ignorant Of tie fact that the
two fold quantity of corn grown in Ohio, as oom-
pared with Georgia. will produce atwo-fold guam
tity of fodder Yet the census tables before him,
from which he drew his partial statistics. dis
play the same omission for each Of the States.
We alude to this speech Of Mr. Stephens. be.
cause it is a fair specimen of the candsr and lair
ness which characterize the arguments of the
friends of Slavery. Truth is becoming an outlaw
south of Maon and Dixons line; it is ostracised
Is public enemy, and bran led ~ traitor, and he
who would keep its company is regarded with sus-
picon. The South has produced great men; but
they grew up when the mind was unfettered-
when oil generous impulses were not shackled and
dwsrfed by the bideous creed Of Slavery. Even
Calhoun had bis mind formed under the inspiring
influences Of freedom; ard owed what was large
snd manly 10 his character aud talents to the
healtbful influences of an atmosphere Of liberty.
But the "breed of noble blocds," if not extinct
has sadly dwiudled. There is Dow little that
can deserve the name of craftsmanship in the
slave holding States, which is not under the ban
of prescription. Supple timeseryers, Is narrow
in intellect as they are poor in spirit-without an
aspiration beyond the attainment OF office-now
rule the South. The best OF them withhold the
truth from the people, which they freely admit in
private conversation; while the most successful
among them in procuring popular applause are
those who boldly cOntrOvert the principles OF the
Declaration of Independence, and defend Slavery
at every sacrifice of sincerity and candor. This
is lamentable picture which we give not in
anger but in sorrow. We are happy to be able
to add, that the fault rests upon the politicians
rather than the people-and so far as the latter
are cupable, it is their institutions, rather than
Themselves, that are at fault. But the truth
should be spoken; and we repeat that truth is
sn outlaw south of Mason aud Dixon's line, Just
as it is in Russia, Or Austria, or at Rome. A
coat Of tar aud feathers is the cheapest rate at
which it can be spoken; and then the Ofense
must not be repeated.
Il it aoy wonder that Mr. Stephens ventures
W WaAc SUN OuncVinoo sPoecr ioS sueu Cou'
stituents Suppose it be crammed with false
boods-what of it, 1t "a done in the name of
Slavery, and must stand. 1t 10 said that tho EN-
peror Of Russia can make fact in the past history
Of his country which DO man will dare dispute.
His friends md admirers in the United States
the champions Of slavery. claim tho same pre-
rogative, and have the power to enforce it south
Of Warrington at least; and there are not few.