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IA 4 pnf,osti, foes France and England have avow-
ed their hostility and brethren OF the Tree states
ore determined to repeal the fugitive act Ihis VIII
5.tro,, the linton Is it not in the power OF the
saveho'dng States to preserve ltE IL can DE aoE ~
Sy exporting and importing for themselves IL VIII
be conended by many that Il Is not practCaoe, : a
inc neither ships sealncn. late ao!e WrlCer
IF Ne,U Orleans states that we have now four NH
lions of slaves. Virginia is the largest slave hoidGI
ever conspicuous in times OF perl-her leao WI oe
followed and vigorously sustained one Sen't9 oii
,nnnaIv a large number of slaves to the South to
increase the production of cotton, areaoy eAceeo
inr the demand Would it not be wise IN her 10 eS-
tabish shipyards in all her sutaoie po'; anu ~
several thousand of her male slaves from sixteen 10
oirbteen under able ship carpenters, 10 pnliuihS
shipse 1t is likely all the slave States would follow
the example In a short time they would nave
Sims enough to export and import for themselves.
Shinnne direct to foreign ports, their valuable pro-
ductons would yield such profits that higher wages
might be given seaInen than could be PAID oy any
other power. The water power OF Virginia cannot
I've SURPASSED WHY not retain all her female slaves?
establish cotton and wooden. factories and manu-
facture extensively? Every Southern State would
follow and profit by the example: wealthy re
Dee planter has made the experiment with success
sch an undertaking. will be attended with some diff
fcuIty Where owners Of slaves decline, they must
be purchased at the highest prices or hired 10 IN
duce investments, the State Legislatures should eX,
empt from taxation, both slIpyards, factories anu
hands and give premiums for ships OF the best mod
els and structure. They should also use their credit
and influence and loan literally. Millions are ap-
DrODrlated Tor the Dul(tlnS OIL main
less if the aboltionists not arrested IN their mad
career As an offset incpient expenses the char
acter of the slaves would be elevated-ther feelings
secured from outrage by keeping them at home, and
the interest of the master promoted by ADDING 10
their value at least one third Such a division OF
labor would increase the value of all our staples es
pecally cotton, by reducing the quantity 1t Is the
scarcity of an article that enhances its value Adam
Smith illustrates the position by an example The
Dutch East India Company at one time were the
exclusive owners of the Nutmeg region. On full
crop tney burned one-haf to realize greater profits
Like the Company, the Southern States have no II
yais-thev control the cotton market but such
process would be an-republican. The object may
be attained by diversity of pursuits 1t Will not
be assuming too much TO say II one=fourth or nlth
of the slaves engaged in growing COTTON tonac-
20 and naval stores were withdrawn-the males
worked in shpyards and other mecanlcal operations
the females i'll factores-that the annual crops thus
reduced, would yield a greater amount IN money
and increase the income OF every slave holder III
this reasoning is correct the building of ships, and
manufacturing of goods, excepting the materials,
would be free of costs, deductng the outlay Tor snip
wards factories worknen and superlntcndens
To these expenditures there are offsets. 1t would
afford in every State market for materials which
are now sacrificed, when sold to Northern contrac
tors, in the absence of competition. Our climate,
aborers and the materials at hand would enable us
10 compete and more than rival the shpyards at the
North. Our and brothers instead OF emlSrat-
ing would soon become master-workmcn, good sea-
men, and commanders of ships-leavlng the social
circle and family ties unbroken, ready to administer
to the comforts and happiness Of their parents, in
their declining years Exporting importing, and
manufacturing for ourselves, would reduce the coast
wise trade to reciprocal exchanges, now the most
extensive and richest in the world, transferring to
the North concentration of capital which Is rap
idly converting this into a central government I'M
poverishing the South and enrichIng the North. 1t
would also give a commercial marine greater than
the North could maintain, which Is Indispensable to
safety, should become carriers of our i'm
nense productions instead of them. The slave Saes
at least twO-thirdS OF the eXpOrtS-tne I'M
portation is in the ratio. The revenue arising
thcero, collected and expended in the South would
render her prosperous and powerful-receiving
rich harvest from duties foreign goods, \ tariff
for revenue alone is protective-lt is premium to
the domestic manufacturer. 1t would enrich and
render us independent of our Northern brethren
Here should have contest about wages. The
slaves well fed and clothed accustomed to labor and
discipline would work well. Our patriarchal SYSTEM
so much abused and little understood, has produc-
ed astonishing results The importation Of Africans
into all the States has not exceeded three hundred
thousand. The present number Of slaves is said to
be four milons.
Avoiding the disruption of families, already sug
gcsed except where the claim is forfeited by bad con-
dutt the system thus ameliorated and morally re-
fined, the result of interest alone would the
appreciation of every patriot and lover of his coun-
try, and place the slaves in far better condition
thai the free blacks Of the North or South. Their
characters elevated by mechanical skill the inter-
est Of their masters advanced, redundant crops of
cotton tobacco and naval stores reduced that the
supply VIII not e8Ceeu the the ldHuS HOW
rapidly exhauSting, permitted to rest richer pas
lures and more grain, greater production per acre,
and better living, the consequence By shipping di
rect to foreign ports, rid ourselves of runous
monOpOiies at the North and in England where they
reship and supply most of the European markets
with cotton. In carrying it direct in own
bottoms to those ports, would extend our COM
Inercial relations augment our trade and lay the
foundation for a commercial marine, co-extensive
with our exports-the most engrossing and COM
handing known in this or former times. THIS will
operate like electric shock, and bring North
eTn brethren to their senses and save the Union
Their politicians and dvines will have enough to do
to support their families and pay their taxes. They
should also understand in dissoying the Union they
open the door to direct taxation, which they never
close, and destroy conservative elements ndispcnsi
bic to their safety, which alone arrest the march
OF the Agrarian, whose foot prints already visible
in their land. Slave labor has been decried and
favorably contrased with free, both by British and
American writer's Facts truer than arguments.
If four millions of slaves produce annually more
ports than twenty-three millions of free people, it
follows that no labor is productive that all the
writings and arguments to the contrary fallaci-
Gus yet receive refreshing showers in return.
The handth contributes most receives lest. The
action of The government is against u.s. and its force
accumulates, as its expenditures increase
1t is not the fault of the Administration but the
working of the system. President Pierce has done
his duty He is an honest and able defender of the
Constitution. Il Suppose the free States, aided by
France and England, could effect universal enamel
patton, what would be the result? The products
of slave labor would cease, and produce vacuum