The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-31
From the n. Y, Herald.

From the \. Y Herald
"MILLIoNs FOR SLAVERY ESTIMATES OF A
SEWARD oRGAN-THE BOOT on THE OTHER
LEG.
We find in the Buffalo Express-a conspicuous organ
Of w H. Seward and his anti-slayery coatona leading
article bearing the significant caption Of Millions for
SayeryNothng for Commerce" In this article are
told that southern slavery has been pet institution
Of government and has grown and strong from the
public treasury Each President turn has caressed and
patted the thing the head while the Secretary Of the
Treasury has constantly fed from the choicest pap aE
forded from the government resources In this way 1t has
be reared as spoiled child desiring and covcthg al
that il sees and proving feul and uncomfortable fits
every want is not speedily gratied.'
70 establish the charge that this pet Institution ofhe
South has grown and strong from the public treasury
the following are given by our Buffalo philosopher as
of the items of the expenses incurred by the general
government on account of slavery:
Purchasing Louisiana in $4,000
Florida from Spain in lS2l..-........ $4,000
Florida with the Indians IN ls343s....... 81 $4,000
Mississippi tfom Georgia ooS2ooO
War to obtain Texas 1886 lTA0p
Paid to Texas for sham claims in lS50o5.. 100000
Mesila Valley to Santa Anna ls53........ l000oo5D
Total. 100000
Now we shall proceed take this bill of pieces
aud if we do not prove that Figures lie" we think
we shall satisfy the reader that they may be used to
ridiculous conclusions Let look then into these items
of the Express of the expenses of the pet institution
connexion with this cutlery of millions for slavery
Nothing for commerce."
The first item relates the Louisiana Territory and
the of its purchase is set down $23 000 Grant
itgrant that the territory purchased saveholdpg
territory there advantages the purchase III.
North and "nothng for commerce y AS understand
it, the great object of the purchase the outlet
Of the Mississippi river and its magnificent and prolific
valley, for the benefit OF In the way Of trade
this acquisition 1903 has been the free States
Territories contiguous the Mississippi and Its tributaries
equal in value to at least thousand millions Of dollars
Then again parts of this Louisiana purchase the North
have secured the Furnishing State Of Iowa, the beautiful
and thrifty Territory Of Minncsoa and the tremendous
Territory OF Nebraska say nothing of the chances for
Kansas and the praries to the south OF it. All this is
Offset which be measured in dollars and cents but
the public lands in this Louisiana purchase sold, and to
be Sold will probably foot up in the end At the Treasury
Department gross amount in hard~cash Of not less than
two hundred millions Of dollars exclusive Of grants 10
northern railroads.
We fnd then that the account both Sides touching
| the Louisiana purchase, stands as follows:
Purchase of louisiana. .......... $23,5300oO
Actual benefits to northern trade from the
acquisition Of the mouths Of the Misss-
spp'.....,...: " .'.. i,oonoooooo
Public lands, i'll cash.. 000090g
Total. ], 200,000000
Deduct outlay for slavery. ,..........-. 23,53000O
Balance clear gain by the Union....... l,lT6,4700OO
Over eleven hundred millions clear gain ANSWER
fool according his folly saith the Scriptures. This
balance will pay for the purchase Of Florida the Florida
from first to last and the purchase Of Mississippi from
Georgia. say nothing of the and materials from
the public lands in those States and shall still havea
margin TO spare of thousand millions in favor Of the
Louisiana purchase.
The next three items
The obtain Texas, ls4647 $2l7 l74ooo
Texas claims, 100000
Add Mexican ndemnes, 15,000000
And we have total of....-....-........ 25sl64oo0
This is large expended in behalf of the pet inst
ution Of the government resulting from the annexation
Of Texas But let look the other side of the
The and the peace with Mexico have given the North
the splendid State Of California whose seaport of San
Francisco is the New York of the Pacific But
must not overlook the solid specie dividends Of California
nearly the whole of which have been the substantial gains
the North Since the discovery Of the gold washngs
the Rio de los Americanos in s4S the export Of California
gold, manifested and in private hands, to the Atlantic
northern States has been dare say fully up to three
hundred and fifty millions Of dollars
Our northern with southern slavery therefore
concerning Texas the with Mexico &c. is follows
Total 1888 l74O0O
Balance clear gain by the Union. 9s280Oo
Or, in round numbers ninetytwo millions Of dollars
And how does this preposterous rubbish of millions for
slavery and nothing for commerce. apply California;
The acquisition of that country and the discovery Of the
gold there have given greater impulse to commerce
domestic and foreign, Atlantic and Pacific, than would
have been given TO it. without California had hundred
millions year for the last half century been appropriated
to the improvement of rivers and harbors
We think case is made out In our purchases Of
and for southern territory neither the public treasury
the northern States have been the losers On the
ary, while the treasury has been replcnished from these
acquisitions account Of the pet institution of southern
savery'while commerce, from the to the rivers
and the lakes has been vastly bcneR,edand while the
North has secured of the richest and res these
acquisitionswe have secured with them the whole region
Of the gold country and the monopoly of Its bounu
dgging wet and dry the ports Of California the sthmus
passages, and the command OF the Pacific trade.
In view of such splendid advantages these derived
from OUTLAWS account Of the @pet institution
under debt of the heaviest obligations to the South
This debt cannot be cancelled in dollars and cents
only be met by the exercise Of that spirit Of compromise
and concession towards the South Which distinguished the
fathers Of the constitution In the exercise Of this spirit
should the South give shape and form the State nsu
of will haa