The daily union., 1856-12-13


the fifteen southern States as useless the material inter
ests of the North as If they were an arid desert2 Do
Boston, Lowell, New York, Philadelphia Cincinnati, and
the hundreds of other commercial cities of the North de-
rive of their prosperity from this arid desert2
northern eannot live in communities where slavery is
tolerated. bow does it happen that hundred
thousand native citizens of the North perma
nen conened and prosperous citizens of the slave States
But do enough when fix attention upon the reck-
essness which characerizQ this appeal the sectional feel
ing northern II it is responded to in the spirit in
which it is made it will hasten that calamity which all
good patriots dread the worst of caamtesa final dis
ruption of the confederacy.
THE SOUTHERN CONFEDERACY AND THE DELTA.
The editor of the New Orleans Deafor whose talents
we have a much higher respect than for his principles
lately took occasion TO make rather pettsh criticisms
on article which had previously appeared in the Union
under the caption of "The Great Southern Confederacy
Our columns having been for some days occupied with
the publication Of official reports of interest to the
public than the fitting of editors have not till had
opportunity of noticing what may be considered pei
sonal attack the editor of the that too in
quarter in which usually most susceptible for
he considers wit like dull razor, without edge
point and reasoning "execrabe" 1t is not in
tention into formal controversy with the Delta
this point the proprety feasibility Of south
confederacy which, presume contempates union
of Mexico Central America with perhaps all the southern
continent and the southern States similar to that of ht
United Staesnamely central representative govern
men and central executive power Though occupying
position which is necessarily beigerent we have
great for controversies which, unless conducted with
temper and SKILL very apt TO weaken the cause of both
parties unsette the opinions OF some, and substitute
doubts for conviction in many more If we read but
side of the question, prone TO become more obs
in error and if bob 10 be involved in of doubt
and uncertainty We SHALL therefore, con6ne ourselves
brief notice of of the most material points of the
article in the Delta.
The writer 10 have mistaken object in the
tcle which has given him such offence which was
demonstrate the impraccabity of regeueratng
barbarous nations by gradual extinction exerm-
nation or the Delta has it. "adng away by redu
cling them condition Of absolute slavery it 10
present what considered the insurmounabe ob1cles
existing at this time to union of the southern States Of
this contederacy with Mexico and Central America. W.
believed the mixture of castes the prepondeaucy in
point of numbers Of the inferior races and their complete
equality political well social rights were insuper-
able obstacles TO union with States in which such ar
amalgamatien is held unutterably degrading. IT, in
discussing the subject did not Mr. Hamilton and
his revelation with gravity becoming the and the
subject was because believed that southern co.,
ederacy existed contemplated except in his owr
brain Does the Delta say that such confeder-
acy is really in embryo even in contemplation II
we were convinced that such scheme exrted auywher,
but in the imagination Of Mr. Hamilton should be Sc
rous enough to satisfy the Delta Till then sha
continue to treat dream of that ancul gentleman
corroboratcd by a waking vision Of the Delta.
Unuckily however, for us the Delta little likes our
reasoning as our jests lie says IL is execrable' lie AZ
firms that the obstacles adduced union between our
southern States and Mexico and Central America are
it were mere straws in the way and may easily be
moved in Of two ways We shall give the process in
his own words:
How (he says) American civilization and rational
and orderly liberty be established them without emina
ting extrudng abohing, (exterminating?) II you wl
by swift slow degrees, those and castesIndans
groes mongre &owhoh unfit for liberty, assign
ing them the only political and social position which
may they occupy in conneKon with the Caucasian ~
The plain English Of all this take il Is that in order
to consumae this union between southern States and
Mexico and Central America IL sindspensabe either that
BY far the greater portion of the inhabitants of the two
former must be eliminated extruded abolished or re
duced 10 the condition Of slavery We confess that this
simple mode OF removing al obstacles the great south.
ern confederacy did while writing the ar
iclo which the Delta considers so execrablep
Certainly It is easy kiss your hand and though II
may accord with the scrupes Of certain sborsghed
narrow-minded blockhcads, the ordinary, common
place principles of justice is, without doubt 10 strict
conformity with the universal rule Of right and the
eternal fitness Of things 1t is only to wait patiently
century or two (more or less) for this process
Of "fadng away" the Delta has IT, and IL the mil
lions OF Indians negroes and mongres not "made to
dissppearnns the Delta also has it in reasonable time
all you do is either eliminate extrude or obol
sh7 them, convert them into Slaves and the matter is
settled 10 the satisfaction Of all concerned II may be
however suggested thing possible that iu the mean
time a succession Of bloody struggles ending in war Of
massacre and determination might take place between the
Caucasian and the millions Of inferior cstes in the
contemplation Of which the devoted missionary
Of civilization steam-engincs spinning jennes and To-
comotives might pause 10 his Are the people Of
the southern States ready 70 become parties in this
contest the only alternative Of which extinction exer
mnation, slavery At all events had they not better
wait till the process is completed before they connect their
interests and their welfare with neghbors thus situated
II such be really contemplated (which We do not