Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-10-21

the danger of sectional or Gepgrhphch I."Iees, nc
now denounced rs traitor ar DISTINGUISH wash
ingnn, Juii-rsnn Madison. Monroe, Franklin, h'i''
ton jackson, Clay aud Webster all warned hs peo'
pie of the danger to The Union oil s'c'i"hi una se"
vraphicRl parties. But we, who repent theSc war
ings are the true friends of the Cnio ana ti"Se VINO
disregard these admomiti"ns, and ior'n srr'nnt anu
geographical parties. the enemies OF the No'Su
ton and the Union. -
. | popuar revolutions are Away sudden. The dark
cloud is seen in the horizon; hear The inutter7
thunder nearer and nearer louder, still louder II
roll. above us-ten comes tic lightning lltsl, 'he
crash of the Union and all il over We WILL AL mon
stand amid the ruins of the irrevOcabe past "e"ii
stand the dread judgment seat OF our country anu
of the world the books will be opened and desppts
pronounce our sentence, the doom at our race hs they
believe, srgovrrnmeDt is Il bloody and dclu're
phantom. No, better had we tear The earth from s
orbit and scatter il in burning fragments through
universal spncr than meet the of our country
and mankind, nId the horrors of TINT living death
which would follow the dissolution Of the American
Union. IL The surrender ot my poor life the remnant
of my waning days could save my country, gladly.
most gladly, wonl make the sacritce-ihc sacrifice
oh no, the duty. the glory I'll such achievements
II my voice could reach even the Black "Rcpubcuu
party, would say, lcns.cmb!r your convention, re-
nominate your candidate II YOU please, elect them i:
you can take all the slns but tear down your dis
union African Platform, you endorse NJ the polls
and give the country some other platform, which vii
not imperil the Union.
| No man values more than myself the countless
blessings and benefits OF the Union. But just in pro.
spens.bl disasters which would follow from lis
throw have never believed in u pcaceahlc ,Isso
luton "l the Union Ii the DISASTER r"irs II will be
attended by civil war; and the sword must be the
AmpIre. How can IL BIZ peaceful! Who IL Ia arbi
tratt between the North aud the SOUTH Who il 10
nave The army, ii:r navy the nanna banner. the
public treasure ar revenue, the Capitol Of the tnnl
The Government Grchvrsl and how are we 10 divide
the public lands aud common territory! Whit com.
pact or treaty ot peace between lhe cOniend:ng par
I,,,
or by whom are HE new governments Ia be formed
ana paclhrdI No, my coun'ryn"E; il, in the mad
ness OF SECTIONAL passions and geographical pref Idce
You overthrow The Constitution Trained by Washing
ton ana the snges Of the Revolution, you never
provide adequate substitutes. Those who have
achieved our countrys ruin, rega'hcr the
scattered fragments IL the Constitution aud rebuild
the sacred cdice No. il will be war, civil war, of
an others Tie most sangunary and feroclous. The
iiht "Iirh separates the North from the South will
or known III Nil history The line of blood. Ii will
be marked on either eide by trownlng tur;ressrs, b,
"pp"sii. batteries, by cleaning sabrcs. by bristng
1ay"nets, by The trarnp oi contcnng armies by |
towns and cities sacked and pillnged by dwellings
gwen 10 the fumes and field. laid waste and d. ISOLATE
y" mortal hand can lit III" veil which cuuccals the
in>prhknbe disasters at such conflict No pruph.; |
vision ca;I penetrate the dal; abyss of such caGs.
| i:uphe II will b. SECOND fail rf uank kind, and |
while We shall be- performing here the bloody i,nunu
ii Il nations sulrd", from the tr"nrs -; Eur"p. will
arise the exnitI; shouts Of hcsI"rs and upon ti,r
giuouly DINNERS shall BE- Inscribed they beII'y-
never I" be rlac,,i. their r!mt!"
Ma" l. incaptbl. at -rit-nnv.ruuI"nL'
Nor let II be supposed hy Tie North HAT superior
numbers will GIVE i!rin III. victory over the Suuth ny
rXrn;,i them from :Ic ci:urs If such acUiIict ! H..
nrlIcini am Industrial ruin of lir North yuuld be
.:rcr; md overwhelming. 1il, annual products OF
The South have u"w reached nj least thirteen hundred
millions "i dOnrs and u much larger pnrt!un OF iI-
II surplus tor EXPORT than i'll the North. Thus tn"
total exports abroad of the hole country of our
proCiGcs and manufactures lexciuiug specir rr the
yenr ending Both June, $50, SII2 al ,UiD, "f
which there from the North so ,G!G Gi0, an,!
from the South $l2JI2i,OO. cotton alune being
SSS, i3,hW, thus showing iIu cNpnrt ui the South
hearty double: that Of the North. But in The table of
these Northern exports SfJ >H,n lu ri cation piece
G""ls Ne" til"sr were made out at Oil hacs Of
Southern cotton, co-tng lat So n bael S2OOO,DOO,
furnished by tie s"u!h I" the North. IL be deduct,
tho Northern aud added TO the Southern export,
making difference in this article, alone i'll favor OF
the South OF OOO,WW.
In the same manner, in the table Of Northern *
ports found spirits ri m"las~rs ilS ,OO0 manu-
iacfurrI tobGccn l,iSGU00, spirits ui turpcmtinc
II 49, ,OO0 and vast number of other articles, az
winch ilir materials chiefly from The South,
amounting nc!utng cott"nl 10 at least Slu oIO.Wo.
10 be deducted from the Northern and nGGci To the
Southern export. making the former 81, SIC 900, and
the latter Sl3j. l2lOnO, vastly more tIIan Il ub".-
Thus il is that the South furnish vastly more Than
double thuse exports which constitute the bass E" our
exchange ard commerce, which build ~ com
'n"rciHi marine 1.-THE cradle Ut navy, and employ
shipping. thus grrny more than doubling our
tonnage. aud enahlIrg Us ultimately 10 command the
commerce If the world.
So also rhe articles not exported abroad. Those
If the South being aIn"s: exclusively poduct-,
and t.osr "i the North, I" :r. AZ cXiem: mrmtac
the law rl"erm!- furnished by III" South Ia
Ia. North musi b- 'rduc.d from the Northern pro.
duet and ndd,! to I.nt ul the South.
The population "i To" free Stairs nj the last census
vas Il III, 49, Huh that of the South. 9,l i.j. The
uiruni products u! the South reach nj least
81 .3nJ, OOOUOO winch furnish tie of employ
Inr; 10 more than three millions ot the people &" III"
North This arises III various ways. In supplying
vast II portion of the freight and passengers for
transportation. abroad aud coastwise, III" ocean.
.ak+, bays and rivers. railroads and canrS, and which
bring back the return catgntS, the timber must be
:u: ;h.. iron and other materials furnished, the vrh
''.s 81 commerce htlt, the railroads and engines
-iruci"d. IT." crows nnd hands employed, the -hp-
mrnt- HnG r..sIIpm-u'- made, the stores occupied,
the uncertainties xn, furnishing profit. employment
and wns-s I" thousands ut The North. Then. t"" Tia.
farmcrs wurkcn anil other parties of the North and
Northwest, i'll supplying manufactures and provI-
suns to the South, increasing the number 10 millions
Indeed. II wOuu be- impossible 10 enumera;c all IN"
multiplied qualifications of the business OF the North
connected with ia" South, that give employment to =
Northern capital and Northern labor. ,
Now, BY dissolution Of the Union and civil war, ,
there would be- total n"n.in"rcoursc between the
North and the South. absolute prohibition 81 all
imports exports, which would necessarily throw
lie irnde If lie South into other channels This we
have seen, would throw out Of employment more ,
than three millions Of the people Of th- North. ircu
ding the families connected with them, most ot whom
would b. reduced 10 absolute inlgrncc IL would
not be The case with them III low profits, low c0npen.
saticn or snlar!rs rw wag's, bu; II Hoa, "arSe
he business that gave them employment would hav"
ceased. As es. millions, thus reduced to want.
would ha unable hrIci"i"e to nn'i" HEIR former
purchases, i.iany thousands more III The North would
10 II Vas, extent, lose their business and employment
md thu. extend The disaster, sn ~ 10 affect most IN
iuri"usIy the whole people {" the North
The Northern rn roaie, vessels, md steamer.
would os. their rr :ht aud passengers passing oGid
from the South the Northern stores connected with
this rade would hr closed. the Northern vessels lny
idle nj the wharvss the Northern manufactures II"
longer reach The markets NJ the South, nor c cotton
h. furnished IN return; the ship yards and engine
wOrk., thus employed, would be- discontinued; the
Northern farms would cease tn supply hrradSfuls ana
provisions Ia the Suutf-these they would raise them
-evts mt home in lien OF that portion "f their cotton
heretofore supplied 10 the Northern market. Their
own exports would he shipped abroad IN their own or
foreign vessc!s, from their own ports, anu 10 me same
pnin;s, in the manner. would he brought 0hck
the return cargucs. Indeed, such cessation al III
sinc.s. o intercourse, al wages ana employment
produced by civil war between the Nurth ana inc
South, would cause here perfect paralysis Com
mercc would perish credit would decay: all property
real and personal, would rapidly d-precate III raInt;
good debts. TO banks and Others would become
worthless; wages salaries w"ui'! cease or decline;
stock would sink to II nominal value; confidence
would vanish; all available means would take the
form of specie which would be boarded and seek It's
usual hiding places, as in all times ut convusi"n'-
| To crown the disaster more than three millions OF
people at the North. receiving no wages ar employ.
| mrnr mast live. They must have houses, food and
| RAIN. nt But how t0 h.. obtancr! Would II be by
| IN. new agraran doctrine of submitting rights OF
property 10 IN. decision Of the baoi-b"A! Would IT
be- by division aud ronliscn;;on! Would the amt rent
doctrine become uuiyrr:Gi o. is this Ia" tedious
process! Would riots prevail Wond plumber ami
illnge close the disaster But cI mes. tumut'' taxes
misery, deaths: government, Sta0, city and county |
debts Il; ennrmous rates Of interest, and emigration
Of persons and capital 10 other countries, would al
increase wh- liberty itself would expire Ill tie Goa