The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1856-11-29
THE UNION AND SLAVERY.

THE UNION AND SLAVERY.
Al danger Of dissolution Of the Union is
over. Slavery will hereafter be, as it always
should have been, the strongest bond sand ce-
ment Of Union. Slavery makes North and
South mutually dependent: makes the one
market for the products of the other. In its
absence trade intercourse and commerce be-
tween the two sections would cease, because
the pursuits and products OF each would be
the same In such event they would become
rivals and competitors, and inure instead Of
benefting each other. Each section would be
poor and half civilized, for it is slave products
that create the wealth. the trade and manu-
factures, and supply half the necessaries and
luXurlcs of the North and South. We should
all sink down together, to what Mexico and
South America have become. The old Span
lards who settled those countries were, in all
respects, the equals of any men, then i'm Chris
tendom--and despite Of Spanish dcspotism,
the present Cubans, who retain negro slavery,
are very refined and civilized people. Black
slavery gives character and support to all the
civilization, the habits, customs and manners
of Western Europe and our America. Since
the unsuccessful emancipation in jamaica, Eng
land sees and feels this. 1t begins to be seen
and felt thoughout our Union--but especially
in the border States, whether slayeholding or
non slavehodng. Delaware, Maryland, Vir-
ginia, Kentucky and Missouri were almost
abolition States, thirty years ago. Their zeal
for slavery now rivals that of the most South
ern States
So the inhabitants Of New Jersey, and of the
Southern parts of Pennsylvania Ohio, Indiana
and Illinois, are better affected towards slave
ry than those farther North Negro slavery
is becoming popular as it becomes known.
Abe writer's in the South have suddenly
sprung up, who will make it universally known
On all hands it is admitted to be highly con-
servatiye political element in society. 1t re-
strains within the bonds of dcccncy and NOR
ality, freedom OF speech, freedom of the press,
and freedom OF religion, and makes these liber-
ties blessings, instead Of curses. 1t exercises
conservative influence over the action of the
Federal Government, and thus will preserve
the Union and benefit equally North and South.
1t elevates the laborng class at the North by
leaving to them manufactures, commerce and
the mechanic arts and at the same time sur.
plies them with half the comforts and luyures
of life. The capitalists of the North see in
this institution the best preventative of that
growing spirit OF agraransm, socialism and
communism which threatens their property
The philosophy that sustains slavery will sus
tain their possessions the opposite philosophy,
that OF abolition, already boldly and loudly
proposes to sweep those possessions away.
The cxtention ofnegro slavery would cheap
en- the comforts and ncccssaries of life, and ad.
vance the well being of all classes at the North
The equal division Of all lands as the abolition-
lists DlODOsp WOull ruin nvnpv ono
Public opinion--the public opinion of all
Chrstendom--s invoked by the South, to set,
tie the slavery question in Kansas and all 9TH
er territories. The proposition is fair one
yet the abotlonists, who boast of their respect
for public opinion and free discussion, reject
the proposition, Reject it, because they say
if slavery gets foothold, however small in
territory, it will never be abolished. This is
true now, yet, in 1900, more than six per cent.
OF the population of New Jersey we're slaves,
but public opinion YVES opposed to saveholdng,
and she found no difficulty in abolishing it.
Now, Delaware does not own half so many
slaves in proportion to population as New
Jersey did then; yet Delaware clings to slavery.
We write this article thus early after the
election, (Which of itself, is another striking
evidence Of the growing popularity OF negro
savery) to show that negro slavery and Union
must stand or fall together, and that in talking
: of dsnnion in event of Fremonts election, We
, were but pointing ont is inevitable consequence
, and administering salutary warning Thus we
were advocating the cause of Union, whilst
: those who talked ofsubmission were disunionists
of the worst character
To the honor of Mr., Fillmore, although liy-
ing IN Northern State, he had the wisdom to