Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-09-27

VALUE UNION TIE NORTH.-Ne invite
all patriots all considerate and conservative men at
the North, to reflect calmly on disunion, now that
disunion is seriously threatened by the dominant
party of the North.
independent of civil and fratricidal war that is
likely to ensue, and not likely to end look at its
other certain and probable effects the wealth,
prosperity, morality, religion, and good government
of the two sections
First what is the value of the cotton crop to the
North, and how can she get along without it? We
think it forms so large item in the industrial pur
suits and means of livelihood to the large masses in
the North, that the supply suddenly cut off, inl-
mediate famine would be the consequence. Cotton
goods buy much of the food for her population, and
without those goods they would he without food or
clothing.
Sugar is another large and important article, and
becoming daily more So from its increased produce
ton in the South, and its diminished production in
the West Indies.
Corn and Flour can always be obtained on better
terms from the Southern Atlantic States than from
the Northwest; and, indeed, without the Cotton of
the South the North would have little to exchange
for Western products Of any kind.
The Mechanics and Manufacturers of the North
would losc by dsunon, their only good and reliable
market, for the West will soon become rather COM
petor than customer. Free society find rivals
and competitors in free society, customers and
market, only in the general, in Slave society
The shipping interest of the North would soon
find if divided from the South, their ships rottng at
their wharves 1t is the heavy agricultural products
of the South that furnish their outward reights and
purchase their homeward cargoes. The largest, the
richest mercantile marine in the world is that of the
North. Disunon wipes that out.
Separated from the South, the Mercantile interest
at the North would be far too great in numbers and
in capital for their restricted market Very general
insolvency of the merchants would soon occur.
Merchants mechanics, manufacturers, ship own
ers sailors and operatives ruined and dispersed who
would rent the houses? There would be great re-
dundancy of houses, and deficiency of tenants, and
competition, among house owners would reduce
rents so low as hardly to pay taxes and keep the
tenements in repair.
Your cities deserted what will become of that nu-
merous class of farmers gardeners, &C., who supply
your city markets? They too must DC ruined. The
ruin, material and physical, would be universal,
with no South open as now, in which the ruined
may retrieve their fortunes. How many thousand
Northerners find annually respectable and profita-
BILE employment at the South? Disunion cuts off
this field of adventure, Industry and enterprise, this
outlet for a surplus population.
If disunion occur, it will be ushered in under the
banner of black Republicanisnl. The mora, relig
ious social and governmental principles of that par
ty, will infect and control all your society. Go ask
Parker and Beecher, Garrison, Brigham Young, the
infdels agrarians and Free Lovers what those prin
cples are.
"a constituted anarchy is the only government
tnat can De created IRON such materials, to be fO-
lowed close on the heels, by self elected despo-
tism."
Disunion for while, would puzzle the South as
to what to do with her surplus IN ats, grain and
cotton; but if she did not expire from plethora of
the comforts of life, she would soon beget home
market for her surplus agricultural products, by
rearing up at home, mercantile shipping, mechan-
ic and manufacturing interest, equal to those she
now employs and supports from abroad.
The North has tainted the South for many years,
for negecting to diversity pursuits and become in
dependent. We hope she will not compel us to re-
move the taunt and follow her example
Rich. Enquirer.