Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-10-11
BANKS AND DIST MON.

There are many remarkable features
in the recent Wall Street speech Of
Mr. Banks, which like the first dawn
ing Of light in the clou'iless morning,
indicates at which point in the political
horizon the power Of Black Republic
anism is to be concentrated. His
speech was a distorted and laborcd ef
fort to convince the people and mer-
chants Of New York, that all the pro-
ducts Of the country which entered in
to the commercial channels, were the
direct result of northern labor and
northern industry, and the inference
left 10 be drawn from this fact was
plainly this, that the Northern States,
aud especially the commercial men
who are conserN alive and | nion-lov-
ing, would have nothing to lose, and
everything to gain by separation Of
the States. Mr.. Banks premises were
not true, AS shown by Gov. Floyd in
| his recent speech at the same place,
from which We extract the following :.
The aggregate productions Of the United
| States are set down in round numbers al 4,
5uO 600 600. or the agricultural products,
the South Is admitted TO produce ITper cent
| or the commerce and manufactures, she is
"A IA 49,
. conclusions are lrgitinately deducible from
| these data. A per cent of ,400, 600, 900
. annual agricultural produce, would be about
/, 705,o0o,Ooo. And 20 per cent credited 10
the South IN commerce, and manufactures,
u would he almost OO,0oU,OO0 The annual
n productions Of the Southern States show,
, according 10 these figures, ! NAV set down
u ! Al little over 81 800, 900 900. Now it is
claimed that the North has population 81
lS,0O0, 900, and the South has about 5000.
n | 09O, it is SAID SO that II we estimate the
!, Southern population a. compared with The
Northern, al 80 per cent, il viii not be faI
II ont of the way. Then observe. 80 per CT
, OF i,50o,00O,00O gives us 81 1900 5000
making about lair proportion 10 the pro
e duction Of the mons laveholding states, ID
shown by these statistics. do not endors.
v these statistics. II can be easily shown
u
favor Of the South" But assuming them {,
be correct, they show how admirably, M
der our Federal system, labor in the Unite,
States is distributed and rewarded Yhes
Il statistics show that the gross earnings O
the Southern States correspond very wei
!, with those OF the Misunderstanding sta'"-
If the Moth think II a great advantas
y TO have its empioyments diversified - lha
| ~ are hot
trolls the commerce and m nutlctures of IL
Y Union for one REP tcc at the consum
Al mati"n of her WISHES. Aud more r, iol G
that the great staples Of the South are til
81 chef means by which your commerce
4 stirred, and your mechanics and artisan
~ kept proftably al work. II is a pow.sfi
IA bond of Union.
IN 1t Is well understood that one of tn
.r most powerful bonds of Union between
l. the States, is the close commercial AN,
C business relations existing among mer
Is chants of every state. 1t is u complct
, network Of relationship, which not on
II y promotes friendly feeling, but give
C enlarged views of the institutions of al
e the States. The disunionists see thi
l. strength of cohesion aud are insidous
z ~ at work to snap this bond of Union
as they have succeeded in nearly al
: the religious denominations. The,
r find this the most difficult part of theil
: reasonable work, and yet they do moi
# despair of scvcring this powerful com
mercal tie, by persuading. ii possible
S the Merchants Of the North. that nc
= advantages accrue to them by preserv-
ing the connection. The infamv Of
. tins last attempt to sever the remain
ing bonds of Union with the south.
ought to fill all patriots With a spirit of
: firmness and action that will make
these bold bad men tremble.
But hear what this Mr.. Banks has
to say OF the purposes of the Fremont
party, in the event of his election. Ii
is nothing less than to despol the
South Of all the offices in the army,
navy, and in the government, viz:
But this is not what l proposed to call
. your attention to. II - TO Inc a es.ion'
what will the people of the South really do,
IL the election he given 10 the people OF the
Nor bern States, and such Of our Southern
friends rs choose 10 join with us-and there
are plenty Of them who will do il. What
VIII they do, ask, il they be despoiled Of
their offices Of honor and trust and emolu
ment In the army, III. navy, and TIA FEEDER.
al government
This then is to be the first overt act
OF Abolition aggression upon the south.
in the event of Fremont's election. =
Not man of the slave-holding states
is to be permitted to hold commissien
in the army, or in the navy, and all Of
the federal offices, from that of cabin
ct minister down to the village post
master, are to be given only to North
ern men! Such is the abominable
programme avowed by Banks, who is
high in office, and prominent as lea
der of the Black Republican party. II
He must therefore, ~ informed If the |
hidden dssigns Of Ah oo-lAborsss. Il
When such men pretend % love shis
valsA hey Do 10 nsss than aia Juias
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