The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-08-14

Manufactures Of cotton 422 900
Gold and silver ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 5000, 900
Total ISL 900
Here 10 nearly half the In the table of export
lions common TO both sections OF the country which pay
little more than nominal freight
During the year the exports from Louisiana alone
amounted TO $b5,O00ooO, of which $43000Ooo were
ported In American ships The exports from South Caro-
lima for the same year amounted TO $2 American
bottoms receiving $l0OOooo0 worth OF the amount OF
the exports amounting 10 $l4,000,000 from Alabama
$oooooo0 were forwarded in American shps The ships
taking out these exports are owned by northern men
Now let suppose that the southern eigh should be
withheld from northern ships. Even matters stand
showners have lately been assessed to keep their ships
afioat and from rotting at their wharyes
II such are the facts now what would become of naviga-
ton should southern eights be withhold Have you
reflected seriously as to what would become of your
iners your shipownes your shipbuders your merchants
your blacksmihs your block and your boat
builders your csukers your rggers and ropemaker your
sailmakers and all connected with them Where would
they got But you say why ask these questions Because
the tendency Of eIuani overheated party having
assumed the of republican is drive your south
ern feowczens into act Of secession If dissolution
OF the Union should take place doubt that Brit
sh and European bottoms would be the recipients every
dollars worth OF freight from the slave States Nor this
all The products of the West would be transported down
the southern rivers and railroads TO be received into Brit
ish holds The South being comparatively without man
ufactories and commercial marine would find an unre-
strcted trade with Europe decidedly for her interest," and
millions OF imports making their way into northern
cities would 90 direct to the cities of the South.
1t is not within the scope of this paper picture the
dire and dismal effects of dissolution Of the Union upon
every interest of the people There is now time to
portray the conflicts of petty States the fragments into
which the Union once dissolved would be broken the
sangunary wars the insecurity Of life and property; the
border collisions Of which we have had enough already
the line OF Kansas and Missouri the domineering Of
foreign powers the contempt into which should sink
in the eyes OF the world The imagination must be left at
this time to follow out the effects Of dissolution in all Its
details being at present particularly the nten-
.a 50 a.uu. H'iohtng and annhilatng effects upon
uon ~ usouSs I've 20 citizens Of beautiful coast
jimmy. ~, aaa " a. wy -. 80 compel the future
historian to say, with little exaggeration: !
Their cities had no sound nor tread,
And ships drifting with the dead
To shores where all dumbp'
The loss of freghts at the South would not in fact be
the worst calamity the commercial Of the North
Your commercial marine would vanish from the seas for
want of adequate protection all the world In the
early history of country the URion was found to be
absolutely essential the existence of trade and 1t is
less so at the present moment. 5.