The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-10-28
FILLMORE ELECTORAL TICKET

Or A Republican paper in discussing the
subject of the anti-slavery sentiment in the
South, says g If the question could be fairly
Submitted to all the people of the South
Shareholders and Observation-Disclosures" shall
slavery, under present circumstances, be
further extended into the Territories ~
"tthe answer would be, No" We will go a
great deal farther, and say il the question
could be fairly submitted to the shareholders
alone, in the slave States-and they could be
convinced that in the expression of their opin-
ions. they were conceding none of their alb
stract rights-that no ad vantage would be ia
ken of it to make further concessions-if it
could be submitted to them as a mere question
of policy-not involving any concession of
right-like the tax on tea in 1774.-we will
venture to declare, it would be an emphatic
"Now No further extension of slavery,
would be the answer of very large majority
of the Shareholders themselves, ii they could
have full faith in the loyalty of the North to
the Constitution; if they had undoubting con-
IQ6uSS ludtr elciL iiSllS nOuLd NC
respected by their sister States. 1t is not for
the mere enjoyment of political power-for
the control of the government and the dispen-
sation of its offices, of which Shareholders are
covetous for as a class, they are less ambi-
tious Of political power and Office, than any
other class in the Union; they are too well
contented with their present condition to be
restless intriguers. Nor does the extension of
slavery eomport with their pecunlary inter-
ests. The opening Of new lands to slave la
Dor. reduces the value of the old lands, and at
the same time advances the price of slaves and
slave labor; which benefits no other State
than Virginia, who is the only exporting slave
b State. and who is the mother of slaves as
well as the mother of States,'' and "the
mother Of statesmen" Alabama and Missis-
siubi almost destroyed the value of the old
plantations in the Carolinas and Georgia =
and Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas have inn
paired and still keep down the prices Of lands
and all property except slaves, in Alabama
and Mississippi and the stream of emigration
now pouring Westward from the Southern
States is heavy drain of capital and the ele
ments OF prosperity from the older States
New soil creates a demand iol labor aud raises
the value of slaves but as planters are not
breeders Of slaves for sale--no where except
in Virgina-but are buyers rather-the rise
in the price of slaves, is but an increase cost
of labor to them; for a slave produces no more
cotton when he costs $780, than he did
when he was bought for $500. The planter
can buy but one Slave now for the sum that
few years ago would have purchased two =
consequently he can only increase his crop OF
cotton five bales per annum by the expendl-
ture OF $1,000 IN negroes whch-if slaves
had remained at old prices-would have
bought hun two good hands, and enabled him
to increase his crop ten bales per annum.-
The price of cotton is no higher by the rise
in the price of slaves, for the amount produced
is the same, be the value of the laborer what
it may; for the labor is vaueless in any other
department of industry and can't be diverted
to other pursuits The crop of cotton is near
ly the same whether its price be six or ten
cents. New lands, however, being more pro-
ductiye, by transfer OF hands to them, the
quantity is increased and prices kept down
and thus while they are drawing away the
wealth and labor from the old States, they
are increasing the cost Of labor, depressing the
value of land, and keeping the prices of the
product lower than if slave labor was restrict
ed to the old States. A thousand slaves il
Carolina win raise 1000 .bales-ln Texas o.
Arkansas the same hands will produce 5000
Carolina cotton plantations have been ruined
by new plantations in Mississippi, Arkansas
and Texas-her rice lands will be superseded
by the rice lands now opening in Southerr
Louisiana. Her Sea Island cotton lands would
sink from 5000 per acre to $40 per acre, /
slaves could be safely carried to Western Tex
as, and worked upon the bottom lands of the
Rio Grande One of the ablest Senators o
Louisiana opposed the annexation Of Texas
on the ground that it would destroy the value
of the sugar plantations, and induce drain 0
population from his State. The annexation
of Cuba is opposed in Louisiana from the SAM
interested views.
Why then do the holders support thos
who advocate the extension Of slavery, for tn
increase Of the political power Of the slay
States, if they do not desire the power for tn
love Of the power ITSELF and what it yields j
ksRors and profits, and that, too when slaN