The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-01-29

not grown at the North This leaves only $50 44ae24 as
the contribution Of the free States against Az as
the contribution Of the southern slave States TO the do
nestle expectation of the country.
1t will thus be TINT the South furnishes more than
twothirds OF the exporatiea OF the Union, and this IN
spite of the oppressive action of the federal government
Although for years she has been fighting for her life she
has brought into being and sustained that which
whsns every ocean, and carries flag every
water What has been the financial action Of the govern
towards her Heavy duties have been laid upon
those articles which she consumed while those which
tered into the manufactures of the North have been most
y upon the free list BY inydious discrimination north
prosperity has been built up the expense Of tbs
South To protect northern industry oppressive duties
have been laid upon articles necessary to the South while
through these duties the revenue has been swollen and
prongats expenditures sorted to get rid of it. Thus the
South has been oppressed and the government corrupted
The tables will show that this is fancy picture The
Secretary Of the Treasury down the amount Of reve
nue. from duties imports for the Inst thirty at
$l00oo0o00O The average duty has been, during that
period at least hiryhre and onehird per cent which
makes the value or imports from that time
During the thirty years referred to- the cotton tobacco
and rice of the South furnished more than wothrds OF the
eIporation in exchange for which the imports
ceved The South thus contributed more than $750000
600 out of the which the government within
the last thirty years has levied upon the productive in
dusry OF the country History in after time, in telling
the story Of the Union, will write down the startling fact
that common governmental agent created by common
struggles and common sacrifices by its positive financial
acts within thirty conscated $50000000O OF the
property OF portion Of those who reared 1t up for at
the South.
While the government revenue has been drawn mainly
nom the South, the government expenditure has been
mainly at the North In spite however, of this injustice
and oppression covering period Of sixty years the South
still furnishes than thirds of the exports of the
country Tyranny has not been able to benumb her ener
ge, Con6scaton has not dried up the sources OF her
prosperity, 4
Are not the Of the South then abundant to es
tabish and maintain separate and independent govern
mentY With an expectation of $500 oooo oo flor $780,
100000 Of cotton to the North duty Of fifteen per
CENT less than half of what she pays would give her
revenue Of $50 100000 which would be than suf
cen for all the exgencies government With the great
nerve Of commerce in her hands has she anything to fear
from the powers of the world? Tho loss of the cotton
crop would England with blood and anarchy and
shake down the strongest thrones in Europe The South
then has nothing to fear from the powers OF Europe What
she has to fear from the North will let others discuss
We have seen, Mr. Chairman that in population, in ter
roIy, in commercial facilities and in material resources
the South is abnndanty sble to establish and maintain
separate and independent government Can the North do
so will leave her to determine that for il this Union
is dissolved my destiny will not be there and care not to
trouble myself about her resources. HN
Sir this Union Is in mortal peril The clouds betoken
coming hurricane, which will sweep the deck, and may
swamp the ship We touching the foam line of the
breakers and the spray is already upon brow wise
and bold craftsmanship may the vessel compromise
and cancellation will inguph it. Enemies must be beaten
down--not temporizsd with. The administration which
u
prncpewhich compromises the future for the tranquil
y of tie presentwll perish The Satershts party Of
the South are done with compromises they stand upon
the constitution and there they will continue stand
though implorng administrations should topple down aud
parties perish around them They have yielded the last
st and title that they mean to yield and if more be
required they will fight administrations and parties and
if need be- the Union ITSELF The institutions of the South
must and will expand into the tropics and you
repress her expansive energies than you throw back
the bursting seed into state of atorpor and undeveop-
ment." The South hes her destiny to fulfil and it is
carrying her with the steady tread Of Roman legion into
those southern countries her very borders where gov
ernmenta falling, and societies melting away, and
men lapsing into barbarsm Around her are lands the
main and ia the sea- opuent in resources and admra BILE
in geographylands which have been scouged with ty-
ranny terrible any in the annals Of Mongolian
guest and they spread open to her civilization and nst
utions while her expansion them is necessary to
store the equilibrium of the government and her with
selfprotection The Staterights party will be true to
this destnywill close round the of progress and
resolve that whatever else may PERISH the South shall be
saved ss&
NoTE.-The etymology which derives the word serrns,
slave from the verb srpdre to save although ingenious
is not satisfactory If it derived from seroare be-
cause the captor having it in his power TO kill the
tive, cum seruo 1t would be correct to have said
be was serpafs not serpus which in that form and
sense is an abSurdity In Latin. But verb be the
primitive of noun or, in other terms the substantive
thing action which tho verb describes existing
formed precede the word which describes defines
its existence. The word serpus slave from which the
word sUire to be slave serve derived comes from
an oriental radical and SER both Of which TO tie
TO bind to chain mp, in the verb sense and in the
sense, tying, claiming, bend chain shutting up
The Greek radical which slave makes this clear
The radical is dol and dou boh and means weight bur-
dem toll the appanage of slavery In the secondary it
implies pain nction in which appears in
the Latin words dolee to greye, dollar, grief sorrow
have INDUCED in this criticism, because do not be-
ieve that slavery finds its origin in compacs of violence
in warke ncursons, in forcblo subjectons but be-
eve it to have been normal state OF society," and to have
grown up and expanded like other rudmentary insitu
tions gs5Er ii s s..t..Hv.a .Y# fe..' .......,