The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-04-12

Of the North, and the disunioa frenzy of the
secession leaders of the South-the Kansas i'm
broelio. this bred Scott case, all threaten to Gull
innate in 1860 in political struggle of the
most fearful and perilous character. In addition
to this the railroad and land spectators, the
stockholders banks and fnanciers, all over the
country, have been paving the way for a terrible
financial and commercial collapse simultaneously
with this disorganizing political couvulion.
What the end will be who can conjecture? All
tie elements are at work, North and South, for
bringing into deadly violence the basest pas
siops of caste, race, faction, religious bigotry
and intolerance, sectional hate, party malignity,
joint stock rascality and individual cupidity in
every shape and form by the next Presidential
election. From this fiery furnace the Union may
come forth purified and harmonized; but, in the
general combustion, it may be destroyed. Who
is competent to lift the veil?
NEW ENGLAND EMIGRATION SOUTHwARp.-The
supposed existence of an extensive scheme of
emigration from the Eastern to the Southern
States. as our readers are aware, has caused con-
siderable commotion among the friends of the
peculiar institution. Perhaps if they would give
the subject an unbiased consideration they
would discover that this migration is not to dis
turb the negroes, but to get food. Whatever
feeling may be cherished in the hearts of these
emigrants in opposition to slavery, there are
other feelings in their stOmachs which will
always have the preference. Men must eat and
this is the secret of the never ending march of
emigration. The earliest social life developed
on this globe began in the East, and for thou
sands of years its progress has been towards the
setting sun, which it follows in its course As
population increases, the soil is worn out by the
constant supplies taken from its bosom, for which
waste the early agriculturist had no remedy but
emigration, and fresh fields and pastures new"
became necessary for the easier support of life.
This principle has been in active operation in
our own country, and has originated some of the
finest, wealthiest and most prosperous States of
our Union. The success of the New England
emigrants in the West has been most remarkable.
With the same labor which they devoted to their
III,
they have, on the Western vallies and on the
Western prairies become rich. The tendency to
emgrate therefore has been of the strongest kind,
and it has not yet ceased. d. On the contrary, we
believe it is likely to increase.
The statesmen of New England, anxious to
preserve the political power of that portion of
the confederacy, have been compelled to look to
everything but the soil in order to keep their
place. This has been found insufficient from the
time of the landing Of the Pilgrims, who, when
they found they had landed upon almost bar
rem waste, piously returned thanks for their fish
md clams, or as one of their preachers expressed
t. "for the abundance of the seas, and for the
measures hid in the sands" And so New Eng
and for time was chiefly conservail in its ca
'eer. 1t still has reason to be thankful for the
abundance of the seas and it gets o handsome
bounty from the United States for the eucour-
agement Of its fishermen. But this has been
found insufficient to sustain the population. and
on large scale have of late years
been added to the products Of New England in
dustry.
is ascertained that the hardest labor of the mid
die and lower classes will not produce more
than the means of ordinary subsistence. There Is
no cheap land there worth the culture, and food
is excessively dear. Let us see, from q statisti-
,al point Of view, what is the true condition of
he New England States. BY the census of 1850
he population Of Maine was, in round numbers,
10000: New Hampshire, $4,000; Vermont,
$4,000; Massachusetts,, 9s5,OOO; Rhode Island,
$4,000; Connecticut, 1868 900. All together
they DO not equal in numbers the State Of New
York, and yet have five times the political power
IN the Senate of the United Ststea Nov let
rs see bow much wheat New England pro-
iucest to supply her population. Maine raises
296,25s bushels Of wheat New Hampshire, 1885,
SOS; Vermont, $50 955; Massachusetts, only 81
I'll; Rhode Island, 40; and Connecticut, al, 1872.
This will average about bushel of wheat for
Zach person in New England. New York raises
thirteen millions Of bushels; Pennsylvania fifteen
millions; Ohio fourteen millions and Virginia
eleven millions. The new States and Territories
n 1850 produced twenty-four millions Of bush
'is' III we look al the other agricultural pro-
lucts, convertible into food we find about the
'ame inequality. II is evident that New Fog
and cannot raise bread enough for her own in
,abi'ants, much less for export to foreign couu-
rits Indeed she is tributary to the West for
be greatest part Of her food. How does she pay
or this food BY spinning cotton and wool and
Weaving 1t into fabrics for the use of those with
shom che is compelled to purchase it. This
otton and wool, the former exclusively, the
after measurably, is brought from remote parts
4 the Union to be manufactured. New England
'roduces but about seven millions Of pounds Of |
York produces ten, and Ohio ten |
Millions more.
Thus, then, il IL evident that New England sub.
lits to heavy tax on her materials for man1fac-
lring, in the shape of transportation and
rights, and also in the article OF food In spite