The Feliciana Democrat., 1857-12-19


From The Concord IN. H.) Democratic Standard.
TIE ENION-lS THERE NO DANGER OF IT'S
DISSOLUTION.
Almost from the foundation Of the government.
and certainly within the last twenty-five years, the
dissolution cf the Union has been much discussed and
sometimes openly mcnaced. The country has passed
through several crisis in it, history in which the dis
solution Of Che Union seemed imminent. Wy need
only to aule to The periods of the restrictive system
OF Jefferson the late war with England, the adnis-
sion Of Missouri. the Modification era the Compro-
mise measures OF 1850. and recently the Kansas i'm.
brogiio And now, the latter question may he
garded as settled, most people may believe tie Union
as III no danger. III the present time.
But i there really no danger Of disunon-no eau
scs in existence which may rpen into dissolution Of
the Union? We fear that the question cannot be an
swcrCd in The negative
their interests. Their decisions and actions are con-
trolled ultimately ~ by their transcendent material in
terest. And what il the condition Of this country.
and what ils great material interests? They appa-
rent to the most casual Observer 1t il divided into
two great sections differing in climate soil products,
and Institutions. The predominant interests Of the
North which is one Of the great divisions TO which
we alnde are agricultural and manEac,uring: and
these Interests prosper better undcr system Of free
labor indeed sjn,e labor II not adapted to such in
tere.,a, and slaves can Dc made profitable and useful
only rs domestic servants. The demand. therefore.
for slave labor in the North is not. at present suhi-
cient to oycrbalanco the prejudice and ianaticsm
which have been excited by dGmagognes against the
system Of domestic slavery.
But, il s different IL the South In tlat section Of
The Union, and especially in the great planting states.
negro lave labor Is absolutely necessary to the de-
yelopment OF their resources. There the climate Is
hot and those portions which are devoted to the pro-
ductiono Of the great staples Of cotton sugar and rice,
are more or less affected by deietrrious malaria,
which render it impossible for the white nan to labor
upon the soil. And hence, 10 q great extent, that
portion Of the Union which now produces the most
valuable staples OF commerce, if il were not for the
slave labor, would have to be resigned TO forests and
the wild beasts. We consider that the choice Of the
people Of the planting states Of the Union, lies be-
tween the surrender and destruction Of the great cot
ton and sugar interests and the abolition of slavery
II seems to us that slavery is 4 necessity TO our bre-
thren OF the planting states-prmartly to them, and
consequcntally, we may add, necessary to the whole
civilized world, rs we will endeayor to show hercaf-
ten. Therefore, they do and viii insist on retaining
the institution They desire to retain the institution
without moosiation by their brethren of The northern
states. But they cannot On the contrary, they find
themselves and their Institutions and interests con-
stantly msrprcsented yitupcratcd menaced. and IN
tcrfered with, by the pretended philanthropts Of the
north.
Here then we may observe one cause which Is. and
will be constantly working dissolution Of the Uni
Bnt, there other. and even more potent eau
se at work to bring about such catastrophe,
Slave labor is becoming, in proportion TO the de-
mand. scarccr and consequently dearF The world
demands more cotton sugar and other staples Of the
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