The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1858-03-27
NO 46.

oF mankind. We own tie most Of that valley
Inc most valuable part Of it belongs to u.s. and
aIthOurh those who have settled above us are
now opposed to Us, another generation will tell
Il different tale. They are ours by all the laws
Of nature; slave labor will 70 over every foot
Of this great valley where it will be found pro-
iitabIc TO use it, and those who do not use it
are soon to b united with us by such ties as
will make us one and inseparablc The iron
horse will soon be gathering over the sunny
plains Of the South to bear the products of its
upper tributaries to our Atlantic ports, as it
now clatters over tie ce.hound North. There
is the great Mississippi, bond Of union made
by natures law She will forever yindicate her
right to the Union On this fine territory we
have a population four times aS large rs that
with which these colonies separated from the
mother country, mud hundred, might say q
thousand fold as strong. Our population is
now sixty per cent greater than that Of the
whole United States Whon we entered into the
second war of independence. II is twice as
large as thc whole population Of the United
States WIS ten years after the conclusion of
that war, aud our exports are three times a.
great MS those Of the Whole United State,
then. Upon our mustcr-rols we have a nil.
lion Of men. In defensive war npon .,
emergency, every one Of them wond bn avail.
able Al any time, the South can raise non;n
and maintain IN the field, IA larger army Than
any Power cF the earth can send against bor
and an army Of Soldier;-men brought nm nm
horseback, with guns in their hands
u We take the North even when the two
large States Of Kansas and Minnesota shall he
admitted, her territory win Ina ono h,,d.1 ,"i. oY
thousand square miles short of o,ry ~.
spcak of California and Oreeon. ,bora ~ :, NV
between tle SoptL nni ,hosl = ~
trcr and never WlI lo Tba ,o,rIo,io,, en-
North II fltr pur crpt prnatnr ,h,n o,,n, ~
have nothing TO >uy in disnroro,nont a;t1...
Of the soil of the North or tba noo,Ia af .'sa nv
North. who are n brave intrIIiorn, o,,a,...:o Wv
race, full of intellect Inn tLev 49, 5'.'o
great staple TINT the Soutb ,Jo.s ,d. ,naII 1, no
but wr produce two or tIron a,f !, T. o,'"oe,
tie very greatest ,hnt h. o.,,, 80 are
Us TO hr men. howryor Lj@b ,ho, Pioauee' '' re
they have meyer nroyc,I. .tI,o,nsol.a., =, 10y W
ror to those Of thp Soptl, atLor !" ~, 'epo e",
or IN the Senate ~ hoio
P,, in ,ho -,a.,
!, 's,,nt -, a,no"t,, '. ha',olI depends
w,aih ~ ..'.i 't'' "I'on 'ss "coIth, and the
Lr o.tiratad -. ',M ''i'e VI man, Is to
may uo - .,.n,.n -" ~, ''IoaNcuoh' lon
which !, ,o,c l"N"l census DOCKS, all OF
,an ,r,t "o",'.',r =, ana 'hey VIII tell
tnmy,nr or ha,.a ,s a'o W. 'ehilessee' the Whole
5.r or l,osa ','i''s i not equal TO one
as that. You moy "sror,ain ~" nh"" ou'H 'nihgs
throughout the conntrv rro,, ,o'. thoao . ..auo
books but II. i no matter how n,noI !, ensu' nas
If il is all consumed If nan !, ror,, - ,naa1 'n
lions Of dollars and consumes HE noo "a ~ I'M.
rich? Is he compctcpt to cmharl IN 49,, 70 ,an ne
Can he build sl,ins -. rI,l.s aoS
And could Il people in thot condit;nn ;, ou1 h,;Ia
ships and roads and 90 10 war; All tho o',,a an'
terpriscs Of peace and war 1onand nnnn . ,lo ln
surplus productions Of 4 nnonln TLo, n,au ,aiu
be happy they NAV be comfortnbo thoy n,ay paay
enjoy themselves in cotnr ub,t tho, ,,,al'a1 ,ha1
but they are not rich thov orn ,,ot otno,'a, N''
| seems, bv gong to thc r.norts nr tho s.
tary Of the Treasury whil.h aro ntlo,.;o a2.ato
Ihat last wear the irnitoJ Stotas ""'.,.'l'.' -:
round numbers 500 ooo 0oo worL ar doai e.a III
tie producc cyrludinr ool5 and G,ro.', ~ ~o,nos
,hundisc re.eyportcd or ,lds omonut % slhe 'i,e''
900 600 worth i tho rIoar ,,nnn""n 'I""' ~
South: articles that are NOT and cannot ho
made at the North Hero oro s,an son