The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1858-03-11
The South.

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we maintain. boldly, that the South can
maintain her independence and secure her
prosperity and progress better out of the
Shion than she can in the Union, without
,he observance of the Constitution and re-.
gard tor her rights secured by it. Ii is con
tended that the world would combine TO.
ge'iler Tor the annihiIation of the South and
The destruction Of slavery, if she existed as a
separate Republic. Such proposition bears
not the semblance of probability upon its
lace. What has the world to do with the
internal police and government of any sepa.
rate sovereignty The United States might
as We'll invade Russia because it is an auto.
cratic Governments and tolerates serflom. or
organize an expedition against England be
cause of her white operative slavery and
mixed mcnarehical and aristocraric Govern
ment. No civilized nation on the globe ar.
rogates such Surveillance and AUTHORITY. rs
this. y"
war waged upon such grounds as this
would be subversive Of al national sover.
eignty and contrary 10 the first principles OF
the law OF nations. The civilized maritime
powers have interdicled the slave trade. bu,
have never either claimed or exercised TO in.
terferc with the internal affairs or domestic
institutions of any State or power. II The
North were separated fiom the South she
would be compelled TO recognize the indie
pendent sovereignty Of the Southern States
and cease 10 interfere with our domestic af.
fairs, or to forego all traffic and intercourse
with us. Which alternative would she pre.
ferf Which would England, France and
other nations prefer? Which would tbev
hnd more profitable to them m-intermeddEno
with our affairs, or lucrative and active
ira lie with us?
1t would be the height of fatnity and
madness to violate the laws of nations by
invading the territory of an Independent sov.
ereignty, to silence the looms aud spindIes
OF the manufactures, TO attempt to lay waste
the fairest portion of the earth and DESTROY
the most valuable product Of the world, bv
striking down the only system Of labor
which can cultivate it, and thus TO crush
their own lucrative commerce and abolish n
trade which gives food and clothing to mil.
lions of the free laborers of Europe and up
holds order and comfort IN their own do.
miEions Can any one believe that the en-.
lightened Government of Europe or of this
continent would be guilty of such suicidal
madness and fanaticisml Can il be credit.
ed that they would thus set n precedent
which would, sooner or later recol upon
themselves by throwing open the gates of
national sovereignty, and breaking down the
barriers which now protect the special insti
tutions Of every independent nation on tho
globe? Would the nations thus trample
upon their own interest, and finally crush out
their very existence, by tie rebound of their
own lawlessness merely for the qualification
of fanatical sentiment? Russia, England,
France, Austria, Prussia and Spain, know
too well their own safeguards to venture
upon so fatal policy. They would not ex.
ist one year against the inroads of external
force, if this cordial principle of international
law were supped. Why have they not at.
tackled Brazil and Cuba2 Because they
understood too well their own palladium
and have studied too deeply their own inte,
rest.
We have omitted any defence of the
strength Of the South on account of her own
boundess resources and the spirit. cIiivalry,
and powers of her people. 1t is Sufficient 10
have shown. in this connection, that the
dangers supposed to exist are The creatures
OF morbid fancy and ignorance Of the mo.
tives which control nations.
Memphis (Tenn) 1ppeal.
GIVE IT TO 'EM.--Dr. Andrews, Of the
Georgia Citizen, is down on those editors
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