Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-06-29

give her. With Buchanan President, no
: body need fear n war with England. liz
has his orders and will obey them. Til,
very press that clamored SO insanely fo
the contest, rs soon as they found tina
their party must take the responsibility
now back down with amazing facility, and
as in the Oregon dispute, demand sub
mission ut any price.
The last number of the Richmond
"South," one of the mort ultra of the
Southern Democratic papers, after giving
ventilation to his patriotism and readiness
to buckle on his armor in necessary con
test, turns himself into representation
of all the Southern people, and processing
to speak in their name, thus quenchcs the
blazing camp-frcs:
"Mca while, in the progress of hostil-
ties, the South would be exposed TO pecu-
liar calamiies. Not that we attach any
consequence TO the threats Of insurrect-
ionary operations among our slaves, which
British writers reckon among the agencies
oGagg ess We war against the United States.
We allude to the prosLration of commercial
and agricultural industry in the South
which must result from an inability to dis
pose of its surplus production, and 10 the
consequent depreciation in the value of
slave property. In the North the case
would be very different, and it is a ques-
ton if the stimulus impaired to its man
ufacturins' interest would not more than
compensate the destruction Of its COM
merce. However this may be, it is GER
tain the North would well nigh monopo-
llze the profits of privateering, and from
that resource would be UNIDENTIFIED for its
loss in other respects. Thus. in proper
ton to the depression Of Southern interest,
under the unequal operation of foreign
war, .he power Of the North would be ar
grandized, until every hope of restoring
The balance between the sections would
be resigned as the chlmera of an insane
craftsmanship.
''In view of these consequences, which
we have only sketched in the faintest out
Iine--ln view of the prostration which
The interests OF the South must suffer
under the pressure of war with England,
and of the extraordinary stimulus which
the same event would impart to Northern
power-in view of the inevitable over
throw of State rights and the aggrandize.
ment of Federal auLhorily-in view of
the possible subversion even OF the forms
of the Constitution of Il Military despo-
tism in place of Republican liberty-in |
Of these certain and contin-
gent consequences of an arduous and pro-
tracted struggle with Great Britain, we !
have light TO affirm that the people Of !
the slaveholding section will hesitate to |
embark upon 50 perilous an enterprise |
without an adequate provocation in ma
tlonal sult and injury"
That settles the question. England
may search our ships as much as she
oleases. They belong to the Yankees any
now. If she won't quit without, we will
give her another slice of our territory.
but war. For don't you see! a
Narwith England would build up manu-
enrich the North-or at i
east, not utterly impoverish her, while il
would be ruinous TO the South -deprecia-
ing the value of slave property; and he
'uSht to have spoken the burning convic-
ion Of his heart, klut Tie fear Of Mci,. oeCn {
fo0es IS tile instrument on aoAich hnglumd
an play, to mouId tile policy Of or Co.. \
Tnmentto Ter soW a'sd Pleasure" I