Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-03-26

and few revenue cutters lis commerce that breeds
II Is manufactures that require TO be hawkcd about
tho world that give rise to naves and commerce SUI
have nothing do hut 20 take of restrictions on for
world viii come 10 Ms 20 trade They viii be TOO gad 70
bring and carry for and We never shalt dream OF
war Why the South has never yet had Just cause o
war. Every time she has drawn hcr sword II mas ncen
the point u honor and that point Of honor has been
mainly loyalty TO her sister colonies and sister States
who have ever since plundcrod and calumniaod her.
But II there no other reason why we should never
have war. would any nation make cotton With
out firing gun without drawing sword should they
make could bling the whole world 20 our
feet The South is perfectly competent TO 60 on. one
two OF three years without planting seed of cotton.
believe that II she plant but half her cotton for
three years TO come, Il would be an immense advantage
TO her am not but that acr three total years
abstinence she would come stronger than ever she
before, and better prepared TO enter sesh upon her
cotton was furnished for three years will not stop to
depict what every imagine but this is certain
Fnrsnd would tappo headlonp and carry the whole civ
izcd world with her, the South. No, you dare not
make cotton No power earth darcs 90 make
wsr upon H. Cotton Is king Until lately the Bank Of
England king, but she tried to put her screws as
usual the fall before last upon the cotton crop, and
erly vanqushed The last power has been conquered
Who can doubt that has looked At recent events that
cotton Is supreme When the abuse Of credit had dcs
tyed credit and anniha,ed confidence when thousands
of the strongest commercial houses in the world were
coming down, and hundreds Of millions Of dollars Of SUPP
posed property oveporang in thin air. when you came 10
dead lock- aud revolutions were threatened, what
Thought you upt Fortunately Tor You IT, was The COM
Of the season. and have poured in
Just az iho crisis to save YOU from destruction That
con, but for the bursting Of your speculative bubbles
in The North. which produced the whole Of this cou,u
son, would have brought us SlOOoOOOO0. We have
sold II for S65,000OOl and saved you. Thiryf,c mill
lion dollars the shareholders Of the South have put
into the charity box for your magnificent hnanccr,
"c ton lords" your "merchaut princes
But sir the great strength Of the South arises from tho
fmony Of her political and social institutions This
harmony gives her frame " society. the hest in the
world, and extent NJ political freedom, combined with
cnro security such as no other people ever onoyed up-
Of rfkff
H. aud ought control Il but far we can
l1' back IN historic times we find the different Tor
Government g. created than Ct becomcs too
~fr ng f'r sncciy, and shapes and moulds we'll
controls H. In latter centuries the progress NJ cviila
ton and Of intelligence has made the divergence great
N ptoUuoe oNu wars ana reNouuonsi anHh E MOTH
ivy bu, tho want NJ harmony between governments md
s1c etics which occasions an the uucasncss and trouble
HnI terror That we see abroad was this that brought
ua 'he American Revolution. We threw of n GoYcrn-
It not adapted 20 social system and made one for
COZ elves The question is how far have we succeeded
South SO far as that is concerned. Is satisfied, harmo-
vi and prosperous
III social systems there must he class tn dp tho
ih dntics 20 perform the drudgcry uf lc That is,
ass requiring but low order u Intellect and brt De-
3D. kill Its requisites vigor. docilty fidelity Such
ass YOU must have. You would not have that other
c't's which leads progress, civilization and Refinement.
n institutes me rery NWi-sH ot soccfy and ~ yoe
GO fvuneia and you might we'll attempt to build
no in the air 10 build either the the other
ept on this mud-sl Fortunately for the South. she
found race adapted to that purpose 10 her hand. A
inferior to her own, but cmincntly qualified in
rr in yigor in doclity in capacity stand the climate
e. and call them slaves. We found them slnvcs by
M ''common consent Of mankind" which. according 10
a. ero. Ter nature est" The highest proof uf what Is
Is lures law We are od-ashnned at the South vet
its word discarded now by Gears poitci' viii not
"a ractcrize that class at the North with that term but
yl have H. il is there IL is everywhere is eternal
The Senator from New York said Yesterday that the
w ole world had abolished slavery Ave the naae. but
u the Ming an the powers u the earth cannot abolish
tt God only can do Il when he repeats the ht, the
pr yc always have with you" for hciuau who lives by
dolly labor and scarcely lives at that and who has 20 pat
co. it iu short Bor rhoio class OF iaa1i hrloysr and
,,,et,,tjrc, % ~ y,u c,n thc, abs -g,,,, VI, sil,r,, ~
Tue difference between us is INN our Ar, hired 70,
. and well compensated; there is mo starvation no
logging, no want Of employment among our people, and
w. too much cuiployncnt either Yorr. are hired by
te day. not cared for and soantv compensated which
may he moved in the iost painGt manner al amy hour
20 any street in any Of your large towns Why Won
more bcggars in one day any single street Of the
c,ty Of New York than YOU would meet In lifetime in
the whole South. We do think thai whites should
lc slaves either by law necessity Our slaves are
lck Of another and inferior race The status in which
have placed them Is an elevation They are elevated
nm the condition in which God first created them by
being made our slaves None Of that race on the whole
of the globe can be compared with the slaves of tho
south They are bappy content unasniring and utterly
Incapable, from intellectual weakness ever 10 give us
any trouble by their aspirations Yours are white Of
our own race YOU are brothers Of one blood They are
ie CALLED by their degradation Our slaves do not vote
We give them no political power. Yours do vote, and
eng the majority they are the demonstrates of all YOUR
political power II they knew the tremendous secret
that the ballobox is stronger than san army with ham
ners" and could combine. where would you bel Your
aocioy would be reconstructed your government over
thrown your property divided not as tcv have mistake
emily attempted to initiate such proceedings by meeting
in marks with arms In their hands hut y the Quiet ur
ress of the bnlotbox You have been making war u,on
us to our very hcarhstoncs How would YOU like Tor us
nle this 10 nid in ron5ning and ~ esd ttc,n F''
Mr. WusoN and others Send tbom nlnng
Mr.. HAMMOND. You saw send them along There is
no need OF that. Your people are awaiting Thcy are
Gaming here Tbcy are ,bnndc,;n,, az M dor3 Gr