Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-10-31


aha, ,r.,r,r,.,, ..s-.. ~
place an immediate inlsrdic, ON The Allan .layT ,rsdc
n auude 40 th... r.r,s h. a. -, 80 nnIt.I.r. -
Their section. hut for the pn,noss M showins ,hst n.,,hsr
section has he.n ,ov.,n.i ~ i,s ,o,,,v n. s. Li.h -.
rinl.s ~ hcoexolsn.. 40 MIN - s' -
the history Of the world iii rso.a ,h., ma. y,S,.aS
uas NAV be. and OMEN ,rs ;na,s,s.s hv ~ ..si.. ~
pulses Of our natnr. car,r,n,,is. !. .a,,roi,sS ~ ,aai.
interest The Northern and southern divisions OF IN
Union constitute no exception TO this ruie. Tbl. Fac,
should teach us a lesson OF mutual charity and forbea,.
aucci
The fact having been established. that negro labor I
indispensable FOR the cultivation of cotton. and that white
labor can be economically substituted for Il. In the nro.
duction Of the cereals. livestock. and ey,rytbiny tha, !.
grown ia the Northern and Middle States, there has been
a uniform tendency of the labor of the country 10 adius,
itself according to this standard. Siayel.bor Il rnnidiy
concentrating itself in the planting States. while fh.ela.
Dor l. fast taking progression OF the grain.growing and
grazing States.
Planting aud negro labor have a natural AFFINITY,
which. legislaie a We may, will eventually assert Its pos
er. Labor, like every other commodity, will seek the
oest market VIII go where IL will command the high
est price. This great principle OF politicsl economy with
drew siave-iabor from the wheat and rye fields Of the
North, and it Is this principle which is NOW draining the
sa'e popu'anon from the border or provision States TO
the planting States
Ihe high prices OF the products OF Southern planta-
uons ennsneeS ,he value oil slaves and they are being
tsp'urN so'ut o the planters The interest ON the prices
the! now command In market Is almost equal to the an
nusI Ns,ue OF the'r labor when employed In farming, and
hence n farmer nnds u 10 his interest to sell them.
The operation of this cause viii be felt more sensibly
every day. The acquisition of Texas, and the reclama-
uon OF n swamp lands OF the Southern States, by en-
al rra.,I. - y. NV susarr cs"on' hss sha-
a. ,h.,, r,on, Vi"s,.i" ~ nes,oes anu uo"tn,
sd,,ian.i ,aSs J" anu - ooruer states should
Su ,G"a " DC aequireI IN that quarter, the er-
4" y aSee'er..eu' anu NJ no distant
s,llou ,hc Id oS r. 49, me'ess ,rg,hiA 70
,bs south rxarnhi.s VA. senu : rsases 70
"e y h'eFyehhg seems 10 Indicate a steady adj
.nors, u q Pn~S .. nsgr9es. Inc demand Tor cotton
produce il elsewhere has shown tho, tho wnr,J r"ns, 70 70
i"@ Nb~ Nhoh u NDhN N"t WITH nus ~
~, nso.s ~ NC state ioris supply by a
10 nraiuca ,ha s,oI - SounI! 4 "a capacity
mica Of TOD nv ,hssseo~a' pop"a'o". Tue
~, - az s.' Plouucuon OF the world. but only a
Of cotton I, "a, ,Ln.as.-s IuaP'Iu - ~. me Prouusuoh
in an. m,,k., "a = a. a." os "s'e eomPe",on
than the supply, the price of cotton. and of The lahor No.
cessary 10 nrodnce \, nrs, con,;nna ~ ~ "r
can yc, nr,sIict tho smcr, uLinh ~. n"," Sooue
mercial relations with China Jan,n al ,hn 81, -"
is to have on tho prices of,be rreat s,.n,es oc ;hs Son,l,'
These Facts lead ,hou.h,T,l n,.n o -. "L",r."
AZ a future dav the line he,w..n ,Lo S. - "S.s..''
NAV not be more sharulv and di.tinc,iv Je6roJ r. !,
is at present, and the institution of slavery bc rss,r;c,.J
exclusively In the ni,,,i,, So,
The tendency i cer,a;Slv r. H., ,;-.;.
aud a rise OF twenty per cent n M ,hs nr.s.n, IL =,
slaves will lead to suci AN exodns ~ b,s n.ver ~, -
witnessed In yir.;n;, ,uJ ~ -.
States. In this aspect it Is time that ~ 1e"nls sLo"%isf
consider whether the interests nj Vi,,;nis III ba ~
vanccd by the acquisition of .ddinona1 ,er,;,or, = IL. ~
ed To tho culiurc 81 co,,o, - ,L-, Hu@
followed by the loss of a large norton of her aeG.c,;ys
labor.
This brief review Of the history and prorr..ss or
slavery is. | think, sufficient TO show that for ,be H.,
ssyenty.hye wears. the tendency oT L,hnr Of onr .nnn,..
has been to adjust itself viii, reference 80 A.. nsoa'
tons OF the different sertiops-Cr.e i,hor hs,,aa P.or"
tue ascendcncy in all the mechanical ronnsr"ieI go
farming Departments of inJnstrv AMI L. Lho.tu -
connected With the production of rice nsa oa,,an"
tobacco. 'e"' Wv" III
Aud here, We are naturally led To consider. 5oo,.i,,
which has recently been presented TO ,br COUNT mo,
der Tho r,psf ;n,,s;,,
ago, a distinguished senator from ,Lc S,,,o 81 NJ =" W s
in an address to the people of thai STATE e,nn.Ssed hi,
deliberate eonyict;on ~, IT, !; - ~, eAp'eeSsa rs
concilable antapopisnn hs,woa, a.. -" .u"ele"' enu uric,
slave labor. Ur aid. a"u
Hitherto the two systems have .,;.,., :, s,s...,
States, but side by side within the American Trion
This has happened because the Union l. a conteder,Iio,
of States. But in another asn.., ,Lo T,;,aI
stimte only one nation. Inrre.se ., -. y Vpn-
filling the States out to their very borJers ,ogs,hor IN
a new and extended network of Railroad. ,nd o,Lo. 80
enues, and an internal commerce which da,lv hscomos
NOR, Intimate !. raniJlv hr;nn;oa " - ANY oecomes
er and more perfect social unity or conso;d.,inU " TIL Su-
these antagonistic systems are continnaIIy cnu;,, in,o
closer contact and collision results. "'
shall | tell YOU what this eouision r.a,.s TL...L.
think that it is accidental. unnecessary tbe wort ~ -
terested or fanatieal apitotor. "a 49,. - !"
mistake the case altogether. IL i An irrenress;hls con-
iict between opposing and enduring forces and /, msans
that the United State must ana vii
come either entirely n slave-holding nation. or entirely a
irec-labor nation. Either the cotton and ric. 6.l1: .,
South Carolina, and the sugar pl,ntations oC Innis;n'
will ultimately be TILED by free labor and Cha,La",an III
New Orleans become marts for legitimate mercbanJ;"e
alone, or else the rye fields and wheat fields of Nsssarb,.
sets and New York must again be surrendered NV ,hair
farmers TO slave culture aud to the proJnrtion ~ L."
and Boston and New York become once more ,rarto,,
for trade in the bodies and souls of men II 4, ~ Gu
ure TO apprehcnd this great truth thai indn,a. 49,, ,,n,
unsuccessful attempts az final compron;se be,vc.n a..
slave aud free States, aud il is the existence Of III. .rc,t
fact that renders al such pretended eomnrom;ses Sben
made vain and ephmeral.
II know, and you know, that's reyolution b,. ham,
I know. and all the world know, tbat rsvoIu,ions 90 o."
go backward
The proposition l. certainly a startling one and !, tool
the country by surprise.
lt involves AN impeachment of the wisdom or III. c,,b.
es Of the republic, and a condemnation of ,he Co,s,;,,.
{ GA Of the u. !. "a an aboriye eaort IN ble,J ,oaa'I..
ia harmonious co-operation element cS.en,i.ns 49,.
gruous and antagonistical.
Is this proposition true Does IL snbolv tho lid.
Of a statesman, in the highest acccn,,tion ~ ,ho - ~
is It the plea Of a partiz an nddre.. 10 the ie,ions n onH ~
ces OF a section ?
II the two systems of labor existed ,oco,bor :, H..
same localities. competing and intcrf,r;ng viii, s,,,h 81
or, maintaining n constant rivalry md n9o,oLin. lii
ions, by constant efforts to suppi,nt each o,bcss ,haso
might be some ground for apprrLending n conai., bo-
tHeen them. But do the facts of tho s,s. i0s,is. ~.
such assumption E? On the contrsrv Hoo = =, 49," ~
past history Of the conntry nerstiye tbo riaS anJ 49, ~