Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1860-03-28


can offer such temptation to England, France ana
Germany2 Itwouldsb e almost e1ohgh to tnrrtne
philantiropic dealers in the Godlie tssde backF the
original African slave trade and coRvert the armed
cruisers off the African coast into alimots CLIP
pers to bring us more slaves thst theEeby their
profits might be increased at would mike them
urge on the acquisition 81 Cuba, aadthe anucxation
of Nicaragua, Musquito, Rattan Islands and ailt
What contrast to this would be the position OF the
northern States Rival always IN manufacture Y
trade and in commerce, bordering countries with
border disputes on the ST. John s in Maine, on the
ST. Lawrence ,in.New York, aud on 81. Juan in Orc
gor-nothing but Old King Cotton has heretofore
kept the peace The had but to rise from his snowy
throne at the South shake his White locks, raise his
omnipotcnt finger and bid them be STILL and they
have been still! This is but q metaphor, Mr. .Ndf-
tor but every statesman in the land must admit US
truthfulness. ...... 5g. ,..7fie -
While these strong inducements to the friendly
consideration of the great nations of Europe are OF
fered by q purely Southern Confederacy,h would
afford but few or no causes for distrust or jealousy
on their part We are far removed from the scene
of their struggles; we have disposition to inter-
fere with them; commerce is but small, anu we
should require but few ships OF war to protect It;
our coast presents its own decnce We have no rich
and large cities on the sea to tempt cupidity; we
are engaged in no enterprises calculated to bring US
into collision with foreign nations we are not az
eressye: we need offend none, unless it lie our
Northern Puritanic philanthropists, who say we
"sin in slavery" and prove it, invoke ian anti
slavery Bible and an anti,slavcry God, and would
call in "a higher law y to punish us!
A few words now as to the ability of a Southern
confedcracy to maintain high position among the
nations of the EARTH shall not in this considers
ton enter into an examination Of the causes that
i've power and authority among nations; 1t would
require too much time and space suffice it to say
that one of the chief of these causes is the ability OF
a State to maintain large ami prosperous trade
with the chief and rival States of the world, and of
this we have ample. / will now give few state
,nents to show the ability Of the South to take care
of herself and to support powerful State in an ef
ticient and dignifed manner. First, as to revenue
the statistics OF the United States show the fact
that of the whole exports of the products OF the
country Except specie) amounting to 27S millions
annually, the slavcholdng States alone exported
900 millions, while the non-slavchodng States ex.
ported less than millions, the balance being so
mixed it could not well be ascertaned to which sec
ton the values belonged. Now this export of the
products of the soil, to the extent of 22O to 240
millions by the South gives basis to an import of
full 200 millions, land leaves handsome surplus
on which reduced tariff Of 90 per cent. would af.
ford revenue of 40 millions of dollars without
any direct tax, which would be more than am pie
for all wants. Indeed, VIC could readily reduce
the tariff to 10 per cent average, and still have
pie means to support q government quite as well as
the present one, under its system of wasteful ex-
travagancc and constant frauds. We should be re-
leved from the enormous cost of fortifying New
York, Boston, the Lakes &C. We should have no
Mormon war, requiring transportation of troops and
supplies, and almost fabulous prices, and giving
birth to legion of contractors. able and ,cil'ing
to prey on the government to an unlimited extent
Our coasts need but few and small size cruisers.
Our commerce not being or likely to be very cx-
tended for many years. would require but few ships.
of-war Or protect it in foreign ports. Our army
need be hut nucleus to form on in case OF necessi
ty. Having, then, an abundant supply of funds to
carry on the government, the South has ever shown
herself to possess the rst statesmen of the country
and no where can more cng htenel intelligent and
patriotic series Of names be found than those offered
by the South from George Washington to those now
representing her the councils of the nation in Wash
ington City. We can fearlesslv yield orr interests
and those Of the government into the hands Of those
statesmen, with whom it will be intrusted on the
formation Of a Southern confederacy l will now
consider some OF the more prominent points of the
position that would be presented to the North by
confederacy of the Southern States, in case such
were to occur. Massachusetts, Vermont Wiscon-
sin, and several of the other Northern States having
already repudiated the contract between u.s. j. e.,
the constitution, by passing laws contrary to the
provisions of that contract in those particulars that
do not please them, and thereby wedding the
whole contract" let us suppose that the fifteen
Southern States were to "accept the annulment
and call convention among themselves Ito form q
more perfect Union" under new confederation.
Let suppose further that in the interval between
the election Of black Republican President and
the time Of his Inauguration in March, period 0,
four months, this convention had met, organized
agreed upon contract or constitution which had
been accepted by the States in their Legislative as
semblies; had elected and inaugurated President
had called home her sons from the army and navy,
and put the country on her defence, defence moi
only of political rghts-not only of property, nor
even of lie but of that which is far more dear oil
the defence Of their wives and families from the
horrors of another ST. Domingo war! and think
you, Mr. Editor, would not the North pause before
attempting to "whip in" such people armed fol
defence of such cause? and would they not even
if all of them were inspired with the deadly hatred
| of Phillips or Garrison ponder well before at
lacking us, and that without motive, and against
their own obvious interests? For the purpose Of
argument, however let us consider this question o.
an attack Of the North upon the South, either fol
the purpose of whipping !" us back into forced
Union, or of conquest. The States of Virginia
Maryland, Kentucky Tennessee and North-Caro
ma possess militia of over 100000 able bodied men,
badly armed it is true. but quite as well as WERE
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600 could always be kent ready for action, mean
while living in their own country and among friend:
at little expense. Now to attack an enemies coun
try an army must be well armed and thoroughly
equipped, provisioned, &c This by the estimate o
our engineer corps cannot be doEe under cost o
81 900 per head, so that to form and bring into tn
field ready for attack, in an enemies country, al
army of 100000 men, which would be the leas
number any military man would think of beginnin,
an attack with, would cost not less than 100 mil
lions Of dollars Where is this sum to come from
Rccolcct Mr.. Editor, there will then be no Unite
States" in whose name loans can be raised and tn
bankers Of England. France, and Germany viii
hardly be willing to loan money to their rivals t
crush their friends whose products arc so necessar
to them, while the South can offer any security upo
the pledge Of her products. II seas upon the pledg
Of Southern tobacco and rice that this gorernnaen
made sts first loan in Europe, through Sih
Dean, from Beaunarchais tho French banker. l
obn n tho tod in 4