Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-07-13

interest in it, and is it a question OIL any prac.
tical utility to them: They arc gentlemen OF
the cotton States, where slave labor is now oil
great value, and where there are no surplus
slaves. They arc n slave buying, and not a
slave selling people. They have nothing like
4 supply: and, because Of the great lack OF
labor. there are millions of acres OF land lying
waste and u%noccupied. And their greatest
grievance is that, on account of the scarcity
and the present high prices, they cannot get /
SUNNY. So that in fact the opening Of more
slave territory, in the present condition OF
things, would increase the demand, raise the
price, and thus make it but the more difficult
for them 10 get L supply.
These things being so, could J. OF can you,
for T. moment, believe that they are really &C
tuated by opposition to the doctrine Of popular
Sovereignty, in which they have no interest,
and for which they do not care? DO you not
agree with me that there is some other control
ling motive, and that their real object is dis.
union? But then what interest or motive cal
they have in desiring 4 dissolution Of the Union:
Men generally have 4 motive for whatever they
do; and that IS always some Tcul or imaginary
interest. Often, however, the real motive is
hidden from view aud We must Judge OF It by
the circumstances which surround il. | think
in this instance the real motives are paipable.
IN the first place divide the Union, by Il line
that now divides the slave and free States, and
the centre Of power would be transferred from
Pennsylvania, Virginia and the other central
States, To the cotton States Of the South, and 10
the States farther North, and the offices Of go
ycrnment would he doubled. This is Il sulli-
,:ic,t motive for tie professional po!ltlciaiI.-
Bat there is Il muc!i stronger motive operating
wiliI sulnc extreme Southern ncn--t!iat Is thc!"
pecuniary interests. There is, with many, III
the cotton growing States, a strong desire ~
reopen the African. Stare trade. il is En ul:u'
Sltai thing for them To tel you that they have
made the calculations, and that by tl.is :ieat:s
they would obtain negroes, for whom obey HOW
Day Two THOUSAND! dollars, lar from sixty 10 one
hundred dollars. And this is true; for, al
most the only cost Of the negroes would b:
the cost %; transporting them from Atr!ca.-
But i; is ;MIr"sSiblr 10 reopen the African slave
tr:i!e. without first d!Ssrlving the Union the
great controlling central States, and tie north
west will he ever against il. But II onr O"l
people were brought to favor il, existing inter
national treaties, between England, FRANCE and
the United States, for the suppression of the
trade. stand in the way. ard il order IL get
rid oil these. lhry mast get rid rfll:c t MON. But
diSsoiYc the Iinlnn. give the cotton States the
bower, anI il is; not difficult to turaSrr tina: ;iIlS
would he one at their first acts.
Do YOU no. 1T once sec :lc vast p"cunIary in.
tcrest they have. or think they have, IN Ibis
matter: They make imH.cnsc fortunes now
b. the labor OF the negroes, bought ut the pre-
sent prices, and what would they 80: luair, II
rcduccd 10 the price they say they would sell
for, upon the rc.opcnlng u! the .Atrlrrr slave
trade: Is rot this Il sufficient, motive Tor their
~t:iSuniOn prOc!tv!,ics:
But SHAT would lie the effect Of this thing
upon us: Bring down tie price Of a negro
man to $l5G, which is ii.s;ie: li!aE the South.
crucrs say the price will be. They low hire
for that ;monu:. II they could bc bought 1T
the price for which they now hire, Of course
the hire: l..lIS; be br0u.!i down in proportion.
This, ut twenty per cent UPON the price, which
is ample lo: all risk. would he thirty dollars
ncr a.l.!En, or abOut ten ccntS PER LAY. Verify,
tiAe Of lis vino make our support by the hire
of olr negroes, would find ourselves in rather
4 bad condition.
\ Iik. effect would hc lei: Is n':r white ID
boring population for who would hire !aborers
1T The present prices, o! from Sevcnty-tlrc cents
To one dollar and i half per day, when negroes
could BIZ bought ut from 500 TO 100 or even
$50: ur hired at so? OF COURSE no one. The
effect, therefore, would he to REFUGE their
wages to the same level. uur lahoring popu-
lation are ir:rl;lS tG the slay| institution now;
foG, in .Ee p:cscm; condition ri things, it tenc'
Its them, NJ well Us the Shareholder; hut, il
REDUCED, a3 By this system they would hs, to
bcygary, and starvation, is tiIcre not reason TO
fear that they would turn upon the slave In
s~ti;ution AND sweep it from the face Of the
earth? And who could blame them:
Whilst these things are true rs 10 the South
cin s~ecederS, | am happy 10 say that there IS,
in the cotton States, It noble band OF patriots,
tried and true, who do not concur with them
in their designs, but are g~al!untiy lighting for
the Constitution and Union, with every pros.
pcct Of carrying some even OF the extreme
Southern States Tor Douglas and johnson.
But whether ] am right or wrong is 10 the
designs Of the Southern scccdrrs, 0lic thing IS
certain; men arc responsible .or the Legitimate
consequences Of their own acts; tlis vii! not
be denied. They say that the election Of Il
Black Republican will be sufficient cause for =
dissolution Of the Union; and yet they take 4
coarse which must, il sustained by the South,
inevitably lead ~ that very result. And hence
it is very certain that, unless mad, their real
0bicc, is to effect 4 dissolution Of the Union.
Let us see. Suppose the entire South unite in
the support Of their candidates, and give them
Il united Southern vote, which, by the way, is
impossible; but suppose That every Southern
vote should be cast !0r breckenridge, that will
not elect him, and we know he cannot possibly
get i single Northern vote. For, in i purely
scctiona! contest. such us this, nominated ard
supported As 4 Southern sectional candidate,
10 Northern people Of any Scll:rcSpect or rr-
gard for their own section could vote for him.
As well expect Southern men to vote for Lin
cola, as Northern men 10 vote for B"eckinrldse
in such :. contest. Then is it not palpa5'e that
it Is utterly impossible for the South TO elect
Brcckinrid.r ana defeat Lincoln, though We
should I'LL unite on Him And Il is folly Tor
those who lovc the Union and desire the tie
feat Of the Black Republicans, To throw their
votes on him.
am not n0w speaking Of the disunioniSts,
who desire the election OF i Black Republican
us IN excuse for diSSolving the Union. Eu!
alI addressing the trlir pat"i'ra Of the iaI:u,
vino love their whcIr country, and desire iD
prntcc; It's Institutions. Shall the: throw away
their votes on Brcckifrihgr, when they must
see he ca.lEOt yet Il Northern vote, and that,
therefore, his election is impossible: And the
same is true Of Bell and Everett; they cannot
get Il Northern vote, ard, therefore, cannot pos
Silly be elected. And il; The election is thrown
in the HOUSE. ;ir iiiacE: Republicans have a
large majority il,srr-tlIey u"iic'i "id we di-
yidci -cr rnl.rsc they will elect their man.-
And any ,g,a; who desires the election thrown
into the present House nj Representatives,
| with the present state Of feeling there, and
with the present excite! state OF the public
mind, pur>rrs Il policy that will result in Il dis
! ~solutio;; G; The Ul:on. Froin every view haze
beef. able ;n take u! the matter, | Go rot i'cilrTe
the sccc,!riS, in the cotton States, 'ivsIrc The
]clcction ul E:rcckinridge. but are using him to
divide the Democratic party, elect a Black Re-
publican, a;g,i effect Ii dissolution Of ihr lnlon
thereby.
For these icasur., and believing. ai | did,
that the rm;Y hapc for the Union was IN main.
,,i,;n,t tIr ;,,,,,,,ity Of the Democratic marty,