Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-04-16
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

CONNECTICUT AND RHODE IsLAND.-The Repub- |
ncan press throughout the non-slaveholding States
are shivering the result of the recent Connec
ticut and Rhode Island State elections. Well |
they may; because they embrace proof positive
that the conservative elements Of northern society
at length awakening to realize the fact, that
unless the spirit of political abolitionism be
speedily stayed, the days Of the Confederacy are
surely numbered. No other two States Of the
Union are more deeply or Immediately interested
In the security and prosperity of property in slaves
than those two. Every man, woman, and child
In them profits directly or indirectly in the pro-
ceeds of slave labor in the South, well nigh as
much as the population do where slaves labor;
and the opening up of new territory by slave
labor, while it benefits property holders or me-
chanics and white laborers in existing Southern
States very little comparatively profits the labor
and capital Of manufacturing New England more
than all Others and far more than the opening Of
new territory exclusively by white labor; because
all such communities speedily contrive to manu-
facture for themselves nearly all they require
They are also at first invariably poor communi-
ties-rum customers TO be on the debit side of
ones books; while new slaveholdng communi-
ties make money hand over fist from the start
and so far rs the profits Of their trade are con-
ccrned, are the most liberal and very best paying
customers the northern merchant and manufac-
turer can find.
Fighting the bugbear of slavery extension on
the part Of New England, is therefore simply
struggling to knife the source of her own pros
perity, for the sake of chershing a sentimental
idea inslled into her masses by desi sninp dema-
gogues for sinister political ends. John Browns
raid and the universal endorsement of that by
those who give tone to the Republican sartys
policy, have, together, set large portion % tie
North who before eff ted al,
philosophy of the politics of the times to sober
thinking over the current of their affairs political
That these whose capital furnishes the employ
nlent out of which the northern millions earn
their bread, are at length seriously at work to
make the latter comprehend the fact that If they
destroy the great southern market for their goods
wares and merchandise, as matter Of course
their employment must fail This is the kew to
the almost thrashing In Connecticut, and the
very sound thrashing in X hode Island, the Repub-
licans caught.
We believe that the influences that brought
about the result Of those elections will continue
to gain strength rapidly, and that al active and
| efficient party Is destined TO grow up throughout
New England that will advo, ate the extension of
the area Of United States territory in which slave
labor shall be employed, as the very best means
of increasing the prosperity of New England
labor and capital employed at home; and further.
that its power will be tremendous in the approach
ing Presidential election
III the Democracy fight that contest fairly and
s4uarely In Connecticut and Rhode Island next
1aii, they have an even chance of CARRYING those
states The questions are-will the capjtal and
lioor OF New England sustain party whose policy
If meaning anything, tends to freeing every slave
now held in the southern United States; and by
that contamination not only to destroy the profits
OF New England capital as now invested and to
deprive the New England masses of their existing
means Of earning bread, but to fill New England
chock full OF freed negroes, demanding, and by
NOOK or oy CROOK Obtaining, a support out of New
England herself, and claiming entire social and in
dustrial equality with New England's sons and
daughters-the equality which the Republic; n
party and politicians have for years past been
declaring to be their right
If the Republicans succeed in the Presidential
election, and the South submits to the ascendencv
of their views and policy in the Government a
great stride towards the realization of the views
and plans of Wendell Phillips, Garrison & Co.
will have been accomplished, beyond all doubt
When those views shall have been worked out
by Republican party influence, New England of
course will be the land for which the freed ne.
groes Will make g straight chute" They will
not tarry an hour In section of the Union where
tueJ may never nope 10 OBTAIN social and indus
trial equality with the whites, while within
striking they have New England, whose theolog-
ical and political gods and press will have worked
out the end of American negro slavery upon the
distinct ground that the negro is quite as good in
all respects, if not little better than the white
mantle basis of all the Republican party ap-
peals, well of all the church politics now 40
rife throue bout the North.
We repeat, the battle of the fall should be
fought throughout the North g on the square,-
as slavery battle in which the interest of north
ern capital and labor is arrayed against the interest
o. northern political demagogism and the igno-
rant prejudices Of northern eligious fanaticisn-
as purely northern fight, rather than "a struggle
between the North and the South. If the Demo-
Gratis there take the bull thus by the horns they
will win the day. If, on the other hand thev
pretend to apologize for southern slavery and to
talk the sqnatter- sovereignty phase of abolition
ism, they will be soundly thrashed there, as they
will we'll deserve to be thrashed
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