The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-24

With the slsvehodiDg island Of Cubs lying at our very
door the commercial relations OF the United
still more intimate and communications more .requeuE
yet hear OF Abductons OF slaves from either Of
them by the pious phanhropsls OF the North We
OF no underground railroads submarine Iansis for
surrepttousy ing OF that species Of property The
reason OF this is mar ifest II because We all by
nature disposed 70 intermedde with the affairs
OF our own kiusmen than with those OF strangers.
Besides the North has now the pretex OF feeling
siole a. member OF common government, what 1t
pieastd 70 call the SIN of slavery Much Of the hos
tillty 70 slavery also results from the question being
mixed up with the struggle for sectional
Remove the competition for the colonization OF the Terri
tories and the formation OF States free and slave
holding and you will them in part n least, separate
slavery from politce, it, most deadly foe Ia case OF
dissolution, all these prime moving causes Of abolition
faDatcism viii 70 operate. II the separation DO
parta-that Ia 70 say, few States DOLLY secede-then
boee Of the present Southern States which will remain IN
the Union win form barrier 10 the OF abolition
emsaries and the border States will be friendly in feel
ing, and slaves be secure In that respect a. nov.
the whole South eecede then the withdrawal OF slaves
from the border counties Of the border States with mill
tary posts NJ proper points, viii give ample security
s. another objection is made-that It would be i'm.
possible TO fix upon boundaries either by previous
;sreemen. by treaty after war We think
sippi rivers would be the boundaries agreed upoo,
together with perhaps, the Susquehanna the Poto
mac 1t is asserted mat there would be ceasns
war II the different banks, and II the upper waters and
the mouths Of these great rivers 30 important to the
commerce and defence u The States bordering upon
opinion, Is more an apparent than real dificuty. 1t
could easily be settled by treaty providing for the free
navigation Of those rivers II is always safe to take
the lamp Of experience a. guide. The Rhine, the
Danube and the Ebe do not how In their entire course,
through the country, and the possession Of the
and the mouths Of these great highways by t
ferent nations does produce utermnabe couhicts
any conflicts at all No European wars have
taken place account OF the navigation Of these
The Amazon also. owned by both Brazil and Peru vet
the harmony between the governments countries
Ia not disturbed by this fact. The mouth OF the Mis-
threatening difficulty between these Powers and
the United States ever occurred that account
II cannot be denied that IT is . convenience for
one nation TO possess the whole OF . great stream
like the Mississippi, but II 10 not . prime
sity Nations have got along in the past and do
ana can in future get along very amicaby together
O. That dissolution OF the Union would PROSTATE
Southern industry THIS may be So The Northern mar
y suspended temporarily and this would produce stag
nation Of business The very fact Of dissolution of IT.
think 1t rgoy demonstrabe that the ultimate result of
dsunion would be to give Increased acvty impetus
70 every branch Of Southern industry In the Union by
far the largest portion probably four fths) of all the
foreign GOODS consumed at the south II into New
York ana other Northern ports and After paying the
customs duty there Is transhpped and received the
Southern States duty In separation these
goods mutt be brought directly 10 Southern ports and
there pay the import duty As matter Of course, in
ships owned in the Northern oonfederacy, II
that be the form OF government adopted, would
German products, or any other products except
their into Southern The consumption OF foreign
importatons in the South for 1859 is estimated at
3106 900 GEO. to this be added $40 600 900 for the
consumption Of Northern manufactures and the produce
Of the free States Of the West the amount thus ased
will reach nearly $3.50 900 600 (See Kctels southern
Wealth and Northern Prods D. ~ Direct importation
70 this extent OF itself while furnishing ample
venues, At loo tarif, TO the new government, would
produce most sensible effect In building up Southern
cities and diusng bene6oent activity al branches
OF trade Manufactures would then grow up
would extend, mechanical arts would flourish and, In
short, every Industrial and every professional pursuit
would receive vvifying impulse. large portion OF
the commercial capital OF the North owned by foreign
ers, who, In case OF separation, would Immediately
transfer much Of this capital 70 the South aud shis
could be done amoet without interruption TO their ord
nary ccuIse q business Northern shipowners, too,
in large numbers, would remove with their property
70 the South and mercal marine Of imposing mag
nitude would thus be created in few years Eng
land, natural ally, would then become moro
friendly still, ano from motives OF pounds, shil-
liugs and pence, Il no other, would abatc much
be negotiated with her, In consideration of the benefits
she would derive from the amest exclusive Of
demonstrated that direct trade 70 southern ports
be established TO considerable extent In the Union
II can only be accomplished BY the stress OF necessity
which separation would create From direct would
how the countless material blessings but partially indca
ted above.
Il the South has not the ability 70
maintain separate government THIS objocton is frivo
ous, almost silly, and u partly answered by what
states 10 twelve millions at least including four mil
lions osavcs -four times the population Of all the colo
niles together NJ tie time OF the Revolution II only
South Caroina Georgia, Alabama, anc Mississippi
should withdraw and form q confederacy II would
contain population OF above three millions
inclusive Of nearly million and q half Of slaves. TINS
OF ITSELF would constitute nation, respectable In point
OF numbers, ample in OF territory, and abundant
In resources for foreign commerce aud domestic trade.
II 10 these states he added Florida LOUISIANA Arkansas
and Texas the lin its would be tended those OF
empire, with corresponding increase OF material rc-
sources and physical means Of defence.
opinion.
South will withdraw from tn. Union 81 time for
any grievance which IL likely will be Inflicted by the
North. The events Of the Rst few years have made IL
uanifsst that certain OF the sayehodng states cannot
be relied upon for concert of action with their
southern sisters In matters equally affecting their
rights interests and honor The refusal u Virginia
and other States 70 meet the invitation Of South
q the Charleston Convention furnish among others,
cisive manifestations OF this TACT The cotton States,
then VIII be forced 10 rely upon themselves, AMI 10 take
the Initiative, unhapply should be necessary 10 any
movement looking 70 dissolution IL the emergency ndi.
Gated by themselves should arte such the election Of
a republican President, the happening Of some
other cont ngcncy In the category OF unbearabe u.s. they
draw their Senators and from Congress-
meet In Convention, nsttute provisional government,
and subsequently, after further Action by the people
confederacy, which, In Ill essential features might
be modelled upon the present constitution Of the United
Stase making ample provisions for the protection
Of slave property and making also such other changes
experience bas demonstrated to be necessary useful
In ia prScti working Amer this confcdeescy had been
put into operation IT 10 probable u would be joined In =
few years by all Of the remaining slavehodng States sud
thus an entire separation OF tho North and South would
b elected.