The Oxford intelligencer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1860-18??, 1860-12-12

truly patriotic xssl, desires this end, If their
constitutional rights could be secured, the past
history of the country abundantly proves. The
clinets saiantag eed tks pile e tAeS9sty55
have made IT an Agricultural county, While
the climate and son Of the North eastern States
has compelled the people to turn their attention
to manufacturing interests and, although the
North western States are, strictly speaking az
ricultural, still their products are different from
those Of the South. - While the nations Of Eut
rope, when their crops fail, occasionally are de-
Ipendent upon The Northwestern States, for
breadstufIs and meat, the great manufacturing
countries u Europq arc dPendent7upyn the
staple of the South every year., The South, ip
ordS1 To- fostef SSortheni manufacturers have
submitted to a tax of from 80 to so per cent on
goods they shsuIns,, mhieh has leahsed her to
pay, to her most ipreterate enemies hundreds Of
millions of dollars. This base iingratitude OK
hibited by the North, in their hostility to the
institutions of those who have been their best
friends, will be, Justly compensated in case the
South establishes. a separate teonfsderaeyj be-
cause, Of the three sections mentioned the
NORTH Sserp States are the post dcPeld3tC
So far as the European nations are concerned,
theyYare entirely indspendent q the North east
ern section. Notso: with the Southern and
Northwestern sections. The two primary mo-
tives Of mankind are self preservation and self
interest, and as the nations of Europe are de-
pendent, when their crops fail, upon the North
western States fon brcadstufs and meat and
every year upon the staple of the South, the
result is that those two sections OF the country
are bound to command the respect of Europe.
We would suggest that if the people, Of the
Northwest become disabused of their sectional
IDEAS, apd the Union becomes dissolved, that the
agricultural states Of the great westSbc invited
to join the Southern Confederacy. There is an
identity Of interests existing between thoseawo
sections of the country and as the great Mis-
sissippi. river is the channel through which the
surplus products of the Northwestern States
have to pass to supply the cotton and sugar
growing States, as well as Europe, We therefore
suggest the idea OF their unity with us. We
merely do it for what it is worth. Not but that
the South could, ifneed be raise enough grain
and meat for home consumption, and export her
staplel cotton, to such extent as toTmake her
one Of the most rich and independent countries
in the world We believe she has not realized
her importance in the scale of nations Just
reflect for one moment that she has it in her
power if she should cease to raise her staple,
cotton but for one year.. to render .yalueless
$500, 100000 of capital, and throw oet Of cm
ploynicnt a half million Of operatives, upon
whom four millions of people are dependent for
a livelihood. This would be in England alone
not to mention the other countries of Europe as
France The misery and distress that would
happen in the Northeastern States, not only il
a crop should not be raised, but even if disso-
luton takes place, cannot be imagined, let alone
described 1t ccrtainly seems like insanity for
the people of the manufacturing States, and of
the Northwest, who are dependent upon the
South, is persist in their sectional views to such
extremes that the South, in honor to herself
and the respect of the world, is driven to the
only alternative of dissolving all connection
with her enemies. The issue is at hand. Her
enemies have gone toe far to retract. SStill, if
the breach can be repaired by PREPARATION that
will Justify the South to remain in the Union, we
arc confident that she, will be disposed to display
the requisite magnanimity. Z - '" l.