The Oxford intelligencer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1860-18??, 1860-11-21
WEDNESDAY,, NOVEMBER 2l, 1860.

tne "hoie lrloe Oi ianatlcs, specuialofs, anO
! jobbers in politics, would strive undoubtedly
to bring the power of the crippled govern
ment at Washington to stay, if not crush the
Southern revolution; but it would be vain
effort. And perhaps their own necks might
not be safe from the hands of deceived and
ruined people. The first demonstration OF
blockade of the French aud English fleets OF
observation lowering on the Southern coasts,
to protect English commerce, and especially
the free flow ofcotton 10 English, and French
| factories. The 1ow of cotton must not cease
for day; because the enormous sum Of
fl5O,0oo,0oO is annually due to the eabora-
ton of raw cotton; aud because 5000, 900 OF
people derive their daily aud immediate sup
port therefrom, in England alone, and every
interest throughout the kingdom is connect
ed Herewith.
"a stoppage of the ray s--1terial from the
Cotton States of the Soutr's Nier by failure
of crops, or civil war, and its consequences,
would produce the most disastrous political
results-if not revolution in ENGLAND. This
is the language of English statesmen, manu-
facturers, and merchants, in Parliament and
in Cotton Associations debates-and it dis
closes the truth. Nor must the Cotton States
be invaded by land, for it would interrupt
the cultivation of the great staple. The great
Cotton zone of the world must never cease
to be cultivated; the pow and the hoe and
The Cotton gin must never cease 10 move I;
but war and invasion would tend to that re-
sui, or at least create dangerous obstruction
to cultivation. Invaders there would have TO
be restrained by forcc-fom whence would
that force be derived! From what has al
ready been briefly considered, the answer is
easily famed. The force would be derived
from the West, whose interests lie in the free
ports and flee markets OF the South. The
force would have been derived from Enoland
and France, whose interests are deeply con-
cerned in maintaining an uninterrupted sup
ply of roHon; in the fee trade Of the South
ern and Western countries, a1d in the carry
ing trade Of their great products, and the
force would be derived from Kentucky, Teu-
nesscc, Virginia and North C,.rolin.s-tbe
four Slave States through which No. III
ern troops would not be permitted to pass,
and if they were, England would check that
movement by blockading New York, Boston,
&c.
"Ncithcr fcisuro-Ror space admit, at pre-
sent, OF he elaboration of tlis subject. Al
ready content in having proved my PROPOSE
ton that the secession Of the Cotton States
must necessarily be peaceful one because
England and France, tie rest OF Commercial
Europe, and the Western and Northwestern
States of the Union require that 1t should be.
"The Cotton States out OF the Union, nm
der a confederlted government, would main
tain their normal condition of peace with the
commercial and manufacturing nations of the
world. Peace with them and with the States
of the West, would restrain the active hos
tility of other States. Hence the administr.l-
ton Of the government Of tie confederacy
would be simple and cheap, since its status
would be due 10 the practice Of free trade
principles; and TO the unquestioned friend
ship and support of the commercial nations
abroad, and TO the agricultural States Of the
West at home. TIE couleleracy would not
be compelled 10 maintain either an army oi
navy, or . host of Office holders due to Z
high tariff, and other burdens upon trade aud
navigation. W. II. c.
"Finh Avenue Hotel, Oct. %, 1902