The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-08

industrial chief potency controlling
permanent redistribution o. the States into new con-
Being at that time member of the Senate and called
upon present views in opposition those of the
Senator Of south Carolina, for whom ever cherished
the highest repccs well as the wsrmes personal
gard, reyeiyed in my mind, rs thoroughly es was
pablo Of doing tie saddenipg theme OF possible dsso
luton Of the Gnon, with thu new ainties end relations
Of the s.aco that would be most likely to follow such
catastrophe The result Of that careful consideration OF
the subject, n which all subsequent reflection has
and more confirmed me, that, by whatever hne the
exasper ang conflict on sectional question Connected
with the este Institutions Of portion Of the states
physical aud commercial laws would and must decide
lie rerior Encouragement Of the parts into concic
races.
Maryland, for example, to whom Virginia is ndssou-
big united their carly history proves By the interests
and necessities involved in the jurisdiction use OF the
broad navigabe waters common to both, rs bound by
similar tics, through the Chesapeake and tho Susquehan
m, the States Of Delaware and Pennsylvania and
these asaa their neighbor, New Jersey By the uatu
raj sscry Of commerce common to al three of thsm;
while the latter is, in BIKE manner linked with New York
by the estuary CT the Hudson and ts noble bay aordng
indispensable channels or intercourse and trade the
esy and hourly cfboih Of these contermnous States
II we lcck 10 the West, We Cad Virginia in half OF
her domain, united by the same natural lgaments,
through the Ohio and ~ tributaries to Kentucky and the
States OF the Northwest while these latter by the dat OF
M Of s p~ one common Ts s' o Sa
"Father OF Waters which is the outlet the pro
yieed for them all Virginia on her Southern border, in
Ike manner and by similar ties stands inseparaby asso-
ciatet with her Unionloving and conservative sister
States, North Carolina and Tennessee
Come what may, then you win excuse for repeat
tie language OF my suswer 10 Mr. MGDafs, 'fai the
poye mentioned great central States OF the Union on
both sides Of the Allegheny and including the mighty
valley Of the Mississippi. tied together by natural
bonds which neither the folly the wckedness Of
can ever permanently dissolve and separation should
at any future time take place. II can only at the
tremts where the centrifugal tendencies occasionally
manifested, will in the end Ii is TO be hoped be controlled
by the instincts of nationality as well as By
sober calculation Of consequence s"
10 these considerations may be added that the border
SAns on both sdee Of The line which separates the slave
holding and non skveholdng communities OF Am.rra,
nust ever have peculiar and SPECIAL interest presrv
ing their present political connection ony nj ans q
avertng those hcstiies and conflicts between tue n
which, in the sbsence Of that connection the difference of
their domestic institutions would Inevitably give rise TO
the summary recapure Of fugtvss from service 90 tho
hand and reprsas on the ether These border States
naturally therefore, the c00servaors Of ,be linton
II would be rjst no. 10 Acknowledge that o tlcsc sta
the shveholdirg sadc oi the line, PeaRsylya1e
by the general spirit u her Pablo policy has vol merit
edher noble title Of the keystone Of tho Urisp that TIC
loyal people Of New Jersey, trained 10 0atOns' ~
and patriotism amid me hisiorsr bath iielas. Or
the Revelation, have rarely X ever failed 40 theif
federal and social oblsatops that laiiAaa "a Lila IS
FOR the moet part have been honoraby dsnnrgsaei 10
the caigcry of states, by The cat oAc temper OF
their political accom- and that different spt has