Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-02-02

injured by the institution and that our people are for that
venting and
all history known that nation was 50 strongly
under the nn of henevoence to cause II to make
war upon another merely compel the nation attacked
become more enterprsng and prosperous no mas nva
become more Industrious and thrifty gravely
pretend that this torrent of nacsm the North has no
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their and be attentive to their own bust
Misrepresentation on these points contributed
strengthen the an,sayery party But SIR nea there w aRy
wish Mr. President to wound the sensbiltes of any
to claim superiority for my section let u.s. never h
best tests of the prosperity of country and its healthy
Of the with
the free States shown by the census of 1910 and 1850 the
the foreign emigrant population. which is occidental
increment will be found that the savehodng States have
increased much faster population than the free States
Again, sir, fair estimate of the wealth of the two
tons will show that the citizens of the Southern States are
per head think in fact richer, than those of the
free States 1t shown by Mr. Branch colleague of
mine two that of the old Atlantic states
tn their white Population than the free States TSere are
other evidences of material wealth. to which will pre-
senty advert On the of morals may be said that
have fewer criminals and paupers and, proporonay
church modaons for larger number of members.
sections will the inferiory of the Southern system
But you must remember that our population is extended
territory of nine hundred thousand miles in extent
while OF the Northern States have dense population
1t is the tendency of agricultural people. with unlm
tied to extend itself rapidly at first while commerce
and manufactures concentrate population. Tried by this
standard any of dozen monarchies which passed
through during the past summer has the advantage OF any
portion of the Union Even in Italy, oppressed as it has
been for ages in its agricultural lnsndsGaps can bring to
to the logic the Abotons these States ought to be
under the dominion of the House Of Austria or the
Pope of Rome The entire State of Massachusetts is not
larger than Of the Congressional districts of Car
olna Where million of people are brought within small
area the eye OF an rests on many and
fields In time the whole Union, filled with people, may
superior to me best cultivated parts OF Europe but even
much wealth and comfort all things being considered,
history have the southern States been
than at during the commercial OF
1857 which has seriously affected the Northern States
do not owever, propose, Mr. President to enter into
general On these topics but to maintain that the
conservative of the North have within their reach facts
enough to establish two propositions The first is that the
negro in the condition of slavery is not proper object
The is that the white injured by
the institution that the Southern States constitute 10 the
aggregate prosperous community and ought not TO be
the subject Of denuncation the North Should this be
made to appear, then, whatever of real feeling exists
against US will be diminish d. and in that event.
pect that persons who like the Senator from New York
Mr SEwARD paronize abolition from such motives as in
thinks likely win--al such persons say, will find
pedlent to abandon antisaVery agitation as trade To
the North must make their minds to undergo the labor
of thorough of their region against the anti
slavery men and by proper publications reute their MIS-
The Abolitionsts declam constantly against the aue
attempt by the Democratic party nominate citizen of
the savehodug States for the ce of p esdent and for
contest has been solely among Northern men. In fact
during that period electoral has been given in
savehodng State for the office of President any South
Our only object has been to ect among North
ern gentlemen one who was not enemy. The men
they neglected. OF Northern Interest but simply
because they willing to do US equal justice with the
other section and refused to exercise the powers OF the
common Government against u.s.
the productions of those of the Northern States that have
failed do Justice AS the Constitution of the United
States been Interpreted by Federal
courts, there is ample power to effect this by imposing
ages broken; in words retailers Two objects
expected to be effected by this system In the first
counterfeit the efforts of the Abotonists and, secondly
to prepare the Southern States for separation they
should find it necessary to take such step.
have often thought Mr. President that it unfortu
nate that the trainers Of the made no provision
misery. then punish refractory members, they should
undoubtedly be kept criminals detained peni
tenaries but if Oh the Other hand it be beneficial and
desirable thing to remain in the Unon then bad members
ought to be excluded from it, No State in Judgment
has right to enjoy the advantages OF the Union and
fuse to submit to the obligations imposes such laws OF
rs are held by the courts Ito, to be th
tages OF the Union IT, for example, when dozen years
ago the State of Massachusetts passed laws nullfy the
for the recovery ugves, she had been expelled
from the Union two striking effects would have been pro-
ants of that State would have been freed from all
sbiy for the and turpude of slavery and secondly
their goods brought into the United would
have been taxed those of other foreigners are The i'm
preston which such would have made on
their minds aud those of the country generally might posi-
bly, then have arrested the anslavey movement when it
cOmpaI avey feeble. In the present condition OF
however Mr. President this hostile movement Of the
antsavey party cannot be arrested under the Constitu
rry or permanent separation of the Southern from the
Northern States:
this will When Giddings and others proclaim that
1.-The South be kicked out of the Union, such de-
caraon received by the anti slavery party OF the country
with evident satisfaction, and generally with applause
You Senators, and your supporters do not believe there
men Of wealth occasionally tell you they conservative
and that the Southern people will submit to any treatment
that persons always the readesl to volunteer
to defend the country in time of war; and that many OF
were wealthy tories every the colonies; and
the time General Washington evacuated the city of New
Northern man, the city, for the that two
thirds of the property be destroyed belonged to tories
do believe, also because you say that II the
South were it would be united and would
send up she does from certain districts members of
Congress who assist in party movements and IN an
your threats proclaim their love of the Union
You should understand, however, that The constituencies
such members merely msed the purposes
cpes and of your party by those newspapers on
which they rely for Information Let them have proper
influence prevails, and they will manifest the same feeling
your and objects spreading the Southern
States Two have materially contributed to
unmask your objects and disclose The dangers which
ceived 1885, When that man ike him, of
avowed antsavery opinions merely because he showed his
willingness the fugitive slave law and declared
his purpose give the South the benefits of the Cons
tnon beaten largely in every free state, by mere
adv enurer like Fremont, great impression made
the of the South They began to realize
feeling the North and disunionists
made by that than perhaps which pre-
ceCed it.
The second incident which caused much stronger
impression the minds of the Southern people
manner which the of John Brown received in
the North Instead Of the indignation and adherence which
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