Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-12-07
rlIE nNAL aUNsr.uN IN nIspurE.

~ "oA 'S@3s'tSi" oiothEcN caHHol
agree among. themselves. 1t is known
that some Of these States, such as Mary
land Virginia, Kentucky, Sc, are
peculiarly "slare breeding commanities,
while the cotton and sugar growing
States are "consumers' Of the Virginia
product. Iu these Gulf States, it is
thought to be more profitable to pur-
chase slaves and work them to death in
seven years, on an average, than to raise
them. Consequently, these States de-
pend on foreign markets to keep.pp their
stock. Virginia and Congo are the two
greatest regions of supply, Virginia
has acquired, deseryedly, vide reputa-
ton for the quality of her stock. Her
first families" have been SO long engaged
in the business, and have studied the eff
fsets of judicious crossing so perfectly
that they claim to have reduced the
raising. Of negroes to science, and
boast Of their ability to compete sue
cessfalls with their rivals, the Chiefs of
CsHgo, Bit it is admitted that the
Cengoes can produce the article much
cheaper. per hundred, than. Virginia is
willing to do. It is true,l Virginia
claims that. she has improved the breed
so that her stock is much superior to the
common stock of the Congoes, and is
worth the difference in cost. And, for
fancy purposes, this claim, is just. But
for the purposes of the "out door" work
Of the Gulf Patriarchs, the Congo article
is said to be superior eric. t to the improved
Virginia breeds. -. e. -, -.
In this State Of things the planters of
the Gulf States prefer the Congoes, and
wish to bay in the market where they
can hny the, cheapcst. But Virginia.
being the home of Democracy, and exer-
eising controlling influence over the
Governments of the United States, and
looking to her own peculiar" interests,
has procured the prohibition of all trade
with congo-e4ecfa furnishing with death
the planter who goes to that market for
his. stock This shows the Statesman
ship" of Virginia, as itcompels the plan-
tsrs IS bay her negroes at her own
prices. The planters say they could pur
chase their stock in Congo ats19O, a
head, while, in consequence of4tltis un5
| just and tyrannical alaw, ,1tliey are com
pelled to pay Virginia $1,000 for an
article, really inferior, for their purposes.
And as there is no prospect of repeating
this oppressive law, and openinga di-
rect trade with Congo, while the present
Union exists, they are for an immediate
dissolution. s=e d.. ..f;-.E;gztY
But . dissolutioniof the Union aud
lie lie formation of a new confederaey of
! the Gulf States alone, with free trade in
"aiSgers,n would utterly ruin the chiv-
| airy of Virginia. Hence Virginia, and
| the other ''stock raising States, are ut
terly opposed to a dissolution, unless
| they can join the new eonfederscy, and
so control it as to keep ap their lnonep-
oily of the Slave trade. To this the
| tGuR States win not agree, and hence the
quarrel between them. They say they
might as we'll remain III the Union 'asit
| is, as to form new one in which the
Slave breeding States should have, a con
| trolling influence. In this, view. of the
ksubjeot,, the Governor of South Carolina
fhas just sent in to the Legishtare b
THAT State, a message. in which he utterly
protests against Virginia entering. tRs
! new aeonfederaey. The Sta hsaasap %
Virginia, and especially 'the Riehmoae
I Enquirer, have taken mortal offehseat this
and the row promises to be a rich one
! We do not see how hesdifheulty is t.
be settled. The vital interests of boil
sections are, at stake. But SO far as ",
can see, the, very existence of Virgini;
-7at least aaa "a Democratic s,&ate-de
pends upon the result. Without amar
| ket for her annual crop of negroes, ute
bankruptcy would PROSTATE her in
year, But she, could not sustain hersel
in competition with her Congo rivals
and hence the straits she lis now. in.-
i We do not believe the Gulf States viii
iadmit Delaware, Maryland, Virginia
! Kentucky and North Carolina into thei
i proposed new confederacy, for fear the.
would control it and use it, as they hav
] the present Union, to sustain their mo
fnopely Of the slave trade, And if the.
hare notaadmitted into the ''new Repub
Elic,n itheirsinterests will impel them t.
sEoppose the dissolution Of the presen
lone.
| We look, therefore, for a fierce conaic
between the Slave breeding. and Slav,
i buying States. And with Governo
Wise at the head of his "legions, an
fighting in SO holy a cause, We woul
!. bet" ON the success of the gallant Nir
gfnians. When this issue is fairl
!, made up. the people of the Free States
should, we think, stand imperfect neutral
!, ! ity and let theefate of armies determin
t. ,ohe,her iFlSgiasa2 or Congo shall suppl
lie Gulf States tciiihntiggers. nS Fhisi
the real question, at at last, .i;aes~ !.
! How 1t Works. s@@oe.@f 25#s. "
Il VIC take the following from tn
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