Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-11-06
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der slave states.
We find in the Kanawha (va) Republicans the follow
ing vivid sketch Of the consequences likely to arise from
the destruction Of the Union and the formation of
Cotton COnfederacy;
"Butet us come little nearer homes let take prac
teal common sense view Of the matter How are We OF
the border be affected by such stepG What viii be
the result far concernedl In the hrst place
negro propery-and il is about this property that the
whole difficulty has grown up-W disappear, for no one
will risk an investment INSECURE. All the negroes
that do not run off will be taken South and sold at prices
runousy low because Of thelArge number thus thrown
into market Next do not raise cotton, and we VIII
DO oyerpowerod BY the cotton nteres for bear In mind
that our Southern Conederaey is TO be founded on the
idea that Cotton is King and all other interests are to
be made subseryient TO that. Again; We are as yet
without manufacturer and our supplies must come from
a distance. We have no commercial connection with
the Eastern part Of the State for the want oil inter-
nal improvements and supplies will have TO be pur-
chased in the cities Of the Northern Confederacy or
wagoned over the mountains at a ruinous cost TO the
cnnsumer-say 20 pound for sugar and double as
much for coffee The outlet for all we produce will be
on the border Of the Northern Confederacy and every
bushel Of corn wheat coal potatoes, beans-our hay,
oas, coal OIL and in a word, our surplus products OF
every kind will either be left our hands or will be
Subjected to the impost duties imposed by this Northern
Confederacy.
So far, We have gone on the presumption that the
Union will be dissolved peaceably, but who dreams oil
any such thingg No one, except such retred phOso'
pher as Wiloughby Newton, who has nursed this Dis
union scheme in his disordered Imagination until be
has become a mOnomaniac the subject, and sees In
the future only the ufment of his hobby Of dsunionism
as his diseased mind has painted it, The other Disunon
leaders are Of the stamp But how long would II
be If we dissolved peaceably before would be invol
we'd in civil war not thirty days The first negro that
ran o-the first difficulty that occurred between ndivdu-
ais on the opposite sides Of the Ohio river, would be
magnfed into national sggressionsi then would come
recamaons and encroachments from one side and from
the other auns eer and thousand things to stir up Ill
feeling and hot blood and Immediately the whole bsr-
der would be involved in strife and civil Boodshed
and house-burning rapne famine and midnight forages
would be the order Of the day all along the border and
only on the border And when this occurred, who would
do the fighting? The brave sons OF the soil and who
would paw the expensesf The who did the lighting
Who would run all the risks and get none OF the prohY
The men who bore the expenses. The citizens of
every border county would be organized as
stlnding army loaded with taxess and crushed
by high prces-for they would have to buy all their sup
plies Aud what will be all our remuneration for all this!
Read it in the forsaken, paged homes, and smiling
farms untenaned; cur hills and valleys, now vocal with
thrift and industry, and joyous in peace, depopuated
aud waste Instead Of cultivated fields, lowing herds,
beatng hocks and loaded Vineyards the wild beasts and
the forests will assert and resume their sway Instead
Of the ring Of the woodlands axe the merry carol oil the
the mechanic will be heard the crack of the deadly rifle,
the tread of armed men, the rattle Of the drum, the
booming of cannon the wall Of the widow, and the cry
Of the orphan And instead Of the peaceful sleep OF the
aborng man, be will have to stand sentinel over his
premises lest his little all be destroyed, and his house
burned his wife and children. Read the history OF
civil war in Hanss and say whether you can look with
desire on such future But they say will not suffer
alone the other side will suffer much as we. Grantit
Does that make position any more desirableY Not
one whit and this is but tame picture OF what Dsuni-
on would produce our border. And when this all
comes where will your Disunion leaders be! Yancey,
Rhett Il Co. fighting side by side with you: Alb,
no. They are too sharp for that. Mr.. Wiloughby New
ION will wrap himself up snugy in his philosophical re-
trement. Mr.. Boyee will DO ecturng on Southern
rights and demonstrating the stability OF government
founded on cotton. Mr.. Toombs will be engaged IN
proving the superiority of Southern civilization. Mr..
Keit will he riding in bis carriage. Mr., Rhet will be
sudving the fine arts in Rome and teaching the Italians
States Rights Democracy. And Mr. lancey will be IN
London Paris settling accounts with his cotton bro
kers sparkling champagne. All Of them at safe
and healthy distance from the scene Of turmoil and con-
act which they have involved in They will have
fears for the contest Though il cost the last cent in
our purses and the last drop OF blood in veins they
know il will be given and given freely, if they only
manage to 'precipate revolution" They know that
Eh the strong arms salwart frames, aud brave hearts
OF the border between them and Northern COnfedera
cy they have nothing 10 fear. They know that there
he fight will begin, there the fight will continue, and
there the fight will end although thereby that border
will be prosrated in every interest that enhances pros
perity or aids the progress and happiness of people
We write these things with solemn conviction Of the
dangers and difficulties into which these Dsunion leaders
would hurry u.s. and We earnestly beg our readers to
ponder them in all seriousness. Talk this matter
with your neghbors aud ask yourselves you ready
for such crisis and in view Of your responsibility TO
the Ruler OF Nations for the preservation of the rich
blessings He has bestowed on us a. a people-of your
sponsibiy your posterity for the part many take IN
this matter-so vote in the approaching election, as to
avert if possible these dire caSmtes, TO rebuke those
who would enguph u.s. and our common country in this
vortex of destruction and transmit uncurtsed to future
ages those blessings which have been vouchsaed
as nation, by that benign Providence which lead the
armies OF our infant Republic through the dark and try
ing DAYS and bloody scenes Of the revolution.