Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-02-04

tivAted when its fruits perish hand for want of
market Aud is it manifest that this must be hence
forward more aud more the case in this Stdc|
The earth produces at this tune, much is called
Tor by the home and the foreign markets while
the aboung population notwithstanding the emigration
TO the West aud the South West il fast increasing Nor
can VIC shut eyes the fact that the rapid increase
of the exports of -four and tobacco from aud
fertile soil will be continually Iessening the demand
Virginia for her two great staples and be forcing her. by
the inability to pay for imports by exports TO provide
within herself substitutes for the former
These important truths to be recognized by
all and, am happy to see about to be acted on by
the Legislature. Virginia turn her attention
and more the Investigation of her industry by the
establishment of manufactures both relieve the
charge of her agriculture and to give it, in lieu Of the
gluted markets Of the world the stimulus of local
kes at home, which will duse around their respective
centres, smiling scene OF renovated life and verdure-
How would the system OF absolute free trade patronized
by the cotton States accord with this condition of things
in Nirginiag With one of her staples-tobacco-mo
heavily burthened with taxation by foreign governments
than any known production Of the EARTH and which from
the necessities of their systems of will continue
to be burhened and with rising manufacturing estab
lishments of her own, could there be act of
suicidal rashness than for Virginia place herself in
situation, in which liking cotton" by undisputed pre-
ponderance in the councils of separate Southern Con-
federacy would be enabled hrow her ports wide open
to the free and ndiscriminae admission of the manufac
lures and productions OF foreign countries, without any
regard to her distinctive and vital interests?
glance these things to show that in the utopia of
a Southern coniederacy, should have no more harmo
ny aud concord-in some things far less--tban in the
grand continental temple dedicated by our fathers
American unity peace and freedom. Let be content
with the noble structure which they have bcqueatbed
u.s. desiring neither general convention to botch it,
sectional convention to subvert It, If evils arise from
time to time-and have disposition extenuate the
magnitude OF those which have fallen on uS-let seek
4 remedy for them within the Union as it's II is the Pc
culiar felicity of ederatye Republic like ours as have
already remarked that it affords remedies within the pale
of the constitution for the defence OF the public liberty,
unknown TO any other system Of government.
Let make firm and faithful trial OF these, and they
will not fail u.s. Let us not, upon the sudden appear
oil a squa or because or two ofthe have
mutined, desert good ship the Constitution abandon
orr comrades, and in panic betakc ourselves to toe
raft OF secession which will conduct US know
not WHITTIER amid the trackless uncertainties OF the
ocean, fnot whelmed once beneath its stormy pillows.
The occasion calls for cOones seEposses-iOn, fmnosS-
cordial and racna concert among the friends OF he
Constitution aud the Union eyerywhcre--a calm review
of he past provdeu forecast to the future And il
these qualities shall be brought 10 the crisis as hope
and believe they will be- shall find in the sequel Is
often in the overrIlng WAYS ofProyidence that
good has been ciuccd from evil aud hat from the net;
te, danger, ha- been piuckel the flower safety
Very truly aud faithfully,
Your friend,
-, Esq. ". G. EIVES.