New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-10
A NORTHERN VIEW OF SECESSION.
To nc Educ, Of The y. y T'itSHe

A NOh1HERh VIEW OF bECESSlON.
To Ae Educ, Of Tns,. j. IT'tSre
SIR: AS tie smoke clears awiy al Washington, we
begin the bearings of the future with clear
nets, and many who something In doubt begin to
be able to make up their minds II "a certain that the
five Gotten South Carolina Georgia Florida,
Mississippi, and Alabama will secede from the Union
before the 4h of March, if they not forciby pre-
vented think it likely that Arkansas, Louisiana and
Texas will follow their example, though this is still
douittd by many If all eight secede the Union will
oDtist Il 4Ib Of March, 1861, of II States,
timing about "a, 100000 Of white people, uber more
Ian the total population of the United States,
including Tia, ks and cOlored, III 800 Ii will
have lost by accession TWO millions of ci liens, about
sny illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, ard Minnesota have
gained in the Tast ten years. This Is loss, admit;
but in esiiuatngi must always remember that these
two million citizens whom We lose element of
weakness well as strengb--that but for them We
should Lave heard nothing of the slave despotism at
Wstiii gon, OF Slavery domination and Slavery propa-
ealdisn in the Territories of Fillibusterism and of
imminent wais with Spain and Mexico. This is some
com citation for Il cir Ices. Bat If we had none we
81 ould .til len enber that the Union and Newiork
City posI erod before lought Florida, Louisiana,
ard Arkar s,s, before we annexed Texas, and
tefore Alal anna and Missi,,s,pri were ad;
n tilted to the COniederacy. We are, at all
events, 10 wolse OFF now than we Were then; and
when they lave lett us shall have got rid Of
conn OILY distmling element.
But it will be stated that the Border States Will fol-
low tie exam 10 Of their Southern Brethren and that
in coute Of tine, Delaware Maryland Virgins, North
Care lima, Tennessee kentucky and Missouri will
Hkewise de from the Union. This seems to me
very dCubtfal at tie least The Cotton States possess,
or fancy ley Ossese in their cotton the essential er-
ent OF national ependence Give them labor they
saw and tley will bring the world TO their feet With
discussing the sounOness OF this theory 1t may be
saity said tuat the Border States have no such ee-
t Of Independence rely on, and that in their case,
SCI aration from tie North and union with the Cotton
States would amount simply to throwing away the
ItTaGe advantage Of belonging to great, powerful,
ald established nation, for the Of sharing the
IIOlleuaticll fortunes Of small, weak untried ma
non DO not dwell upon the obvious antag )nism OF
interests between the Border and the Southern
Slave States, growing out OF the African
Slaye.trade question. But | have read
with care tie letters of Senators Mason and Hunter
Of Virgins and certain expressions of opinion from
citizens If Tennessee, all of which go to prove that
tbOe States ought to join the Cotton States IN their
sin, uar of supp, sing that Slavery is the only
inteiet in TIE border States worth protection
sdeia In fact Slavery is minor interest in all
If htm TeIe we've in Virginia, at the time the list
census was taken, twice as many white people
tleIe were slaves. The cash value of farms in the
State was S2l6 900 Coolies than half the price which
II sane lnd would have commanded in Free State;
Il eie t5 cotton and wooden factories and ~ iron
boundaries ut work the agricultural product Of the
State, though much LEES than il would have been but
for Il previous culture of tobacco, and The want OF
FIee Labor was very large iedeed, the wheat being
nOlOiUutly fine. Even Senators Mason and Hunter
will admit that the agricultural the Land,
the industrial, and the other interests OF
Viz, lila, Which independent of Slavery, are of
sCne consequence; yet, In deciding on the future
couIse If tie State tLey do not give them thought.
Their whole concern is for the single interest of
Slavery, Which they insist on protecting at the cost OF
all the Otler interests SO with Tennessee. That
State contains three times many white people as 1t
does faye-; the cash value Of farms in 1881, notwlth.
sanGing tie injurious effect Of Slavery the value Of
laId was mOe ttan the whole value of the slayos the
State contained III that year 81 cotton wooden fac
tories ard 81 iron iaCtOTes yet bear Tennesseeans
talkii about sacrificing all the agricultural industrial,
aud meIcal interests Of Tennessce for the sake of
a doubtful attempt TO protect the Slavery interest
The same remarks apply with even more force to
Mary laid, Delaware, Missouri and Kentucky, In all
there States, Slavery If OF many interests
not tie most inn Orant by any means; aud TO
expect that tie People Of thee States VIII
sacrifice all their other interests for the sake of pro.
teCtI tie II, gle Interest OF Sivery-gs they would
undoubtedly DO if tlcy cut loose from the great Con-
fedeTaCy Of Tie North to Join the small boilers Of the
SoutE-is believe them boreft of the common in
sLds of self-iIterest and tefpreseryalion. Sonth
Caiohra las threatened that in they refuse 10 join
her in eCeC tLey shall not he allowed TO send their
slaves South Tor rae. Ills il on par with the retail
hdoy laws Of Georgia, and worthy Of the political
economists of the Yancey school. Virginia and Mis-
s,mi nav rect assured, that whether secession takes
lace or lot If the Cotton States continue to raise cot
ton II ey w need Ill the labor the Border States can
send ttem and that laws to prohibit the importation
OF such la or would deprive the Cotton States Of what
trey mcst need aud would be dead letter from the
tcur Of their enactment. In word, the Border States
have every thing TO gain by remaining with the North,
and every Thing leopard, if not to lose by running
wild with tie cotton section Can there be any dOubs
az TO the cOurse they will pursue
Let us take heart then. Though the Cotton States
may 90 and drag with them Louisiana and Texas, all
VIII not be lOrt. The Union shor of hem will still
b. more IOpulous, IicleT, aud vastly more tranquil
q an it was when they were With M ten years ago;
6Id if ey do not by thtir foes, aud the isol.
lai iron the civilized world in which they will nd
Il enle,ts, hasten too swiftly to rum pauIerism, aud
derru,tion they will learn the cost Of buying
Il cir goods in the descst market in the futile hope OF
raising Southern rivals to New-York Cityi and ~ "A
ear OF TWO our trade will be conscious Of the oss
the Republic has sustii ncd.
LETTER FROM THE REV. MIR MILES.
n ne Editor Of Ite " y TriJpnr