Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-01-09

John A. Peck, Union knife CO., Naugatuck.
L. s Parsons President Of Squire Parsons manulac'
turing CO.. Brandlord
Henry e.. Lewis, manufacturer, New Haven.
T. n shelton President tack and bolt manufacturing
co.. Derby.
sheldon Bassett, President birmingham iron foundry
and machine CO, Derby
Isaac C. Lewis britannia manufacturing CO., West Ne
rdgu.
s. W Co,Gas. Coliusyile axe CO., Colinsve.
We suhiou the appropriate and vigorous comments OF
the Hsrlld on this circular, which follows 1T
thus appears that these Connecticut manufacturers have
az length discovered it to be their duty and their interest
% take to the field in the form Of independent Union
movement against our mischevous sectional agitators
of che slavery question There can be doubt Of the
drift Of this movement It is evidently leveed at our
slavery agitatius republican party Many OF these Con
uecut manufacturers have been drawn into the rePub-
lean ranks I'm opposition to the democratic party not so
much on account Of slavery upon the question OF
tariff protection of some sor, to our home manufacturing
interests Now, appears that this thing has been car
reI 100 far and that in the absence o. orders at the
preseu, time from the South and Southwest these New
England manufacturers are opening their eyes to the pos
tive dangers Of their position.
I'm this connection We are assured that "ihree-ourths
OF ,bc receipts Of the manufacturers of Connecticut for
tie last two years have been the direct earnings OF slave
I1or with which the taxes Of said manufacturers have
been paid, their schools mainly supported, and from
which tbe very salaries of their abolition parsons have
been drawn" And vet the strange anomaly is presented
ia this very section of the North New Englandl Of the
strongest abolition procGyos the part OF her people,
ao are u reality dependent upon slave labor as the
...lve u,-arclg OF South Carolina or Louisiana. lis
ael however, tha. our New England manufacturers are
- Inst becoming "s3grd the goose question: in com
acuiug ,ae ra.aous holly OF killing the goose which
lass their coII.o eggs The argument which appeals to
m direct question OF subsistence IS conclusive; and nei-
b.r the preaching, of abolition parsons nor the teach
-s o.. abolition dem1gogus-, nor the appeals Of mere
sectional parity can s,andoe it,
Ina political view the importance of this movement of
OBJ, manufacturing class of Connecticut be over
mated THE manufacturing interest WAS the back
bone o.. Che Oh Wui- party, aul in tbeNew England and
Central S-ss &c is Jle backbone of the Republican par
.y. p,ueb this c-ea, interest from the Republican
sup aud ,hst party {, at reduced to contemplate
s...oa And We perceive too, that this thing may be
i5rr This Connecticut movement is mainly due TO the
le.cc ofSouthera orders for Conuecticut-mada hoes
Ns ta.k-. bolts saddle and GIG trees and all and
.-l OF the thousand other Yankee notions from Yam
l clocks to- lasee broom handles, that have entered
heretofore So largely l,o ,be list orarces of Southern
consumption. A. h.l pressure viii extend to all the
aaulcuug interests Of the Northern ataes with the
continuance of this Northern crusade against southern
slavery this independent political movement Of the man
as-srug class viii extend until this Republican party Of
zone idea" shall De superseded or broken TO pieces