Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-07

the counting-roOm, of G.. N. Lewis, No. q
West Sixth street, and of P. Macarthur &
Son, Vine street above Fourth.
Tho Future OF n southern RepubIic-Sec
Ond Article.
In the previous article on this subject we
showed that the Southern Republic would
be strong central Government, composed
of all Il Q slave States, snd would begin with
the practical opening Of the African slave
trade, a great accession of slave laborers, a
greet increase in the staple products Of slave
l.bcr, which would be felt in all the channels
Of trade and commerce; and that an un-
limited supply of laboreTs to draw from,
would be likely TO result eventually in the
scquisiliou of such adjacent Territory as was
sdspted % the raising Of sugar and couoo.
There are the brilliant features of the be-
ginning of the future of Southern Repub-
lc. 4here are some others equally patent
to re efiec ction, which we propose to consider.
A separation of the sections will at once
transfer the whole irrepressible conflict on
the slavery question TO the South. This
win be the first item in their share of the
national assets. The exodus Of the Hebrews
from Egypt was on nifair OF trifiing i'm
poGtauce compared with the exodus Of this
evil from Northern politics The plaques of
Egypt were light evil compared with the
political vermin which this question inlllcts
upon the North and its degradation Of
Northern manhood. Its hegira would de-
serve 10 be aided, as the Hebrew exodus
was, by the opening of seas and rivers, and
by pillars of cloud and of ERE, aud by gifts
of gold, jewels and raiment, such as the
Hebrews ''borrowed" of the Egyptians;
which the seeding States have strikingly
initiated by borrowing the public property
10 aid their exodus.
A separation will bring the emigration Of
a large number of the industrious portion of
the white people of the Border States to the
flee States and Territories. This migration
has already been compelled, in some we'll
known instances and the intensifying of the
pro-slavery fanaticism, which has grown out
of the present excitement, and the general
Decentralization of law and order, will cause
a great movement of the same kind. There
Is a large anti-slaveTy element in the Border
slave States, which discouraged by the hope
less prospect offered them in Republic
where the slavery interest must be supreme,
and by the insecurity of their property and
persone, will abandon it. We need only
allude to facts we'll known to the public, to
convince any one that this emigration is in-
eyi,abie. Even before tho Presidential
election. out Of which this excitement
has grown, the people of q Kentucky
village, who we're suspected of nothing
but opinions, were fatty denied, by Gov,
erpor Magofin, the protection of the
Government against mob which was arm.
ing 10 6rive them from their property and
were told, in substance that Kentucky was
no place for opinions against slavery.
A separation will not prevent the existing
and increasing migration Of slaves from th'
loroeI to the cotton States. and the gradua
exiting uisbment Of slavery in the Northerr
Ecates Of tie Southern Republic. This il
LOW one of the chief appIehensions Of tn,
Calf States, and they have already proposed
legislation to prevent the Importation 0
Slaves from other States, except when ac
compenied 10y their owners for settlement
Such legislation could not be eutorced il
enacted and its enactment would introduce
a fierce conflict between the slave States.
There are higher laws than legislation
especislly on the slavery question. Among
these is the law of profit. Not the law ant
the propbets; but the Law of the profits. Thi
is the rev 1ispensation. We suspect it wa
the old also. If there is any thing, materis
or trsnsceAdental, that can stand against the
the law of profit, it has yet to show itself
Negroes at 81, 200 to $500 for field hands,
are too valuable to be turned into corn and
pork. 1t requires something which pays an
extraordinary profit, such as twelve cent
cotton, or sugar with twenty-four-per cent
Government bounty, to sustain such prices
Consequently the cotton market is running
out slavery from the farming States.
Negroes, estimated by the interest on thei
price, with other allowances for the risk pc
euliar to that property, are more costly thar
white laborers. Native born, free-and
equal Americans, as a general thing, will
not work, in the slave Slatesi but eugrant
from Europe will. It may be mortifying tC
our seusitiveness about negro equality, bu
it Is fact that in the South, negro is NOR
valuable than white laborer. Even in thi
State. agricultural laborers are plenty at 81
month for the season, leaving an interva
Of three or four months, during which the
shift for themselves; and out of this the
clothe themselves and if they run away Q
sicken or die, II is at their own risk.
This, taking all the other things into con
sideTation, is cheaper than slave labor. 7
put a s., 500 slave TO farm labor, when whit
men are so much cheaper, would be like put
ting $500 fast horse TO the plow, when
SEQ mule win do the same work and be moi
reliable. The cheapness Of white men, an
the desrness of negroes, will constantly driV
the negroes from the Northern slave Stat,
to tha market which has placed this hig
price on them.
The insecurity Of slave property in Il
Border States, which no possible provisio
can relieve is constantly aeceleFsting th
African migration. But a portion, even
the superior race, would be safely trust,
each with 81 500, with an opportunity co
stsaty open for them to run away whe
they could appropriate It without recover
But healthy negro carries this Walt
about with him, and has a standing tempt
ton 70 carry it of and make it his own.