, 1861-01-28

lult Iuc Legislature llaS gone out Ol lts WY
to discourage home manufactures, and has
been guilty, upon the whole, Of 81 inellably
mean and scurvy trick.
THE MIsS1sSIpPI RIVER.
The Louisiana Disunionists undoubtedly
intend 10 offer what they call guarantees 10
all " friendly States" on the subject Of the
fec navigation Of the Mississippi. We arc
not among those who believe tha: the free
and urobstruetcl use Of this highway is the
first motive Of the Northwest IN denying
the right Of secession. High above all Pc
cuniary considerations rises the love of the
American Union, pure and simple--.Ae &C.
yotion to the American Constitution a. it
H. Nor do wc think that those aiders and
abctlcrs Of treason in Illinois and other
States in the Mississippi valle5, who have
no loyc Of the Union as a principle in their
hearts, arc 1ilsel; to be mored BY money
consideration, however important to them
selves and their postcrlty. So far as they
arc concerned you may not only close the
mouth Of the Mississippi, but you may eli
npthc lakes and destroy every railroad 1,t-
tween us aud tic ocean-you shall never
find item lifting finger to prevent it.
He who is tory and coward BY nature vii
never be moved to his duty bJ facts like
these. When reduced to poverty by tie
acts Of fmarauders he will beg pitifuliy from
door to door, but he is too meek ever to
strike back, no matter what tile proroca-
ton AT the same time The movement Of
the Louisiana traitors to take I: position
which shall put Northwestern commerce
and Interests wholly ct their mercy is i'm
portant rs probably furnishing an early
easus 1clt; 10 the loyal millions who inhabit
the shores Of the Ohio, the Illinois, tLc Mis-
souri,, aud the u?pc, Mississippi, Let it
not hc supposed THAT VIC seek or desire a
provocation for war upon Louisiana Or any
other State. The people of the Northwest
do not deal in bravalo. They know their
rights and they know how to maintain
thenl-that is ell
Let lis sec then what these "gaaranties:'
amount to, which masnarimous Louisiana
will offer concerning the right Of nayis.-
tlon through lcr territory. In the first
place, what guaranty can she offer which
will he half as c!iectual as tue present con-
stitution Q! the United States: If guar.n-
:!es arc 10 bc discussed let Us have the best
one W. can get. II may be urged that the
material in,e-cs,s Of New Orleans arc the
les: guaranty 1i'ai Gan b- asked or granted.
But New Orleans il only i small part of
Louisiana, and Louisiana only 4 small part
Of the proposed Southern Confederncy.
The free navigation Of the Missouri river
Was most important item 10 81. Louis,
Kansas City and 81. Joseph in the year
1856, get the right Of American citizens to
navigate ii i'll peace Was ruthlcssly violated,
whole season Of prosperous aralc was
lost to the principal marts Of the State, and
fragrant catalogue Of oa:rascs were pcrpet-
united on the persons and property Of emil
grants and travellers. Thea. ~ now,
VIC had no Go-ernnarnt If tic Cnitn9 States.
The Constitution was dead letter: II it
had been g. living instrument in the hands
OF men faithful to their oatl,s Of Office, that
national highway would have been opened
in thirty days, AMI the sraccless gang of
scoundEcls would have beca under indict-
mcnt for felony What guarantees can
Louisiana give LII that she will not repeat
the Missouri experiment?
But it is proposed to extend The s,,aran-
Ties cnly to friendly States" Il Wiscon-
sin, with her 10000 Republican majority,
included III the list OF friendly States? Is
Ohio, with llcr 1000 majority against the
extension Of slavery, 10 be counted as 4
friendly sta:e? Is 1llino;s-t.c home Of
Abraham Lncoln-wi:t her i, COO major
ity III tie same channel, ono Of those States
to whic!, these guarantees 1na; I've extend
cd? These are important questions.
Again, II these treason delegates in the
Louislana Convention were authorized to
speak for the whole Southern people, or
for majority Of them, how can tho pres
cnt gencration Of slavc-drirers bind the
next generation? How can the Louisiana
Of 1851 bind tic Louisiana Of 1881? What
guaranty have: we that our right in the
Mississippi, recognized to-day by those in
wl4osc power il il placed 1y secession, will
be Respected six months hence when some
Irritating eTcat 1nay have suggested the
confiscation Ct a Northern cargo by mis-
arable mob liI:c that w;.icl. recently planted
battery on the bluffs Of yicksburg?
Finally, cf wha: use IS The free nayica-
tion Of the 11ssissippiif il every cargo which
goes toward, the Gulf is required 10 pass
through eustom house, and pay duties
at New Orleans? Mississippi steamers
cannot nariga,c the Atlantic, nor can New
York or LiYc,poel merchantmen sail up
the Mississippi Everything which goes
down or cones up must break bulk at New
Orleans; everything must hc regularly en-
tered at ;hat port, and must be suhjectedto
such laws as Louisiana or the Southern
Confederacy may choose TO enact 1t is
not sufficient 10 say that the interests Of
New Orleans will require free trade with
the Northwestern States. The interests Of
New Orleans will he suhservicnt to the re-
quiremcnfs Of Ill the Southern States.
What uxE require she will be Obliged to
accedc to. Among other delicious results
Of secession the South Carolina Lecis!a-
1urc has prepared 4 revenue schedule law
Ing exortitant taxes on watches, carriages,
sa1aries- incomes. insurance nremirms
rents, dividends, negroes, and almost every
thing else from which dollar can be OBJ
tanned. When this system becomes gene
raj, isit supposed that the Southern empire
will hesitate to relieve its own pockets BY:
'extorting duties from: tho commerce Of lie