Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-05-22
NUMBER 12O.

that when be heard Of the attack Sumter lie vas for
an exterminating war, writes as follows:
That was nv feeling on Mordiy lat. bi since then We
have heard OF the secession OF Virginia 10 be followed
doubt not by that OF North Carolina ard Tennessee
and probably Kentucky and Arkansas leaving pos 10 v
wi us, of the slave States only DelawA e. MrJlind.
aud possibly Mi souri; perhaps slso Western VrLaii
Now with such small portion Of the slave States adhe
ring to u hold that the policy OF endeavorng to coerco
the seeding Stats back into the Union IL extremely
doubtful, 10 say the least Of IL. Win only DslaWare
MARYLAND WesitrI Virginia aud Missouri adh ring TO
us The slave element would be reduced srch modest
proportions that the free States could easily give 20 the
saveosners OF these States adequate money compen-
ion aud free all their slaves, thus giving Us united
population With homogeneon, institutions.
While thus banshng negro slavery from our borders,
let AZ the time bansh another sort OF slavery
which holds down aud oppressPs white labor. ] mean
the slavery Of protective tarh Let the manufacturing
ard c)al and iron interests OF New Eng.and, PenDsyl
yan.s and Maryland abandon soshnes ard be satis I'd
with the protection which Gcd and nature have given
them in ncGrn markets skfu hands and inycn ive
minds. Let US raise "a much revenue can by a
simple tariff OF ten per cent ali imported articles, III
cuding tea AID coffee, aud IL that will yield enough
tic purposes Of government raise the balaIce CT
what may be Gees airy By direct taxation.
With Delaware, Maryland, W. stern Virginia and Mis-
sour aihcrng the free States should have natural
boundaries OF rivers by far the greater portion OF our
southern frontier, and with homogeneous Institutions
aud a toD tdr,B we should BE- a united, happy, ara
prosperous people, than shall be, should ve
even be able the seeding slave Safes back
in.o Union with For, supposing such event ae-
compished could not hang all the secession leaders,
horever richly they may deserve it, neither could we
bJnish them from political power. Your DAvi.es,
Toombses, Prors, Keitis "e. hoe genus oune" would
gain be lhey have heretofore been, the "hes in the
ointment of the spohecay wi ch Il to send forth
a sinking SAVIOR" The "wicked would not cease from
oublng" allow "be weary to be at rest" There
fore if tie slave States are epared TO leave US in
oJy, let them 60 1t WAS entrely diff rent matter
while only seven Of them proposed to leave us then
were bound not only by what due to ourselves but
by what due to the Union men OF The loyal slave
States to coerce the seceders back into the Union bot
now that all tie actual slave Stats or DO not regard
Delaware Maryland, Western Virginia aud Assour, eI.
ceDt temporarily, in that cttegory have left us or
will leave u have nothing consider but our own
interest in the matter aud that may be best attained by
acting Dogberrys advice TO the consaOes, when he
had told them comprehend all vogram men in tho
Princes name" Add the constables proceed to ask
him, "But how, if they will 10: stand :" why, then,
said he. IBID them 60 and thank God you are rid oil
klaye."