Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-06-17


TIE EasllsA rssss spea- he American
We publish this morning ccpious ex-
tracts from an article We end in the
London Dispatck Of May 9th, to show
the diversity Of opinion existing among
the English Press upon the ultimate re.
suits Of the aGrest Rebellion" The
writer display an intimate knowledge
OF the political history of our country,
Of our clmsse, resources, disposition and
parsuils Of orr people. He has trav-
cled in America, and what he saw here
i he has not forgotten. TIE article will
richly repay q careful perasal, and with.
out luther comment we give it as We
fini it:
BEWARE OF DUEKUN.
We must draw our conclusions Of pro-
babilics and results from data better
asccr,ained, and facts more widely geo.
erallsel. Let rs see how the stock taking
Of tho ball.gerents SHOWS up" For the
New England States, the proucest OF
their position and conseqacncc-the
densest n population-the most civilized
commercial aad energetic sections OF the
Republic -the most ,mpervious, violent
aud confident in this quarrel, we lite
rally do not know where to turn tor
any evidence OF resources. They can
no. so much as feed themselves, but
have 10 subsist on tho (" bread-stnffs" Of
The Western States. They export moth
ing of their own producticn, except
some coarse cottons to the East, clocks,
wooden Hu.megs and "Yankec notions.
What domestic manufacture and produce
they have arc tho cresturcs solely OF pro-
lection and monopoly. They arc the
sialutsble paupers who receive out door
relnt IN tho shape Of difercntial duties
from all the other States Of the Union.
They are the mere creatures Of protec-
ton, exchange and finance. They live
BY buying, selling, commissions and per
cents, stock juggling and Wall street
dolscs. They have an cxecrab!e eli
mate, a mere Russia that makes lobor
in Winter difficult and continues VIM.
ter for six months out of twelve; ad-
d n, immensely to the costs OF
sub istancc and subtracting material
" from the faciitie. for production. Ia
the fade OF tho !" Belly and its Men,
bers," their part is that Of the head.
They devise and contrive, exchange buy
and sell, and keep the machioe going,
but they are maintained solely by tax
ing Their nclgbbors. Isolate them, and
we know not where they could turn, or
how they they could live. OF their own,
they send scarcely anything out. They
arc an cosorb'ng syphon that sucks
everything to them. The Slave STATE
export 40 mi'llous wcrih OF cotton every
year, bcs DIES rice, sugar, coffee and
other valuable produce. The Western
States export bread s.uds, cheese aud
pork IN large qu,ntiiv, feed New EEg
land, and 10 SEINE extent supply tht
Slave States. But the North eastern
States are mere excnangers of thu
produce of others, and &c
moro to the disposable resources
OF the oouatry than an auction
ear, usurer, a lawyer or banker IL
fac,, they are nothing but distributors
OF The industry and produce of othe
people.
Tncse are facts which lie at the bot
tom of the whole at this Secession. The
moment that the Frec-trsle interest il
Congress was weakened by the retire
mont OF the Southern Representative
the Eastern States hurried through the
legislature their ncw Custom Bill,
whereby they presented 10 themselves,
AT the expense OF the West, ana as they
are now trying 10 do, at the expense 0! The
South, taxes aud revenue lie the shape Of
protective and dlfferential dn.ics, to the
extent OF from 20 to so, and in some
cases cent. per cent, above what even
the former oppressive tariff imposed
Even in our own Kingdoms, which have
b,en united under one Sovereign, and
b. heightened history OF reciprocsted
giory for hundreds Of years, the three
peoples are as distinctly segregated by
their separate nalionalities, are as jealous
of their individual independence, are al
Sudden and quick Of quarrel" upon th.
provoeation OF tho most imaginary
slight, as it t!vir forced and tribee
unions had tahca place only yesterday
For century the mass of the Scotch
continually execrated the Union. Ire
land, up to Il Is hour, talks, thinks ant
feels repeal. 1t has been only by the mos
careful and tender respect for the mos
imaginary State rights OF the people o
the sister Kingdoms that English ssates
men have been enabled to avert Sc
cession again and again. Nothing j
more certain than that if the sIightes
inequality Of advantages or treatment,
the smallest assumption Of superio,it,
had dictated the policy Of imperis
statesmen, neither Sc otland nor Ireian
could have been preserved from Sece
sion. The transatlantic States We,
scDarate provinces aud colonies from I'll
time Of Elizabeth, each with its ow
Governor. charter, carly history, law
associations. To this day they are muc
more cmphatically statesmen then un'
ed statesmen. They arc not American
bnt Virginiaps, 'Caroliuians, kcrtnkiar
men Of the Bay State or the Empi
C,y. State r,ghts,in contradis,inction
Federal rights, 10 the oldest party cry
the Republic. The Southerncrs rega
it IS an insult to DO called Yauke
The Notthe,nprs n r.. cuualIv contemp.