Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1861-01-15


DEAR sas-If in my power would 10 70 AZ nesting
aud iut9 every neghhorhood 10 svery state Az Isfey
in this Union. We in most perilous crisis but one
which the country might yet pass without serious harl
II the honest masses could az once pe reached anu Aue
Whilst extreme Northern and Southern politeianahaye
bean dividing and disrscng the country those Who cure
nothing for Office or political position and VINO nave bean
labOng In The agricultural, mechanical and trading dt
parunenis Of the country, have under tue blessings "
Providence made Us really AL that We are. -.., 81,
This great Ajority and most worthy portion Of the sill
ens had time to examine aud satisfy her minds
To whittier we have been drifting ny tue sid oil section
| AL selfish, ambitious men " eau in time call into
counsel those to whom are most indebted io uur III
dustal and intellectual atainments aud, Ia fact for MI
our superior prosperity and greatness the best govern
ment that fell the lot man may yet be preserve
All that u wanting is for the honest masses North anl
south 10 h induced without passion and with their tool
heads understand the abstract points Of derenee aud
they will at themselves with the fratera spirit
Of their revolutionary fathers lntuse the same into the
political agents, and force settlement Of all sectional
difficulties and again return to their neds, shops
ships aud schools They taken by surprse; they
seaterei They have 1t is true to contend with trained
hands but there h time and they will and settle
these ouarres about tribes II they can In proper time
, | and manner be sppealed TO-
held slaves some did not The Revolutionary fathers in
the North not too good 10 form confedeacy aui
then government with slave owners ana sase stats;
slaves escaped from their owners they should be returned
them. They generously recognized the rights OIL the
slave States For the nke Of fraternity and peace and oT
q the general welfare they voted 70 continue ID.
African trade for twenty years All that y needed
l. indepepden and patriotic spirit fathers Virgins
gave up territory and agreed that free States should b
- formed out Of IT, This has been done. We now own tor
IT rtory In which all the States free and slave, are tenant
10 common Shall not the slave States as such, have
Ia share this common territory We are not me SAM
'e peop that we're here in the days the Revolution
70 there could he difficulty In relation 70 this The quei
he ton is too insignificant to distract divide ana rum I'M
n country. l.,
p only afteen The free States have malores in bot
houses Of Congress, and these ma1otes soon 70 Pc
10 creased The ree States have the surplus population
~ settle and make free States out Of the territories ~
III slave States have no surplus Common sense ought
teach the people Of the free States that the shaneea AT
M to grant ali that the slave States request laws
ne climate soil and productions will settle the question
LAST that the result will DO precisely the same under an
Of the theories about which the politicians Of the tv
=. seetious have each other SO much by the ears.
10 uu Northern friends say they are fully sensible Of IN
They say they rely on political authority
1t should be borne in MUD that IN the days Whom l
iegson spoke had cotton Rn. II had not then be-
discovered that slave labor useful In hot CLIMATE
in raising tobacco, rice cotton aud sugar cane Al h
day they not worth more and did not sell foe mo
than horses. They were rather consumers than p
ducets, There were no anxiety 70 retain them NJ
they worth from six to fifteen hundei dollars ea
Their labor is the source Of than Two hundred IL
lul, lions dollars annually to the national wealth Il
lost and powerful interest has sprung up.
the Union with the slave States under the then condi
Gu and rr umst anres, we have ready to wi
Ihe they would do they here, with this ttit0
i question: under existing circumstance No lair MIN
res, doubt but they II alive would say " Let u
to southern sayehoding brethren have all the terr
ehl climate and productions especially II 10 understood
non the bona ne Settlers when they agree
ee constitutions may fairly determine the question OF slay
. IN for themselves in their own way"
one the beauties aud excsllencies Of the mmon
u is that it conforms Itself 10 as TO embrace and shield
He'd aud increased interests.
at A. these interesta grow up and Increase tho conn
Ia law extends Its circumstance, aud Strengthens lis
uO tectiye power
,uth il has been kened to the bark upon the sspug vi
inn widens and hickenH impercepbly the tree
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