Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1861-01-11
Delaware has now less than two thou.

DoIaT2re mas now less WAN SW0 tooV-
s.pd Slaves uumber scarce equal to that
Of single individuals in the South. Bor-
dering on the Delaware river and bay for
the larger aud richer part, Delaware il
bound TO Pennsylvania by oil the ties Of
commercial, political and social interests.
She has no heavy stake in slavery, and in
few years, under any circumstances, will
become Free State This result would
follow almost Immediately If she we're to
20 with the South, Tor reasons similar, bus
still stronger, than those which would
press OF Maryland. Ifshs remain in tho
UDiou under ,hc present Constitution, she
would be protected las would Maryland
slso) BY the guarantees OF that Constitu-
,iOn as TO her slave property-she passing
of Of which would, in that event, be
.careeir accelerated in either State. Del.
ss.re ass ;he FIRST State to accept the
Constitution, aud l doubt not that her
patriotism, her duty, as also her interests,
vi. keep ter steady at her post If Ma
rylsod seeedes, she must count on two
hundred nies Of free border separating
her from Pennsylvania, and hundred
miles Of free border. soon TO bs, separating
her from Delaware
1t seems strange ,hat the question OF
Slavery in tie Territories should st pres
ens convUlss our country throughout its
vast area, when, in truth, We have NO Ter.
ri,oTies 10 which Slavery ever will or can
exist. Why should the North press this
question, vixen it is ceriain that a,l the
present Territories will be free, no matter
what the legislation on the subject Of kla.
very! And Why should the South take
the Territorial question 50 Euch to heart,
when we have 20 territory fitted 70, her
Climate and production will
settle ,hi. question. We have no Terrific
rie. fitted for the production Of cotton,
sugar and rice Without these, or some
Of these products, slavery will never plant
itself in new country. With these pro.
ducts, it Will be sure to 60, 10 matter what
the legislation. Why, then, these angry
fsuis? Is it because We may acquire 9TH
er territory f.ted for slavery! Rather
than have these feuds-the.s threats Of
Us close the boundaries ~
the Repuhh-. - '-'i'' " As40"' Nv
moYe.
The pea,eful breaking up Of shis great
wi,hOa. = struggle to main
tain il, would be . miracle. 1t can never
be. Whence, then, would come the sim
ew. Of war-money II the government
we're to divide Oh Mason and Dixon's line
and the Ohio, and a contest ensue, would
no, the Southern par, require, during the
war, . vast annual ou;lay-of some Fifty
or Sixty Millions Of Dollars al leastf
Besides tie ordinary expenses Of govern.
meut, she would have TO create navies and
armies, snd maintain them a, = war-poius.
The States Of the South only could borrow
money, for the government Of the South
would be unknown and unrecognized BY
the capitalist. Of the world Some Of the
largest and strongest Of the Southern
States have slresdy, in their sf'r,s at in-
ternal improvements, pressed iheIs credit
as far as i, will reasonably bear, even in
peace and in the Urion. If this severance
and eon,es. take place, SO far from being
able to borrow other large sums, the exis-
ting stock Of those States would not COM
mand if,y cents on the dollar in the mar.
ket.. The only alternative would he re.
sort to heavy taxation. What would the
share Of Maryland be! Shall say .
twelfth or fourteenth part Of the whole
sum required! This would make Mary
lsrd's share about Three and q half o.
Four Millions Of Dsllsrs over aud above
her State expenses, and thss to be raised
10 the mids. Of war, convulsion and dssola.
tion.
People of Baltimore! People Of Mary
land. You have struggled bard to msin-
tain the credit Of tie city of Baltimore, as
well a. Of The State a; large. 10 these ef-
forte, you have been most successful. II
you leave the Union, what will become Of
the debtyou owe, and of the plishted faith
o. your city and State! Can you pay
that det: and redeem your honor, and
m.in,sin st the same time war-e1penses iu
gu unnatural con.ssti Clearly you csn
uo,. If you 60 ou; o. our Union, you 60
into insolvency and disgrace.
People Of Maryland, pardon, pray you
pardon, q faithful son, and none the less
50 ,ha. he acknowledges higher and ho-
lier allegiance to his country, If be has
yen,ured in this address beyond the mod
est proprie.ies of his humble station. 1t
be dared hope ,ha, any word of bis would
give fresh resolution to any loyal Ameri-
can heart, or revive in fresher cOlors that
true strength Of couu.ry-the patriotic
love of her people-ihas hope would cheer
him now; and if j; prove true, would be-
to him blessing aud a consolation to the
latest momen, of bis life.
WILLIAM II. COLLINS.
Baltimore, Dec. 20, 1860.