, 1861-01-12

would again request al persons who ship
produce, to Jor.rdr1 to me at MENDOZA, III, a
copy Of the By q Lading, so that their ship
mcnts can be 1opkcd after.
WI. H.. AnSr,
Gent Shipping As't Kansas Relief
THE QUESTION OF THE DAY.
The Religious Preas on the Crisis.
Let us try to get at the true issue, ns be-
tween the Northern aud the Southern States.
It concerns, Of course, the question Of slavery,
and nothing else. Except as growing out Of
that, all allegations, as to other matters, from
any source, are not worth 3 moments atten-
tfun. Massachusetts, has no difference with
South Carolina, other than this, more than with
Pennsylvania. And the real issue Is, uhich
aaau Aou b the leading influence and poarer III
the Republic, adrt1y or jrtedoMf That question
is now either to be decided, or to be- slurTcd
over, by some arrangement which shall push It
make himself path-onlJ to find 1t growing
Untfl lie PCT ten d Or IN tweiye ycars this was
not the question. 1twas always admitted that
freedom Was at the basis Of this Government
and that slavery was an cxcrescnce, unwise]y
soon is it could safely be done. This was the
doctrine North and South. No southern man
pretended until recent period to Justify
slavery. The old dispute, between what were
known as ,Abolitionists and Conservatives at
the North, was about this attitude Of the qucs-
tinn, the Abolltionlsts arguing, from the in-
nate evils Of the system, that VIC ought actively
to urge mora1 crusade n,ainst II, while tho
Conservatives held, that as the southern people
admitted the evil, and profcsscd to be onty
whiting to see some mode Of safe dcllvcrance
from it, 1t was due to them, morally and
nf1iffc1f9v fhnf wait their nrf1rr
only giving them to understand how we felt
about 1t, and by our testimony quickeniny
their conscfencea.. : -.
Thus the matter stood till Of late.. But how.
Is it now: We are nll beginning to see-all
and all--that the Southern ground is wholly
changed. The hustipgs, the forum, the press
and the pulpitall unite to utter very different
sound. -Sop, slavery il a good-a positive
good-to master, slave and the country, and
The doctrine is, TINT " III mission Qf The South
tem." Thus tic South las Changed its ground
entirely within about tho last decade. Illus
tho North changed a1sof OF course, there is q
relative change Of attitude on both sides. But.
the change Of the North is the result and the
the sonth admitted the eru, We agreed, for NC.
never. denied. that. We, therefore stood SUBJ
stantial1y together. But now the South deny
The evil, and that denial puts us In opposition.
How CAME the South to this position Some
affirm it to be tho teachings Of Mr. Calhoun,
little difficulty In tho matter, It was not Cal,
houn, but Cotton, When cotton was worth
five cents the pound, the negro was worth per-
haps $500. Then slavery was IN evil, and waa
so admitted. But cotton rose to fifteen cents
tue pound, aud the negro rose with It to s15O0.
become "a good, and the whole philosophy
Of the matter is contained in these lacts.
The increase OF, manufactures, the increase
In National territory, and other causes. have in
creased the price Of cotton, and thus helped on
to the. decision. The, case is only anothcr e1-
people believe what they scish to believe. Tho
world furnishes examples enough Of this phil
osophy. Pharaoh and all the Egyptians were
strong in. the belief that IT. was right to. hold
the Hebrews to brickmaking, while It was SO
profitable to them. There Is 4 philosophy
abroad which sustains all the vices of society
among the patrons Of them. -.
And SO with the prodtableness Of slave Labor
continually increasing, the nghtfulness Of 1t
has continually Increased part passu, rs an ethI-
cal and religious question, till press and pulpit
arc swallowed, carrying with them conscience
and will, through all tic South. u. :,
or course u the result, VIC have nc8. de-
1nanas In behalf Of The system. It must be re-
cognized rs right by us. It must have unlimi.
ted room fol. growth and ,pcrPctnation- It
Hub 11AfE uOL u I1CtE E4usAALt III luE nUFCEu-
ment, but an adsantase; foF with cqanlity,
Glirly given, freedom would be sure to gain
upon it. It must be given the lead, SO as to
keep forever its place. Efe, In Tact, must aid
"to CONSERVE, shleld and peFpetuate it."
This is the real question we arc now in the
faee Of ---~
For ourselves we. reach one or two conclu-
sions. AND one is, that We do not esteem it to
be of the "grsatest possible in.por&dnce to sdtls
the difficulty al oa:e,h cost what It will The
present unsettled condition Of things, with
tho cxcitements attending, are doubtless III
evil But they nre not IN unmixed one, These
things have been the policy Of the South to
cxlct concessions Of the North for gDod
while. We very much incline to the belief
that their existence Tor = time will be salutary
to the South In two rays, First, to show to
that section that the North can bear them when
it once makes the endeayor; aud. Scco7d, that
the South will learn some things better bY cx-
perience than in any other way, and that this
iayorite tlfeat ever since our remembrance, in
case the South could not have her way, viz:
for q time to their own care. South Carolina
is now in the enjoyment of both, though no
blood has been shcd. This is the kind Of war
which may cool her nr1lor for the real article.
We would not be In haste to terminate any
sooner than shall please her. It Is rastIy cI-
pcnsiyc, aud terrible dEudSery. Let her rich
men know What the cost is, and her young
men know what real work is- Let them have
good opportunity to take the lesson Besides
ne=rues enow said to BE- worth only $500 each
and unsaleablo at any price. Perhaps slavery
will come, after time, to be 4 srs'ong and an
We do not mention these things In a spirit
ofrejoicing at Southern calnmities. But wn
rejoice that Il We are to be always thTcakrped
and coerctd By threats, that those who make
them shall know their expense, and If possibly
grow wise By experience.
Another conclusion, Is, that net eva to e.
cape {ae etils Of aetud[ sp, t.oud xe a;t.d nib
naiss'on 70 the Outrageous dem1Hds Of t9a,~71y
se]ieh ~ hare specified This il an on ful rene.
dy for orils- But . abort war is better than
au intcrmiuable despotism. So thought our
fathers so think the Italians
Slavery il an davAslc crime, Whatever the South
may think, when upheld, yindicatcd, spread
and perpctuated. The fire will not niclt that
opinion out Of the Northern people. To make
ourselves party to Its spread and perpctra-
tion is to commit the treble crime asainst hu-
manity, our own conscicnccs, and against God.
Let US be patient, aud hasten On no nnriqAt-
eous peace.
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