Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-02-15

The Cincinnati Daily Press, in lengthy and
strongly argued article on "the future of a
Southern Republic thus Iemarks:-
"a separation of the sections will at once trans
fer the whole irrepressible conflict on the slavery
question TO the South. This will be the first
item in their share of the national assests. Tho
exodus of the Hebrews from Egypt was an affair
OF triillng Importance compared with the exodus
Of this evil from Northern politics. The plaques
of Egypt were light evil compared with the
political vermin which this question inflicts upon
the North, and its degradation of Northern man
hood. Its hegira would deserve to be aided. ms
the Hebrew exodus was, by the opening of seas
and rivers, and by pillars of cloud and OF fra.
and by gifts of gold, jewels and rament, such as
the Hebrews borrowed" of the Egyptians
which the seeding States have strikingiy imita-
ted BY borrowing the public property to aid their
exodus.
A separation will bring the emigration of
large number of the industrious portion of the
white people of the Border States to the free
States and Territories This migration has al
ready been compelled, in some well-known in
stances; nul the intensifying of the pro slavery
fanaticlsm, which has grown out of the present
excitement, and the general decentralization of
Law and order, will cause great movement of
the same kind. There is o large anti. slaverv
efement in the Border slave States, which. dis
couraged by The hopeless prospect offered Them
in Republic where the slavery interest must he
supreme, and by the insecurity of their property
and persons, will abandon it. We need only
allude to facts well known to the public, to con.
vince any one that this emigration is iuevitable
Even before the Presidential election, out of
which this excitement has grown, the people of
Kentucky village, who were suspected of moth.
ing but opinions, were fatty denied by Governor
Magotiin, the protection of the Government
against mob which was arming to drive them
from their property and were told, iu substapc,
that Kentucky was no place for opinions against
slavery.
A separation will not prevent the existing and
increasing migration of slaves from the border
to the cotton States, and the gradual extinguish
ment of slavery in the Northern States Of the
Southern Republic. This is now one of the chief
approximations Of the Gulf States and they have
already proposed legislation to prevent the i'm
portntion of slaves from other States. pxoen,
when accompanied by their owners for SETTLE.
ment. Such legislation could not be enforced
II enacted and its enactment would introduce
fierce conflict between the slnve States
There are higher laws than legislation. especi.
ally on the slavery question. Among these il
the law ofproft Not the law and the prophets
but the law Of the profits This is the new lis'
pensatiOn. We suspect it was the old also ~
there is any thing, material or transcendental
that can stand against the law of profit il bas
yet to show itself. Negroes at 81, 200 to ST 500
for field hands, are too valuable 10 be turned
into corn and pork, 1t requires something
wh'ch pays an extraordinary profit such as
twelve cent. cotton, or sugar with twenty .fonr
per cent. Government bounty, to sustain sncb
prices. Consequently the cotton market ia run.
ing out slavery from the farming States.
Negroes, estimated by the interest on their
price, with other allowances for the risk peculiar
10 TINT property, ure more costly than white |
laborers. Native-bOrn, free and,eaual Ameri. |
cans, as general thing, will not work in the |
slave States hut emigrants from Europe will II |
may he morifyng to our senstiveness abont
negro equality, but it is fact that, in the South
u negro is more valuable than a white aborer
Even in this State, agricultural aborers are
plenty Mt Sl2 month for the season. leaving an |
interval of three or four months, during which
they shift for themselves; and out OF this thew
clotle themselves; and if they run away or
sicken or die it is at their own risk
This taking all the other things into consider.
alton, is cheaper than slave labor, To mt a
) 800 slave to farm labor, when white men arn
SO much cheaper, would be like putting a S300
fast horse to the pillow, when $50 mule will do
the same work and be more reliable. The chenp-
ness OF white men, aud the dearness of negroes
will constantly drive the negroes from the North,
en slave States to the market which has placed
this high price on them.
The Insecurity of slave property in the border
States, which no possible provision can relievc
is constantly accelerating this African migration
But portion, even of the superior race. would
be safely trusted each with 81 500 with an ON
pertunity constantly open for them to run away
where they could appropriate it without re-
'Overy
That the Border slave States will become free
States is what every Southern statesman sees To
,e inevitable This is one of the elements NJ
heir apprehension of the future A separation
rom the North will only hasten this event. II
8 not a matter OF sentiment or of political ac-
ion; but it is the operation of forces which are
upreme over both. Then the irrepressible con-
ct between free and slave States, which we
ave so long "eDjoyed" in the Union, will break !
ut with new vigor, on q new border, several i
egrees further South and in proportion as tho =
order States bind themselves to the slavery !.
Interest," during the irst excitement, will be the !.
,rce of the reaction and of the new conflict !,
We need not say to any one who has ever :,
lought Of the matter, that what is called the !,