Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-02-08
Ehe English Press On the lme.lcaa

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far affairs, arc not all favorable to the aeces-
sonists. We mako few extracts 10 show
lgB liie question is viewed in Eogaad
tFyoa he Loadon DAILY Nstgs.
Ihe avarice of ,be planting interest IS the
I tafaoteristic most established in public opin-
4 la sn America. The capidity has long arfi-
4 Fd az thar stage at which it defeats itseli.-
Kisr desgiatiag their districts; ana debasing
SER neiglibors 10 tier rage Of monopoly, the
4ayeholdeFs fiad Themselves stepped TO tbs
| lps in delt. Under such circumstances il
yas supposed that they would never part With
| fe protection afforded to slavery BY the Union;
t eaey profess 10 be disposed for war; in
1ser Wardss % Sc ready for the extinction OF
thsr conmsfce sud tic dsstruet ION of such
Tapegty as they hive. fe seceua for Tbs
"a have Two expl aatious--eiaheT ths insur-
gate trust 10 tbe pacific disposition ef the
9aTtheTn States, Or they sincerely beiieVe that
tbeg could sussaia var. lfo5abiy beth
thssa ere true, and the aceessiouists imagine
thas % fep weeks or months they shall have
tesir GonpiaFee in their own hands, vita IN
ll4i,ed power e slave mtkiag and sspyehold-
Wbat Is She Fower II tae soush 10 make
asgE 1ae whole group Of slave St1tes have
Ass Than 5G,00e whites ct To bear arms, and
thy have 4. 100000 Of slaves 20 eeeTee from
s moment Of the hEst beat to afals, They
nave aellber means naF experience. Tha Free
ssases have nof only maeA falier population
blk every iabering man there IS a cisizou, rea-
q 10 qindicata tas free hbof nfiaoiple. There
iiAoiaisg aat tosal defeat before ibe South,
iheaseSoi Hss and The defeat would ba ooe
sefeb mgst &bolisa slavery. Whether able or
RS cefe1d themselves against The oaen,y
tag wal hsve invited, tle ecttoa gEoHess
R.st give up tb4ir erops feF the season hny
attempt al war, and any issue Of il, laust
eleafiy be injurious 70 the prospect q tae cot
toa supply.
There g5en8ias the project Of o aew slave
bas4ipg reppalis. oFptser confederation hos
6uia cotg5a efoa3 au3 resoh -7hssr,, uDdcr
iheD, rndcr sirh systeal2 L Is eneugh TO
sos faat the needim capital is absent Tae
soil and iaaastrq Of those States DO nos yield
food for he people Eho iab4hit thsn, nor
clothing; they owe their rosds, their iastitu-
}iaas Of conyenienee, and defepce, aud trade,
and eyaa Of iiliage, to their Fedeyal clauoeo
ton. Tie pitiabla e9DfasiQa agl a3fu. WITCH
faliowad instantly upon Tie sieHiug Of tie Or
diBance Of Independence show how unprepared
even 3he leading men are foI az isolated ez-
istenee. They were ali adrift as 70 their cur
rencg, their pest otices, their taxes, t5elr qe-
fences. gaey ha3 rot looked al Tie practices
bility before ttieg took the ieap, and they are
doing Just the same about the future.
Without adequate ports, shipplng, varied
industry or available oapital, they assume that
they can provide The world with cotion, while
all the world sees the inpossiblity Of i. IL
must be remembered that there is no flesh
lend for them to occupy. They aave no ulesE9
wjb which 70 take Guss OF ipsaae Geatrai
America, even il the Northora STATES did not
preve9t such an attempt; and they are @Fged
n on The southwest BY desert too destitute Of
water 10 adndt Of egeu railwsy aeress is
bseadtl. Restricted with their present teEei-
tory, which is yearl5 becoming exhausted With
slave liliagc, ana supplied with the dearest la-
bor IN the world, which will eseape iato the
free States faster than ever, tae American col.
ton planters nor only have no chance against
other producers OF cotton, but could not make
it answer if they bad the 6eli TO themselves.
What, then, must we do7 We must lose no
fine 10 promoting the growth Of cotton Wher~
eyer ii will grow Ths obyiens method Is to
strengthen the hands Of the Cotton Supply
Association, and Of every society Walsh can
satisfy US Of its ability to grow wbat We want
within our own dependencies or e,seEhere,-
The case is 10 our own bands. Australia OF
India could give US all we want; but not With
out some pains on our part. We mast take
what we can get from America while preparing
our own erops; but wa must be ready 10 dis.
pense With any amount Of American cotton
which cannot be get to grow in an atmosphere
Of political and social revolution.
From The London Morning Chronicle
ssTreason against the United States, says
the Constitution, ssshall consis. only in levying
var against tkem.p The people Of Charleston
have now deliberately levied war, and are BY
law guilty Of treason. Declarations Of seces-
sion might be mlds again anG again, but ac-
tious are alone taken note of by the United
States law, and oothipg is wanting to complete
the ease against the culprits IN South CaToli-
IA They have usurped the sovereign and ex-
cnsive right Of the Federal Government By
seizing the Custom House, add leyyng dues
on vessels entering and leaving the harbor;
they have made direct wal npou the United
States BIZ entering Fort Monitrie and Castle
Pnckney, and though the sergean''s guard
stationed therein made no resistance, yet shey
we're Uuitod States troops, and were in military
possession Of the forts. We hear of further
aots oonaitted, not by the authority Of tho
State, bus by the mob.
Io The face of these facts, evinciug en- al
most insane audnci,y- when we consider them
as the acts Of little State Of 100000 whi:e
inhabitants against the Government Of a na-=
e % -Nln AAA .rh.t Il, ne soc III W..sh.