The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1861-01-18
Vol 2.
t HE PILOT.
New England and her Political Policy.

inrut pf New fhg'an'l toy the lAh'iitg -
ne Pilgrims upon. / he bleak and ihhoepi a
bic shore, of plynouti, Ii was e-bra
tel hv New Eng and men, and those :.
New Eng gland descent. from the shores %
Maine 10 th Sc Of The far distant OREGON
wirh - and enthusiasm. As the great ev
rut OF their own aui Of general American
history. The usual torrent of euIogit..
upon this pe"p.e aud upon their distinctly,
characterlsti"s-upon the great things The,
have accomplished, were poured forth
The glorious points Of their career were
he'd up, dressed IN bright and vivid cUlors
and ornanenied with all the pomp al,
pageantry Of rhetoric that genius is cspa
pie OF in poetry and prose. There is :
darker side of the picture, which although
concealed from view on such occasions, is
paintulv evident 10 the reader Of history
and is especially prominent III this time
tor il does no. a.Iiurt Of donbt that it i.
New England politics and New ENGLAND
views hich have been the cause of the
present alarming crisis in onr political al
fairs The New England people have ma
nv strong and admirable q1ali:ies -thei!
industry, frugslity, energy. enterprise, ard
perseverance, in any thing they undertake.
cannot be too strong Y commended, and il
has rightly laid lhe basis of wonderful
prosperity. Bu', strange to say. with a!
their apparent intelligence and keennes-
they have always been remarkably short
sighted and unfortunate in their politica
vision They have manifested TIE mosr
stupid blindness 70 their political interests
The New England mind is not liberal
ai,.' comprehensive, hnt narrow aud inrol-
"sart ]: 'ae ne,rr eeened ia a, a,,pre,.itre
H.. gr,t. aGg.."fag.> 81 i mighty ruur,-
urGf.il ,,r'r..-rarH IT A,neri,.a. of wlt.u
i would form "a neral part. IT. o,>u
Sra:e~ b..icg small ami ro'Ifari.d :iw1Itt,d
and >ruuted in natural advantages. has
served to render It's people envi"us aud
Jealous of great States and magnificent
empires up"E which Nature has Iavishe.I
h.r git;s with proligal hand New En-
gland oppo>ei the purchase of the fine
territory of Louisiana measure which
has rpsulted in corfe rIng the most in,
'nrr,se ',"n-ti'~ upon her industrial inter-
e,t" II tas ex'tnde! Ier commerce and
her manufsrtures. bv giving them new
nra k,.l- of which they had Il m"unpnl,
he,ond AL competition. \" section OF
The Union Was a greater gamer 10y lie ac
quisiti"n. In 1872 she WAS IA singnary
averse to going 20 war with Great Britain
upon a question that she had the GREAT in
,erest in The seamen whom Great Brit
ain impressed were New England ~eannn
they were taken generally from New En-
GLAND vessels. which We're often c"nfiscate.i
b, the rvranuiral ufders in council.
The South aud West having no such
direct interest in the III liter. but Influenced
alone hy their iegar! for the ma ional hon
or. came nohIv forward aud Tough. Ney
Eng ahd'> barrIes who held snllenIv aIoof
or rather sided with Great Britain in this
war in defence of New Enrland's rights
Learning nothing BIZ experience, Il maip.i
" Of New England "pp. 'srd the annevarion
"f Texas. which. like Louisiana, was de.
'inrd Ia pen another vast field far he,
commerce and manufactures She has
ever been re>rive AMI aggressive u-Iuhpr
"f the Cnion. fav"Iiug measures ralrular-d
10 diSrarr is peace and prosperity anG
lead 20 IL overthrow an event bv which
= = would he The main sufferer. She has
been i G G'a'nrered part Of tie confe'iera
- Tie other SEQ ions If the cnunrr,
tave pad hundreds ot millions uf dollars
10 protect her manufactures bv high dati">
and give her an advantage over other
countries NJ Hons of dDlIar- have been
paid t" her ~-anr'n in the shape Of ti,hing
hountieS. Her great shipping interest ha>
the entire monopoly OF the Whole coa>tinu
trade Of the country. No European YES
SCI can do any portion of that business
upon any terms. Her ship builders have
a monopoly for The Union, no cirizen o
which is allowed Ia purchase and brinr
home foreign bottom vessel Her indus
rria! interests are closely connected witt
those Of the Sonth, whicl furnishes her AT
inporian, raw material. and gives her Al
important market; vet she has made wal
upon Southern Industry and Southern in
tere>rs, the destruction of Which would de-
her an almost irreparabe injury.
Take anav from New England the al
vantagps of the Union, and She would he
come the poorest and uost helpless portion
Of the cpnfe,leracv. Her industry wouId
lie prostrared, aud emigration Of lar-C
portion of her population would be Ihe
only alternative. Yet. .""ard this dire
result New England policy has hindly an,
lassionarelv tended The abolition agita
- I