Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1861-01-10

rss 81 " ele Awake clubs. aho uiil In the ncxi
Presidential election well the forces Of RcpuI.
i.eani.m a. more ins r,linatc extent than nov
There a., hai'ss now saeking ~ TIE breast. OF
their auti.sis,efy mother. who wili l.. brought
a. % tiis ldes. - no mttter hfw long YOU post
ppue q crash fem the SINE cause 8. bouid
eventually % 'pme. H. ten years from nov ths
political power 81 the North. b} reason Of the
ffsp,tderance 70 their increase Of nonui,tion
over you-s. viii be % great that YOU viii be hu,
mere. miserable minority IN th, hall. ~ Con.
sress. ~hpss claims Tor the protection Of your
rght. uill be treated ~ the mlstilr would rceaid
ths petty snappines ct the nee Tie aged men
n,v upon the Supreme Benea will spas from the
a could bring myself 20 believe that there
afs any am M yoa Win would be deferred from
iat reai.tinee % the aegrcssions upon your
rights WI asalts a?on 70 n honor-, by any f.,
th,t seces.ioa nigh, resul, IN collision Of arms,
! would sh,w you how failaeiou- isthc idea ,ha,
such a rcsa't would ensuc. The presumption
t'iat government Of people like ours, trained to
an appreciation IF freedom hy an experience
which knows no -hacksls 10 is extent. j. Irspos-
ter,us. II Il Government which, rs Mr.. Bell
saii. cannot exit when mutual confidence j.
gone l. not that already gone' Can il ever
be restored Can IL b, brought back by force or
arms' Can union Ike ours be preserved by
such means1 ffrresersed. would il not be a
mere nominal Union, presenting none Of the
rcciprocitcs Of feeling which makes up the reel
proc Of feeling which makes up the real and
substantial copartnership. Would such Union
be worth living in. II subdued We should happen
to be, would We be anything else than vassals in
IT, Who il to fgh, and sublue usl The army
IL l. composed of southern a. well rs Northern
men. The navy II Is Likewise composed
Both Of these grca, branches Of the national
defense, simultaneous with the establishment of
a southern c1nfeleracs, would present disor.
ranixaticn. y, reason of the substractions from
them, which would make them roworlcss for
assault l. The North 10 do IT, There are million
of men there Who are with us who would die
before they would strike blow against Us. a
hpufc divided against Itself can not stand. how
then can il present formidable military cstab.
l,shmon, 10 fight Us whom they have ru,hcssly
wronsci' BESIDES this. the financial tt.is which
they themselves have brought about, has thrown
and will continue 81 throw, 20 many of q cir Ia.
horors out Of employment, that war there If
labor against capital will soon cnsu., and the
,errors OF bread revolutions will again be enacted
besides this. We have a climate la summer which
u the dread Of the Northern man. The apprc.
hsnsion of ycllow fever would chill his military
aflor. even vi were possible 10 Ice excited on
the side Of the ifrcpges-lblc conflict. The idea
OF Government With an empty Treasury. with
heavy debt with 40 credit ly reason OF the
withdrawal Of the portion ffom Il which gave Il
credit. With IA army and navy discovered. With
q people hgh1lng among Themselves, eocrclug
as, Ia "a f,llacy, Hut why discuss the qusatlon.
ID vii Ice o. the Interest Of the North 90 place "
upon the basis OF the mot favored nation. instead
81 Ia Eight u.s. Interest will prud,ntly point her
In that direction AMI tlIther she VIII ta,e. Our
two separate Conederaoies, believe. would
have harmonious relations with each other, and
We would present a more perfect picture Of fra
ternsl regard that now exists. BY reciprocal
vantages, in return Tor which she would lie glad
90 pay VS. for our escaped slaves or return them
O. US. Indeed, | think separate existence. with
our intercourse guaranteed by treaty stipuatons
would present to the world contrast with the
present wranglings aud dissatisfaction in uni
ted capacity that would Ice favorable indeed.
This idea Of fear of fight and another one Of
injury to the personal fortunes Of the people Of
the South. is the only argument of the Union
savers. Ny God, has il come to this, that the
people the slaveholding States to he opcr-
atcd upon by fear and pecuniary interest. have
dismissed the suggestion that there IA TO be any
war unon the South. i'll had the time, could
prove II to be conducive to the interests of her
people to separate from the Union. Judge Ben.
ming, isting ushed Statesman and statistcian
of Georgia, estimates the annual drains by the
North from the South 10 be near $50 900 600.
They are as follows. BY the tariff, So, 900 900;
by the coasting trade, 3,20o,00O; by indirect
trade, $3.50 200; by the fishing bounties, $50,
900; by fugitive slaves, Al 100 000:by the Scuths
foreign goods coming via the North, 81 ,0o0, 09o;
by the excess of public expenditures at the North
Sill ,l66. 900; BY Southern travel at the North,
Sl5,0oo,0o0 Total. Ssi ,966,0oo. He estimates
the drains in this way since the beginning of the
government to have been - SOC, 200. This does
not include interest, winch ~ Is ir 10 presume IL
would have brought had il remained in the South
To be within bounds. the amount OF money, in
Guiding interest, which has been drained by the
North from the South since the beginning Of the
government i 81 ,000, 900 600 A sum, as Judge
Benning states, equal to the valuation of all the
property in the North, as ascertained by the cen
sus of 1850.
This is what We have paid the North; in return
for which We have received nothing but continued
aggression. the robbery OF our property, per
ssstent assaults upon oar constitutional rights
aud now. as result, the mangled remains of a
ence glorious Union.
In separate confederaoy We would not suf-
Ear these drains. We would not be oppressed
by tariff discriminating in their favor to enrich
their personal treasures. We would have to
pay no fishing b0unties To educate thcir seamen f,
20 work Cor themselves We would have no in
direct trade. aud cur own seaporss would be
crowded With the vessels whose forests OF mlsts
indicate their commerce. We would be at liberty
60 empio, the vessels Of the world 20 DO our
co4stirg trade. or hare vessels Of our own 10 do
IL. which would relieve Us from the burdens of
sshe present tonnage tax. These and other va
rious results which would How from Southern
Confcleracv would shut OF a greater portion OF
these immense drains. and would thus by keep