Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-04-12
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southern Resources.
selfpresersation is the first Law Of nature, and j.
applicable not only to individuals but to nations.
Under its influence the States Of South Carolina,
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida and LOUISE
ana have separated themselves from their former
political associations, and have formed for their
own protection a confederation, based upon the
rnaintenance of those equal rights which they all
claim, but which have been denied them by the
Northern portion of what once was the United States
of America. The position of Tennessee and the
Border States so called, presents strange aspect
The who have for years been the leaders of POI
itical parties and whose actions have more or less
controlled the destiny of the country, seem suddens
ly TO have lost all the powers of thought or propa
bly, like FRASKISsrEN they feel they have CREASE
monster that they cannot now command, anu ..Ae
him, endeavor to flee from the phantom their POM
cal errors have established in the land mat liie
Union is absolutely irreyocably dissolved is so nx-
ed fact that IL is useless to argue upon It, and the
ouly Question before the public mind Is what steps
ienoessaa win taxe in the premises that is, VIII she
;o;,. a.. Mouth or the Southern Confederacy? The
;de. of a Middle Confederacy is too preposterouS
for consideration unless it is the INTENTION 70 estao
lisb series of petty Republics that viii necessarily
he contemptibIe in themselves and the ridicule and
scot of the whole world. We shall have North
own confederacy, Southern, Middle, the Lone
Star of Texas, Pacific Republic, and Utah stand
inc alone, glorying in her Mormonism, and bidding
defiance to any interference in her domestic insttu-
tons.
The breaking up of the American Union may be
well termed dire calamity but its having absolute
ly taken place. the next question that presents itself
is what is best for the general good. The feeling
that actusted the six States, first mentioned in this
article is spreading rspdy with all the people Of the
Southern States and will evidently in short time,
induce them to form one entire confederation; and
and it may be well to enquire what the resources of
the South are, based upon her agricultural opera
tions which are at all times the wealth of a coun-
try. Fps ga
From congressional documentary evidence; it ap-
pears that the cotton crop gives employment to
10000 tons of inland steam tonnage and 1000 per-
sons in Transporting it to places of shipment. 1t
gives employment to $4,000 American seaman and
100000 of American tonnage in its coastwise ship
ment; to 100000 tons of American shipping and
10000 American seamen in its foreign shipment,
and at least $4,000 other persons are engaged In
receiving and shipping it. 1t gives employment to
at least 100000 operatives in American factories
whose annual wages are over S17 100000 In these
factories are invested 100000 of American capt.
tai turning out annually at least 10000 of pro-
ducts. The average yearly cotton crop amounts to
$3.50, 900, 600. In 1858 the crop was 6OO,0OO,OOO
pounds.
h. TO fl0
in Louisiana from 1852 to 1885, was l42s,3l7 hogs
heads, being an annual average of 2s5,s6S hogs
heads.
Tobacco shows return of sI2,22l 900, and rice
81, 100000 The reports show the annual pro-
ducton in the South of herses and mules 5000,
neat cattle 665e 900, hogs 100000, sheep, about
6 100000 wool 100000 lbs, wheat 3O,O0O,O00
bushels Indian corr 25OOOO 900 bushels Irish pota
toes 10000 900 bu. To these may be added the hemp
crop of Kentucky, oats, hay, fruits, vegetables,
poultry, ETC., etc.
These census reports show merely that portion of
the agricultural products raised for the and sus
tenance of Southern population, the Others viz:
cotton, sugar, tobacco and rice form the basis of
our exports, which, in round numbers, amounts to
about $22O, O0OO 900, and is the paying medium of
any foreign necessaries Injuries we may desire.
The combined South has $4,000 square miles of
land, being large Great Britain, France, Aus
tria Prussia and Spain, with shore line the At
lantic and Gulf of Mexico of 2SsOS miles, and 249
harbors, not including ali the rivers.
There are many impositions in the way of taxa
ton from which Southern people will be released in
separation from the North, one of these is the
nual tribute paid by the South in the way of boun
ties in support of the fisheries off Newfoundland and
the adjoing SEAS all for the exclusive benefit of the
North; and 1t is hoped that in the formation of a
new Government some steps will be taken to prevent
the corruption that has found its way into the Con-
gress itself. 1t is not generally known that the
amount for the payment of members of Congress,
flor one session cerks fees stationery newspapers,
&C., for 1858, amounted to s2,5O4,7S7. This amount
is taken from the Congressional Globe and may be
relied on as substantially correct.
The principle that the majority shall rule will of
itself entirely preclude the North and South ever
again forming one Government, the North having
population of %, 900 900 and the South only 10000
900. The South is forever placed in hopeless
minority and in the hands of those whoEe feelings
and interests are entirely antagonistic and at vsri
ance to her well-being. These all matters for
reflection and worthy the attention of the people
whose destinies are cast in the Southern States.