Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-01-23
INC Now Confedcracy.

The Augusta tGa) Sentinel evidently does not regard
the proposed new Southern Coniedefacy with favor
free from all suspicion Discussing in its issue OF the
l-b the internal organization of such COnfederaey'
the sentinel says
I'VE presume that the form of government will not
be changed TO any material extent Our present form is
dear 10 the people and they are not yet prepared to ae-
cept monarchy
The sole defect Of our present Constitution exists it
thinks in the want of adequate provisions for the recon
element Of conflicting sectional interests, necessity
which it insists shall be amply provided for IN the new
C,nfederacy. We quote
1t must be well known now that the interests OF the
s,vebodipg States are not altogether alike, and very
few wears NAV make them much more dissmilar thaa
thew are at present And first OF all We desire Il DIS
pcty settled az the beginning, nominated IN The bond
So that there any controversy arse
IL tbat each State rghtuy withdraw from the Con
6eraev AZ her own pleasure without hindrance or even
srumen from her eonfederltes. Topreyent aler-caps
we want this right Of secession paiuy written IN the or
ganc law.
The re-openng Of the African slave-trade is point
upon which the interests OF certain members OF the new
Copfederacy would come the Sentinel asserts into I'M
mediate and irreconcabe conflicts. It's views upon this
subject are thus set forth -
We believe that the interests Of the new Contedera
az and the fraternity between its different members
which at last must be the great bond Of Union require
A provision in the Constitution, prohibiting forever 70
gress or the States the authority 10 egahzs tne
slave trade except by consent OF threeourtns Oh Tue
States When the COnederacy goes into existence,
din fact even now among the seeding States the ola
on-ttuton remaining Of force, there Is no law 10 pre-
vent the import alton OF African savageS; anu s tuec
fore must be question Of the hrst and greatest import
,s Even with Constitutional provision, prohibiting
Al. Co f-0un ever
n MIGHT still 20 on there being no iGic TO punish those
Who might engage in ii and therefore It would wen De-
come the first Congress Of the new Conederaey 10 ehaS
law. making the offence punishable with suen me as
would efec;ually put a stop 10 IT,
Ipon the vexatious aud troublesome question OF co.
lecnc revenue Tor the support OF the new Government
the Sentinel expresses preference for the imposition OF
tax upon imports and perhaps exports and the pro
bbuon OF direct taxation except in cases OF invasion or
.nsurrectiou Some emiuenty practical considerations
connected with the setting up OF new Government are
thus discussed by the SatiHsi'
Georgia paws comparatively very httle per cent on
pfoperty as direct for State, couaty and poor
hoo pgrposes0m six and half 70 eight cents on the
hundred dollars for the State, aud not more, perhaps
than eighty per cent that for al other purposes out
side of the cities Sill the State raises 100000 annual
WHAT would she have TO raise as her part If the new
the total revenue tor the Government would not be less
than forty and might rise 20 sixty millions of dollars
annually For the FIRST Few years IL might reach siN.v
an If war eusue OF which there can scarcely be doub
the necessities Of the Government would exceed one hun
Grei millions II there be eight States in the new Con
ftsrscy Georgia would De required TO raise at least sj
-3fs of dollars in addition what she now pays Tor
tle safe The that now pays in the country, hi'y
dollars. viii then Do, required 10 pay eight hundred Il
On. Coafederacy Of the fifteen States, still the Georg1
olnter will have 70 pay FIVE, six, seven hundred co.
isrs where be nov pays fifty How can be pay ity
Tue Gcorg, Planter row. owning fifty negroes, thirty
Of whom are field hands eight thousand dollars worth OF
lands and eight thousand dollars worth OF mules cattle,
provisions &c makes OF ten years s. GOO worth
OF cotton per snuum aud pays taxes direct 70 tue amount
of-S-l Under the new regime he VAL have TO pay
from e-ht TO eleven huCdred dollars Every body know,
that he could pay u without selling negro or TWO
every YEAR Import Africans. reduce the price oi
hed hands TO $500 and cotton 10 five cents make his n-
coms 81 500 aud he would destroy any government on
EARN rather than bear such burdens these. He could
no, bear them, and il would be folly TO talk TO him.
Nos ie. the Georgia Convention bear all these things
in mind; when they appoint delegates 70 tie S0athsr"
i8nssi.ti0H az Montgomery.