Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-02-07
Why the Border Slave states
Should HLoOk Before They

poised between two ideas; to be drawn into
the Southern Confederacy against their il.
clipation, or, to remain, as heretofore, faith.
ful TO the Union and Constitution. Their
condition reminds US, 10 certain extent
of that of the much abused animal in The
fable, with a bundle of hay on either side
If the ass had demanded of the Northern
bundle that it should come to him, or be
would go to the Southern one, the fable
would represent exactly tie stand taken by
Virginia and Kentucky,-"Give US all we
want now, and we won't go further South
until we want something more"
We take it for granted thai the disposi-
ton 10 60 with The Cotton States is every
day gaining ground in these Border Slave
States. The secession movement is like
those hurricanes which during the past
year swept through sections of our coun-
try; every thing and every interest within
its sweep must bend TO, or be broken By it.
The time has not come for The calm after
the tempest, and for the counter breeze to
fill the vacuum. We confess we look with
dismay upon the stupendous treason which
stalks over the country, but We wait with
a fixed hope for that counter revolution
which will surely sweep into the gulf Of
infamy, not only the actors, but the abet
tors, in this internal drama.
We propose to point out some of the
results which must follow to the material
interests of the four Border Slave States
above named, when they shall have aban-
doned the old Union and lis attendant
blessing for an uniried experiment in the
new. We concede that seven States are
substantially ont of this Union, aad i. they
are agreed upon any subject-afler this,
that slavery is paramount 10 every thing
it is upon free trade. q. D.. sDe.r.'-f -I
First-Hemp. This article is protected
by tariff of SO per cent. ad valorein. In
.1s49 there were produced in bales in Ken
tucky 1877 tons, against 9,992 tons iu
1889. In ls49 Missouri produced lG,O2s
tons. This makes for Kentucky 35,564,-
600 fbs.,wbich al ] cents pound amounts
10 Sl,600,SS0; and for Missouri $685.
900 ibs., which at same price amounts 10
$I,442,520. The bale hemp of the two
States of Kentucky and Missouri for the
year 1919 amounted TO S3,043, 800
From statistics already published in rela-
. tion to the Hemp crop in Missour; for 1860,
We hazard nothing in saying that there are
$4,000 bales, and an equal amoant at
least for Kentucky will make the crop for
the two States, for The past year, worth
S5,04l,800. In addition TO this amount,
which is simply the value Of the law pro-
duct, there are in each of these States ma
lily millions Of dollars permanently invested
for its production. - -.
We have before said that hemp is now
protected by Tariff Of fly per cent, and
we believe-the free traders of the Cotton
States TO the contrary notwithstanding
that the Government by this protection has
been wise and provident. Now let US look
for the result tothese Hemp States, in case
of secess on from this Union to Cotton
Free Trade Union. ,rt $50
Hemp is produced in great abundance in
Italy, Russia, Holland, Great Britain, the
Easl Indies, Turkey Hindoostar, and Chi
ia. There is no export from the United
States of hemp; on the other hand, it is
largely imported from foreign coUntr,es.-
The hemp of all producing countries is
met every where by the Manila of the
Philippine Islands, in competition, and hilh-
ef;o nothing but the strong aud steady
arm of protection has sustained the pro-
dueiion of hemp in this country. We
think we venture nothing by SAYING that
il protection is removed at once, in three
years its production in the States OF Ken
tueky and Missouri would cease, and we
should see those States giving annually
five million dollars for the benefit of cot
ton and cheap negroes, 10 say nothing of
the millions of dollars invested permanent
ly for the production OF hemp. Not a
zane man in the country can deny that the
fifty per cent. protection on hemp is all
that sustains it against the foreign and
better article. Kentucky has always in
sisted upon this and has had it.
But We leave the item of Hemp for the
less useful one of Tobacco. In the pro-
duction- of this useless and baneful weed,
six States are chiefly iuterested-Maryland,
Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky, Ten
nessee, and Missouri. North Carolina and
Tennessee produce about 100000 lbs.
annually, ard hitherto have been firm Un-
ion States. We will make no figures on
Tennessee until she consents to the free
navigation of tie Mississippi, the mouth
of which cost the United States 81 5,000,
600 in money, and the violation Of her
Constitution, for the command of.the Riv
er, as was admitted by Mr.. Jefferson
TO the Border States, and 10 Tobacco,
which is protected by a Tariff of 80, per
cent. on the raw material. These States
produced in 1910 this article as follows: 4
Maryland 81, ,4o7, ,497 lbs.
Virginia Sc, ,S03,22
Kentucky 55,50l, ,196
Missouri ,ll3,7S4
Total. : $50, ,g25, ,7oa lbs. .
The average value Of Tobacco (if it has
any value :? is about six cents per pound.
The crop therefore of l849' was worth s9,-
O55,542, in the four border States above