The national Republican., 1862-07-30
wednesday, July 80, 1852.
MR. wALKER's LErrERs.


The second letter" Of Hon. R. J. Walker,
published In the Star Of last evening, cortains
many facts, presented In Mr.. Walkers vivid
Style, which are not new, but TO which the
Southern mind has been heretofore closed, be.
cause urged by "abolitionists" II 10 In this
aspect of the letter, as bringing home to the
Southern people the true view, to which they
have been hitherto blinded, Of the blighting
effect of slavery upon all interests, that It ID
calculated 10 do considerable good. If some
of the ideas contained In the letter are erro
nsous, they are also 20 illogical and 40 contra
dicted by the whole tenor Of what Mr. Walker
now writes, that they are not likely to do mucl
mischief.
Mr.. Walkers testimony as to the entire prac
ticsbility Of cultvating all the Southern staple
without slave labor, and even without neer'
labor, is given a. follows:
81 know It is asked, how shall We then Quilt
vate the cotton lands Of the South withou
slaves' This does not apply to the bordel
States, but before closing these letters. I will
prove conolusively, by the census and othel
statistics, what, from long residence in the
South, and from having traversed every South
ern State, know TO be true, that cotton 10 nov
raised there most extensively and probably by
non.slaveholders, and upon farms using exolu
sively white labor. In Texas, especially this II
great truth, nor is there doubt that skilled
educated, persevering and energetic free labor
engaged voluntarily for wages or It's own use
would, in time, especially when aided by i'm
proved culture and mac chnery, produce much
larger crops and better cotton, than now raised
by the forced NJ d ignorant labor Of slaves, and
AT much cheaper rate, at far greater proft:
than any crop n'w produced In the North, and
in \ more salubrious climate, as shown by the
sus.
a. The isotheruas of the great Humboldt,
differing 40 widely from parallels which
trace the lines of temperature on the earth's
surface, prove, as to heat, the climate Of the
South To be substantially the same as that OF
Greece and R1me. each in their turn the mis-
uess of the world"
Mr.. Walker thinks the country ia to be saved
by paying ff dollars apiece for all negro ba
bies hereafter born. which be says, we hope
without warrant, is :" the Presidents policy"
Our owH opinion is, that instead Of wasting
our btea'n upou beings not now in existence,
it will be better to deprive the rebels Of their
present slaves, without whose aid they could
as Mr. Walker will perceive, Is the declared
opinion OF the loyal citizens Of Baltimore, who
assembled on Monday evening in Monumen,
Square, to declare their sentiments upon the
present crisis.
We ere engaged In deadly war, involving
The very existence Of the nation, and we very
much mistake the opinions Of the people II
they will be diverted from the present neces
sity ofputting down great rebellion, which nov
has its hands on the very throat Of the Govern
nent, by auybody's Utoplan schemes ofgrsdual
emancipation. dependent, even for their com.
meocemeni, upon the assent, doubtful at last
and sure to he long postponed, Of States over
whose action the nation has no control. The
care demapds instant and urgent treatment,
and no such water-gruel prescription as this Of
Mr.. Walker will be listened to for moment.
We confess our regret that Mr.. Walker has
been so far led away by his old party ideas, Is
to denounce the adopted policy of the nation,
which is that OF the immediate and uncondi-
tiopal emancipation of all slaves Of rebels who
come within the power Of the nation, by e.
Gaping within its military lines. Mr.. Walker
may honestly believe that such a policy will
ruth both North and South, but II ia n very In.
opportuue lime for saying 50. 1t is the policy
decreed by Congress, and now embodied 10
solemn law upon the statute books. Instead
Of predicting ruin as certain to result from 1t,
Mr.. Walker would have been wiser to be SILENT
In three months, he will himself see that no
other policy could have saved the country.