Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-10-30
From the Richu. ond whig.
The FUTURE OF the Coufe6eracy

prevented from obtaining the Independence for
which they are so bravely struggling. Their
success i, certainly. 10 themselves, not matter
o. question IL will not. therefore be considered
that we are building castles in The air. u We :
glance At some ut the advantages We shall possess
a people, aud upon winch we b sse tsle expecta-
tlUn Ut becoming prosperous and powerful Con-
federacy- OF course in the bret space of an eli I
torisi article We only notice few of these I
advantages.
We assume that "a the result of our secession /
and the war that has followed, all the States that
adhere 10 the institution oi slavery wfl sooner
later swing loose from the old wreck, aud range
themselves alongside of those with which they i
have common interest and destiny We ,hall
then. without including Territories. cover area
OF over oOh.hO0 square miles. embracing popu
lation OF H. JJ OJJ. incu linz 4 .OOO 400 slaves
land possessing every desirable variety OF CHI /
mate and of soIl; with agricultural capacities
almost unlimited; with facilities for domestic |
manufactures and foreign commerce surpassed
by no other country of equal extent on the face
of the globe. The eastern limit of tins vast ter
ritory is formed by the Atlantic Ocean. which
washes its shores from the mouth OF Delaware
Bay to the Cape of Florida, distance Of 500
miles. Its southern boundary stretches from the
Cape Of Florida. along the shores of the Gulf of
Mexico. I'd mouth of the Rio Grsnie. dis !
lance of 2D0 miles. This immense line of sea
coast is dotted with convenient bays and harbors,
and Is intersected at short intervals by large anu
navigable rivers. whose branches spre ID and ram
ify through every part of the interior. Among
these may be mentioned the great Mississippi.
which for the last 2iI0 miles of its course flows
through slave territory, and belongs exclusively
to the Confederate States. An extensive system
of railways already extends its 3riirean arms
through the land. and the day is not distant when
the whole country will be covered with net
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ton. and when the means OF rapid intercourse
and exchange will be established between its re-
hottest extremites. OF The productions OF the
South, II Is only necessary 10 say that they COLI
stItuted more than three fourths of the exports
OF the old Government. and that the whole
civilized worlds dependent upon her great staple,
cotton. for the most Indispensable article of
ciuIning
Such are some of the physical advantages we
possess. Who shall venture to say chat such a
country. in the hands OF brave. intelligent. en-
terprslig, liberty loving race. may not attain the
very acme OF national prosperity and GRANDEUR
Aud. without arrogance, such a race may caIm
10 be-ln proof OF which We cite the fact not
only of the development, progress, and culture
exhibited in the States composing The Coned-
eracy but the lndSputabe tact that the wealth of
the old government. the wisdom of its laws the
glory OF it, arms. its prestige and power, were
mainly due to southern intellect and vaor. and
the productions OF southern labor and soil. Every
page of the Row closet history of what was the
United States is lustrous with the geniu. #
southern minds and the achievements Oi southern
courage.
With such a country, inhabited by people
capable OF defending It, and capable, tOo, OF turn
ing its great natural advantages to tn. most pro-
ductive uses, nothing is needed to the
highest prosperity and happiness, but wise nstitu
tons, judicious eglslations, and "A prudent ad-
minlstratiOn of public affairs. In these expects
it is our good fortune to have had the teaching of
some of the wisest statesmen, and the examples
OF some OF the purest patriots the world has ever
seen. Washington. Madison and Mason, Taylor
of Carolina, and Randolph of Roauoke. and
many Others from single one of these States,
have lett imperishable iegacies of stateSm, nshp
and patriotism for the guidance of all alter ages
In addition we have rs A stern and pefp.tual
warning the shipwreck of the Northern States
the result of radical and agrarian theories, of
demagogical agitations and knavish practices
Add 10 these the great conservative subStratum OF
slavery as the basis of our society aud nstitu-
tiOns, and We may fairly indulge the hope that
the people of the Confederate States will not per-
init them-elyes To be miSgoyerned Let this hope
be re llzed. and. with the favor of the Great d.
poser Of human de>tinIes, what will be wartng
10 enable the Confederate St ties 10 occupy a
front rank among the great powers OF the earth2
greet in reality. We presume that no reasonable
man will deny tina; they capable of support
Ing NJ least as dense population, in proportion.
Massachusetts. The number there To the
square mile is l26 This number. multiplied by
the square miles composing our territorial area.
would give a population OF more than IA hundred
millions. We may therefore assume that the
COntederacy is abundahlly able to maintain
population of one hundred millions, number
sufficient q al
But recurring to our present condition. and
leaving the future To take care of itself, the
pie production OF our soil, our cotton, tobacco
rice. sugar and breadsuff> constitute The basis of
foreign trade that must make commercial aIli
ances and treaties of trade with us desirable 20
all commercial nations. Cotton, the principal
product of soil, is the important article
OF commerce in the world Cotton clothes one.
half OF the human that is about 500 900 900
OF human beings, and two thirds of all the cotton
IN the world has been grown IN the Confederate
States. The foreign commerce of Great Britain |
consists almost entirely in the exchange of her
manufactures for the rude products of other coun
tries. and nearly oneh halt OF her exports are man
ufactures of cotton 1t is estm ties that the
manufacture of this material employs capital of
S4OO 900 O00 and gives emplo, ment to at least
o.0UO0 700 OF her people. Ii is evident from
this statement that the Confederacy has it, !
hand on the name OF the British lion, and that |
beast. formidable all the rest of the world,
must finally crouch to her.
We nee not advert 10 the commercial advan
tag"s which the Con ederacy will derive from the
establishment OF direct trade with foreign cOur-
tries. nor The facilities which we possess for navi |
cation and manufactures Ii will be "A singular |
anomaly, indeed. il with SEA coast Of nearly |
three thousand miles in extent the Confederate
States do not become great naval power. and Il /
will he equally strange il thew fail To turn TO |
count the abundant elements OF manufacturing
prosperity with which they so bountifully en-
dOwed by nature Indeed. we dwelling on
subjects with which our own people are generally |
familiar, and which those of other countries are
beginning rapidly To comprehend. We therefore |
close this article without having more th IA Open /
Ell the door 20 The illimitable and smiling prospect
upon which il looks
General BUELL. Acquitted.