The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-06-26
AbOlttion--HOw will IL Affect the
North.

In days gone BY, when the abolition OF
slavery was urged upon the attention oi the
| people. one of the commou-st expedients
resorted TO bv the pro-~tavery party. TO
resist the influence of the growing anti
slavery sentiment of the nor b. was the
assertion that the peeuniary interest of The
north was so dependent upon the slave sys
tenn. thai the aoolilion OF he, latter would
inevitably result in commercial ruin and
bankruptcy. In spite OF the miifans OF
dollars that have slipped through the q gers
of noItheru men in cons quenee OF tie re
oellion. which. to grta a. extent. was a
consequence OF the bankruptcy OF the sou,h.
there are still to be fouud men who think
that with the destruction of slavery must
come serious loss 10 TIE manufactures and
trade OF the north With people who be-
liese In God and in the equal lusuce ot the
laws whics he has established TOR he gov
ernment OF the world. no argument Is need
ed 10 show that the preparation Of wrong
toward one class of men, must result in
loss to all others and that the doing of
justice, however much it may seem 10 iu-
teriere with the accustomed avenues OF
trade, must really, by restoring things TO
their natural and true relations. i crease
the prosperity and happiness of all con-
cerned.
The natural and sufficient answer to those
per-ons who anticipated ruined trade as the
result of freedom, was. tnat by making The
four million slaves free ard independen,
lab rers with the wants and desires ttiat 90
with that coud.ti..D, the demand for all those
articles ,he manufacture md sale ~ which
have increased the wealth of the north to So
great An extent. " would BE- increased 4 ,enfold
The owner of three hundred slaves, bought,
We will saw. one hundred pairs 81 shoes in
the c. c.turse oil year. land this. be it remen-
bered ir rather ab We than under the aver
age row IN a state ~ freedom. IN stead OF
one. there will be three hu dred pairs of
shoes needed and SO il will be with all
the necexsQrfes of lie. while there will be a
correspon iiag temani fr the ioramenl 5
and iuxures Of III, also. Any one who has
witnessed, as We have, the readiness ~i h
whch the colored people Of this d pa ment
sprsJ their nousy for the co ntarts and
necrssares OF lie, can have NJ doubt ot tn.
real Y UanaeHSe oppprt un,ties which VII be
opened 10 nor heru enterprise by TN" abah-
zion of slavery. Just as rapiiie tnev
acquie the means. they VII IL sire T. Pos
se>~ themselves OF til. hings taat are
supposed 10 mark In eyuisr msaeer the
Condition of a superior aud free people.
With all he talk about sou hern hospital
ity, it is evident to US that lsr4e p.apnr
ton of the planters OF the south lived in a
style which would have been scarcely toll
ersb!e to fourth rate Pennsy lvania armer
Now let these plantess be freed from the
incubus OF slavery, or let northern men ge
the control OF the plantations, ami then viii
the spirit of enterprise which freedom will
infuse into all dep.rtm -nts of labor n-w
and entire y satisfactory state OF things will
soon appear. Where th,r is one decen,
and habitable house, dozen will be need
ed. with the furniture and otter things tba,
belong to a decent house. In fact. there is
| scarcely single article manufactured at he
north which will not find read, and profit
able market at the south and In addition
to this. the wealth of the south being found
ed upon something real, the labor of a Tree
and intelligent people, commercial bank
ruptc, and repud istion may be considered
amoog the things of the past.