Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-03-25

r;nciple knowledge Of right love of justice, could
lone Determine her fate speculation as to her future
might be at rest But neither aith knowledge OF ioN
can avail aught against Gods seeming DEGREES tue
ofnature and the inhexble rules OF human interest
rvland devotion to the South is her only a oil
her patriotism alone is the only argument IN favor
the distant possibility Of her connection with tne are
and opposed to her devotion and her pr,,;, more
strong reasons which seem to make TINS hicaI no
distant still These reasons are her BeCe. f.ot.
;,or her commercial agricultural and othef
"a thew bear on the Interests of neighnorne 49,, c,
~ "a % geographical position ~ Is Pa'ens I@o'
that high mountains and broad Hs - no
IN ,hs nest and natural barriers OF separation DC
~ or peoples, be they hostile or frienuy,-
TI hDDsl Il not too wide or deep that seEaaeS Tue
Inch from the English shore nor the APPS OF T!ie"-
nees too high for the divisions oil the hauouS
nv make True mountains the highest ana rivers
he broadcast OF earth, have been 10 US nu'
~ streams TO water our valleys and hilltops from Wmeh
~ bebold the expanse of imitable domain nun
rto a have poSsessed them merely to feed our HOOKS
and 10 watt our commerce Hitherto we nave AIo"n
no HIGH land or deep water boundaries we nave
tpon no limitary line of territory, but having os rs
- t otions have lost before u.s. the unity OF our
Enire We cannot expect exemption from the rule OF
nature which seems to offer her heights and her oePns
a. the necessary divisions between tue nagmens VI
broken and hostile States The day is perhaps NOT lar
distant when our mountains Will rise ony 10 'elulnu 70
nj enemies beyond, and when the rivers We once re-
iaJ i'm IN fo,ae of unfettered commerce, the prlde
spd del1ht Of social htercOmmunlcation WIZ Dtlsue On
t;sss with The cannon Of hostile nationaltles, Tor
ar threatening aud mArring the freedom Oh Taue'
Potomac will be physic barrier between Mary anu
the South Il is the on outlet from 'he VI oo
,,smies 10 the sea tbs fntire or partial c0ntroi
,h;6. ,hev viii ereP col tend for. It's shores !"
inns IN come Win present better line oil ueleuce'
botb for the Nosth and South than the susquenanN'
peyond separating and dividing more ehec'uai'y "te
,;l,bls fines Notifications have already been eOu-
Gxal
rom Washington to its mouth, and the end oil the war
will probaby not cause their removal. ns'o" uaIt
# land ike Maryland and mixed population 80 ia
IN eomparison with the aggregate radicli masse' W.
and SOUTH will hardly be deemed ehuteu ~ Ia, P,"!
% ,ba noWerfll contractors of Peace should her sur
roundings seem at all uimca to the interests OF e'ner
or both parties The Potomac river considered Uny a1
means of exit and transport TO the NorIh, anu i "
defence TO both North aud South, Is broad geograph
,l fat which presents itself probable serious Iu-
ture hild ance the fual conjunction OF Maryland WIN
,ns S,ptb Besides this river widely, deeply separates
be territory Of tue State of Maryland from the territory
II the South rendering her physical position, win the
noIe exception Of the little State OF Delaware dler
eut from that of any other slayeholdngetae ana ma
king the very suggestive contrast, strong aud marked
,stee herself and other States particularly the State
of Kentucky and portions OF Tennessee, which are by
tre severed from the free States of the North by the
waters Of the great Ohio. Upon the north side oil Ma
pd M river runs 10 divide her territory from the
,ing in amity aud interest," by the connecting INKS oil
urnpikes railroads and canals
In this view Maryand's geographical position does
not appear to favor the probability OF her connection
with the Confederacy Marylands commercial relations
ib her ueghbors appears destined to be one OF the
mr. ncpa If not the most powerful cause OF her con-
spuad saparItiou from tie South. Her position as
commercial terminus between the East South, and West,
must needs make her coveted Of them and will render
ler situation peculiarly trying when she shall become,
As she surely must, "a bone oil contention" between
hose who will banker for her possession Look atthe
Commercial capacity of Maryland focus of trade
Turnpke and railroads issuing from the extremes of the
lind seek her territory, a. the neart Of commerce,
terminating their courses within her boundaries
And the waters of the Chesapeake flow out from her
p,soru 10 the sea. The Northern Central Railroad,
sbicb penetrate4 aud divides portion of Mary
nd running as it does up through the richest regions
Of the great Safe of Pennsylvania and onward
a., IN. North is an arm Of commercial power rivaed
only by the ltmore aud Ohio road which penetrates
uother aud opposite section of the STATE, leading
ward across the Aleghanies, up the river banks and
over the prarios the teehiiug wales of the west
Eoualirg only channel OF commerce. these two
t trunks running up 10 the North and Eas! and out
10 the West the magnificent stream, which divides
her Southern shOre3 aud flows outward to the octan
The chief city Of Maryland was once, aud might become
tyaiu Tie first -four market IN the world. her import
auce AZ a commercial emporium is great. Behind
bar and on each side, sue has all the elements OF
Rav 10 WAIT her commerce 10 aud from her
aharves She holds, in comparison with other cities,
al euviab.e position as place OF export anu
import Il l. the interest OF Baltimore that Maryland
.noul become one Of the States Of the Confederacy
f. is the interest also oksOme of the States Of the South,
tbat he should and not the interest of others. 1t is
the interest Of the No that Maryland should remain
with the North Tuat may the better compre-
bend the reas for the conflict OF interests likely To-
Use Oh accut of the commercial importance of Nary
lInd let take comparative view OF the Northern
aud Southern trade a. shOwnn the official returns OF
the Treasury Of the United States for 1861. 1t there
appears that the value Of the exports of Northern pro-
d,ctiGn amounted 10 81 1868 80, while the value OF
exports of southern or GIN reached S23S,4 1850,
king the proportion Of southern REpOratiOn thee
tel States The total value of imports to the North
amounts 1916 Sl2 ISL 10 the South, $50, SOP I3S,
making the excess Of Northern Importation, S2S9,
4tg3ll la the matter of imports it will be
,cen that the North holds monopoly, and feeds the
southern market its prce and 70 the great profit
vi its nrctchauts The South supplies the material 10
foreign trade the North receives it aud returns it,
Changed Ia condition, to the South, With any demand
for its acceptance her cupidlty may choose TO make
ut the close OF the will bring about very great
change in the To- eign trade OF the North and South
aud much to the detument OF the North. The dsmem-
berment oil the United States altering rs finally must
the entire system of the foreign trade as it now exists
will prove "A seyerer blow in financial view TO the
Northern board towns than any calamity that could
beftn them. Direct trade with the world from every
Southern port will with the end of the war; be the great
beginning OF Southern prosperity 1t viii deprive the
North of one of their principal sources of wealth.
Il will OF coarse be the interest of Northern com
merce to prevent far possible loss TO itself and
gain to as The policy Of tie North will leave effort
uigafS loaat the scveiy OF the loSs of
her monopoly Of icreign trade, aud her power will be
put forth 10 rs utmost TO regess far possible the
,luect loyegm irlde Of the South. The sinking of "A
stone feet b. our enemies has alreSdy probably de-
strpyed for Of the finest hirbOrs in the wo Id
AID in view Of desperate remedies which they ever
s,anees~y resort to, is marvel almost that they
ave OMITTED thus far to ntc.pOse in others than the
port Of Charleston, permanent npedinens to future
Southern oceanic INSTRUMENTATION with foreign ma
uOus
The city of Bilimore is, in population the foremost
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