Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-06-15
Prom the N. G. Standard, Dec. I, 1850 |
DisuniOn for Existing Causes.

Confederacy or Union composed Of the fifteen slave
holding States would after AWHILE encounter of the
Same difficulties which beset the existing Uuon The
States &th Of would produce and export cotton he
the middle or breadstuf States would ecome deeply in
terested IN Manufactured Foreigners from Europe and
the North would into the latter and push the slave
population farther south Manufacturers would demand
and obtain protection and free labor would contend with
aud root out slave labor in the middle States until at
length the latter would commence to agate against the
coton States the North is agitsng against ua-
As new regions towards the tropics should acquired y
the Southern Confederacy and the demand for cotton
the policy of eopenng the African slave trade
would gain ground and ultimately that trade woud be
established and would be carried openly under the
Southern aag This would be death blow 10 slavery in
the middle MATES. 1t would at reduce the price of
our best slaves from twelve hundred tn four hundred dol
lars for the Southern planter wonld much prefer bar.
barian at two hundred dollars to q civilized negro
at five hundred In Hilton to this. such policy would
expose the Southern Conderacy the hazards of war
with the Northern Conederacy and with European powers
The two Confederaces the Northern and the Southern
kets Their ministers and merchants would partake of
the spirit Of the people at home and they would cripple
eneh other and involve themselves in endless and mast
INJURIOUS complications in their intercourse with fpregn
powers These foreign powers stimulated by the hope Of
gain. and disiiking for popular forms Of govern
ment would nsnuate themselves into the very heart Of
Conedsrsees and lay the Other under obligations
to them for ad mediation 10 tn. midst Of s:rifes and
wars; and the end would be tovvs influence in all our
sga go in the hands Of INSCRIPTIONS demagues as the
price Of some p,.tion Of their eantry's Iiberties
In case of eparston party spirit the excesses Of which
heat There would be parties in each Cousdsra,y against
each there would be parties opposed and in favor Of
foreign influence there would be parties advocating dcta
eating The arges. liberty Or least rssnint; there would
be parties advocsng and parties opposing the acquisition
of tertiary there would be parties siding with the
great b1dy u the people and parties endesv0rng grasp
exclusive privileges for the few the expense Of tbs
many In the midst OF oh this war weuld most probably
be wsged along the lines II the two Confederacesw
but intended to be ohrs ny medstions at the
hands Of freign powsrs Of course the resal, Of all
this industry would anguish trade womb be oostructed
education would be neglected internal improvements Of
adj kinds would be arrested aud the morals Of society
would beinuted War would raise up standing armies;
which would obstract rule and eat out the substance
Of the people, This would be the espec.ly in the
Southern States whore large ARMIES wonld be necessary
only for defensive operations against the foreign NORTH
s Stats. but 70 keep the slave population IN snbso.on
of the Southern States would have sit perpetuay or
cloths their Governors With large discretionary powers
These powers would be abused and the of law and
the claims of justice would be unheard amid the alarms of
Constitutional liberty would NO longer be the birth
right Of people, but instead thereof We would have
dsetiOGsry possrs nsrt,. law military rule oppres
Such some OF the eris which would must probably
resolt from disunon for existing Dsunion at this
in the last resort could che effected the two
any number of Copfedersces might tread their re.pec
tive paths without in moral oonfct They might
at length re-unie IN neg union foundations more
lasting than the present. any State shall secede
with the expectation Of drawing other States after her
and blood shall be she'd the Beginning tho middle and
the esd will be- civil WAR; The States thus forced out
though they will sympahize with the State which commit
ted them to disunion against their WILL and though they
may stand BY her and defend her in her extremity yet
they viii dislike her aid watch her evil star in Che
constellation A voleut separation would therest
SOW the seeds 1t dscord in The new Conisdesscy II
would commence its career with growing anagonisns in