, 1864-01-27
Chicago Wrtb1tt1e.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY q, 1861

Qbifa9o Ur'b1tt1e,
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY "a, 1861
MIACH COWS AND REBELLION.
In financial science, and political economy,
the views which have been presented TO the
world by The great thinkers and writers In
the South, have attracted no little attention.
If they lailed in logical induction, they were
at least startling and brilliant; II moi con-
elusive OF profound, they were certainly cx-
citing ard original In NIL the philosophy of
government, and what pertains to the uate-
rial growth aud power OF States, the theor1es
aud principles set forth and maintained by
Southern men, have been most remarkable.
The fundamental principle underlying all the
political theories has been that slavery iB the
only durable cornerstone of free govern
mcnt. A blunt contradiction and palpable
absurdity to all the world beside, but none
The lcss tine and Indispensable to the South
So again, slave labor, pronounced In thelisat
OF The best thought and experience Of men,
sJwherc, to be the least productive, most
expensive, and altogether the worst Of nil
Kinds Of labor, Inns been chosen out and car
nestly defended By this same set of Southern
men, as the surest and most staboundtng source
Of social wealth and prosperity, AkIu to
this paradox was the other assertion, pro-
Claimed far and wide, with sounding brass to
Ill lands, that Cotton is King, aud the new
empire to be bnl1t up On the Gnlf, swaying
this mighty scept9e, would rule over or break
in pieces all other Kingdoms or thrones. Now
q more clearly fallaelous statement, and one
having so little show OF foundation In the
science Of political economy, WAS never be-
fore maintained. The world has always beon
fun Of theories sud schemes, put forth by
preteoders and charlatans in the science Of
finance and trade, There hare been Tulip
Aanlas, and Paper bubbles, and people hare
for time gone Wild under their influence
hut the craziest OF al these former visionary
schemes Of wealth and power, vas no crazic1
than the mad notion with which all the South
were possessed that Cotton was King, and
through cotton they could rule the world.
THIS bubble exploded sooner, even, than
those who never had any faith in 1t thought
It would The sceptne Of this parvenu king
Was broken into fragments, and Is scattered
all over the Kingdom he claimed. It
remains TO see what new views In political
economy and The science Of Government will
now be put forth by these Southern savants.
Their theory about Slavery and Eing Cotton
has not borne the test. Il has evidently col
1npscd. They admit now that Slavery is not
The only or best foundation Of National grcat-
uces. They sec that the South cannot build
up universal Monarchy with the power Of
cotton, mud they have turned away from both
Slavery and cotton But the greatness and
power which we're sought In vaIn in cotton
and slaves, We arc ROW assured exist in copi-
Gus and unfuiling abundance In milk, or mich
COWS. II State would be great it must
keep cows; II it would be free it must have
plenty Of milk, the real strength and true
glory Of State arc in the size Of her milk
pails and her dairic6; States foundations
Should be butter, and IFS gates cheese; and
no people can be great unless they first be
brought 10 their milk
This thesis, which takes the place Of Slavery
the corner stone, and Cotton the King, is
elaborated by De Bow, who hns long been
l:nown as tie leading writer md thinker in
the South On great subjects Of political phil
osoyhy. Alter gazing with his deep and
searching eyes into the census tables Of 1860,
he turns 10 the public, and with all the eo1em-
nlty bct1ttipr those who sLnye already" as
he says, slipped away into unknown depths,
and are drifting to fearful and IN uncertain
futurc," states one great secret Of Northern
SUCCESS and prosperity to be milk, and pro-
claims to the South that It also. II 1t would
live and thrive, must keep more uilch cows.
He also thinks that there is a near copnexion
between COWS and loyalty; that South Caro-
lima is so chiralrous because the people drink
SO much whisky and 50 little milk; and
where there Is q deficiency in milch COWS
there is an increase of rebellion, De Bow
proves by statistics and figures Tint cannot
lie, LOYALTY to be a sentiment that We suck in