Year: 1861




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Secssion.--Its effects upon its Advocates.


The Cotton States, if we are to judge by
their proclamations, are infatuated with
.he iaee that they are to rise In Importance
in the scale of nations and N the estima-
ton of the civilized world by undertaking
separate and independent existence and
probably nothing will prove to them the fol-
ly of their notion but trial of govern
ment by themselves. So utterly at variance
taking them back again with debt OF
several hundred millions to pay for them,
to liquidate the expenses of their fool
hardy experiment, it might BE well to al
low them to put their crazy theory in prac-
tice. Some boys never can believe others
as wise as they are till they have been
overreached, or taught by bitter experience
their own ignorance, 1t Is an old proverb, :,
that experience teaches q dear school, but
tools will learn IN no other. To that school
may be well to allow the secessioni SITS
TO go where it may be possible for them to
see in time what others can predict for
them before hand.


They expect to exalt themselves in the
ewes of the civilized world. Slavery was
pronounced the sum Of all villalnies near
century ago Does any body suppose that
Mt this day when serfdom among the Rus
slams has been measurably destroyed and
even Algerine slavery abolished, that the
sentiment against human bondage is any
the less strong than hundred years ago?
On the contrary it is roofing deeper and
deeper as knowledge and civilization ad-
yances. and now the infatuated disciple of
Calhoun would be hooted in all the enl,ght-
ened countries of Europe who should as
sert African slavery to be a divine institu-
ton. The moral sense of mankind is out
ragged by the declaration, and the professor
of such a creed sinks in the estimation of
cultivated men to rank with native of
Tai1omey We have abundant evidence
that Europeans regard slavery as foul blot
5n our national reputation, and it is only in
consideration of the many points of excel
lence our government otherwise presents
that We rank as highly in their estimation
as we do There is q bright redeem ing side
to our picture which they appreciate. We
can admire the good points in mans char
acter, without which he would not be en-
.lrrable, SO many repulsive traits he may
possess Separate the cotton states from
the Union and what is there to respect in
their character, history and objects? Can
they command credit as nation? Will
the Rothsehilds loan people money to
carry on government after they have bro
ken from the best one ever organized on
earth without cause? viii capitalists re-
spect the faith Of states that have repudia-
ted their honest debts and now advocate the
same step again? We do not doubt the
abilities of the secession states 10 procure
loans, but the usurv must be proportionate
to the risk which is great, it must be con-
fessed Bonds depending on the cotton
states must be taken at a ruinous discount,
or not at all.


Thus the act of separation itself will de-
stroy the confidence of civilized states in
the secessionists, not to take into consid-
Grafton their history rs repudiators Of
honest debts, or the features of slavery,
regarded as immeasurably the worst of all.
The career of the independent slave repub-
lie at the outset would be an object OF
distrust among nations.


In other respects it would not be more
fortunate. In the Union her interests are
assisted by protection laws. In the article
of sugar alone the South sells annually to
the North more than ten millions worth,
and on this is II protection of twenty-four
per cent. To foster the sugar raising in
terest the people of the North pay yearly
two millions and q half dollars. In the
event of separation of the Gulf States
the people of the North will not feel it
incumbent upon them to tax the sugar OF
the West Indies any more than the sugar
of Louisiana Both will come into north
ern markets in competition and 1t is not
difficult to see that Louisiana must take
seyenty-six cents for her sugar where she
gets n dollar now This is but one of the
i'll effects of dissolution of the Union that
she South will have to suffer.


No SPEAKER.-The Assembly at last dates
had not organic ed by the election of
Sneaker. Conness has the most votes of
any candidate for the place, but his bulk
head and libel bill record is such that none
but his partizan friends appear willing to
support him. His opponents are Frank
Fargo. Republican, and Showalter, Breck-
inridge. The vote of the Republicans,
eighteen, and that of the Breckinridg-
ers, twenty-five, would elect, as not all
members Of the Legislature are yet in
their seats. 1t is not probable however