. History of the American Civil War . mperate climate. The easter-products, ly ^jjgg produce breadstuffs and tobacco; the westerly have, in addition, hem]) and live-stock. Thevalue of slave labor is by no means so great in them asin the Gulf States, but in most of them negroes could beraised for sale very profitably. This gave them an iden-tity of interest with the cotton-growing regions at theSouth. and their popuia- Froiu tlic ccusus of 1860 it appears thatthe population of the Border States was asfollows: 1 Missouri ....Kentucky. . ,Virginia ....Maryland. . . Whites. Free Colore
. History of the American Civil War . mperate climate. The easter-products, ly ^jjgg produce breadstuffs and tobacco; the westerly have, in addition, hem]) and live-stock. Thevalue of slave labor is by no means so great in them asin the Gulf States, but in most of them negroes could beraised for sale very profitably. This gave them an iden-tity of interest with the cotton-growing regions at theSouth. and their popuia- Froiu tlic ccusus of 1860 it appears thatthe population of the Border States was asfollows: 1 Missouri ....Kentucky. . ,Virginia ....Maryland. . . Whites. Free Colored. Slaves. 1,064,369920,077 1,047,613 516,128 90,697 2,98310,14657,57983,71819,723 114,965225,490 490,888 87,188 1,798 They stretch from beyond the Mississippi to the At- Their geographical lautic, formiug a great bulwark, protecting position. ^^^ cotton region from the contact of the North, and are nearly divided asunder by the Free State Illinois, which, toward the south, being bounded by the Chap. XLVI.] THE BORDER STATES. 219. KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE. TheirtioD, Mississippi on the west and tlie Ohio on the east, projectsdeeply into them. At the point of confluence of thosestreams is the important position Cairo. It was, as we have seen (p. 95), the intention of thepolitical posi- original seceding states to intrench them-selves behind this great natural barrier, ex-pecting that it would bear the burden of the war ifany should take place, and be the scene of whateverdevastation might ensue. In that favorable seclusion, itwas thought that the cotton crop might be raised with-out molestation. To obtain access to this staple, it wasexpected that England would not hesitate to break anyblockade that the national government might establish,and that a recognition of independence, and perhaps mil-itary aid from Western Europe, might follow. oog Tin: BOIlDEll STATES. [Sect. IX. It was tlierefore important to tlie leaders of tlie secession, juovement tliat the alliance of the Border an
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