Based on the historical background, the statement means thus:
The consultation of the Northern States of their interest will not oppose the increase of slaves but rather will increase the commodities of which they will become the carriers.
<h3 /><h3>John Rutledge</h3>
John Rutledge was an American legislator who, as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1787, strongly supported the protection of slavery and the concept of a strong central government, a position then possible, but paradoxical in later times when slavery’s defenders sheltered behind the bastion of states’ rights.
At the Constitutional Convention in 1787, Rutledge spoke for Southern planters by supporting slavery.
In conclusion, we can conclude that the meaning of the statement is a given earlier.
It was primarily "men" and "children" who formed the largest part of the factory labor force during the Industrial Revolution, since much of this took place before the government started regulating things like harsh labor conditions and child labor.
