Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-11-27

H,'' u the goTemmen,
lures, and the ruthless prOscriDiia. 'nl e'p,',
have refused to bow the knee I'm = o sls
al these to be forgotten = with 20. Daall
yond the aOOdl' Every one at IN ing
with political history Of ~, :. ~ a'qaaa,
That during tie administrstion :. -
Jackson, the executive deps,tr..u tit
nigh absorbed an the powers j = u
and that ihe partEwss - sO'eaa'la
the principle Of opposition to Il. |: i
executive power. Wan against =. -,'sae {
Power has been the battle CRY # 4. = "
and yet cur understandings are al. = 8kSs;
BY being told that the only que.tiio. s1'ls
whether a sub Treasury system a .,O' I,
States Bank is to be established !. Vlaa
make I his assertion, know its f,l.., 1na'' Vi
ButletuslOOk little a, III.
system, which its advocates telI !. 8:
the panacea Of allills, and esps6,c, ! !. m
mote the commercial pr osperity # 4.
suild up Its beautiful cities, and sss
adorn as fair land as any on wbbii.b =. - d
eF smiled. Itis no part Of NV Z. 10.
present, to examine this policy anv 80 =
its peculiar adaptation to sOuthe,a -.
cOnce ned. The plain English : ','s
slang on this subject, stripped If -, 1 z
Is just this: that the sub Treasurv l..
ing the establishment of the O1ly ;,l rs's-
which can afford a currency Of p9E rsu''.la
throughout the Union, VIII destroy -. 'sl0e
greatly diminish our trade with tbo NJ :, "a
thus force direct trade with Enron I
meanwhile, BY means of the Cbaylo.,. -@
Cincinnati Rail Road and nammo,l ,
connected herewith, CharlestOaItoI.s
the New 70 TX Of the South. We v.s9
the first place, enquire how this Dian -.
cleable with the free trade doet5D..
claimed by Mr.. Calhoun, by South c.
and the whole southl Every one ms
that the two systems are directly antagus.
Mr.. Calhoun and his clique, it is eyiden :,
entirely shifted their ground, while the 81
body of the State Rights party adbs.s
their doctrine, that commerce should es :
fettered as the winds of Heaven. Them
inc State Rights men are all anxious 70 n
mote the commercial prosperity OfthsSas
but not by any forcing hot-bed system Dr :
the expense of Southern agriculare. he
reasons which have tended to deuesy sovts.,
commerce are sufficiently obvious. n Il.
first Place, the adaptation of the climate N;
soil of the south, to the cultivation Of galusg.
agricultural products, and particularly d,
great staple, cotton, has rendered Us pre.sna
emily an agricultural community. ThrOngbut
the entire south, the painting interest : a.
tirely in the ascendant, and, Ike Moses nj
has swallowed up the rest. Most of ON 4.
tinguished men, from the days of Wasbng1
down to the present time, although IN nsH
instances, they may have belonged to some
the learned professions, have been ideD6ss
with the agricultural community. il seenss
be the object of nearly every aspiring man.
ambition, some day to become lcb coa.
planter. Again, the profit Of capiiilss ,ipvesai
IN land and slaves, has kept up the interest Z
money! and consequently it could not Be q.
tainedonas good terms for commercial enis.
prizes, as inthose States where the profits I
agric1it1re wereless. These and otbsrsiui
lar causes have rendered Us a less commercial
people than our northern brethrcn. Wits
our attention has thus been turned almost "a
clusively to agriculture, opposite causes hr
induced the people Of tho North to engage
commerce, and they have consequently gsz
ed TO Inconsistencies Of the foreign comma
Of the country. The central position Of Ne
York, and the facilities for distributing fu
thence, the imports of the country have rss
that city to her present proud eminenee sbOl
the cities, not only of the south but also Oft
north. There is no magic in all this, no. is d
federal government to be blamed even IN Il
slightest degree, for the commercial supreme
Of the north. 1t has been the interest Of ii
south to raise cotton and se1h, or at least
very large portion of It, at the north, where
has either been manufactured or else re.shiJ
pedto Europe. Is there any thing SO mon
strous IN all this as to call for the nterpositio1
Of government People of plain common
sense VIII find livery difficult to cencaEe The
advantage Of forcing things out of thar naln-
rad channel, and of obliging the southern PsO-
PIE BY means Of the sub-treasury system, con
traFy to their interests and inelinaiOns, tObs-
come Their own importers and ezPOten.
What advantage it can be for the people d
Miss ssippi, % be forced BY the policy Of b:
government, toconfne their trade to the 81
ports Of the south, IS an enigma whichit wa
require q Sphynx to solve. To our poor aP-
Prehension. it would appear vastly preiera&
topossessa currency oflmifum valuethOTggh-
out the Union, and to trade whenES Es
found it our interest to trade. 1t may per-
haps, besaid that.the foregoing IS not CT
rect statement. but II It IS not. should he 2
know how the sub-reasuIy Is to build Up th'
southern seaports, and to foster a direct haa'
with Europe. should Ike to know hos ..
BILE Or Charleston, for instance, is to be oa'
up By this new experiment, unless BY loI'3l
concentrating trade at that point.
As political economist and firm bsEsa
b the freetfade doetrinesof the South Isnu
terly opposed 70 tlnsneW scheme. bus asa 2
mot most deeply lament this constant =
tempt 70 sever, not only tbeinteFest but g.
the intercourse of the North and the Som