Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1841-10-07


COEFueTIEG IETEREsrs. -THs NoArH
AND SoUTH.--A North Carolina paper
had recently . good paragraph in refer
sncs 10 what are called The q cOafseftRg
tafsrssis OF The North add Sooth." Il
showed that there was not q piodueiioo
OF the Southern States which did not N
some vsy eOatrib9ts TO the prosperity OF
The North. and /. like manneF that the
manufacturing. meehsniesl, and CONNER.
eisl enterprise Of the North was eoniinu-
Slly adding directly or indirectly 10 the
wealth OF the SoniheEn plahiers.
The truth 10 that the very diversitv
which marks the respective production,
Of the North end South. constitutes a
bond OF union beiueea them eemenied
BY mutual interest. II cotton, rice and
tobacco were grown TO- both reeioaS there
uosld be eo@psiitiOo sad rivalry end IL
both aimed Al superiority 10 manufactures
q similar feeling Of eonteniioo would ex.
ist. In course Of time when the South
Will have to depend upon home n.ATksi
ior the sale Of most Of her suTplos pro.
duc'ionS. the identity Of interesis between
the too sections will become still more
apparent. That this period 10 rapidly
Fastening on. most observers, Who see
things ~ they are, will freely admit.
There 70 some conflict Of ideas between
the North and the South-a eontTaristy
Of RofiOas, political add otherwise. The
people Of the North are q practical race
quick 10 perceive aud prompt 10 act in
all that pertains 20 their substantial inter-
esis. They take . common sense view
Of political questions. and resolve them
accordingly-looking 90 useful FesuIts.-
They are inclined 20 interpret the con >
Siiiu,ion so a. TO render ilI provisions 5e i.
nebeIal TO the interests OF The couniry-
not adverse thereto. IN a word, the peo-
pie u the North, taken generally, are IN
respect 20 enterprise improvements quick.
ness Of tact. and business like Gsgacity.
fully up with the age. They are quite
aware Of what is going on 10 the world at
this present tiGe. snd they can give
shrewd guesses concerning the future
course Of thinRs---in 90 FAR a. COMING
events may have reference 10 their own
Il IL not to be denied that different elias.
ses Of habits. notions. and mades Of &c
ton. are TO be noted South OF the Poto.
mac. Without going into particulars Il
may be remarked that our Southern peo-
pie are iaelineds ss. . general thins. %
think pretty highly Of themselves ard
rather iuditeTenty Of other PEOPLE. or
their own political wisdom they have =
strong conceii; and the opinion prevails
among many, especially in Virginia, that
sound doctrine on the subject Of the con.
s'Iiution ~ not 70 be found north Of Ma.
sons and Rxon's line. IL is said BY some.
although we do not vouch for the truth
OF the assertion. that the Old Dominion
has been stationary for the last thirty
OF forty years. having been ~holly taken
up during that period in teaching and
preaching and expounding The Resolu
lions OF %. IL 10 beyond question the
hTm belief OF MANY IN that favored State
that human intelligence, in the way Of
politics, reached its culminaiion when
those famous Resolutions were given 10
the world. This belief is thought 20 be
strongest amongst those Nho never read
The Resolutions. The patriotism Of these
acute politicians is OF the mos, sublima,ed
kind The Federal Government being
Recognized IS the direct Antagonist OF the
State, since il possesses no powers ex.
espt such As the States we're deprived al
10 order 10 furnish il out aud sci il On in
the world, Il follows that the true aim Of
every republican State Rights man ought
to be TO get back these posers into The
possession Of the States again, or 1t leas,
TO prevent ~ much ss possible the exer-
else OF them by the General Government.
Hence cones strict eOasiruciioa. The
public prosperity would no doubt Be great
y promoted by the prompt snd Efficient
use Of the powers Of the General Govarn.
mem, but then the sovereignty Of the STATE.
would be 80 much endangered By grant
ing u the use Of sny powers that can be
possibly withheld, that with Uncommon
disinisrsstedaes the public prosperity i
ssenheed for The sake Of the abstract prin-
ei?le Of State Rights and strict eonsiruc.
lion.
Such are some Of the conflicting point,
between the North aDd the South. Real
tiles are cOnisnding with distractions: NOT
the interests Of one section against those
Of another. 10 proportion a. intercourse
becomes gensEal, and the means Of inter.
communication increase, and ,hs peot,l.
Of one region become Aeqosin'0d with the
people Of the other. these differences viii
disappear. Every year sees then dimin.
ish, Let os hope that The eoslsseinp pro.
cess will 60 on with increased rspidi,y.
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