Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1842-05-20
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From the Boston Atlas.
A VOICE FROM THE SOUTH.

The New Orleans Bee Of the 3Olh ult.,
contains a call signed by large number of
the planters Of Louisiana, for meeting OF
ali those interested in the culture Of the sU-
GAR CANE at Donaldsvile for the 10th May,
to take into consideration the Frustrated con-
dition Of the sugar trade, and 10 devise means
to avert the total ruin of one of the most inn
portant staple commodities Of the State of
Louisiana, involving an outlay Of s25,OO0,-
900, and embracing in ITS ramifcations ev-
cry branch of industry of the United States.
They say:
~, is confidently hoped that all those who
are ef opinion that nothing short of effectual
Federal Legislation can save the sugar plan
tiers from the absolute rum brought upon
them by the struggle of the last seven or eight
years between them and foreign labor, will
not fail to attend"
The Bee prefaces it with the following
well-timed remarks:
CONVENTION OF THE SUGAR PLANrsRs.-Wc would
invite attention to the subioned call for convention
of those engaged in growing sugar, and it is with
emotions of profound qualification that notice the
first step taken towards the true remedy for the dis
as'ers that have fallen upon that interest IN common
with others We are now in the acme of Locofoco
policy We have no tariff protect n of home indus
try, no national currency, little commerce and less
credit. Yet who is made happier, or who more pros
porous thereby 7
We perceive that in the Northern States large
meetings being held by the man iacturers, me-
chanics and miners who have been nearly reduced to
bankruptcy by the rulnous policy of the Locofoco
dynasty. There is no division or section of the coun
try that not blasted by it. In the south, the
producers of both of our great staples lettering the
verge of ruin see commerce stagnant and enter
prise crushed. Is the mechanic gainer by the
chants loss! or is the day abprer more prosperous
because the agrculturis is less II would seem that
experience has lost its efficacy in enlighcning the UNI
Outstanding, else the actual condition of the ntry,
in the absence of fanf and national currency,
compared with its pamy and prosperous stale when
both of these great levers OF prosperity were IN full
vigor would point out the remedy to evils
ainly and with such force as no man could fail to be
convinced.
The sugar planters scarcely need lie reminded of
the importance OF attending the Convention. They
should meet mdssc and address TO the national leg
islaure a memorial em odyng the statistics of the
sugar interest showing conc usively as can be done,
that the continuance of the present of duties upon
foreign sugars must ultimately destroy the Louisiana
grower, and that upon the consumnallon of such an
evil, the foreign article having no domestic competitor
would advance in price greatly beyond the rates at
which domestic sugars could be profably sold under
a reasonable protection. If the domestic growth is
discontinued for want of protection, 1t will be the
means of creating market for foreign sugars equal
to the deficit in the home crop or about ono hundred
million pounds per annum, and this additional demand
upon the foreign supply would raise the price of the
article greatly above the rates which sugars wo Id
rule at, under a tariff that would keep up the culture
of the cane in this country. In fact the people Of the
United States would have 10 pay more for sugars as
the price Of their folly in destroying the property OF
people for the advantage of foreign pro !ucers