Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-07-31
RICHMOND DAILY WING.
THURSDAY MORNING. July IL. Isis.
Comiag 10 he Pom.

A writer in the Cha lesion Mercury, complain
ing Of the effects OF the Tariff upon "that por.
ton of the old Atlantic States engaged in the
growth Of Cotton" comes TO the rational conc!i-
sion that no permanent relief is TO he expected
from Congress, on that subject. lie therefore
urges upon the Planters to raise less Cotton, and
attend more TO the rearing Of stock, and the bu-
siness Of supplying themselves with bread.
That is the very plan. Instead Of grumbling
Necessarily at the Legislation of Congress on the
subject Of protection let the Southern people ia
prsify their pursuits-depend n little more upon
themselves-and exert their industry TO command
the advantage which bcneiicent providence mas
given them-and all will be well.
The writer seems to have come to the coDclU-
sion that the people OF the South eau raise their
own hay, make their own butter and cheese, sup
ply their own granite-employ their own poor,
and convert their native material into cloths
for all the common domestic purposes Of life.
This is decidedly more practical than NuHifc0-
ton, and much less hazardous, and is precisely
the course which the Wing statesmen have al
WAYS recommended. Here follows the marrow
ofthe writer's proposition. Ii is the dictate OF
wisdom and experience, and must be adopted by
every people desiring to maintain real indcPend-
ence {:
"And this leads the consideration OF the best
des Of diversyng, and bringing into employment OIL tue
labor Of country the judcous management o which,
the only Of wealth. We think tina, the in
PRODUCTION of manuacturss will be found 10 be the best
Of cectng the object and judging from the effects
IL has produced in other countries are led 10 nope si
II will not fail To produce similar results with us II the
system be the of the depressed price ct our
great staple Couonsnd cannot be denied that this aud
hath
means Of efIectng repeal will be found IN rendering
ourselves Of and longer customers 10 those
whose ayace has induced them 10 asien the system upon
u.s."
There can be no doubt that the success of even
the few experiments made in the South, in man
ufacturing operations, has brought about this SEN
sible change in the views of many of the South
ern people.
We are of those who have long been Of the
opinion that the South was decidedly more inter-
ested in '.judicious Tariff than any other por-
ton Of the country. We mean such Tariff as
would induce them to rely upon their own indus
try, and their own unrivalled advantages in eli
mate SOIL mineral resources, and manufacturing
capacities. This will induce that principle OF
selfreliance, so essential to the prosperity OF
communities as well as of individuals. Stability
in our Tariff system, whatever that may be, is the
great beside ratum; and the only way 10 accom-
plish this is to cease complaints, diversity our
employ mcnts, and bring all our energies into &c
tion.
Enough has already been developed. in our
very limited experiments, TO prove that Virginia
at least has, within her owa bosom, all the Gle
,nents of wealth, prosperity. and rational happi
ness.