Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1846-07-16
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Mr. Holmes, OF S. c., pu, question TO Mr.
Stewart, whether all this was not done by tax
ing The South for the benefit of New England?
The gentleman asked whether all This bene-
fit did not grow out Of a tax upon the South
Mr.. S. would answer The gentleman if these
factories were built by Government. then This
might, 10 some extent, be true. But they were
built, not by Government, but by individual en-
ierprise; and what sort of tax was it upon the
Souh 10 give them better goods for one-fourih
the price they formerly paid Mr.. S. said he
was very sorry that his excellent friend from S
Carolina should feel such deep regret at the
prosperity of New England. If he thought that
New England was getting rich upon manufac-
lures, he would advise him 10 60 home and dc
likewise; TO follow the example, and grow rich
also. The gentleman said that The planters oi
The South were working he whole year for 8
profit of four or FIVE per cent, while the man.
ulaciurers Of New England we're getting forty
or flIy. Was it not free country? Who
gave New England exclusive privileges Why
did not the South engage in The same forty o.
fifty per cent. business, instead Of working or
al four or five! Why did not they commence
with course fabrics. made from their own cot.
ton, just as New England had done before
them But New England was now passing
from rha, Stage, and going into higher aud finer
branches, The South, he was glad TO learn
were now commencing. True, they were vel
in The A B c Of the business; they were in their
infancy /; they wanted The fostering care and
protection OF Government The Tariff on the
roarse fabrics was now for their benefit New
England wanted i, no longer on The coarse. bu,
,it TT -
they were now struggling with foreigners, and
who were endeavoring 10 break Them down By
flooding our markets with these articles at an
under value, hoping TO indemnify themselves
for temporary losses by future exhorb,ant pri.
ces, extoued from US when American compeli-
non is put down and destroyed.
How was il that Southern gentlemen could
shut their eyes TO the result of their own un-
wise policy Let them look how they stood
and then look al The North. The North applied
their shoulder TO the wheel; they went TO work
10 better their condition: they hus banded their
own resources; they employed and diversified
their labor; they lived upon their own means
kept their money al home To reward their own
industry, instead OF fooIishIy sending il abroad
TO purchase what they could so well and profit
ably supply at home. But South Carolina and
her Southern sisters would touch neither ham.
mer nor shuttle. They sen, away their money
TO New England, or old England. And what
was the consequence of these two opposite sys-
iems! Somh Carolina was poor and depend
ant. while New England was independent, and
prosperous. South Carolina, when The FEEDER
al Constitution was adopted. had FIVE represen-
staives, North Carolina FIVE, and Virginia ten
representatives on this floor. They all cher
'ished deadly hostility 10 every thing connec-
ted with the manufactures internal improve.
ments, and progress of every kind. They de-
MED 10 this Government, The power of a self
protection and self-improvemen,; they went for
The stand-slill, lie-down, go-lo-sleep, Iet.us-
alone. do nothing policy; they had tried 10 live
on whip syIlabub. political metaphysics, until
1t had nearly starved them to desih, while the
Northern States had wisely pursued The oppo-
site policy; and wha, had been the effec, on
their relative prosperity! New York began
with six representatives in lhai hall; now she
had ihiuy-lour Pennsylvania began with eiph,
end now she had twen,y-foor Virginia, with
Norh and South Carolina, had commenced
with twenty representatives, and New York
w'rh SIX; now they have. altogether, thirty, and
New Iu!H alone has thirty four Such are