Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-04-28
A Remedy.

Tue Huntsville, lAb) Advocate abiding
10 the various plans proposed Or resisting
Northern encr0acHueu,s upon Southern
rights. has The fo.loSiag sensible l-i pa
ldodc remarks:
The South has a remedy, WhlChl' proper.
~ used would work a vonder.a. change 10
Northern aggressive sentiment L. ne S7a'4 +
lam 10 lirs AZ h5mG! Atpreseai, tie North
hueps and grows rich upon lbe South. We
depend upon it for our entire supplies. We
purchase all our lIxuTies and nccesslT.es f
nom the North. We do not depend ui0n
ourselves. We DO not encourage enterprise,
skill and industry a, home, bot give pTe.er-
ence 10 that OF the North. With Us every
branch and pursuit in life, every trade, pro-
fession and occupation is dependant upon the
North For instance, the Northeners abuse
and denounce slavery and shareholders, yet
our slaves are clothed with Northern manu-
featured goods, have Northern hats and shoes,
work with Northern hoes, ploughs, and 9th
er implements, are chaslised with Northern
made instrument, are working for Northern
more than Southern profit. The slayehol-
der dressed 10 Northern goods, rides North
ern saddle with all ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS sports
lis Nonhern cauisge, paifonises Norihera
newspapers, drinks Northern liqnors, reads
Northern books, spends lis money at North
ern watering places, crowds Northern FASH
ionable resorts; in short;his personals slaves,
/ his farm, his necessaries, his luxuries-as he
walks, rides, sleeps ,loals lounges ,or works,he
is surrounded with articles OF Northern origin.
"The aggressive acts upon his rights and
| his property arouse his resenlmen,-and Oh
Northern made paper, with Northern pen,
with Northern ink he resolves and resolves,
in regard to his rights, In Northern vessels
his products are carried TO market his cot
ton is ginned with Northern gins: his sugar
is crushed and preserved by Northern ma
chinery bis rivers are navigated BY North
ern steamboats, his mails are carried in
Northern stages; his negroes are fed with ba-
con, beef aoul and corn; his land Is clealed
with Northern axe, and yankee clock sits
upon his mantel-piece; bis floor is swept by
a Northern broom, is covered with a Moth.
ern carpet, and his wife dresses before a
Northern looking glass, his child cries for a
Northern toy, crows over Northern shoe,
and is perfectly happy in having Northern
knife; his son is educated at Northern COL
lege, his daughters receive the finishing pol
ish at Northern seminary, his doctor gradu-
ates at Northern medical college, his schools
are supplied with Northern teachers, aud he
is furnished with Northern inventions and no.
tons.
"The South is thus dependent upon Il e
North. The fault lies with itself. 1t has
the remedy in lis own hands. Heretofore,
ilha. only grown the raw materials, the North
has manufactured them aud reaped all the
profits. 1t has grown rich and prosperous
beyond measure; the South has become poor.
There should be change. Necessity and
duty alike demand il. SeIfrespect and self
preservation require It. me South should
manufacture, first, all its nece5s0yieS-ils beaY-
, articles 1t has The raw material, water
0 power, aud all proper facilities in abundance
When i, does this, The North will have learn
$ a lesson and we shall be independent ave
!. prosperous"
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