Washington telegraph., 1849-04-04
From the Richmond Republican.
THE TRUE GROUND.

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course we have advocated for the estab-
lishment of the real independence, safety
and sovereignty of the Southern States,
meets with the sanction of SO many Wrl-
tiers and journalists, whose judgements
we are accustomed to respect. Among
others, the Washington correspondent OF
that influential and conservative Journal,
the New York Observer, in a letter upon
this subject, speaks thus: -.s-~~-.
"The Richmond Republican takes the
best of all grounds as to the true method
of making the South invulnerable to the
assaults of abolitionists of the free States.
and recommends, instead OF talking OF
the sword, to build railroads and canals.
to develop the agricultural and mineraf
resources of the South, and afford to the
several Southern States and the West,
avenues to Southern seaports, and to es-
tablish direct trade between the ports OF
Richmond, Norfolk, Charleston and Sa-
vannah. with the Old World; to establish
manufactures, and be content with infe-
rior articles, if of the production OF the
South. 'All this says the Republican,
SIS easier to teach than to practice; but II
we are willing 10 remain at the mercy OF
our institutions, because there are dlfh-
culties in our way, we deserve our tate.
These views are responded to in other
sections OF the South. The Columbus
(Georgial Times. in noticing the fact that
Massachusetts manufactures boots and
shoes to the value OF seventeen nlilons
of dollars annually, says: 'Ihe prlnci-
pal customer for these boots and shoes
is tn. South. Why does not the South
make her own boots and shoes, and thus
save the milions drained from her pock-
cts to enrich New England?
The North formerly made every thing
for us, Now we have learned to make
our own coarse cotton fabrics and flour
The variety Works, in this city, are
driving a whole lot of Yankee made 'no-
tons out of the market, such as tubs,
buckets, chnrns, bedsteads, &c, which
are cheaper in price and better made
than the Northern. # This KIND
of industry is the secrrt of Northern pros
perity, and, if adopted here, will prove
the talismau of ours, The marvel is, that
the South is not poorer than she is.
What the Souih needs is division
of labor, variety of pursuits, aud enterprise
to develope the wealth which teens III
our forests, our water courses, our hills
and our Valleys
"This is the true way OF meeting all
the wants of the Southland to destroy
the invldious contrast of impoverishment
of the South with the overlooking pros
&c Io ntI, l,iIt in.
dustry, economy and self-geliauce is need
ed to give the South all the Independence
of the North, which is all Mr.. Calhoun
can wish.
We trust that Southern statesmen and
Southern citizens, of ak parties. will re-
feet upon this subject, and act upon it
in spirit of patriotism and self-sacrifce
OF what avail are our paper resolutions-
mere empty words--while by our acts
we are contributing every day to- the in
crease of the power against the unjust
aggressions Of which we vainly struggle,
and while we are daily reducing ourselves
by our own policy to perfect helplessness
While upon this topic, we add the
following, from the Macon (Ga.) Journal
cate of Southern neutrality-suspicious., The
law of New York, to which it refers, is
infamous, and yet, by OAR practice, we
kiss the hand that smites lis. Me pourish
the viper that darts its poisoned fangs
into the bosom that has warmed it to lite.
Let us no longer he guilty OF such toliy.
"There is now Bill before the New
York Legislature, (says the Macon Jopr-
nal and Messenger0 which virtually an
nuls the Constitutional provision in re-
gard to the recovery and return of fugitive
slaves. Should it become law, the peo-
pie of the slaveholding States have but
one remedy, and that is to cease 10 trade
and, travel iu that State. The South an
nnally expend millions of dollars for the
support of the merchants and mechanics
of the North. nine-tenths of which finds
its way into, the city of New York.
Now we have few simple proposir
tons to make, to our Southern friends
These are, that instead of passing violent
and offensive resolutions; iqstead of threat
ening to dissolve the Union, or to engage
in civil war. they should merely organize
system for the Support of Southern
mechanics.
/. Let our men Of property and afflu.
ence make it matter of principle to spend
their summers in the mountains of Geor.
gia, Tennesse and North Carolina, In.
stead of bestowing thousands upon the
abolitionists of New York and New Eng.
land. .o,--, .t
9: Let u.s.. by concerted action, refuse
to purchase the products of Northern
| labor, and thus drive out of the Southern
! markets the five millions of dollars wosth
of shoes, hats, ready-made clothing, &c