The New York herald., 1850-01-28


| Domingo. There are those now living who
would probably see this state Of things; but IL
would be certain 10 overtake our children or
| grandchildren These facts are staring US in the
| isce as distinctly as the sun Ia the heavens at
Loonday Northern men not only sd lint 1t, but con-
sraDty IN their public speechss avow il 10 be their
purpose TO produce this very state OF things II
| We express alarm al the prospect, they seek TO
smuse US with euloees on the blessings Of the
| Federal Union, and ask us TO be still for time.
They do well, tor II is true that communities have
usually been destroyed by movements which, IN
the beglnDing, inflicted no immediate injury, and
| which were therefore acquiesced in till they had
! progressed too far TO be resisted They have too,
constant example IN the conduct OF brute animals,
that do not struggle against evils until they begin
| To feel pain. They are doubtless, too, encouraged
10 hope Tor our submission on account of our ac-
quiescence under their former wrongs They
| know that the evils already inflicted on us, TO
| which have referred, greatly exceed in amount
any injury that Great Britain attempted when she
drove The colonies into resistance, Besides, sir,
their aegressons have infinitely less show OF con-
stituuonal right color of natural justice. But
what they low propose is too papable even for
our Southern generosity. II, after having been
free for seventy years, the Southern States were
TO consent to be thus degraded and ensaved, in
| stead Of the pity they would meet the scorn and
contempt Of the universe The men of this gene
who would bf edspSnIhs ought to be
that God that there is no one in my district that
think 90 meanly Of, as TO believe that he would
not readily come into whatever movement might
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| liberty. | tell Northern gentlemen, who are in
hopes that the South will be divided, that we shall
not have halt as many traitors to hang as We did
| torres IN the revolution.
If gentlemen mean that the Union, upon the
principles of the constitution. is desirable, will
not controyert that opinion. But the Union never
could have been formed without the written con-
stitution. So, II you now, by your action, pract-
caly destroy the constitution, those injured II able
to resist, will not submit. That instrument
daIned IN lis own language, 10 establish justice,
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| iDgs Of liberty" 10 all parties TO it-namely, the
freemen of the Union. IL, therefore, under its
fom gross injustice is done, insurrectons excited,
and the citizens OF part OF the States politically
shaved, then the Union ought to stand as an in
| strumeDt OF wrong and oppression.
There is throughout the South strong attach
ment to the Union of the States This sentiment
rests not 80 much upon any calculations OF interest
as on historic associations and the recolections OF
common ancestral struggles and trumphs. Our
people take pride In the name OF the United
States, and In being members Of great republic
that furnishes cheering example TO the friends of
liberty throughout the world. But the events of the
last few years are rapidly weakening this feeling.
Seeing that there appeared to be settled purpose In
the North TO put them the wall, many of our peo-
pie, regarding dissolution of the Union as the in
evitable result of thus aggression, have looked for
ward 10 the consequences OF such state of things.
will tell Northern gentlemen, IN the hope that
many OF them are not yet past the point of reason,
what Is the view presented in prospect to many Of
the highest intellects In the South. 1t is well
known that the existing revenue system operates
hardly on the South and the West. The govern
ment raises upwards Of thirty millions annually by
aduty or taH upon imports But this system acts
very unequaly on the different sections of the
country. For Illustration of the mode of opera
tion, will take single article. Railroad iron is
produced in England at so cheap rate, that it can
for $40 per ton. This Is much cheaper than our
people can afford to make il at; They therefore
ask the government TO REQUIRE the payment Of $50
per ton by way Of duty The importer, therefore,
| ipefa hf,f sol ltkau IN aL
reimburse hlmse II for what he has paid out abroad
and TO the government, Every person, therefore.
| in the United States, who purchases railroad iron,
has TO pay go more tor each ton. There are,
however, some advantages 10 counterbaance this
loss. In the first place, some of our people, finding
that they can make profit by selling railroad iron
al $50 per ton engage in the manufacture aud thus
find employment While so engaged, these per-
sons consume the produce of The farmers aud
others, and thus make home market for agricul-
tural productions We see, however, that the loss
ot $40 PER ton falls on all those any part of the
United States who may consume the iron. But the
| benefit is confined TO those persons who are en-
ssged IN naking iron, and those who live so near
them that they can conveniently get their produce
TO the factories. In fact this sort of manufactur-
ing is confined to the State of Peunsylvania, and
perhaps q few other localities. But my constitu-
sJlvnnla tor iron IN the production Of their FARMS
than they could the British iron masters. II is,
therefore, TO our advantage, as me must pay for it
In cath TO get the iron al the lowest rate. This is
/ w
This illustrates the effect Of revenue and pro-
| tective system. The burden Is difused over the
whole country, but the benefit is limited TO the ma
nufactures, and 10 those persons who reside so near
as TO have thereby better market; very little more
than e.third Of the Union gets the benefit Of the
system, In exclusion mainly OF the South and West
| IL is not easy TO measure the precise extent Of
this burden. II has been estimated that two-thirds
| OF all the articles which would, il imported, be
subject to pay duty, are produced in the United
stetse TO return, for ready illustration, TO the
q IN Oad Irnp fura acf
| OF IRON consumed in the United States were made
| IN this country, IL would follow that the person
who consumed those three tons Of iron, while he
paid twenty dollars to the government on the ton
imported, would pay forty dollars to the home
manufacturer; and II he lived so far from the man.
uisc,preI that ne could not pay hm In produce, it
eminent but twenty dollars, he would lose sixty
himself on account Of the duty. When, there
| lore, the government gets, as II is doing, thirty
three millions Of dollars revenue. the whole burden
10 the consumers OF this country would be one hum
dred millions Of dollars; OF this amount, the South
| pays, according TO its population and consumption
forty millions Of dollars; This sum think TOO low
IN iact In the Patent Office report made TO the last
session OF Congress, (the last pubished) IL tis
stated by the Commissioner, Mr.. Burke, north
ern man, that the annual value Of articles manu-
fifty millions Of dollars. This statement does not
include iron, salt, coal, sugar, wool. the products
| OF fisheries, and other articles on which duty is
collected; adding these, swells the amount TO
nearly seven hundred millions. Our imports for
that year were unusually large, on account Of the
femme abroad. Nevertheless, all the articles inn
ported, on which duty 10 collected, including the
| above omitted in the state ment Of manufactures
| are in value only one hundred and eleven millions
one hundred and hfty.four thousand three hundred
and hfieen dollars IL thus appears that the amount
| manufactured in the country, 10 more than six
| times that imported. II is not pretended, how
ever tha, this comparison affords proper measure
/ OF the amount of the burden which the country
eminent thirty-hree millions, il pays tive hundred
| TO The manufacturers indirectly, thereby making
ihe whole loss TO consumers in the first Instance,
| TWO hundred and thirty-three millions Some few
articles are manufactured here as cheaply as they
can be elsewhere and very large number, at the
| places where they are made, are cheaper 10 the
| consumer than would be the foreign article when
transported there. IL rs also true, however. that
| IN great many cases the consumer loses even
more than the whole duty, because he is not oaly
obliged 20 pay IL 10 the manufacfurer or yef,,d I,