The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-10-26

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butary to them, in heavy amount, for their manu-
features. They are the carriers OF the extensive
and bulky products of our agriculture and bv the
bounties which they enjoy in the form of tonnage
are again brought under hravy tribute to them for
freights. BY the combined operation of these two.
causes, (and of some others which might be named.
if necessarily they get possession Of the largest
portion of our agricultural products which in the
form of remittances ia payment for imports invests
them with large amount OF our capital, upon the
basis of which they carry on their extensive and
lucrative commerce. commerce which brings
tributary TO them again, to the full extent OF the
difference at which they sell our exports abroad,
and what they make us pay for the imports at
home.
In these several relations, the Southern States
stand to the free.soil, or Pharisee States, a.
colonies TO parent and dominant country--not
allowed 70 employ the agents who will do their
work without bounty, and at the least expense to
them ; nor TO buy from those customers, who will
sell cheapest; but compelled to confne their bust
ness only to certain agents, who decide without
competition opo1 the rates We have TO pay them,
and TO buy from them pretty much at their own
prices
II is precisely, too, in these relations that these
free soil or Pharisee States become the objects
of rivalry and jealousy to all the commercial,
manufacturing and NAVIGATING countries of the
world. Both are manufacturers, both are carriers,
both are merchants, seeking foreign markets for
their goods; and hence the jostngs and jealousy
which is likely to spring up between them. The
custom, then, of people like the "Southern United
States which has from $95 900 900 TO 500 600 GOO
worth of exports to dispose OF, must be OF the
| highest importance to every nation which has
ships 10 Garry these exports, manufactures TO ex-
change for them, and a large commerce TO expand
| by them. The alliance, then, between nations OF
such dIfie rent pursuits and characters, becomes
strong and natural, since IN the monopoly OF that
| kind of custom, every commercial and manufactur-
ing nation must chiefly depend for their wealth and
| prosperity. Ii is the habit with many 10 suppose
| that nations without slaves are, tpso facto, mors
fiourishng than those that have them. But OF all
deusive notions, this is one OF the most erroneous.
| Spain, Italy, Germany, France, Russia, or other
free States" 80 called, are not more hourishing
| than our Southern States, with all the exactions
| which are m .de upon our labor. England Is IN
| debted for her immense wealth and remarkable
| prosperity TO the monopoly OF the profits and the
trade Of her extensive colonies, and especially OF
| India, which che has sucked dry OF all those
| enormous treasures for which she was for
| long time, but not now, proverb among the
| nations And in like manner, the Pharisee States
of this Union have become comparatively rich
and floarshing by the operation and policy OF Ger
| tain national laws hch leave the Southern States
| in the relation Of tributary colonies to them. Let
England be shorne of her colonies, and with all het
| cant and boastng, about the absence OF slavery
| within her limits, what would she become! And
let the free-soii, Pharisee States be separated
from the ''pubcans and sinners OF the slave
holding States. and what will be their condition in
five years We will stop for moment briefly to
answer.
Owing to the operation of certain laws Of the fe-'
eral government, we have just said, those
States have now The entire monopoly of the South
ern marker tor large amount OF the articles which
they manufacture, and upon which hundreds OF
thousands OF their citizens depend for their sup
port. They enjoy, also, bounties upon another
large class of their manufactures, upon which mil
lions more OF their citizens depend, and which
bountles secure 10 them great advantages over
their foreign rivals, in Southern markets. These
bouLiies, IN the form of revenue duties, high
as to exclude foreign nations from competing with
these Northern States for custom, in many
articles; whilst in all other articles they enjoy an
advantage over their foreign rivals equivalent to
their receiving present from the Federal govern
ment of from fifteen TO thirty-fve dollars upon.
every hundred dollars worth of goods which they
manufacture, and sell at the South. To es-
innate properly the immense Importance OF
these advantages to the Northern States, it must
be borne in mnnd that this customer is no insig-
nhcsnt one but numbers now, perhaps by the
present census, nine millions OF population, and
that manufacturing at present little among them.
selves, they almost entirely buyers, and not
sellers of those articles, which the Northern States
and foreign nations send TO them.
| Now, these things being premised, LEI any man
ask himself what would be the effect, if these
bouhties ct the Federal government were taken
away and net only taken away, but the burden
OF an impost duty added TO the cost OF manufac-
turing. The separation of the Southern from
the Northern States, would render II necessary for
us TO have revenue Of our owa, which, on peace
establishment, may be assumed TO be about 20 per
cent on average. We will also assume that the
average amount OF bounty which the Northern
manufacturers now receive, under our present
revenue laws, is also 20 per cent Ii is, in reality,
much more. The account, then, will stand thus:
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them OF $50, for every hundred dollars worth
OF goods which they manufacture, which adds
I lust s" much 10 the profits OF their labor.
Separated from us, they lose first, this GO
vernment present Of 20 per cent and have,
secondly, to add to the loss, 20 per cent more
IN the form OF revenue duty, to be paid to the
Southern United States-making a difference TO
them, in the pr, fits at their industry, Of 40 per cent
Can any sane man believe, for a moment, that
manufactures winch ale now fostered by bountes
OF 20 per cent and their advocates tell scarce
| a
even 20 per cent OF thsir profits distracted from
them il would he absurd TO suppose 30.
| IL may be confidently assn med, then, that the
separation Of the Northern Stateg from rs, which
would be followed by this loss OF their present
bounties, and the addition or lew burdens their
labor would bankrupt almost every manufacturing
establishment at the North: and would throw out
OF employment hundreds ut thousands Of their citi-
zens, who would have to throng into other depart
ments Of their industry to seek a livelihood. But
what other department OF their industry would be
in better condition, or could receive themi Ger
tanly not their agricultural, which cannot compete
now with the South and West, in any article which
they can grow to a profit. Not their navigation in
teTest, for under the state Of things which are
supposing, the tonnage bounties being taken from.
| them, and duties Vt our own burdened upon them,
instead, and our frtighis being given W foreign
customers, or perhaps only a small share given to
Northern shpewners-their navigation interest
would dwindle, aad their sailors would have to
seek employment elsewhere. Their commercial
| department could not receive them. Since export
ing our agricultural products in the vessels of our
1 lOftikn CuctoUcf-, dn1 Establishing dlrect Trade
between our own ports, and those countries, we
not only shall have no need Of Northern merchants
| to do our business, but being deprived Of the i'm
mense capital, which they now have the use of,
In exporting large portion Of our rich agricul-
tural staples, they would be deprived OF the Chief
| support upon which their foreign commerce is now
kept so prosperous, and without which 1t must
dreg on, ina feeble and sickly existence.
| Every department. Of Northern industry being
| doomed To heavy injury, diminshment and decay,
by this Withdrawal Of the bounties which they now
he M antt har axxh he's
| will have to encounter out OF IL, from other ma
| tons. and millions Of their citizens being thrown