The southern press., 1850-07-29
sourHEas IspErrsDEsor.--we should not trust

SOUTHERN INDEPENDENCE. should not trust
alone to legislation, for security to interests in
the controversy between the North and the South.
The eloquence and determined spirit of those
whom we have chosen to represent us in the coun-
ellis of the nation must fall powerless before the
advancing demands Of the North, unless thew are
backed by the words and actions OF their constitu-
ents. In this way our primary meetings, though
they stop with mere resolutions, productive of
much good to our cause; but they should not stop
there. We should act as well as resolve II will
do no harm to declare and to reiterate our rights,
and our determination to maintain them, but the
rights of the South have not been ignorantly as
sailed. The North knows as well as we do,
what we are entitled to under the Constitution,
and the depredations from which we have suffered
have been the fruits of wlful determination TO
ride over us so long as the operation can he car
ried on with impunity. The wrongs of the South
have been, and will continue to be, in exact pro-
portion to her submission They may be termi-
mated whenever we manifest spirit of resistance.
And 1t Is great mistake TO suppose that resistance
must necessarily be with the stuord We may
bring the North into terms without recourse to VI
oence. Let us stay at home, and trade at home,
and we shall soon see the halls of our national
Legislature filled with men who are disposed to do
us justice. Why should our pleasure hunters
spend their money in search of it in northern
cities, and at northern watering placesi Why
should our merchants be compelled to lay in their
annual supplies at New York and Boston, Let
the former spend the sultry months Of summer at
some Of our delightful watering places, and let
the latter purchase their supplies at Charleston,
Savannah and New Orleans It may be that these
markets donot now afford sufficient supplies to meet
our demands, but when the southern trade is once
diverted to these points, how long will be before
they become the depots of commerce as extern
sve as the wants of the South would require. Cap
ital will always follow trade, and SO soon as it
may be more proftaby employed at these places
than at others, it will flow there and Immediately
establish direct importing trade with the markets
of the world. We have now but few importers
and but little capital in our southern ports but
these will as readily be commanded by the neces-
sites of trade, as our streams find outlets to the
ocean. In the beginning, before these facilities
were commanded, higher prices would Of course
have to be paid for goods, but this would not be
the case long, and even while it continued it
would not prove less profitable to the merchant.
Suppose, for instance, one of the large and fash
lonable dry goods houses in this city, should lay
in its winter supplies in Charleston or Savannah
and it should be made known that its stock was
purchased of southern importers in southern
Market even though it was forced to sell at prices
ranging above those which could have been
afforded had the goods been purchased in a north
ern market, we imagine there would be no falling
off in its custom. Indeed we think we might
promise to such an establishment, a patronage
that would surpass that commanded by any other
house in the city IN Columbus (Ga.) Sentinel.