The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-12-26
.rotnl NotLh l4,Ol1OI8 IL6!6,O96 I6,I38,605

Here it will be seen that the aggregate
value Of all the imports into the North
was $400, 059, ,270 while the total value Of
the imports nto the South was only S4S.-
44l,719l Yet within this period, the South
furnished of the exports, values to the a.
mount Of $2l3, 3,277,b94!"
Let US now glance at some Of the advan-
tages which the North derives from It's con-
nection with the South, and see what
would be the injury acCruing to our North-
era brethren, in case they should, by their
intolelant and prospective laws, force the
South out OF the Union.
" Owing TO the operation Of certain laws
Of the Federal Government, the Northern
States have now the entire monopoly Of
the Southern market for large amount OF
the articles which they manufacture, and
upon which huudrens aud thousands OF
their citizens depend for support. They
enjoy, also, iouRtieS upon another large
class of their manufactures, upon which
millions more of their citizens depend, and
which bounlies secure to them great adj
vantages over their foreign rivals in our
Southern markets. These bounties, in the
form of revenue duties, are so high as TO
exclude foreign nations from competing
with these Northern States for our custom,
in many articles; whllstin all other aru-
ces they enjoy an advantage over their
foreign rivals equivalent 10 therrecelVing a
present from the federal Government Of
from fifteen to thirty-fve dollars upon every
hundred dollars worth OF goods which
they manufacture aud sell at the South
TO estimate properly the immense impor-
tanee oil the advantages to the Northern
States, il must be born in mind that the
customer is no Insignificant one; but mum
bers now, perhaps, by the present census,
nine millions Of pot tutatt0n, and that NAH
tuIacturing at present little among them
selves. they are almost entirely buyers,
and not sellers Of those articles which the
Northern States aud foreign nations send
to them.
"Now, these things being promised, let
any man ask himself what would be the
effect, il these boanties of the Federal Gov
4 ernmenL we're taken away and not only
taken away, but the burden Of an import
duty added to the cost Of manufacturing
1 The separation Of the Southern trom the
4 Northern States, would renderlt necessary
for us to have a revenue Of our own, which,
on peace establishment may be assumed TO
be about 30 per cent, at an average. We
will also assume that the average amount
of bounty which the Northern manutac-
mrers. now receive under our present rev.
enue laws, is also twenty per cent. II is
in reality much more. The amount then
win stand thus. 10 the Union they have
a present now made them OF $40 for every
/ hundred dollars worth of goods which they
manufacture which adds just so much %
the profit of their labor. Separated from
US, they lose, first the government Of
90 per cent and have, tsecondly, 70 add
10 the loss 90 per cent more, iu the form OF
a revenue duty, to be paid tothe Southern
United States ;--making difference q
them, in the profit Of their industry, o. 40
per cent. Can any sane man believe loF q
moment thai manufactures which are now
fostered BY bounlies Of 20 per cent, ana,
as their advocates tell Us, scarcely .aflye
at that, can exist for year, when aOs os