Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-07-23
RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
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THE NORTH AND SOUTH.

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,, M, Orleans Bulletin has the following:
..ni, Editor of the Richmond Enquirer, on tour
,bronoh portion of the Northern ana Eastern "'''
10 his paper fellows: - ,.o .,,nnd,pt--
go, ,hess Yankees with their manufacturers ana zee anu
ns.e and above all their skill in drawing rom NV a -
sof the South, are growing rich al our eApese 'l'
nc same time insulting cur institutions ~ = , hcnJ
were learning from experience 10 take care VI anu ~
ourselves" ga, , ,o mare or obored with
a III - produce this OF affairs, than me ttchhoh1
ENQUIRER both under lis former ana present s n
editors Who has more s'eaa'y Ni"ehs,s l,bor and
lennh of time denounced the system al nome 'aoo r INV
home manufactures than the editors o. that paper n
have advocated and promoted to The tut extent o. @ ,
i;,iss and nfuencc the plan Of buying every i's loi
h I"u $3.50 -, nroin.inr their supplies SO Tar as
practicable n, home aud now when they al E's ga Wv
operation Of the system IN a'ihs , ,;, If the Union
nandenf and that has made that disilc' III Wv 49,
hc has refused to follow their advice, Ticli ana pfosP
,s ,hey very nav,ly tell their ieow-citihens 'ha'
time tthey learned from eNpcrh nee :" ''h t'', " w 49,
' ,h.syss To be- sure Is and has been 50, any
time the last fifty years, during me whole 81 w'm
the Richmond Enquirer has oeeh i'''s' ''o''' ~ wv"
ting directly the contrary hoeUhc
Here follows long rigmaroe OF slni'af h'iS'ep'eS*'
in Oar answer to such sweeping structures shall BE- short
!, 20 NOT true that denounced the system ol hoH
.bor and home manufacturers We have steadily resisted
,, hot bed legislation, whose elect MAS To pampe ono
class a, the expense all others and especially 10 FOSTER
m monopoIies Of the North which have iouriShed ana
yown fat upon the tributes from the South We have sought
10 eat down the advantages unlnsty piled upon ue
North By federal legislation TO give new impetus To COM
merce with liz genial influence on agriculture and ny a's
in, the pressure of Northern monopoly I" afford TO S"u
rn nanutac lures enterprise opportunity TO srea'
,h.;r WINGS |, was therefore benefit our own home
manufactures al the South, and no. 10 break Them GOVT,
tina, we assaulted the hotbed system which Was 'a'cu'
10 enrich The North and crush Southern enterprise weep
posed the high Tariff o i2 and advocated me more h""e
rate and reasonable lucs Of the Tariff OF so Inc hehe
fetal change ior Southern enterprise is admitted by Inc
Bulletin itself, which says
Nearly the whole of the Southern peoee are wide
awake on the SUBJECT of manufactures, nni no longer IN
tend 10 be so absolutely dependent they have heretofore
been but with their ''bctts. land and more abundant re-
sources will IN very years eShielt progress IN u-
f,cures which will enable successful COM
petition with those Of the North even III their own nnrS' Is
Georgia this moment manufactures ioie COTTON u'h :
consumed within TERRITORY and her nerics are " BE-
found in Philadelphia, New York, Richmond and New "
leans markets Alabama if 81. does 10; already DO the
same will in short feroi under the fdpsa extension
.f cotton mills Even South Carolina i rapidly advancing
10 the same point supply, and feel hesitation IN
saving that in five years the whole South Will ia' supply
its r the heavy kind Of cotton good and
prints concerned 49,
II is we believe fact, that in instance in which
cotton mills been established al the South they have
proved emnenty successful enrchng not only the popne
tors but adding greatly the Comfort and wealth OF The
town or neiphborng county in which they located
The cotton manufactures however II the only that
is making progress the South WOODEN goods boots shoes
and other manufactures Of leather hardware ana wooawae
cles of less note all being made in different sections OF
the South, and all on the increase, both n The number aao
of the respective establishments
Under the operation ri reasonable system OF duties.
the actual amount, already invested in Geoaia nanuac,"-
es is not iarfro 900 600 and her people well a that
Of other Southern States have bat begun turn Their at
en,on to the importance t" this branch of Industry
Ii - therefore, with strange injustice, that n" New or
leans Editor consrau!aes III rh which seeins
10 have broken in upon mind AID appeals 90 cheer
on and encourage ths en.rpSns portion % his e Editor
OF the EnqGi;,s) fellow c'.17m IN h"s ,nsr"Fs Ia -
,al,ish manufactures OF u, kinds il ii. oii Dominion
and ins,i has own words ti mnis AL tha eXpe
rnce shows that they should take and DEFEND Them
selves"
But only agriculture and manufactures that we
rejoice the Southern people push ahead We have
most zeloue!y urged upon co /" take 10 themselves
the benefits o. drc trade with Europe and
by direct navigation defend themselves against tn
heavy tributes paid Northern agents The
now paid 10 cnrcn them shouid 90 swell
sources This is probably the best and snrest means Of
Southern defence and independence We feel that We have
fully indicated consistency against the i'll naiurcd
nections the New Orleans Editor. and appeal the
people Virginia think seriously Of this LAST named mode
OF attaining independence aud equality.