The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-12-14
pro,or,,oD 81 southern Industry.


The Delta highly commends the adoption Of
Tariff for the protection of Southern manufactures.
This Tariff is to be prohibitory too, and to exclude
all the products of the Northern States. We sup
pose the ice will be brought from the Rocky Noun
tains lying in the new Territories. The pork and
-four will all come from the Southern States, and
as the demand will be just great as ever, while
the supply must be diminished by the loss of the
North West, the sugar and cotton planters will
show their patriotism, by paying good prices to
Tennessee Kentucky, and Missouri farmers.
Yankee schoolmasters, of course, will be deemed
articles of contraband, and no Prenss nor Y ut
man will be allowed to ndocrinate our children.
We propose amendment to TINS pfohiol'loh o'
imports its extension to exports. Let no more
children be sent to Northern schools and colleges
Forbid our Southern millionaires from travelling to
the North every Summer, and force them to en-
COURAGE our own places of amusement Stump
tuarv laws regulating the dress, manner of living,
expenditure, ETC., have long since been given up;
but we think such laws would be in unison with the
| obsolete Constitution of South Carolina. How far
such distinctions would accord with the COnsttu-
ton of Louisiana and other States which provide
that taxation shall be uniform, is question which
we leave for the Delta to solve.
The rule too, would, we fear, work both ways
The sugar crop of Louisiana is consumed in the
United States We suppose Ohio, NewYorls, and
Pennsylvania, will lay discriminating duty on
Southern sugar, and encourage that of foreign
countries. Then, too, an impetus would be given
to the culture of cotton in the Brazs. The fact is,
that hostile legislation would effect vast deal of
mischief to all parties To guard against this, the
Federal Constitution deprives the States of the
power to regulate commerce between themselves,
and confers that power the Federal Government.
Then there is another clause which expressly pro-
hbts the States, without the consent of Congress,
rom imposing any imposts or duties on imports
and exports, except what may be absolutely neces-
sary for executing the inspection laws.
We shall cheerfully listen to any mode of avoid
ing these constitutional difficulties 1t is true that
tariff for the protection of American industry has
| been deemed too narrow for the wide embracing
| philanthropy of the age. We have, however,
lung to the obsolete idea and of that phi!o-
sophical temp which is content with half loaf
| when no more can be had. We shall be delighted
prove our patriotism by urging the adoption of
| measures which will protect Southern industry.
let us put good duty on imports of pork, flour,
| coal, ice, schoolmasters, apples, potatoes, cab
1ages. and the thousand notions which are annu.
lily brought South By all means, let us sacrifice
| what remains of the Western trade of New Or
eaAs-it smacks of ree-sOil principles, and should
he taxed out of or city. We shall then have left
the trade of Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana.
| The railroads from Memphis and Nashville TO the
Atlantic will take to Charleston and Savannah the
| trade of Tennessee. Doubtless Virginia, manu-
occurring State will prosper by this protection but
it will be at the expense of Louisiana and Missis-
| sippi New Orleans would feel the effect of this
Southern tariff more seriously than any other city.
A tax discriminating between the products ofslave
and free Sltes, is first, contrary to the COnstu.
| ton of Louisiana. Secondly, against the Consti-
tuition of the United States and lastly, it would
be injurious to louisiana and ruinous to this city
| To be sure, it may be that we hold the dollar in
TOO great RESP oct. We like that patriotism which
manages to units profit with its enthusiasm. We
are very hostile to all Southern patriotism which is
likely to increase the price ofpork diminish that Of
sugar. It is a sordid, mercenary feeing-it" smells
Of the shop''-but it cannot be helT I'd, the truth
| must come out. We are for the policy which shall
increase our trade with the free States. Our COM
nercal sympathes are shackled by no scruples
about coIors Instead of driving off the trade which
now reluctantly finds its way to our doors, we
hould rather use all fair means to increase it, The
Jaxes on commercial operations are sufficiently
heavy here now, in the shape of wharfage and
lavee dues, dTaYage, storage, ETC., etc. But when
TO these are added discriminating duues then good
I'VE TO the trade of New Orleans.