Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-05-31
THE RESULT OF SECESSION.

The persistence of the secession leaders South Carolina
in urging extreme has had the natural effect Of
bringing forth last the conservative influence of those who
would the Commonwealth from the consequences Of
threatened precpiancy Weregard it good omen says
the Baltimore Amercan) that such considerations put
forward in the suboined extract should appear in leading
Journal the Courier, in the city Of Charleston The writer
forming probable hypothesis Of the which the Gem
era Government would pursue 10 the that South Caro-
lima State should resolve herself out Of the Union
"The Federal Government will march troops into the
State. This would be Of violence inexpejent and
unnecessary. 1t will not establish floating custom-house,
has been supposed because would be clumsy and ncon-
venent To the revenue, it would merely abolish
Charleston Georgetown, and Beaufort ports of entry for
the time being.
"The power Of the Federal Government under the con-
stuton declare what ports shall be ports Of entry be-
yond all doubt The act of 1899 determines the number Of
those ports in South Carolina and elsewhere. From time
to time Congress changed them abolished them for
example the port Of Curruck, in North Carolina, in ls4l
South Carolina will permit the duties on goods imported
to be collected within her limits The Federal Government
will be driven then abolish her ports ports Of entry 80
long the duties not permitted to be collected
How will this proceeding operate the condition of the
State, and particularly of the city All foreign trade will
cease because vessel attempting to enter port other than
port of entry liable forfeiture vessel and cargo Com
being annhaed merchants must 60 elsewhere to
do business Capital, which depends trade employ
men, must 60 with them. Wharf property will be worth
nothing; there will be nothing to land ship Dry-docks
and shpyards will be valueess there will be vessels to
repair The number of vacant houses will be large, and
house will be greatly reduced No buildings them
would be erected and mechanics must emgrate with the
merchants Factors follow their customers, whose rice
and cotton will be sent for sale to other States Cotton, in
stead Of coming down the railroad from Hamburg, will
20 up through Hamburg to Augusta and Savannah.
That part Of the road between Branchve and Charleston
will be unused unless it be for bringing goods to the city
struggled from other States The coastwise trade would be
destroyed well the foreign trade, the State will
Northern produce and il will go Of places where it
is not taxed.
"From those places it will be struggled into South Caro-
lnat will be to smugge into the State out Of it,
and every body admits that the last is very easy The same
that will depopulate Charleston will give immense
impulse the growth Of other places Savannah will double
her business and population she will receive the merchants
the mechanics, the capital that shall have lost AT the
very moment when have employment for them, she
will have double employment for ALL II will thus become
the direct interest Of neghbos keep in the desoate
condition to which we shall be reduced They will wax fat
our msortunes If planters and farmers are so pa
otc not to send their cotton rice, and other produce to
ports of the State there will be money circulating in
the State The banks will be without business paper there
will be dividends. At the very time when our taxes will
be quadrupled, there will be money to pay them. we
shall be checkmated-unable to move.
The people will very demand Of the secession lead
ers that some remedy for this condition Of ruin be pointed
to them What will that remedy be There can be no
fighting; there will be nothing to fight There can be no APP
peal foreign naons they could have no pretence for COM
pant If any thinks otherwise let him reverse the case
Should England abolish Bristol France abolish Havre as
ports Of entry could complain object! Should we send
Minister to Europe ask for help, every foreign State
would ignore the independent Government Of South Caro-
lima Our condition would be at helpless and ridiculous;
we should suffer and command sympathy, because the
evil will be own choosing, both IS to It's beginning and
continuation.
Have the people right to ask at once, and Is It not
prudent to ask advance that they who about 10 debe
the future proceedings Of the State should at once de-
things in South Carolina tchch soH be The result Of tier
o, measures, and which is at least possible, which many
believe 10 be probable and not few think certain