The Yazoo Democrat., 1851-12-10

3gOgueS, ana 1anaClcS, unLlI IL has Deeu
reduced to state of complete maraS-
mus, and hardly has strength and vital
ity enough to keep together soul and
body. The action Of this Convention,
seemed to awaken the people like a
galvanie shock from their dreaming
slumberS, and to arouse them at once
to the true Southern policy. We have
heard but one continued expression of
appreciation from people of every call
| ing on the subject of direct trade"
as passed in the resolution of .he Con-
vention. 1t is a subject which the
people wish unbound-unfetter and
isolated from all political partieS-they
will not have it affiliated or amalgalna-
ted with political economy, they deem
lit due to the proper destiny of the
Southern States, to urge on with great
energy the system Of direct trade"
and thus make them the wealthiest-
the happiest, and the freest people on
the surface of the globe. For years
past, we have depended upon the
North alone for our goods. She has
taken our produce-transactcd our
commerce-ileeced our pockets-at-
tackled our stitutions-tradueed our
social system, and detrauded us of our
rights. We have toiled to build up
her splendid commerce, and her mag
nificent cities--we have conquered for
her new territories and have thrown
into her lap the riches of Aladin'S
lamp-we have borne in taxation the
heaviest burden of government-wc
have been fer her "hewers of wood
and drawers OF water" and now. when
the chance is presented to us of freeing
ourselves from this infatuated bondage,
and OF reaping the rewards Of our own
industry, shall we, like the sluggard,
say, "a little more Sleep-a little more
slulnberH or shall we take advantage
OF the prevailing sentiment, and unite
in common effort to reap the re-
ward of our toll and industry, and to
surround ourselves with that strength
oil wealth and power, which shall make
our institutions impregnable to all out
ward combinations! Why should we
make New York CT any Northern city
the via through which our produce
shall reach its European destination?
Why pay tariffs which can be saved
or commissions which Should remain
in our own pockets? Why enrich Nor-
thern merchants and impoveriSh our
own? Why build up Northern cities,
when our own are delapidated-the
policy is the spawn Of madness and f.
tuity. Let the people then join the
planters in a general move TO create
"direct importationS" Let vessels
bring goods directly into southern
ports if they want southern produce.
and we then can make the exchange
and thus reap the profits of
the transact" i've can save that
which the North now reapS from this
business and with this additional
we may promote internal de- |
velopment and home industry in eVe-
ry branch and department of trade
Agricultural, Mechanical or
Manufacturing, and thus bring to light
all the hidden stores of wealth in the
south, which otherwise will Slumber
forever. In connexion with this sub
ect, we think it would be wisdom on
The part of our legislature to appoint
1 committee TO report on our lumber
,rade, and the capabilities of Georgia
or the building of veSSels-the people
want statistical information on this
nbject, will not the legislature take
teps to give them reliable information
~ the appointment Of committee for
his purpose?
t is the general impression, that our
tate in quantity and quality of ship I
uilding timber, is inferior to no State
4 the Union, and in fact that lumber is t
ally shipped TO the NORTH from our i
hores for the purpose of building ships. S
t these facts be properly investigated l
nd placed before our public, their t
hip building will become a fresh t
ource of wealth, and new arm of L
over, whose lever force will of itself S
e nearly sufficient to remove and t
verturn every conceivable obstruction v
) 'Direct Trade" /
The planters have set the ball in i
lotion, will they not carry out the s
lggestion SO frequently made by the ]
onvention, and proceed to have firms p
stab.ished for direct importation to t
HON they will pledge their trade. If II
ley will do this as beginning--the "
ood will roll on by its own inherent
rength,
A STRANGE STORY. p
The RuffaIo AdvertiSer tells q StraY1 oe II