Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-07-26
THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH

We have seldom read an article so much TO the
purpose, and SO conclusive, both in fact and argu-
ment, as the annexed brief piece which, we copy
from Charleston paper. Yet, for advancing such
obvious and undeniable truths-and such valuable
ones, too, if the South would but profit by them
the writer has probably by this time been denoun-
ced by the "Secessonists' as an enemy to "South-
ern Rights" He proves himself at least to be,
beyond all question: friend to Southern interests
PROM THE SOUTHERN STANDARD.
SH1p BUILDIss At THE SoUTH.-One Of the greatest
dra wbacs the prosperity Of the South has been its enue
commercial dependence the North. Politicians may ar
que that this has been brought about by the action Of the
had influence but the root Of the evil has been In the su
pineness and inactivity Of people, who have DEEM
good easy souls content to raise their crops OF rice and
for the benefit Of Northern merchants, ship owners
and manufacturers Our forests abound in the most unm
ed quantity Of ship timber in the world most Of which al
lowed in its native wids and what little Is cut - done
by Northern energy carried to Northern ports to build snPs
carry our produce What has the seton OF the Genea
Government do with this important business Oh shP
bu dng' What law to prevent using the abundant
products Of forests and building ships 70 carry our
ewn produce
Large fortunes are annually made by Northern ship own
ers in carrying the produce Of the South sna may y
mated that oete Of the cotton crop Of the South paid
in freight The South furnishes hemp for cordage cotton
for cotton duck canvass now mostly used yet our hemp
carried the North in Northern ships and nanuac'ued
by Northern labor into codage and cotton into canvsss
there any law Of the land which orbds our manufacturing
our own raw material Is there any bounty allowed to
Northern manufacturers But, says your political Phioso
phe the tariff projects the Northern manufacturer by laying
heavy duties these articles made in foreign countries
Granted But would the protection be afforded to
manufacturer the South at the North Our natural
advantages for ship building greater than theirs We
have the timber and ron the hemp for cordage the cotton
for all doors but lack the energy and en-
erpse improve the advantages which Nature has 80 bou
tifully bestowed
why should Maine cold, barren, sterile country, half
the year buried frost and snow monopoze large portion
Of the ship budng Of the United States She has none OF
the elements of ship building within her limits but TIMBER and
that much inferior what have Every thing else she
has to get from the other States This secret lies in the
terpss and activity Of her people, Why is i that the city
Of New York with scarcely stick Of ship timber within one
hundred miles, sends forth the splendid ships and steam
er that navigate the ocean, whilst Charleston and Savannah
with ship timber enough their very doors to furnish
naves for the world confined 10 building few wood
sloops and coasng schooneri We must first make our
selves independent home by making proper use Of the
natural advantages possess We must do with that
false pride which makes less honorable to handle the broad
and the plane than to supenend the raising Of cotton
and rice we want to prosper we must strip of our coats
and go to work.
There are many considerations connected with this subject
worthy the attention Of people, which we propose to put
forth, from time tme and if by pointing out our own de-
6cencies and the remedy for hem we should awake the
sumbeng energies of few of the sons OF the South,
shall consider ourselves amply repaid for our effort