Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-04-16

South Carolina after revolution opened her ports to
Ia slave trade and the credit Of the slave States
wa hu, sc vessel from Virginia. four from Mary
and and sjyv from South Cnroinl engaged in the bust
,i. Ki,n, Isl nj had fifty nine The Inv continued
-, ,n 1904 Ia 1907 within which time 80 Oi3 slaves
- in,aorteI; Of which q OF were brought in on British
mi Frrnch account Rhode Island imported into South
C,r,ino 053 while the whole OF The Soum carolina ner-
r. - and nl;n,c!s imported only 2OOo The rons'gnces
in ,lse mlot 'aons, consisted Of VI natives ni nehhu
&c nnyes Of Rhode Island 10 of France and IS OF S1uh
T.r,r,, lame, De Wolf, OF the LARGEST Rhode lsG'nn
was afterwards elected 10 the United states
sp ,om that Stale, and was one OF Tie most o'e u m
Abolition party in the discussion OF inc lssous
;oe in ls3Or3 What number OF slaves were ornuRhl M"
,ho son, in violation OF law, only be Imagined o. te
activity of those engaged in the short space OF tour year
During all this lime the ai laws OF congress "e,e -,
l.n,i bn surely operating 10 "encourage and protect manu-
fcrsa stimulating The Northern people TO perfect them
scyc. in every branch and 10 shift and change me dcs IN
.uch manner as transfer Inc largest paccd"e p"i VI
tho nroducts oil the saveabor OF The SCUM 70 inc ocNes
Of h manufacturers and operatives Of The North rms 81:
enr rs carried under The plea Of paying the deots oil
the Revolution and then Of he late war? ana o. asng
wafa continued until 1924 when the nation was sudden
~ ,ked M with an agitation founded upon the assumption
hat Tho Federal Government had the full power without re-
I - the debts OF The United States 10 levy duties
for The express purpose Of protecting domestic manufactures
The battle was fought mainly between The North and
The South and carried against inc la''er a hsn Ia
riff was arranged, and SO constructed by dscrmlna-
TING duties ns TO transfer the main surplus produc
lions of The South 10 the uses OF The merchants and
oil
with foreign countries The Northern States had now gain
ed The complete ascencncy those OF the South both in
unuacrures and commerce.; and, in all other cases Of
arbitrary power governed by avarc those States nave SINCE
cioi he Terms upon rh the people of The STARE States
aN eDjoy their property and The portion rhich shall be
10 tie North build up magnificent cites, great
fortunes and nuniun the existing aseendeney orer us
an The notifications the tariff have been made with ref
ersnce 10 the protection OF domestic manufactures ana the
trade Of the Northern States The laws now IN force though
not 40 much protective others which precede them yet
II mailing dres laid by all The Southern States
against the and imports OF the North equal 10
one fifth part of that now paid for Northern benefit South
ern rade and manufactures would increase most rapidly
Southern MEN are repruaced and degraded by the allegation
that they have neither enterprise nor Industry 10 carry on
manufactures or II is not true. 1t is device
of the enemy Give the SoulhT people lar cance anu
then condemn them il il BE- Just
Many of our wise and good men, without considering
we'll the causes operating olnerwse) have advocated The
protecting tariffs of Congress- with hope OF building up
manufactures in the South But so far from H. the same
reason for protecting tariff protect the Northern States
against European wealth. and experience exists on the part
of the Southern States against the Northern. They had
commenced manufacturing before the revolution and had
some experience when the first tariff laws Of Congress
ed II in the slave States The act OF lT9O,
discriminating tariff law, passed in that form expressly
encourage and project manufacturer as 5 acsed by The
signature OF Washington This act had the effect all over
the Northern States which Dr.. franklin attributed TO tho
manufactures of England in his letter from London April
22d iii. He says here in England is well known and
understood that wherever mandatory is established
which employs NUN Der OF hands, II raises the value OF
lands ia the ncghboring country all around it partly by the
greater demand hand for the produce OF the land
and partly from the plenty Of money drawn by the manuac
lures 10 that part OF the country"
Congress- not mistaken IN The means employed 10 ell
feet the object designelthat Of building up the manufnc
lures Of the North Dr. Franklin mistaken in the
effect OF manufacturing when fairly established in country
We feel the full Of his remarks in humbed and de-
graded condition The manufacturing establishments ut the
North have drawn around them the whole money power oil
the na;Gc They all government contracts worth
having they command he circulating medium of the Un0n
the abundance OF money necessarily drawn from every other
portion of the country concentrates the foreign commerce
in the same sections; and consequently the agricultural and
conauranr sections tributary to those commanding
the and trade, il they dependent COLI
niea Tho Southern States degraded BY those OF the
North in every a element which constitutes nation
al equality national justice They steal Our slaves and
refuse all indemnify for the injury Most Of them have laws
upon their books directly in conflict with the soien
of the constitution and laws Of the United States
10 restore or fugitive slaves those which have been so
len from us by their citizens Many of their Governors
Senators and other high fInctioaacs who have socmn
sworn 10 support the Constitution of The United States
glory in that perjury which is perpetaIcd by an open
public md ayowed violation of that instrument against the
rights of the Southern States and people Churches and
religion. societies have been ruey denounced as ereca
because their members in The South have been shareholders
Other Churches have been compelled TO separate ana inc
hand OF avaficc fraud and OPPRESSION which had been Tree
" laid upon the South through the operations Of trade
could ony DO restrained by the strong arm oil the law from
wholesale robbery OF their Southern brethren Of that
hch the latter had consecra,ed the holy OF re
pinn Indeed BY the operations of discriminating and pro-
ecting duties and the advantages gwen 10 the Northern
States BY public expenditures of the nation and foreign
commerce consequently attracted thhe nearly the whole
annual surplus production OF the Southern States is trans
fcrrcd 10 the North and vested in banking institutions
rail roads canals princey fortunes great cities palaces
steam navigation and thousand other things dictated by
that pride and arrogance, which the huntcness our eon
fion but much stimulates.
No etcrDrr be successful in tho South which does
not Weld its richest fruits Northern capital talents
Our banks live but the mercy of Northern capital Our
manufacturing establishments and our importers and
poers (what few there are live only in the neglect OF
Northern capitalists 10 notice them competitors. Most
of our merchants do business almost entirely Northern
credits ard in Truth nearly The whole pecuniary operations
of this Stuteinerna improvements and alare dependent
upoD Northern funds Yet the Legislature ." no Southern
has condrsccnde 10 investigate the Of de-
pcncnce or attempted IN remedy the evil We have paid
millions from Virginia tribute Ia the North TO build their
manufactures and commerce. and nut ono cent. 10 build
no or protect our own No, not cent Is there any
man in Virginia who has enough o. the spirit Of his
tors enough OF the love OF hame, Of true American
teprise 10 look upon his State in tender Affection and
offer to contribute cent in any practicable mode for her
protection or relief Is there who stand and say
10 the world 81 am for Virginia and her interests ?"
ELF-RELlANCE.
To he Editors of the Enquirer,
right in DENYING, OF this