The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1852-02-05


National
As eyel5 careful observer IS political "a
vent natua anticipated, Che appgoachirg
Pre- aentl election S fast reducing The po-
Utica olemar 10 theil Cd basis. Ihe cause
III lhis is obyions The gular admin ms
ton of the g lnment laa settied a1a POI
manent business, and issues connected with
The 5ootrines an policg tllat aalninistrl-
lion must be more or less hxed These Issues
may be modified or suspended as they have
recently been, by transient and incidental
questions, but from their very nature they
are as durable as the government, because
they are ineorporatedwith il. This accounts
for the existance under some name Or form
Of national parties marshalled as they are
and must Be upon. the theory and policy Of
the government. While the issues Them
selves must be more or less fixed, natural and
important changes may and do occur insthe
views Of individuals and sections, affecting IN
animportant degree the numerical strength
Of national parties themselves, if not, the is
sues upon which they are based. Such has
been the effect Of the late sectional controver-
81 between the North and South, the whole
tendency of which has been toidentify South
ern wbigs with the democratic party. How
this is accomplished may be seen by refer
.ence Il. the resolutions of the Union party 81
Georgia which VIC publish today. The case
is more fully reasoned out by the
Mobile 1drertiser, in the following article
which appeared a year ago commenting upon
the action Of the North Carolina legislature
When.it is remembered thatsthe Advertiser
as we'll as that legislature was thoroughly
wing, the article is significant. IF the truth
of this article, coming from q high toned IN
ion Wing paper, doesnot deooeratise South
ern, to say nothing of State Rights wings
we arc at loss to know the reason.
Southern Wings and the Tariff Policy.
The Legislature of North Carolina, moi
long since, passed preamble and resolutions
in reference to the Tariff policy, which prob
ably give form and expression toa sentiment
which, at the present juncturc, peryades tht
Southern mind We copy the preamble and
| first resolution
WHEREAS, The Southern States of this
Union have, since the formation of the Fed
cral Government, fostcred and nourished the
manufacturing and mining interests of the
non slayeholding States, By voting to impose
high taxes on importations from foreign coun
tries which might come in competition Will
/ the productions of the labor and industry o
the aforesaid non-slaycholding States; anc
whereas, these acts of generosity and self
sacrifice have been unapprcciatcd at the north
and the people Of that section show dispo
sition to make unceasing attacks upon our in
stitutions and property therefore,
/" PcSolred, That the State of North Car
olina feels herself under no further obliga
tons, by the votes of her representatives il
Congress orothcrwise, to protect the " HON
industry of the non-slaveholding States. 2
The frst proposition in the preamble shoul,
have been qualified, as it is not historical
correct For some years subscqucntto 1923
the Southern States were nearly unanimou
in their opposition to all Tariffs in which tn
principle of protection could be discovered
and, as a general rule, the Democratic pan
" in the South has. incorporated this oppos
ton into their party creed, and more cspeeia
~ since the controversy was opened by til
respiration of Tie Compromise Bill in 1872
But the Wings 1.-THE South have occupied
more national position upon this policy
! Believing that Tariff for revenue, in whic
determinations were made, within the rev
nue. standard, infayor Of AmcricW industr
land interests, was the true policy for the n;
ton, they sustained the Tariff of 1872
Without their votes it could not have bee
passed. They also voted against that 81 Il
f 46. These votes were given without refel
ence to self Wing members in Gongres
planted themselves on a national platform
upon this question, and their constituent
? H0Biy SuStdIuGu tHClH. NeItuG1 GOllStltuSt
nor representative stopped to enquire whf
/ particular section was to be benefited. I
be convinced that it was the best policy f
the Union-the whole Union, was with thel
sufficient They had nodirect interest
manufactures, and their constituents had
qually as little.
But what return have they received frol
those who have benefited largely and direc
: ly by these liberal and national votes give
lin Congress by Southern men? We haV
i the answer in the newspaper editorials, res
I buttons passed by abolition meetings, and
acts passed by Legislatures in the Northel
States, denouncing slavery and attacking
8 every imaginable way, this species of prope
], ty atthe South. Northernmanufacturers al
/ their friends have returned evil for good
have stung the hand that fed them.
Self protection IS the first law of natur
While these attacks in the National and Sta
legislatures, as well as the assaults from on
IsideTs, continue, Southern Wings are absol
2 ed from all National obligation to sustain
y policy calculated TOT trengthenthe hand viii
e IS raised to give the fatal blow to their deare
rights and most cherished interests.
]. Taking this view of tho case, it win
seen that the North Carolina LEGISLATURE II