Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-12-25

o' hc '"'' liiS Is IN Insertion, the uttiaLcc ~
winch Is DE no meaS pleasant: but every Intelligent
politician, i'"king carefully over the country and no.
tliiG lh' various movements aiuni winch have refer
cnc6 {" l"''' cai' now rca"h 40 other conclusion.
LOSS Of OUR TRADE WITH TIE NORTH.
lhere are potent causes AT work that will gradually
diminish anu possibly eventually a,nilutr our ra
With otr H"rth.Enstern FREQ States One If tho-c
CAUSES Ia The growing hostility to our institution oi
duihealir >savrryan hostility which in hut inrrraa {;
aud eznc"rbale By The harmonious, workiny ,C ON
Aocln! system, and the arring iiscnrt Of theirs inp.
''! 'a"o - 'hc vnr'nus rail r"nl connections about
I" be formed between the Slave States al the Noril-
West. lnder THESE circumstances, i. becoiucs u,efIs
nnd Interesting To enquire what we shall lose aur!
what We shall gain, ly the ncw !ncc.ion which ON
trade vii! take.
iheehhai" s"d soil Of the South is ;ar better ;iap;
ru 10 agriculture ;ham that oi utr North They rni.a
''o agricultural products which We cannot proiuc,
cheaper hnd better than they The iu,nru.c nnouut
o' manufactured goods wlic ne obtain might I.r
made 'riti. l" .'r ..oi irurr M nome uacau-,
'h'cI oi the raw maicr;a; from vhic! they .re MANN
i!''ur:d has n"w I" pay The cxpcns,s ii two sea yoy.
ages" AM several sa!cs and transfers which would lo
sweet II We di'l lIo manufacture entirely Tor our.
si'es Is i Is probable from or agricultural avan
tases wo should not woulI still require less 1t l.,
h"r' 10 have the NorhWrs:, wnc! adjnias Us, lnsnu
'H''urc for Us, than tp rely on the North
ia" Northwest, like "ur-"lves need nothing irou
'ie North, but w"i'd require immense supplies from
| The Tar SoUth-fr"m tho West Indies South Amerira
Asia and , tnrnia. Cut oil from the trade of Eu
ul tiInS
ourselves and build Ip and employ q mighty mer.
c"nc lrarinc o carry on the trade lor ourselves ani
;or the Northwest, with Asa. Africa and Snntl
America. The Northern market for our aoricutur%
pT"ducts s precisely propor;iunn;e 10 the amount q
manufactured and other goods, which we buy lrou
;hem If we bought those articles at home and il
| the Northwest, We should create q market cyac;I,
! equal to the one We Ind lost. We should not opl,
combine the profit; Of agriculture with those Of manu-
ilcuTing, and the mechanic arts, hut we should a.
tain what Is Of a vast den! more inporlanre, wt
should educate apopulaon, skilled III all the arts
trades and evocations that minister To the wants. H.,
tastes an,! luXu:i"S of wealthy. enlightened and re
lired people. We should then. and no; till then en-
ioy ac;ual Independence. Commercial aal manutac
turin; independence il far more important t!Ian po
liiieal Independence. because commercial md mnru
isc:rrin: nation, levy heaYior tax ou iirir dcprT
dsa:s than any lespot ever cXnc:cd from suhi.c pro
yigccs. Labor employed in commerce ma:'@i:c
lures, in the general pays three az iur times ,nuc!
rs farming labor and, III t!ie exchange oC the one i
the other, the iirncr gives the aanuIc.urr: three
four hours laJG "T one TIjs is the kin! Of tax h
Eor:h ever Lewis Oh the South. The loss OF thei
trade will therefore be Il grea, gain.
Connected with the Eorth-Wrst. and cut Of from
the trade Of III, North, hould be better situate
than lay othcrpe"ple for commerce with tho Indie
aud the South. This latter trade has made all nation
wealthy that lave engaged in it. But il has als'
made ;hrm corup luxurious, cmerrated. and short
lived. We du not look with unmiXed pleasure t.
the enorlnuu- profits Of such trade, because thos
proiits thichy from superior wit. pr"videnc
and cunning coming in contact with the generous
iuprovier; aud i-Turaut. We need the products u
| the South, however, and they need our; and Ia
trace, if carried fairly, vii! be mutually beneficial
We have some guaranty III the integrity "i uur povu
lat.on thai they will be satisfied with legitimate pro-
tits-sone rcascn to hope, from their love of ngri
culture, that they will never bcco;ac excrsivrl
commercial Il VIII be nur own fault ii wc aus
tho mighty advantages which a Southern trade an
t. conm-yion with the NORTHWEST, open up 10 u.s.
We can ne,her be great wealthy, or independent
without commerce. and manufactures. We must :
regulate them not to permit them 10 IN ox""s'
The loss of the trade with the North, will bull u
all the pursuits and interests pertaining I" separat
independent nationality We value their friendship
ard goodwill too mach, If hey a;anabIt
rasl,y t" sunier the commercial ties that now hin
u- tosethor-but their attitude is altogether unemH
cling and hostile and choose to e; them, and
own people sec that we can live without their trad"
How they can live without our trade, We know no
unless they have learned to dispense with food an
clothing. Let the South push forward her roads t
| the Wrs,. 1t is quiet and certain means of retail
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