The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-28

rpE TRUE POLICY OF THE SOUTH

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mt has caused them stand BY that instrument and
have thus far enabled the South defend herself against
tbe encroachunents Of taRAtcs and treason But bow
long may We lock that for protection ahd d.
ace We have seen those men, 90. by one ent down
politically to rise more and their pieces hed With The
most Yruent and unFelentia enemies 10 The South and
southern Institutions How long may look 70 any Por
ion Of the North for help il i not difficult 70 tell North
m anatcisn has taken possession Of the national House
of Representatives Should its forces cohere il pos
sly but il Is possibility elect freesoisr TO the
prxt presidency should this against southern inst-
tions succeed ia that respect only hope will thea be
IA The American Senate But this support would soon Be
stricken down.
Ter are now sixteen free States ont Of ihirty-one and
n ne remaining fifteen Delaware but nominay slave
state The influence Of ee-soil administration with al
IL power and patronage brought hear 10 eonnexion
itb the ratfa spirit Of alevolenee which peEVads
e masses Of the northern people, would PROSTATE every
northern senator ho would boldly stand by the eonsiu
lion and in addition 10 these causes Of fear We look e
ne Territories we VIII 6nd that the South cannot hope TO
l sr future suecor 10 thar when they shall have
become States
The future to The South is Of fearful import Unless the
c Ruler Of nations shall interpose and stay the desc
ug hands Of northern fanatics and traitors the issue
NAV be preente ia Us either the Union, with The oss OF
81 200 Of property with inferior race Of three or
four millions turned loose among 10 riot without re-
traint or dissolution Of The Union with all tbs horrors
that may attend II
While no truly southern would hesitate moment
IA choosing which side Of this issue be would take every
patriot woud hope to escape it, Bat to it nevi
table unless the people of South shall change their POI
tca and domestic ecouomy as TO regain their poliu-
cal strength 10 TIE Union and by their political force
Del the observance Of their rights under the constitution
which sense of justice and Of duty is wholly unable
obtain from the northern people.
portion 10 cur Of territory. We cannot look alone
to the natural increase Of present population, bur
must hold out inducements 10 foreign emigration. To OBJ
thin dense and compact population. we must be more
than an agricultural people.
In our issues Of the past two weeks endeavored TO
show that the population and wealth Of the northern
States resulted from their manufactures and internal
improvements and that the comparative weakness of the
South has resulted from the Of them. We believe
that our readers WHO have read those articles have
our conclusions upon the subject Who believes that the
State OF Massachusetts, would have The snail extent Of
1907 square miles, million of population that her
real estate would in 1880 have been vaeel S349 29
s32 but for her manufactures which, NJ that time gave
employment to I6533s Of her people and her railroads
penetrating into every part and portion OF the Sate2 In
consequences Of he demand for the nrcesSaes of life
aed By this aggregation Of people engaged in mauuc
urng internal improvements ard the various pursuits in
denal to and dependent upon them the Massachusetts
farmer win spend three hundred dollars in removing The
rock and stones from single Of land III order eul
i7ate it, and finds il profitable investment
Reasoning from effect Of the future By The pas
it viii be easy deuonstrate The consequences Of an
ensiye system Of manufactures and internal improvements
in the Soph only upon section Of the Union
bat upon the North and also upon Europe
As in the northern States, manufacturing towns and
villages would spring up al our streams capable Of
running mill employment would be given 10 millions
ofoperatyes cities would grow mp at tie termin Of
railroads ard every depot would become considerable
Town village hundreds OF ether occupations and pur-
suits would result giving profitable employment These
things would again upon the agricultural interests Of
the country by aording demand for the necessaries
LIE and home market for great staples, and the IA
dtes FOR cheap and rapid transportation the produces
Of The farmer and the value of real would be i'm
nensely increased
Our commerce. would undergo perfect revolution. We
now export the material which is manufactured in
New England and Europe and into the clothing
lsrge proportion Of the world We would then export
toe manufactured fabric having our own hands com
pee monopoly. We furnish two-tiirds Of he ex-
ports Of tie United States and have permitted northern
CAPITALISTS factors and brokers to subject US 10 tribute ia
forcing tsose exports through their hands instead of allow
ing them pursue direct and course Our exports
r the basis Of twohirds Of the imports OF the Union
which are landed in northern cities and enriching them
ured article. and manufacturing barge amount Of what
We now import redeem ourselves from present vassa
1 age and thraldom.
The millions paid by the importing merchant by
way Of tariff and which is repaid him With per cent
BY The southern consumer would be off and cease 10
an everlasting drain upon the currency OF the South
The tide Of European emigration would be diverted from
The North to the South, and the millions Of money and
Of operatives annually arriving there would
e invested and employed here
Let the South but adopt system OF manufactures and
eternal Improvements the which her interests
quF her danger demands and her ability IL able to
ompsh and 10 few years northern f,nascsm and abo-
lhonIsm may rave, gnash their teeth, and howl in vain.
Ihe Effects upon the North would he equally striking
ne Sosth can manufacture cheaper ,han the North
esgn 10 show hereafter We would then produce those
ETteles OF home consumption which she sends us
oathsrn manufacturers would be able 10 enter the
s OF the world and unerse those Of New England and
treat Britain and that fact demonstrated the
OF our production would be with the
wants Of the world The millions which the North
pig receives from the South would be cut ciI She would
r. longer be able to levs tribute npon as.
The whole Of goTernment paid b. the
gtaern consumer, but collected and dishursed 1T the
oT'n would be levied justly and distributed
kqually.
Le northern folly, bgotry, and intolerance drive the
regn emgrant the naturalized Citizen and the Roman
A1hoic from amongst hem it is the policy OF the
ouh 10 receive Them granting them all the privileges ex-
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