Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-10-14
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NO. VII .,,,..,.
-. ,r..GLVED CAg INK SOUTH

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,,,.soLvEp oAg INK sGurI
tf ihE MAINTAIN HERSELF
,r,s ,h, foreign commerce OF the
. no Th, S.uih pays for nearly The "hole ..iP =;
49,, -, the Inn u. The South discharges ~ ,J
taIl''' Sn"ss If IN. Union The South employ "n"
supports Yankee commerce anu
tuTrs. -, .,,r,;,ps we design mp
,air, ~ the unrrriug testimony Oh ',,,,nr,
h,.s This will show what the So''n "" L nr 10 TO
.h Union. and will a!.n show "na' sne ~. ;;r her
support herself, II II sh"u' oe''''''
,o .ry 80 safe an experiment. ,. lilo that of
~. hin ,ud PROSPERITY III nat!"h' hhr '""' ,,
An individual can be ascertniheu oy '' p linn il
!, sIIs with what it buys. Ii It buys noie h'y.
n'' :, h.comss pnvr II it sells more tl"n II uaSa
:, haon.. rrl. BY this criterion, let US c"lnpb
~ o.,,,r,st tho North and South, ana Bee ""'N
mi, on heat stand upon its own bottom q, the
'uT 81" Is, number We took general yisw VI '"
daily. a, portatiuns and importaioh' OF 'ho rnm
,;"Ms I,t us now descend tn particulars anu en-"
.,on' TO- ',ai of .xportntions learn how mucn ''io
Su,I contributes aud which section sni'o ' siilI
In 1870 timer. .fe later statistics when sh" ham
further i,crease for the South, hui we n"io
able to obtain hem,) III 1885, th1 sa00 t5S ,li6-
frn,n IN. United States amounted 10 r C,,,;nu
oI This the sum of Sl7 ,2S9,3S2 consisted w haiur
goods, SC, which had been mp1ff'%, o", the wear
consumed. were again exported , ~ the cnun
1872 So III ST Of SperW WAS se"' 80" ,aJ< five
,rv which il embraced in the mass OF '1P ,ha liam
us,, ,h;s tsm If specie So 49, S, ana t,e "e
nc fnrepu goods Sl7 ,!Sg, 49, twitLuF""" ,oJ from
houses because not consumed anu rtutious there
SLIJ lbs }tG the entire amount VI ,yoI EXPORTS
IS left the SUN Of $lji,93i, H. Us Wv ~ th. growth
"l soous. WIZ ,',Tscture OF the United STATES
Now LEI II, separately enulnerate l''e NV The
ann of actual exports, which are 'ur"''''' y
Southern Statesi So g,5 70
Cotton, raw, lU,O3l .2S3
Tobacco, unmanactureu' 2,El ,n29
Rice, II ,UJ1
S,''I S Susa' consisting OF tar pitch
rnsip &C.. furnished chiefly by A"r'h ooo IA
Carolina,
sIUl ,7Ul ,!7i
ors, tina ubove enumerated articles are prouSS" uh
nv thc South no can dispute Ut ln' o,I liz th.
,rsrt This sum of Sl0l, IOl ,2fi from iat hut
acinaI crpors Of The country a." N"rihern exports
1a ,"e should be credited with large
additional amount, towit
Co,tnn manufacturers (of Southern cot s7c7ol:J
snntT and Manufactured Tobacco,
Reef hides. tlow. pork, bac"h' n"'ss'
mules sheep and wool IL the amount am, ~,
Wheat flour, corn aud meal ''~o''''
SIg, jog on
.nJ his ann added To the former, above Sfe, SUN
of Slul 1Ul - t. actual exports ot the o'"No 80
give. u.s. MS the amount which the Sou'h con, anJ
To- the expectation ut the country, Inc eh'tnl"u, "
nimos, Incredible sum "f on" h"""ftd an" '"," ,,
" Ws y, r,,.<,,,cv tbsyS1nI, hrst hnndrtd ana jor-
IL four d0'iWS! ,,o,, Il from
SlJIY3l III the entire sum of ac'n0' exports " ',
Union it will be seen that the N"i'h . Gnu ,,"mn,
Is,iyy Al! ut
Th;. tb..p ,,..w.clzens Of the Soulh' ~ inc S!a'o
,r I'm. ease You sLpVO,t re commerce "' he n ''
you pay Tor its imp"riati"ns, yo+ ,sj
,,iuess Of its governments you siisthil 4
aud manufactures f"n Iao"f ,'au on" rF ia card.
est game, but y"Ir adversary, by st"chips 'no w.,
and very freguuniiy iIrn!ug up ack makes you u'
ni.h the funds, and learcs yo4 hea'! '"sei: o,J
1t was the contemplation 0l sucL stern 'ac,s "h"
/; ,ures as We have given that made sasn:inSs
crn writer ask, "Oi what value Is the Union 10 'ne
S,nih - lie told his infatUalcd cantrSihe" NJ, 1"
bring ruin upon their section W t'iu eirc""" W io
mont. that ii the Union was dissolved when me
election of Buchanan would pre'ehj c '""t" ~; -;
i,s vast RESOURCES would stand On nriler Di"S !"
every respect than il does 10 day that II Woud ""E
have TO expa,rate its thousands OF free negroes, anu
send them North in single avalanche 10 p'nGc
L-yund the reach Of internal disaster tha' "rn '"'
v,ns dr.. I'M, West following i;s rivers, would De-
.nn,n. ,hs sly ac the South aud in less than three
var, N,,r ELri.na Lenjd stand ai1ne-baHSr"pt ana
d,jfHccttSS. ,-; - o,,,
Let Blsc, Republicans Dissolve lie mon as soon
"a tlcy ltsase Whenever they DO =, 'nes '"" !.
ai,uc -sln.rubf ..g4 dtjcnc,!csS. Their prosperity
will be gone the mighty din OF their manufactures
will 80 longer be heard tho Lusy bnin OF INDUSTRY
will ice hasied steam will cease /" Ii"r * trumpet
in their land aid Oh their waters, auG Inc "A!'e "'k
of their cornmerc4 viii be folded forever. IN 'he
s.re.t- OF their great cities thi, grass w"uiu gro"
rrren In their chambers the bat WORLD hutIeT' ana
up and down their slarways the pu,h'orc i?&d W"l!d
leap, Over their crumbiIng walls the u,s'"S 'nh"
would crawl, aud in their wine"riarA the Dtssk
would seek an abode. AT the dead hour Of nEil the
10. = nrld pr,w and bark in their market pncsa ana
owls pcs.hag upon the tut.rimg -;ecpics OF 'her
churches, TGula .;TOt Over the scene Inc rays ol
the sun ns they g.@.n over the Atlantic wouii
cease to smil. ~ they nenrcd ill., I'D "nd tn. pure
winds of Heaven would rencthnliy i"i- .':er u
Foul lnis.s aud vapurS would -nve!"p ana -'''""' ~
and Tux phosphurcscelt gealns OF corrup'i" anu ue
CAV wund al ID empire with darkness aud obscuri
~ only to rey.a! Tie u. -rJrs OF the picture BaOy'
Ion NIneveh, Carthage, ys u;,led cities anu Rfea'
smurcs of the past mourntu bat i4strtcti" are your
t.1;hings full of mourning are your exAhpies 20
sau!s CAUSES that consigned you To ihe 'oiho' are ~
ou.ra,op TO sGui yUI p"ppaluns III your utS"lal'''
Will. the great lnorrl ana piysiral resources mat
ye have shown tie South 70 20 IN possession o. can
i, bs doubted that she will be able 10 ntainih." ."E
self! With her vast exports. she can briHS te G'h
nerce of tho world kneeIng at her portals, and I'M
uIoriur her patronage Viii: the scepire oi King
cotton she cGn dictate to bath Old and Jew England
the terms of intercourse anu DEMAND Hls stFIeh'cS
of their good conduct Standing upon ihe Hrn o"S'S
of separate and independent Sovereignty 'he re-
pose and pernamencr Of her peculiar instiiut'oh'
would be secured. Who would then dare offend her
wL.n she would have in her own hands the decision
ri her rilts and the redress of her wrongsl There
would then 10 no violated Constitution uhder lie
wings of which size eG&ld find no safety and prniec
tiou II the Union bs DISC yed, the South would Oc
free and unresraned 10 Garr0 Glf FER destiny. 80
fI.rent in every respect s she from tie Forth that
L would seem a. if God never Designed that ne
u,uts 20 Opposite should be Joined together. i'at
stil if Freu,I. he not elected We arc Wiling 10 Try
the eyu.rim.nt for f,;:- years longer. II the Union
br not something more tho. P1m', Weh announcer
Presidential election shall rob aTo4Li, i our rights
be- not accorded us aud the enjoyment OF meg &C.
cured, il3H in The name o llgh iir"?eh lei u onl.
for il We DO net ss shall frar d"SHn'Ip m"rethan
Exaogorand he x!.G doez hat, is coward, traitor
and slave and ought a. soon ~ FnsEIo!e 10 snehk
into his grarefar away FROM s hsiGs VI his lHre'
fathers-far away from the lIa!lowed toiEbs Oh our
patrios and heroes ,
Let foolish fanatics no longer presume upon the
rcukncss of the South-et them no longer d6Tr ier
10 lenve the Union, the challenge will be accepted
yhat have we TO fear from disunlon! Have We mol
much TO hope! Is it not in our power, though we
have ~ We. 10 cOm,nercs of our own, To USE oin
Euginnd ~ u GGts.rew. end by making her own com
merciql ngcnt, close sGrrg=r the gates nl Northern
wealth and prosperity Woula L.tG dissolution OF Inc
Union enable US do this! Would not dis upon the
commerce. of the North, which the Union now PrssHls
,uaLlc England to compete with and override her
Would moi ;mvnss upon Northern manufactures, and
taxes upon N6rtLerr tonnage, build up manufactures
and shipping at the So-th! Yes. let them elect Ere
mont aud by the copsecrsted U6re: OF our ancestors
whose blood runs in our veins, &ib eave them
and unencumbered Ivy their foul and leprous aklocia
ton, WE will thunder on in the path OF our predes
tined n4rch, apJ the corridors of time will long
rp,ound with the echoes Of our victorious footsteps
mud the pugps Of hiQiGry viii glow forever with the
n,nr;,m. snleud,rs OF our mpurisi! sLlo deeds. r."
leased from Northern yrenny-iresd from the Shnck
les Of Northern monopoly and commercial sasss!ase
the South could supply herself from abroad with al
she needs Along her coast the necessi'iss ~ mel
,rade would erect great cities to stand ~ the seitne
~, b.r commprce watching the winged carriers Of he