The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-15

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Ssuthern Direct rraSs--xntsressing Static
ties.
From the Chazlsstoa Nsreury.l
me ALLOWING memorial W. prsssnted n ON commit
70 fw Bow. TUE AYoa AND ALDERMEN OF THE CIR or
Charleston Chamber Of Commerce, respectfully repre-
ssnte that they appointed ~ late meeting OF the
Chamber, and instructed its behalf respectfully TO
vested in shipping and pray thst the ordiu to
that effect may not be ratified by Council.
prosperity Of tbs Northern and southern sections OF this
eoHfsdracy has justly been sscrsed, in great dgree
% causss which our people have no control but At
rness that have been deficient In those qualities Of
hardy and vigorous enterprise, the sxartion Of
Industrial resources Of country and most especially Of
IN oomnsrcial capahiltes
When " have complained Of the unequal operation
q the South, We have been charged With in
sulgiDg vain and visionary fears, and wasting
evils instead Of dsvong our energies to those works
utility, with which the other States have laid
broad and deep the foundations of their prosperity The
sure, admit for exhSi ed to the world the spec
taes Of great people, to whom the value aud nagni-
indsntation Of their marittms frontier presented the
strongest Inducements to embark In the invgoang and
snriahing sntssprise Of foreign commerce, and Jet
s.g'e ship Producing annually eooe6o to 900 tons
Of cotton Alone requiring In the prosecution OF their
than two thousand ships wss have hitherto been
content TO suffer IN annual expenditure Of nearly
'Il Into os o. people
and ensrgsdc than ourselves. These self sccusators
have besn thousand times repeated In our legislative
ventions for more than quarter Of centurJ; and
every statesman u distinction has urged the subject
sSsss have Se NAE g s sssss ssue
sally to rouse emseves from the lethary and make
suitable efforts T. redeem the South from this condition
o. commercial and political infsriority
In these sentiments the City Council Of Charleston
hsvs always unanimously participated might have
largely commercial in its charactsr the Iseators Of the
ohisf seaport Of the State and the chosen guardians of
ths Interests Of IN ancient commercial city, whose mari
time and other advantages bad already procured Cor her
The honorable speculation Of City Of the South
At the session Of the Commercial Convention Of the
Sou1hern and Western States held In this city April TO-
1854 the city Of Charleston represented by twenty
one delegstss, appointed by the City Council A. .
occupy, and sitting in the sAme seats from which
have the honor 70 address you, IL unanimously
resolved That the only measure thsy would brig con-
icuously TO the attention Of the Convention, would be
resolution embodying these opinions and sentiments
xhs accordingly DONE and the following resolution
preceded by an elaborate report was submitted BY the
Resolved, That this Convention reco nmends in the
most earnest Manner to the people Of the South and
embark suitable portion Of their capital in the
srustiOn purchase Of ships to convey directly to
Foreign ports agricultural and other productions and
. bring homo the cargoes of foreign commodities
mat commercial marine, capable Of performing this
service would relieve the South from tr-
b1te now paid to other States Of this Union and to
foreign Countries and turn the gains Of this lucrative
And nvgcrAtrg pursuit into new element Of Southern
sls:ncs and strength Procsedinss Of Com Con-. 1s)
AAd made direct appeal to the patriotism and enterprise
q our own cizsnsAn appeal that has bean responded
1saided BY any pubis CONTRIBUTIONS Iountes or priv,
eyes, Of some twenty twenty five ships which const
tate the pioneers Of that commercial marine from which
respectfully submit to your honorable body that Is not
only not in accordance with the policy here deneatsd
bat seems to be in direct contradiction to the Intentions
10 - inferred fon the sentiments then entertained by
this community, and BY the State 81 args that tax
should be imposed the ships thus scquired-thst
recipient Of the benefits to accrue from the
Of this commercial Marie, should herself impose tax
npon the FIRST capital invested in the enterprise That
when the State reirsire from taxing such enterprise and
mas gone further, and exempted from taxation the
fcods imported in these ships-and that too 1t the sag
sscn Of the representatives from the
ely should herself impose upon them not oaIy burden
,ns TAI, but which from the limited urisdction Of
the rpcrsticn must necessarily be odiousy and ipju
riously discriminating In Its opsrAtiops-a tax from
which the shpowners Of other entirely exempt
though enjoying equally with all the advan-
residing few feet only beyond your corporate
limits, ani from which present sident may 81 once
s5Dner.s himse ~ sinpy remoyiog bus donic e the
acertc OF which Is the singular dscrmina lion Of put
ting the shipowner OF Charleston worse footing in
hn own waters than all the rest OF the world.
We ought not be surprised perhaps, that the yu1
e exiesEcies should have led youc honorable body
nsoer the proprety of tax on shipping, but We feel
Be nvestisaud tie clearly viii it appear that it
ID IN the highest degree essential to the general welfare
OF citizens not only TO refrain from throwing An i'm
pediment in the way OF this new enterprise but to give
IL the support OF an assured policy.
10 ensure its energetic prosecution amongst u.s. It is
Necessary to aAy the doubts that hSve Arsen to
The future intentions Of Council ami yoar nsmorasts
eArnee y hope that the sentiments and opinions
which called this infant marine into existence Will
eviDce themselves in renewed assurance of public favor
and protection In the consideration Of TINS subject 1t
nus be lost sight Of that the esab ishent OF these
hon Of hs. system Of railroad connections with the int
Yior and contiguous States which forms de-
eded feature Of the pubic policy both OF the State aat
the ships-that their construction equipment and ma
Dagssnt the result OF unaided private enterprise
while the railroads have both recsived large contfbu-
taops Of money from the public treasury aud been
empted from tsxAtion b. special acts of the Legia
II ID also entitled TO much weight in the consideration
sf this jecs-hat while ships contribute largely TO
the general prosperity by the commercs which they bring
expended among u.s. they visit port ba. seldom aud
fr not than few weeks Ut time, and in case OF
disaster even from de they enjoy, to limited extent
on the protection Of tine city and their occupation be-
FIG psss from country to country, and port to port
they exposed real estate and ohsr local aud
he medium Of port charges Aud other dues
bsrtLensome, from none of which would TAX ct hons
exempt them.
Freight, . large annually In pro por.iou to the
capital invested but must not fall into the error
Of eonsoun6ipg gross receipts with psofts. For
exmpe-a ship that will earn $40 900 per annum fire.
queny expends amongst our own citizens IN the form
Of all that is let after eeducag expenses
abroad without leaving profit to toe owner aad the
net gains too 1t must not be forg tten have last to
be burdsned with the replacement Of the chip, which is
finally worn out and worthless These enterprises
the part citizens therefore only be regarded
up this time in light Of pemeas whose results,
20 far a. the Concerned still undeter-
mined. We have hitherto confined remarks TO our
foreign shipping alone, but We respectfully submit,
whether to that class Of vessels engaged IN
the coastpg and river trade the proposed taxation may
not BE- considered still greater degree onerous and
impoiic. It is well known hat, for amy years, this
trade until political dangers produce popular
feeling In favor Ct own vssse and now under the