Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-10-21
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johnson" which Respectfully 'e4"e'> -. a.rnest
Consideration Of every Southern man. Iney a..
neither visionary nor impractcabe, and were my
earried into effect indeed, 81 change wou'o con'e
Der the spirit of our dream" ut
Not long since it was proposed to establish "he
,f steamers between the Southern and European
ports The South said it was good thang out mo-
thing has been done toward the accomplishment OIL
so laudable an enterprise.
Will not the present money panic open the eyes
of the Souths Exchange on the North cannot tie
obtained. and our best Southern money at dis
count of or 10 per cent. The truth is we are in
state of pecuniary vassalage. We of the South are
rich in all the resources which tend to make Peo-
pie prosperous and happy. Let US avah ourselves
Of them, and be no longer "hewers of wood and
drawers of water" We hope to hear from Lake
johnson" again on the subject. And will you not
Also. Messrs Editors engage in its discussionH No.
thing could prove Of greater interest to your read
erS. NJ
-.... from the Standard August 2, 1885,
Our patriarcha institutions are assaed by foreign
and domestic foes. France and England have aVo"-
ed their hostility and brethren Of free states
are determined to repeal the fugitive act This Will
destroy the Union. Is it not in the power Oh Tue
saveholdine States to preserve it? 1t can De zone
by exporting and importing for themselves IL Will
be contended by many that is not o'e' nav
ing neither ships or seamen. A late aoie WRITER
lions Of slaves. Virginia is the largest slave hoder
ever conspicuous in times of peri-her lead Will De
followed and vigorously sustained. She sends OH
annually large number of slaves to the oou'h 10
increase the production of cotton, already exceed
ing the demand Would itnot be wise in her to es.
tablish shipyards in all her suitable ports, and set
several thousand of her male slaves from sixteen to
eighteen, under able ship carpenters, to oui'ong
shipss 1t is likely all the slave States would follow
the example. In short time they would have
ships enough to export and import for themselves
Shipping direct to foreign ports, their valuable pro-
ductions would yield such profits that higher wages
might be given to seamen than could be paid by any
other power The water-power of Virginia cannot
be surpassed Why not retain all her female slaves
establish cotton and wooden factories and manu-.
facture extensively? Every Southern State would
follow and profit by the example. wealthy zee
Dee planter has made the experiment with success.
Such an undertaking will be attended with some dill
ficuty. Where owners of slaves decline, they must
be purchased at the highest prices, or hired 10 IN
duce investments, the State Legislatures should ex,
empt from taxation, both shipyards, factories ana
hands, and give premiums for ships of the best mod.
els and structure They should also use their credit
and influence. and loan literally. Millions are aP-
proprated for the building of Railroads.&c. value,
less if the abotionsts not arrested IN their mao
career. As Offset to incipient expenses the char
acter of the slaves would be elevatedther feelings
secured from outrage by keeping them at home, and
their value at least one-third. Such division OF
labor would increase the value of all staples es-
pecally cotton, by reducing the quantity 1t is the
scarcity of article that enhances its value Adam
Smith illustrates the position by an example Inc
Dutch East India Company at one time were the
exclusive owners of the Nutmeg region. On full
crop they burned onehalf to realize greater profits
Like the Company, the Southern States have no RI
vas-they control the cotton market but such a
process would be anti-republican The object may
be obtained by diversity of pursuits 1t will not
be assuming too much to say il one-fourth or nth
of the slaves engaged in growing cotton, tobac
co, and naval stores were witlidrawn-the males
worked nshpyards and other mechanical operations
the females in factories-hat the annual crops thus
reduced, would yield greater amount in money,
and increase the income of every slave holder. II
this reasoning is correct the building of ships, and
manufacturing of goods, excepting The materials,
would be free of COSTS deducng the outlay for ship
yards factories, master VOL kmen and
To these expenditures there are offsets. 1t would
afford in every State market for materials which
are now sacrificed, when sold to Northern contrac-
tors, in the absence of competition. Our climate,
laborers, and the materials at hand would enable US
to compete and more than rival the shpyards at the
North. Our sons and brothers instead of emigrat-
ing would soon become master-workmen, good sea-
men, and commanders of ships-leaving the social
circle and family ties unbrokeD, ready to administer
to the comforts and happiness of their parents, in
their declining years. Exporting, importing, and
manufacturing for ourselves, would reduce the coast
wise trade to reciprocal exchanges, now the most
extensive and richest in the world transferring to
the North q concentration of capital which is rap
idly converting this into central government, i'm
poverishing the South and enrichng the North. 1t
would also give a commercial marine greater than
the North could maintain which is indispensable to
our safety, should become carriers Of our i'm
mense productions instead of them The slave States
produce at least two'thirds Of the exports-the i'm
Portaton is in the same ratio. The revenue arising
therefrom COLLECTED and expended in the South would
render her prosperous and powerful-receiving a
rich harvest from duties on foreign goods. tariff
Tor revenue alone is protectve--it is premium to
the domestic manufacturer. 1t would enrich and
render us independent of our Northern BRETHREN
Here we should have no contest about wages. The
slaves we'll fed and clothed accustomed to labor and
discipline, would work we'll. Our patriarchal system,
70 much abused and SO little understood, has produc.
ed astonishing results. The importation of Africans
into all the States has not exceeded three hundred
thousand. The present number of slaves is said to
be four millions.
Avoiding the disruption of families, as already
suggested, except where the claim forfeited bv bad
conduct the system thus ameiorated and morally
refined, the result Of interest alone would secure the
appreciation Of every patriot and lover of his coun-
Try, ana place the slaves in far better condition
tnan the Tree blacks of the North or South. Their
characters elevated by mechanical skill the inter-
est OF their masters advanced, redundant crops of
cotton tobacco and naval stores reduced so that the
supply will not exceed the demand the lands now
rapidly exhausting permitted to rest; richer pas
lures and more grain, greater promotion per acre.
and better living the consequence. By shipping d.
rect to foreign ports, We rid ourselves of ruinous
monopoies at the North and in England, where they
reship and supply most of the European markets
WIN our cotton. In carrying it direct in our own
bottoms to those ports, We would extend our COM
merc,al relations, augment trade and lay the
foundation for commercial marine, co-extensive
with our exports-the most engrossng and com.
.manding known in this or former times. This will
operate like electric shock, and bring our North.