Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-01-30

lllsn just 'lH-'ds h'N '""H'"N' ivy Jaw
- far triumphed in this Object. Let III,
North heed this.
The Political and Commercial Condition
OF the South.
[Tho suljo,ncd extract we take the liberty
OF making from a letter written by an cmi'
ncnt lawyer aud distinguished citizen Of thu
State, who was appointed a delegate to the
Southern Commercial Convention by GOV,
wickliGc, but whose professional engage,
menis prevented him FROM attending The
writer plsscsse, a Inc analytic mind pinned
to close observation and long experience in
practical Affairs. lis remarks on the rcla-
ton between political and commercial power
are specially sound aud seasonahlc. IL b,
idle Tor Southern men and southern purual.
70 talk about the commercial aud industrial
Development Of the South when she i in a
state Of political ,as.alagc to the North.
While the North, no matter what so-callpl
" national" party may be IN power, can
control the machinery OF Government, b.
sure. she will DO - Tor her own advantage
At the cIprns, Of ,hc South. 10 think 9th.
crwis' Is to ignore history as well as hamau
nature The letter from which we quote
was addressed o one Of the editor, Of thi.
paper. and is dated ~ Lake Providence, IA
Omitiiug the fr,s part, devoted mainly to
toaIuigv u che late Presidential contest,
il reads a, follows
The Revenue System Of this country j.
basel upon imports, aud Is 50 adjusted as
90 protect large amount of capital prod,a-
bis invested in o., northern division. Tho
restrictive feature N the policy was received
lr1m the baud, 90 Great Britain, and under
the control u that section who're lies ihe
numerical strength. Ihi. feature hn. b,yn
preserved. /, j. there that you see the great
art,ro. Il trade qui,sspgd by ,hc action ol
the Government, aud branching out ~ all
directions Tho millionaire you scc at the
great Watering plaons, sho'c cIuipasc- shine
Ike metc1rs, ate not irvm the south OF
Wet they arr pointed out as the great
importing merchants, Tho Truprigt1r' ol
great manufacturing establishments, and
hsr, and ;hers one who grew uP to htspr.s-
cut position under Government contracts,
or, perhaps. bee might b. the owner Of a line
OF o,yan steamers, upon one u which be
could entertain, ~ a prnegly manner, 10Th
ll,us,, II Congress Il {. there YOU .or thy
organization VI capital Railroad, CHECKER
lhr land, mountain. has, hc,n pirrcrl. Tie
unyi,lItus granite is displaced, and gives
vay % toe iron h1r,r. Tho mountain sur.
90, where some year, since, the oldest and
most experienced engineers wcrg arrested ~
their course. shook their heads and turned
back. ATE now ,IlnnsI by arches Ut the
nu.t costly and magnificent workmanship,
Which ~ill Maud IS lhg most las,ius mruu.
msn,. OF the ssu,u, 0l the niasi.eu'h Gene
tury.
In the southern division You mcct with
very l,,lsoi ,hr., thrrr,lt arteries Of trade
DO not c4i,, here. The great imp,r, trade.
,hc urular vein ul the Commercial system
enisr. the North and East. our country d.
ml.i up with the rera,l dealers. our rc'-
rlc ray an advance to them beyond all the
motif. which ar retained 10y the importer,
and d,bur.,4 beyond our borders rhl'
draining process has been going on ior
yrar.. It may not have been obvious, bat
u has not h...u the les effective 90 d'prrs-
IN, tlc one and curiyhlns Oh" other section.
Bslur, the ccssiJn OF louisiana by Spain u
France. the great Wcsi was Dependant on
the East lur their commerce and when th,
navigation Of the Mississippi river was closed
against them aud they demanded Of ih,
Federal Government that the restriction
should hc taken "a their exports. the Eastern
state, opposed It. Under the influence OF
their restrictive policy, they wished to re-
tain iull pos. zion Of their profitable trade
with the Wet. hut there j. another clus,
which has depressed the commercial pros
r,rity Of the SJuih in addition to the want
of direct imports. Commercial business re-
quirc- an apprenticeship. The orportun'
tie, Tor this apprenticeship have not Oecn
given o. the young men Of the South. Iho''
who have entered into Mercantile pursuits IL
the southern and Western State, beiorccom
menclns. have generally arrived at the az
of manhood, aud have gone into It without
experience. have seen them ia Cincinnati
IN Louisville. aud Ia other places further
s,uth. come IN conflict with the boys from
,he East. who served their apprenticeship M
the large importing houses, and they h"',
most generally tailed, and have bcrn rooted
nut. have witnessed this daring a period
of some twenty years. Nothing has given
more 20 the commercial prosperity OF nreaj
uritain than tho commercial education
which her young men receive IN London
, Liverpool, aud in the establishments Of th'
Fast India Company, before they sct up fol
themselves in other portions Of the world
hut il, /. not owing 10 these minor cOnsid
Grafton, that the contrast alluded 70 cat
he accounted for. Ii is true We cannot b
said tn be commercial people, either IN th
South or West. We are an agriculture
people. This, however, is no reason tina
We should no, have commercial system tha
would enable US To realize the lcgitimat