New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-11-30


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9 MONDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 30, 1857.
tProm the Chssieutcn Msrcurys of tie z4 ssst s
To the Members Of the Senate and the Hcuse /
Of Representatives OF the Legislature of |
South Carolina.
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n.no.. NV OkLklNs, NOV. II, 1907.
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me Y ~ eemed Hend ~ the Interior OF our STAT,
Vile z, w y. nusd q n inquiry Whether would
save ~ sne Sen1se e me successor Of my Amented
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tentha of The entirs revenns n th;a cnntrv AZ AL
iectad IN the ctv ~ Me- yort thronoh Ike instrn.
,nen,a,;t, ~ on innn;t,s t.;fr s.h;nS g; az Ne
rass ~ ~ is, tb;rt s I LA - ~. ,,,
fation ana centrazat;on 4; thst c;tv ~ ost n ia
crcnlatinr capita 81 he country Which as gone ID
auoment Ia riches and to hammer an ;norfnate
snisit ~ GIGANTIC and nrol;oste snecnlat;on vhic
b. it's natural reaction has Brought on it, portion Of
tHe country caiamtes which usnlv attend the worst
reyersea OF tbe most desolatino VAN Thee reanlts
are to be seen At the North in The inter nroSt.or Of
All public and private credit-in the downfall Of those
merchsnt nr;nrns ;n that ,,rcna an,norr, f.;Inree
too nnmsrans 70 chron;cs bsnts ;ttot nn,ter
which have heen comnelied 10 snsnen: thonsands II
iahorers of ho eeres IN state ~ INTER- aast;ft;o,
and horde ~ desneradoa thron zinc ia dSEsrsns
avenues of the civ threaten violence. for bread to
nerson and nronerty which rather helonoa n IA.
barous Chan cjyijized ACE. - 80 -isa.l
severe censor might sav. "a thew have hrouubt
these evils upon Themselves Il is right thew sho1ld
Tmffar Rut they ara MT the nrlvs snfe,esyu THE
whoIe country y rooed deorss n,as r. s.si
| these calamities. The rotten speculations Of New
York in RAILROAD securities and almost IN every ote,
species Of investment have cost the South al least
thirty millions of dollars in the last six weeks in the
fall in the nrice of our great staries a. cotton rice
tobacco, sugar and breadstus. Ths sum is far below
the mark, but quite enough for nv purpose But fol
the short cotton crop OF The last and present wear
sustained BY its mperous necessity to prevent revo
luton in Great Britainthe natural result of starya
ton and haneer-thi astonishinely elastic staple
would now be down to four or five cents per pound
to which it NAV vet 20 If the Bank of England putt
turn or two more on the screw. eE
Gould New York have inflicted these curses on the
country but for Capitalization Of the wealth Of ths
Southern States, through the agency of an uusound
| commercial system brought and hammered init
existence by the original sin Of our accursed tariff
What, then, is the remedy? A radical change il
the mode Of raising the revenues of the country
which shall be equivalent to its necessary and IN
avoidable expenditures. You ask how is this to b
4 effected? answer by direct taration and the abe
tion Of every custom.house from the ST. Johns K
the Rio Grande, ~
The mere statement of change 20 stupendous
and enyironed seemingly by such insuperable diff
cultes is well calculated to stagger the strongest an(
appal the weakest mind. But this scheme Of 6nanc,
will grow stronger the more it is considered until
length it will come recommended to the good sens,
and adoption of every man in our country excentn,
those who may profit by the Capitalization in New
York. and the frauds Of our present system Of colec
ton. - u
If did not know that our State small as she is. i
the Lacedamon Of this Confederacy, and that sh
probably had the will to do as know she has th
courage to attempt this great political, financial an
social reform should remain silent under neyerthe
less. the deep conviction Of the inter r,1n of I'M
Soutb under the present system of robbery and esac
ton liable to perpetual and more frequent
Do not suppose gentlemen that have not we
considered and duly estimated the labors / recon
mend for yonr adoption. You will have to look with
out faterng disunion or if it better suits the ende
fears Of other nersons revolution in the face athone
believe the change / recommend is the only mod
Of preseryinr il. byimpressipg on our whole nanci,
system Justice moderation equal benefits and eou,
burdens. which ought alone to be the aliment an
cement Of confederacy like ours.
LET me then avow what Il believs tn he t,na this
through this unexpected Revision in orr finance
(which il change so fearful that in most countrif
woud nroduce Revolution ! il will he attended wit
the blessing of arousing our people from their letl
argv and convincng them that the crisis hoe rive,
and NOW "a THE AcdxpTEp TIME FOR ACTION. ~
. I will now endeayor to exhibit the n,oius oneyano
of working ont this great ENTERPRISE. H
As some one State must make beginning. Jikuo,
no State. from the intelligence and COURAGE Of he
neonle better ouaied to he the noneer Of This ores
movement. than our own. f''N' ''''
If were one of her Representatives In the Conpres
of the limited States shonid certainlv feel 9res
nride in CARRYING ont. her nnhlic sentiment in tn
pparticrar. with an Industry nothing should rela,
and zeal nothing shonId damn