New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-06-22


tnue SO to originate long as present form Of
government lasts. We have yet to be informed of
any legislation to encourage the industrial agricui
tural interests Of any premiums being oifered-of
any prizes being paid or of any Determinations be-
ing to stimulate that emulation
and keep in active operation that spirit Of laudabe
rivalry which almost uniformly produces the largest
amount of excellence in any and every ayocaton and
leads to the greatest and most beneficial improve
ments The interests Of education have not been at
tended to az they ought to have been. It is true,
much has been done--a great deal has been accom-
lplished--but more remains to do. Our legislatures
have refused to offer bonuses to our manufacturers,
although mplored SO to do by the public press almost
times innumerable and in no respect have they held
out to them either protection" or encouragement
in the meant by the Union. In fine, Southern
Legislatures have done comparatively nothing for the
South, SO far the points brought forward by the
Union are concerned and only deserve praise for the
encouragement extended to the railroads, subject
not deemed worthy Of mention in the connection to
which we have adverted, by our Washington cotem-
porary.
y This plain, simple narrative of facts puts down the
averments of the Union and scatters its premises to
the winds. 4
Il Speaking of the South, in the same paragraph,
the Union says:
She is as much opposed as ever to interference by
the Federal Government in her domestic and indus
trial pursuits by the agency of protective tariff but
she has surrendered the abstract principle of free
trade tdissez laie and no government interference
In error again. At the present moment the South
is than ever in favor of free trade-abstract-
ly, practically and in every other relation. The late
strongest advocates Of tariffs are now free traders,
having discovered by sad experience, thatno matter
how the revenue laws are framed, the South is in
varaby the sufferer and that there no prospect of
through any channel save that which Unrestricted
free trade Affords There is but single article the
customs list the duty on which rebounds to the
benefit of any portion Of the Southern people. That
article is sugar. And the duty on it is continually
threatened with abrogation by the Freesoilers Re-
ceiving nnetynne per cent. of the advantages that
flow from the tariff they still dissatisfied because
the South receives any benefit whatever!
We will now quote the succeeding paragraph ofthe
Unions article and ask readers to compare it with
the above quotations and observations
Like all new converts, she 0he South) is blindly
pushing her State protective system to extremes and
anticipating results from it that absurd and con-
Trajectory. She would have the State foster and
courage agriculture, manufactures, and commerce,
his surplus crop for homemade manufactures, there
will be nothing to send Abroad and no occasion to
purchase from abroad. Were the South to become
manufacturing, as well as agricultural, she would
have nothing wherewth to sustain foreign commerce,
and have little necessity occasion for such COM
merce. 4e. zs
Having shown that the South has not inaugurated
any State protective system it follows as matter
of COURSE that the results spoken Of by the Union
could not have been anticipated by people. Not
having undertaken to foster and encourage agricul-
ture, manufactures and commerce., the orgetfulness
alleged against us could not have occurred. The
assumptions of the Union made for the purpose of de-
pressing Southern enterprise and preventing us from
ever becoming industrially commercially independ
emit remind us Of the rebukes his satanic majesty is
said have administered to SIM when it is supposed
he had particular object to accomplish and was de-
sirous Of appearing extremely religious for the time
being
I But, profoundly announces the Union, "if thu
agricnlturist exchanges his surplus crop for home
made manufactures, there would be nothing to SEM
abroad, and no occasion to purchase from abroad
This proposition would be quite formidable were Their
any applicability in it as regards the past the pre-
sent, or the probabilities of the future. But, as
happens to be devoid of the essential element of APP
v
no one has ever argued that the South should abrcat
her entire cotton crop Enough to clothe herself am
send the surplus abroad has been the policy advoca
ted This, Of itself, would save unto us many million
Of dollars per annum, and at the same time render
| the most wealthy and consequently the most indie
pendent and powerful community on the surface Q
/ the globe We would Immediately become selEsus
tanning, instead of dependent people, for as inc
dents to such mighty stride upward would necessa
rly come in the various other branches Of industr
and trade that constitute the sum total of nation
strength and affluence, which now lie dormant an
neglected because the principal element lies dorman
| and neglected. H~
4 However, let US suppose we manufactured cur er
tire cotton crop. Even then the proposition of tn
| Union would not hold. The world cannot get alon
/ without cotton cloths Without cotton cloths til
world would be constrained to go in indecent stat
of nakedness. And the world is absolutely depend
/ ent upon the Southern States for ivesixths Of il
cotton clothing, in one shape or other. Therefore
| have the world on the hip no matter if we choose
become manufacturers as well as producers of til
raw material But, would not the world have pent
of products to exchange for our manufactured co
tons as 1t has for our raw cottons products thu
we cannot raise, and which are indispensable to US
Undoubtedly. There are teas and cotfees silks an
satins, wool and woolens wines and liquors. watcht
and jewelry, plate and china, drugs aud chemical
and ten thousand other articles oprime necessity
luxury for which we would gladly exchange OF
4 wrought cotton goods. No protracted difficulty
the way of exchanges would ensue, although IL
manufacturers of the North and of England woul
unquestionably be ruined.
We can appreciate the Unions anxiety for its fire.
soil friends on both sides of the Atlantic, but at IL
same time deny its premises and disprove its eonc
sons. Neither will bear the tombstone of truth Ii,
the scrutiny of investigation.
After arguing, as before set forth, the Union COM
down to the subioined singular and contradiction
: paragraph
4 But she (the South) will never become a manua
turing country SO long her soil, her climate or
her labor invite to agriculture, unless driven to il
abolition. Agriculture is her favorte and most prof
able pursuit. Her railroads now i'll prosecution W
tend to render her still agricultural, by dim
ishing the expense OF sending her products to mark
il and of procuring returns i'll the merchandise al
manufactures OF the North and of Europe. But if E
rope and the North force her to it, she can east
manufacture for herself, and cut OF all intercour
with them. She has skill, capital energy enterpris
/ abundance Of waterpower, and exhaustless CO
fields