The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-04-02
From the Mobile Tribune.
SOUTHERN INDEPENDENCE.

son and DiXon'S line, as that OF Southern indC-
pendence. Thenccessity of it is deeply felt,
and all unite in icploring the existing state OF
things which subjects us to dependence on
the North for nearly every article Of foreign
aud domestic manufacture which we need.
1t is indeed lumiliatiny for those Of us who
appreciate the vast and varied resources OF
our scection, TO see every day the raw ma
terial sent from the South to the North,
where il is converted into form of useful
ness, greatly Increased in value, aud then re-
turned, to I've distributed among the origi-
nal producers.
There is scarcely an article Of luxury or
necessity, from penny whistle to an or
gan, from a clothes pin to n set Of parlor
furniture, from Il tooth pick to II steam en-
gine, which reaches lis except through the
north. While vessels are daily arriving ut
our ports from Europe in ballast, our imer-
chants are receiving their supplies Of Eu
ropcan products from New York, Boston
and Philadclp phia, paying therefor, not only
higher freight charges across the Atlantic
than would be asked by vessels coming
here in ballast for cotton, but i'll the cxpel-
ses of handling, carting, extra insurance,
commissions, and transportation SOUTH
Even the products of Soutl, America and
the islands Of tho West Indies pass our
very doors on their way to northern cities.
whence the principal part Of our supplies
are obtained.
This dependence has existed for many
years. 1t commenced with the birth Of
manufactures in New Eng land, aud in pro-
portion to their increase and prosperity
It has grown. When they were in infancy
the South sustained and nourishcd them.-
This manufacturing interest has given to
the North dense population-it has filled
her Golfers and added TO her strength :;
while at the same time it has been like Il
leech on the brcat of the South-it has
sucked out our life blood and left us poor
and dependent, in which state we shall con
tinuc willie the dependence exists. This
fact is known to ALL and every Southern
citizen sees and feels it. The whole South
is aroused to Il true sense Of its ahjcct posi-
tion, and Il determination to arise from it,
is exhibited in every town throughout the
length an breadth Of our section. The
beneficial affects resulting from this deter
mination may be seen in the cotton and
wooden factories which have sprung up du-
ring the past ten years in Georgia, SoutI,
bama. They may also be seen in the rail
roads which arc now stretching out into
the interior from Charleston; Savannah, Mo-
Lille and New Orleans.
BY such means, and no other, will the South
be enriched, strengthened, and made indie.
pendent of the North. The first great ob-
ject to Le achieved is the production Of all
common articles Of necessary consumption
TO accomplish, that object, it is necessary
for us to patronisc and do all in our power
to,foster every variety Of manufacture. by so
doing, we shall soon have an interest built
mp which Will afford home market to
our agricultural producers. and increase the
number Of our towns, cities and population.
Our second object is the direct importation
ofoU foreign articles. This can be attained
only by creating an extensive demand for
foreign products.
Our :-'negellants might possibly, rs they
no doubt Often do, form IN importing CO.
partnership and order their goods to he
shipped together; but even such an arrange
ment as that would not afford freight for
moro than one in ten Of tile European YES
sells which come hither for cotton. 1t is
useless to talk of direct trade before we can
sustain it. We need the demand, then the
trade Will surely follow. Let it be known
inEEurope or any other part of the world,
that vessel coming to America with a
particular cargo, can dispose Of it in Mobile
togood advantage, and receive return freight,
that vessel would be sent hitler. Therein
r New York has the advantage over every
other place on the continent. The demand
exists there, consequently the supply goes to
meet it.
This demand can he created by present.
ing inducements that will retain our Young
men, and prevent them from cmigrating to
other parts in pursuit Of husiness-that
will draw TO- us consumers from different
= parts of the earth-that will bring the trade
Of the interior 10 our seaboard. To effect
this, it is only necessary for US To- developc
cur natural resources.
Our soil and climate are adapted TO the
luxurious production Of a greater variety OF
the nccessaries Of life than any other part
of the continent. Our land teens with rich
and inexhaustiLle deposits of iron, coal,
2 marblc, lime, &C., and aLounts with cxten.
-sive forests Of the most valuable pine tim.
berlin the Union.
Our facilities for manufacturing cannot
oessu' l"sscu- nevertheless, we have
among us those who assert that it is impos-
! isiblc for lis 10 compete with the NORTH
That idea has been the great obstacle in the
way Of Southern improvement. 1t has con-
fined our people to the production of one
aarticle-by which they lave repeatedly suf
SSzferet', in consequence of failure of crops.
sand r,inous fluctuations in prices. This
Idea,' however, SO far as it relates to the
;ssaianufacture Of cotton and woolen fabrics.
ishas been exploded but it is still contended
fsehat we have not the ability to manufacture
with profit many other articles of common
3 Susc, among Which furniture and wooden
ware stand conspicuous.
IS. To show that impression is erroneous we
present the following extract from m article
(which recently appeared in paper publish
4 ed iBG BGola,m,ur, Ga:
.In walking through tho warerooms of