New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-05-05
1th ORLEANS 1ailp Crescent.
WEDNESDAY, MORNING. NAY 5. lsss.


AI&RICIOI& RESULTS OF AHDl<1ItVN
AGITATION.
We copy the following item from the Bridgepor
(conu.) Farmer with much satisfaction, and wish W
had hundreds u similar Instances to cite instead
one
We know Of business firm at the South who for
merly purchased thousands Of dollars worth Of shoe
a this State aud Ia Massachusetts,, bat now have
large establishment Of their own. and manufactnr
not only iur themselves but for great many other
who also used 70 purchase their supplies in this ans
the nei1bboring States One reason why they have
thus gone into manufacturing for themselves is, Tho
vile ahnse that has been heaped upon their section By
defnarordez and presses in this part Of the Union
They have been driven. In fact, from our work shops
and work houses, and forced to depend upon them
selves The experiment so far. has been successful,
and laid the foundation for future increase that may
perhaps. 60 beyond all present calculation
Very much pleased 10 hear it. We hope the work
win progress until the South not only makes ali the
shoes she wants. hut everything else, including manu-
fhctures OF all the various kinds. We wish she
cut Cd from supplies until she was obliged to depend
upon herself and could depend upon herself with en-
tire safety 1t would be the best thing that could
possibly happen 10 her for IL would make her
wealthy and strong, and Is commercially and
financially independent and selfsustaining she is
nov in % agricultural point of view. Then her
products sould cease paying gigantic annual tribute
to enemies reviers and seaers Of her property and
she would speedily become the most soIidly solvent
and richly prosperous section Of country the sur
face Of The globe.
Coon. men OF Connecticut and Massachusetts,, etc.
and drive of as many Southern customers as you
possibly can. Jeer and SCOT at them, insult and
cheat them, and treat them like dogs in every CON
ceivable particular That is jest the way we ardenty
wish yeu would serve them all. For every customer
you thus expel the South gains fabricator. me
ohanic manufacturer. or stmulator who developes
the resources OF part OF the country, and opens
up new in which thrift. enterprise and indus
try, may probably pursue their multifarious cangs-
Go on! Remove Judges for enforcing the law
Make moral perjury on the bench source of reward
and popularity Don't stop violating the laws of
Congress squirting the Constitution Of the United
HtAtes---execrating the decisions Of the Supreme
Court--and stealing negroes! Go on, we repeat,
and omit no opportunity Of maligning, plundering
prosecuting and depressing Of the South, and the
chances are that as you lose valuable customers we
shall increase in operative, manufacturing and
chanical strength and wealth
1t Is one Of the favorie falsehoods Of the Freesol
es that labor is not respected at the South = that
mechanics are not looked upon as equals-and that
the lordiy shareholders profess to look down upon
all except their own class. Such a fallacy is not
worthy serious notice. for In country on earth is
labor 50 highly respected and appreciated 10 the
Southern States the followers Of the various
industrial pursuits highly estimated anywhere else
Any mad who Is honest. skilfnl and Industrious is
held accordingly, without reference to the amount
OF worldly goods he may possess. The Goldfish classes
that disgust at the North do not exist to any CON
siderable extent at the South. Furthermore, can