The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-10

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upon its banner the motto, abolition Of slavery
by force" and sixty eight members of Con-
gress have set their hands to its teachings.
This is a new phase Of the conflict going on
between the fanatics of the North and the insii-
tutions of the South. Never before had the
idea of force and an agrarian revolution b. (,
inculcated by the Northern opponents of sia-
very, and its announcement has already begun
to produce an industrial effect at the South
which portends great evils to the Northern
hives of industry. It is not now in the plati-
tudes of Southern conventions that these are to
be found, but in the earnest spirit with which
Southern legislatures and Southern corporations
are considering the means of stimulating vari-
cites Of local industry for the purpose of bring
| ing about diminished trade, if not complete
commercial non-intercourse with the North
ave know that trade with the North jeopar-
dies our property and our lives" say the
Southern people, land they who condemn us
as man-stealing sinners should be glad to be rid
of our trade and our company. Therefore
let us build up State wealth and strength
by unassisted private enterprise Let each
State make discrimination in granting licenses
for the sale of merchandise, as some of the
Northern States have made in relation to the
sale of liquors. In many places pedlars, show
men, clock vendors, &C., have been put down
by an excessive license tax. Let us establish
partial non-intercourse and stimulate direct
trade, domestic commerce and manufactures
home education, and abundant internal i'm
provements."
Now this is practical as well as practi-
cable policy. 1t chimes in with seductive
system of political economy that has been long
advocated by party in the North and which
will be doubly effective when supported by a
sense of social antagonism. Its working has
already begun in many places. We published
few days since the fact that plan to increase
the number of steamships composing the New
York and Charleston line had been dropped
because of the renewal of this sectional agita-
ton. Another step in this direction is ex-
hibited in the following resolution, adopted on
the 30th of November last by the Richmond
and Danville Railroad Company We give the
preamble and resolution, because they show
the feeling and its practical working
Whereas, under existing circumstances, consider it
to be duty managers of Southern enterprise and
institution far Is consistent with the rights and in
ercsts Of the owners and in the same
courage and promote the commercial and industrial
pendence of section Stae and whereas it is in
many and most instances, in power to purchase or
manufacture articles as cheap and valuable OF Southern
foreign make manufacture those for the supply Of
which have heretofore relied upon the people of the
Northern or free States therefore,
Resolved That the Board Of Directors Of the Richmond
from procuring supplies for the Of the railroad
pany from the North or non saveholdng States in all
where they can be procured elsewhere of suitable
character and at reasonable rates Of charge.
A similar spirit is manifested in the following
paragraph, which we cut from a recent Rich
mond paper
Mr.. S. Cottrel saddle and harness maker of this city
received this week from Augusta Ca order for 81 900
worth of military equipments This, he says is the rst
order received by him from any place far SOUTH and
tina. the people down there don't moan any
| goods.
| The discussion which is now going o il
both houses of Congress will be echoed r,ck
from every Southern State Legislature, j" ne
shape of a practical seeking to enc age
Southern industry, and the result will on be
felt. As soon as the Southern State4tuall be-
gin to impose discriminating license laws upon
trade, supported as they will be by the public
feeling there, an abundance of Northern manu-
facturers of all kinds, will be found ready to
remove south of Mason and Dixon's line, and
set up their mills, looms, FORCES, anvils and
workshops on sites of Southern water power
to supply the Southern market. The effect of
such a social movement must act prejudicially
in two ways upon Northern trade and the value
of Northern property of every description.
| First, by taking away portion of our own
productive industry and the domestic trade
which belongs to it; and second, by depriving
| that which remains of one of its best mar
kets.
Now, if we look at the commercial cur
rents of the country, we shall see how
the whole trade and industry of the
North will be broken up by this
new Southern movement In the synopsis Of
trade for the last fiscal year, which we pub
lished yesterday, it is shown that the imports
are 3s,OO0,OOO, of which fully three-fourths,
| or 1855 100000 come into our Northern ports.
The export trade, on the other hand, largely
preponderates in the Southern ports-the ex-
| ports OF domestic products showing the 1ollow-
ing figures
Free States exclusively. So, 281 ,091
Free and slave States in common ...... 84417 ,493
Slave States exclusively .188 900, 498
the balance of our exports being made up of
specie and foreign productions re-exported.
The equilibrium Of this trade is kept up by the
constant current of Northern productions flow
hg southwark AS soon as this equilibrium is
disturbed, reaction in the trade and value Of
property in the North will commence, which will
far exceed in its widespread effects anything
that has ever before been witnessed in the shape
Of commercial or financial revulsion. The
entire scheme Of production and trade will be
disarranged, while private and public work
shops will be thrown into complete disorder;
| the value Of propertY railroads shins and me-