The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-04-15
sENAToR HAMMOND IN DIRECT TRADE


The M'com tGemgi") States Press publishes
the following letter, addressed by Senator Ham
mond t" Howell Cobb, of Houston, in response
to M invitation to attend the next Cotton PIau.
ters' Convention oil Macon:
RED CLIrFE March 20.
Dear Sir: am Obliged to YOU for your
invita- ion tn attend your meeting at Macon and
if my health aud engagements will permit
will attend hut not 10 make u speech; TINT is
out Of my line.
entirely sympaihize with vnnr ovomrnt
regard direct trad" absolutely necessary to the
| Independence Of the South without it she will
! ever 10" provinc a, though she may continue to
FURNISH ns she now dnes, more nf the nnttrnl OF
commerce, than amy other population Of tho same
| numbers ever did and materials tha, constitute
the most vital currents of commercial circulatli
| controlling. in fact. almost the whole.
! Our drawbacks have been. not the superior
| energy or imtel!ert Of amy other people. bu our
shallow bnrs. yellow f"ver, and want of fI"rcnn
| tile capital Tune. l think, will show ns vrssrls
l.osIO tons are as profitable ~ lnrMpr ores, to
carry on trade, and these can enter our ports
lh" yeli"w lever can he w!,"lIy eva,ed by con.
| hning our hnssIuesS season 10 the eight months
| ut the yeur during. which we exempt. These
eight months h-n. those III wh:ch we can ami
IN lnc do carry nearly al "mr po,luis to mark ct
| they are naturally our business months and
those best adapted to business aud Climate sucI,
/ ,urs.
IL IL because we submit to the cor vcniencc
Of others. that e "lnw 1t TO he necessary that
there SHOULD Il" amy rransaciirs from tho ,nr-r,,r
or from at'ond. during tn" four p"s>ihla yellow
ievrr months. The grand ,iiln ty is as 10 cap.
nhl our in"mns nre. Tor most part. in fuc, nj
most entirely. emplo, rl in settling fresh Lands
suhn'nu the forests and furnishing tn. nlat.ri
hls I" cioihr aud feed the world in these W.,
ii"d full employment Em nii our ,nrnns and nil
our energy. but this will not II WAYS be So.
un'l II the "~ners If ih' cn.npar i,-ly rdl MI.
ions, i'll "h". parts. d." not seek the ,i,h hur.
vesl they may reap hr,". our own surpl,,supc
Will "n"h" ny TO "rcnry that field a.so
N"ih nr, ! think. is wanting in our Southern
county bat time. provide, d We have capacity To
appreciate" h"i" 1t is to" late or mny,n.n,rlr.l
Resources. and The en-rgy 10 Develop tl,.,tu !
lh'nk "" have. have every c"rii,i.rcr in ,u
iiinrr. Jet mere politics. take wl,n, c,,,I,sc and
po'i"cc wini results they may Southern m.
'i">irS this m"lnr"I he most prosperous of amy
on The globe. Pests n's., the srrt,,rst basis
an'i II OILY rrl'irc- HAT it shonli rise tnn full
mi'prr" alton nn'i assertion of Itself To krcnm,.
fee. II" iiiti. tim" t" ~! those provincial clogs
which new rucUmlnr II.
r"nf'-s 'lmt have been d.v"tcl 10 other
matters to" mnch I" have learned prcri,eiv the
way |" wh'rh Your A>ncn ion proposes 10 ct
The great "l."ci, nul am ih-i"fnte Unable 10
judy" us I" IT. probable RESULTS but thu, there Is
IL wa,. aud tnnt success i sure. | dn not doubt,
Very respectfully. y"ur "he.!irnt servant
J. II. HAMMOND
HOWELL Conn, Esq