Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1859-04-13

"Citics have been expanded and multiplied in
the same favored region, Railroads and Canals
have been constructed and education has delighted
there to build her Colleges and Srminnrics.'
Manufactures, Shp-lulding and the Arts Lave
nearly a gone to the North in preference to loca-
ting at the South, all because the closing of the
slave trale in lSOS kept the Yankee population at
homc-dverted European emigration from the
South to tho North-drained us Of all our cotton
money to pay for Northern slaves, and thereby
prevented any addition to either our white or
negro 'abor, except by natural increase.
That the native white population Of the North
crn States tended Southwark before the closing Of
the slave trade, in compliance with the natural
law of migration, is well known, since authentic
history tell lis that many of the Districts in South
Carolina and many of the Counties in Georgia,
North Carolina, etc, were originally settled ly
cmigrants from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New
York and New England. That European cmisra-
tion also came South for the purpose of engaging
even in agriculture, before the slave trade was
closed, is evidenced by the fact (amons many
others) that numerous ncighborhooaS Of the older
Southern States, were first settled by large colo
nies of Irish, Scotch French and German families,
whose descendants now hold the very land which
was originally granted to their fathers. That the
South took the lead of the North, in both com
merce and manufactures. previous to the closing
of the slave trude and even previous to the great
rise in cotton in 1915. which caused the f'st
auanulous movement in the black rs well a. in
the white population of this country, is likewise
IN un'li<putcd fact. So late as 1916 the exports
of the Southern States amounted to about $3o ,uOO,
600, which was Sj.000, 900 more than the North
ern. At the same time South Carolina mud New
York were the greatest exporting States of the
Union, South Carolina exporting more than
$40. .nGO 600 and New York $l4, ,uO0, 900 (what
difference between then and .nofe.)
"In manufactures the South also cXcellcd the
North in proportion to their respective populations
up to 1910, in which year, according to the re-
turns Of the Marshuls of the Unitcd States, the
fabrics of wool, cotton anil linen manufactured
in the Northern States amounted to 1921 1874
yards, valued at $2l ,OGl ,j?j, whilst the South
fabricated 3i,7SGi97 yards estimated at $lG,77I,-
724, yet the population Of the South was then
much less than that Of the North, in consequence
Of the Southern States having been settled 70 much
later.
it is iu proof thrn. tia: white population lid
conc Southwark previous to the cu.iug of the
slave trade. IT il also in pruuf that ie South ey-
ccllcd the North in bJ. Comm :rce AMI Mtlutac-
lures prcvioas TO the closing Of the slave tr.rlc
Why waS this natural state of facts reversed 20
suddenly? Why hus that reverse operation
tinucd till now, il sumc unnatural disturbing cause
hls not produced it? Most Southern men trace
the South's decline, in population, manufactures
and commerce, Us compared with the North, to
the Tariff. But they do not go fur enough back.
The Sectional Protective Tariff itself is the lcgiti
mate offspring of the suppressed slass trade. The
Thrift is secondary eatise of Olr decline anil the
Norths asccndeucy, but the suppression of the
slave trade is the causo Of tho .srionni Tariff and
the prime cause Of our unnnmbcrcd woes.
Previous to 1916, tho Revenue Of our Fedora
Government was n mitsd one as to the source
whence it was derived. 1t was raised upon er-
ports as well rs upon imlnrts, and by direct taxa-
tiun as well ~ from public land. This ilu'lc Of
taxation was in analogy To the methods now and
formerly uscd for raising revenue in England,
France and in every civilized st.ic of mmrrn
times. except ours. But in lSld tome year after
the trcmeulou. rise III cUtUm) our mode ot taxation
was changed 80 H. To derive tho hulk Of the Rove
mue from Imports alone, and the policy Of tho
North ever since has been to impose the whole
burden Of taxation rpun Imports. They have
uniformly cndcavorcl to givcaway republic lands
either to tue States or to settlers to attract Euro
pean white luburers and voters to get political
power for controlling the honora and cmolumeais
of the government, us well 10 impose high
TarifF for the protection Of Northern Manufactures
II has been their .erplcss policy not only to pro-
tect Northern manufactures by as high Tariff as
possible but to have ny much Ncvtnuc aS possible
with which to erect Northern Light Houses, i'm
prove Northern larbnrs. Lakes aud Rivers, nul To
give away the public an;lS (rquivacnt to money
from the Treasury TO lmihi Northern Railroads
and cut Northern Canals, to promote facilities fur
Northern manufactures aud commerce.
At the time tho Tariff Of lSlG was adopted, the
South did not regard il rs q sertinna( measure.
Mr.. Calhoun supported il with all his usually
convincing logic. The great arguments advanced
in its favor, were tu sustain the Factories which
had been erected in this country during the war
with England AMI to meet the Indebtedness i'll
cured in the prosecution of that war, by taxing
c,-
high duties which the jealousy anu hostility Of
European Suites to our Democratic Institutions
imposed upon our products, including raw cotton,
and partly to foster all American manufactures, of
which the South then had more than the North,
In proportion to population. Tho Legislature d.
South Carolina in particular, were sn sure that
tho manufactures OF the pnlmnttn State, would
cnntinnp to hpuriih, rsprriul!y under The silhrus
of thy Thrift If lsId, TINT in Isl iiGy cumrla,cch
clearing nHt Rivers nnl cutting tauy!s ~ II may
nlfceni plnn to furnish transportation md wrtpr
puwcr for all kinds Of Jnanuarturcs South Caro-
lima never ceascd making appropriations for such
purposes to the amount Of S250.OD0 year, until
about $l,In0,G0O had been spent upon Canals and
RIVERS WHICH capitalists WOuiu Hot use pecauSc
cotton culture then pul ~ much better than num-
ufacturins Thus, while tho Legislature was doing
every thing for manufactures, capitalists would do
nothing by reason Of high priced cotton laborers
consuming all the money in the country on account
of the slave trade lciag closed. The Southern
members of Congress thought the Tariff Of 1916
would benefit their section even moro than tho
North.
l'u, how did that Tariff operate with tho slave
trade closcil, and cation selling ut 25 and - cents
apoun'i, and the price Of negrncs in proportion?
The average price of cotton in Charleston during
4 entire years Of the years, between lSl5--20,
WIS Is cents pound. In MI that time. the drain