The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1860-11-22

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To the Citizens of areenville District

To the Citizens of Greenville District.
FrLtuw 7CrTrzESs--By portion OF ycnr
own nur,ber, we have been requested SAD,
dress you on sal ject of vi,nl.interest-
Some Of you have less means Of Information
than others: we therefore use great plain.
ness ofspeech. -
Years ago the State Of South Carolina en-.
teredinto comr ctwith other Statesfor the
accomplishment Of certain purposes, equally
important to them all. That compact is
known as tho Constitution Of the United
st, ties. The purposes OF that compact wrre
"to form more perfect unions to establish
iustices insure domestic tranquility; promote
tho general welfare; and secure the bless
ings OF Liberty to ourselves aud our pos
terity," These were wise and noble purpo,
ses, snd the union Of States to accomplish
them was wise and g,orious Union"
But in the hands OF wicked and even OF
foolish men. the wisest and best things are
lisble to be abused. 1t has been so here
The Union Of the SoutRern States with the
Northern has been the occasion Of serious
evils to The southern Statcs--sna is about
to be made The occasion Of heundle.s 'disns-
ter and ruin. unless the Southern States A.
ply the remedy. weare not denying that
The South has. in common with the North,
derived advantages from this Union. pnrtic
nlnrly In The earlier years Of our history
But In the cnss Of the Soith these adyanta
grs are outweighed by the disadvantages to
which shc has been subject, and they are
the mere dust of the balance in comparison
with the mischiefs she mnst yet experience,
unless she takes the remedy in her own
hand. The system of taxation nfder which
we have been living, has given to the North
annually the benefit Of millions npon mil,
lions drawn off from the profits of Southern
labor. BY high tariff they have shut off
tho fair competition, in.our own markets, Of
those who buy our products, and rhus they
have made for themselves n market for their
manufactures, where they have been receiv.
ing such prices ms hive made them rich =
This is the secret Of Northern wealth.
Their large cities, their immense nnnufactur
ing establishments. their snriching com.
mefce, never WOuH nHNo cNtsttu fuuL Iof
their competition with the South. This ha'
drawn to them an Immense population from
abroad--and SO they have been swimming
on upon tide Of wonderful prosperity
Meanwhile, they have forgotten the hapd
that fed them, and after having refused ,tc
listen to the conapiaints Of the South. the,
have como to feel for her contempt which
they express through their press aud thei
spalpits. aud the men who speak for then
OF, the floor Of Congress. In the hslls O
rCongress--common council, ,cbnmber--a
. much, ours as theirs. representative Of
,ya Northern State has dared TO say Of tn
soutb. she "can,t be kicked out Of tn
~ Only within a few days, n leadin
Boston paper recommends a certain trea
ment Of South carolinn. in osder that sh
may know "ehonr she belongs so,r and
leading Pennsy,yania 'ropei proposes %,
bny south carolius.r This is the natur,
. inso,enee OF ;ll.ootten gain. I.js like th
.frronterv Of the I,iehwaymnn who rifles !,
victim and when he complains, sm,tes hi,
q tb. faos 5,rY, tru. the,e things I'm,
been done under the forms Of lew. but The