New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-01-26

kaEISN MOTIONS AnOuT SOUTHERN
MANUFACTURES.

MANUFACTURERS.
The Nogthern press just at this tnies processes
10 be hugely amused At the idea ct tae soush p'i-
sainu poiicy of NON intercourse ard depehahg
III ftature apen home manufactures for her supply
81 tase xrficles heretofore almost exclusively I'M
norted from lie North. The Aholitionists are
dragy5xr funny pictures Of Southern bellies in
| hoxlaespun y and areseating young planters in
hobsnailcd shoes llnsey woolsey breeches and cop
usxasseolesed, swallow tailed coats. They say if
ne South carries into eject her threat Of not buy
sng Northern manufactures, she mast make up her
mind to condition of things even more audicrous
than that for II i seriously questioned II the pos
sibie supply Of homespun fabrics can ever equal
The demaad for them, il the soathevn people re-
solve TO wear none other; and The Southern gem
tenaan i'll not only have to bring themselves to
conaanz to sporting linsey woolsey but frequently
VIII have to scisoat aa bgeeehes al tsH provided
the ban against Northern manufactures is strictly
enforced They then snap their fingers in ridieule
ct our threats of I on-intercourse; 7; and tell Us
we would not stop our Northern imports If we
could, and could not If We would. That we would
fnot, because we are too fond Of fine dressing and
rich manufactures; and could not, because we can
not elothe our nakeaness unless we patronize their
looms.
Though there Is Hlnch in the past course Of the
South to give plansiblity to these notions We feel
conscious that 1t would take but short time pro-
yided the pride Of our section was once fully
aroused, to dispel them AT the South we have an
abundance Of resources that could be quickly de-
yeIoped if our people directed their energies to the
task of doing 1T The production and sale of cur
great staples puts at onr disposal annually a vast
amount of money capital which renders rs greatly
superior the score Of independence to any other
section in the Union. Heretofore our planters
have sisited the North and patronized its manufac
lures because it was both a pleasure trip and
profitable business operation. If anything inter-
yenes to interrupt The enjoyment of social inter
course with our Northern neghbors, and the South
ern planters are impelled by feeling Of hostility
to tleacheTous countrymen, or Of patriotism to
their own section, to cease their business patron
age Of Northern manufacturers, they have the
ability to do il, and to build up, almost immedi-
atey, domestic manufactures of all the necessary
fabrics. We think the experience Of the past few
| months shows an increasing tendency to such
result; and, however the Northern press may
affect 10 be amused, we can assure them the con
trolling interests of their section are not in small
danger of suffering most serious injury.
/ For the sake of the Union and the harmony of
| the country, ne would like to impress the people
of the North with correct idea Of the growing
sentiment that il beginning to pervade the South
on this point But unfortunately it happens that
the business relations between the two sections are
| 50 intimate and complicated that they cannot be
disrupted except by general explosion when it
VIII pc too late to hope for after arrangement or
+ settlement The Northern people cannot be made
70 feel that their most important interests are en-
dangered BY the fanaticsm of the Aboltonists.
Hence they go on giving taeit encouragement to
these Abolitionsfs; WHILE if they could see the re-
suits Of the criminal acts Of those men they would
quickly put stop to their practices OF drive them
out from among Them. For this tile South il to a
considerable extent responsible. If our people by
a little wise action would exhibit to the world
some evidence of our capacity to carry into effect
our threats, we might succeed in impressinr our
Northern brethren with some fear of impending
results and thus he spared the necessity of resort
ing to the last alternative of total non-intereourse
which must end in political disuilion
But, so far, it unfortunately happens that the
south has given little Indication i'll action. of the
growth of the nor-intereonrse sentiment North
ern manufactures are just as extensively sold in
our markets as before; and home manufactures
meet with no more favor than formerly There
have been no cotton factories projected or started
NO new shops for the making Of agricultural i'm
PIGMENTS have been got under way. Homemade
shoes and clothing are yet almost unknown. In
short, we have acted just as if it was our desire IL
keep up the Northern deasion that We cannot
possibly exist without their help. One or two at.
tempts have been made to achieve our independ
ence OF the North in some respects; but they have
not been encouraged. Even few thnusand dol