The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-25


Fifteen white stars marine blue ground, tho cantrc
star to be the larger one white palmetto tree and cres
cent the upper right hand corner, and the corner
spaces including the ground which the palmetto AMI
crescent Is placed, TO be Of rcd
Just at this time our bay is full Of foreign vessels
We will know whether this State able 10 enforce
her laws whether she shall be whipped into depen
dence the American dsuDi0n, according to the recon-
mendation OF General James Watson Braggadocia Webb
BY the way would recommend this arrant coward not
here South Carolina has not yet repealed the
law OF imprisonment for debt and if he should venture
in this latitude he m ght be taken bail writ and sent
to jail for account of his numerous creditors hore
The people here are in earnest in what they have
DONE and all threats Of coercion war &c treated
huncombe They know, well as the rest Of man
kind that the federal physical resources Tor coercion
il they were OTHERWISE that they have u spartan
band who determined TO do or die In all casc5 tbs
sovereignty will act on the defensive; ana should The
Northern republican hordes come here 10 enforce
their pet idea Of submission, they would snccnmb,
either to the operation of the climate the deadly esct
Of South Carolina rifles.
war shall come II will be terrible one The disas-
tiers and mishaps Of the thirty years war will be counted
as po,hng compared to IL. The same diversity OF in
tore exists AZ under the unwiedy empire OF Charles
Then the people fought for principle and now tho
people OF South Carolina are prepared TO defend hers
The little kingdom of Bohemia had pluck enough 10 throw
the Imperial Commissioners out OF the palace window ut
pxgue just South Carolina has thrown the Union
overheard today.
II has been frequently asserted in the Northern abo
ion papers that this State in the event of secession
civil war, would require all her physical resources %
keep servle psurrcction from developing Itself Now,
If those branlos noodles that fear such trash that
only knew Of the real state Of the and the loyalty
Of toe South Carolina negroes to their masters, they
would perhaps feel their nsgnidcance AMI total gno
rance OF what they write about.
A well fed Southern negro Is not hall as much TO b,
feared as q furnished Northern aborer and when ths
Northern press again aunt with the idea of sorve In
screcton, let them first think of the political volcano
created by the republican party and liable TO erup
any moment as represented the hunger cravings Of
half million Of unemployed frecmen.
Our banks have been fairly pushed 70 open direct
trade with English exchange the New York banks refus
ing 10 buy IT, They all dubbed together, and opened
counts with Barring Brothers, London who have done
South Caronas business for the last sixty years and
over. Now | will explain to You what South Carolina
gains by this operation New York always charges
per cent negotiation fees ON south Carolina bills Tho
exports Of this state last kear Sis 600 bales of cot
on350 coo bales "a Engand and 1Gs 900 bales ~ North
ports Assuming the value Of bale Of cotton rs
worth $50 have exchange for sl7 500 0O0he ono al
record at the Custom House here puts at ' o6l 900
Thus will be that the arrangement entered
into by our banks will deprive the North Of the neat little
Of S2ls,750 annually This rs only item Of the
results OF secession.
When the Southern States shall have resolved them.
united confederacy and inscribed free trade
her banner South Carolina may fairly presume her
condition will be much improved But the best proof OF
| this may be bad in thu following statement: Among
certain official records which bave come under my aten
tion, observed that
South Carolina direct imports from foreign
South Carona imports from New York .. IL 4I0 600
South Carolina imports from Boston and other
places, including Havana sugars Via New ~
orleans ........''...,.'....'.'. io2<vco
Total. ST. SO. 600
Balance in favor Of South Carolina. 2lo1 900
Thus you have the standing Of South Carolina in brief
terms, and thus anticipate your readers VIII conclude
that she Is toleraby commercially well on VIII your
readers follow the Comparison little further and notice
the small amount OF foreign imports and the immense
amount Of New York imports, and then will ask them
CssanA with bar cotton staple good tender gold
She can buy where she psss and have the assurance
mar course and lsnD than months direct Southern
imports viii be ten times as large ~ heretofore.