The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-04

WHAT IT Would DO ron NEW YORK AND CT ARLEsroN.
From the Charleston Is. } Mercury, oct ~
Our MERCHANTS AND MECHANICS.
There arc no people In the soathero states who WIN
shans and mech mics Of our cities Al present Norfolk
Charleston savannah and Mobile arc bat Suburbs Of New
York, Phisdelpha and Boston These Northern cities
carry the foreign trade for the Southern cities In
stead Of receiving from chief customers IN Europe
their maLuiacsursd commodities In return Tor agr
intervene and by npjus. tar;s rs, prevent. Us from
receiving toe manufactured products Of orr foreign cue
naauiactures from Northern sites at higher prices and
eeoerd, spends the money collected by the tsrn In
Nssrn cisies the q credit sndo we'd them BY
the capital Of the government with artificial resources OF
for half century IN Northern cities, and win Il tue in
crease Of population which capital always Produces Tor
capital nothing bot the wages Of iseor accumulated
end In order continue TO employ labor.
Hence the rapid growth cf Northern cities ana tns nger
tag prosperity Southern In tie Union, With the
o. any Increase 70 our cites their natural
advantages the Nornern cities hsve sready the Advsn
ago the accumulation OF capits-or II Is al axiom o.
Radc, that with equal advantages, the larger capital
must underse the smaller Bat she sGvaniaees between
the Northern Southern cities rsers stand in ths
present Union no. equal and the inequality instead
o. being lesscncd, viii be increased, nJI only by the
nov about 10 ts.o possession o .ac federal govern
Dent, who viii use the government az 70 accelerate
Northern advancenen, and sou,hern fesrogresson One
Of their cardinal principles for ncreng their sectional
prosperity n 70 enforce and lucrative arn
Our trade therefore, in The usion bspeessy colonis
channels Of trade es;sslisncd by the government Wa
Ae eonsitutow d Ne United yaies ~as adopted he cons
Nsss York w,nou, the partial interference the 90
verpmcnt 10 our disadvantage, Charleston would hays
the dvefsou OF commerce. New York has expaaicd aad
Charleston remained Stationary our recfers can carry
out .he si,kenipg comparison.
But place NE cities OF each section 10 their patura
position free from interference Of government and with
free trsie Break up our union WITH the Norsh-iei
natural commerce-et Charleston impor. directly from
The great consumers 81 our Agricultural productions
through the world Ill those commodities
which they produce and need-snd what mighty
change will come over the prospects, Of our city Within
esn men 70 buy al souihern ports would uoi
oofy import for South Carolina but FOR vast portion o
Ne scntn-of which she isthe natural emporium. Oar
now colonial and tributary commerce., With the North
would cease but mighty free ncrco would arise In
~ stead with all portions OF The worlt We would have
sionate prosperity created Capital would Dome
where II could be used 70 advantage Tho Roths,btds
and the HrtrCs would have their agents here. fhs
seesk Of The great manufacturers Of Earope would be
here with their goods In our bonded warehouses Great
jobbng houses would accupulssc The city would be
shrooged with strangers and would bound Ia tho bgh
way OF prosperity Real estate would rise 10 vsiue The
so and ventures Of . ew years, with msrchsnts.
Oar banks disconnected with the NORTH vcaa longer
Be embarrassed BY i crazy spccuAiiors or more crazy
pancs and would DO immense business ia every tins
Our savcass would their transportation aud ad
vance tho value Of their stoc~s Our mechanics and
aborers OF all kinds would hnd ample employ snt Or.
p.neTs, b1ckayers. shpwrigh,s, blsoksmi,hs machin
sts would raise the grad hymn Of Industry with their
strong arms, resnrndlnx Tar and near Throughout our
now voiosless city. How sny owner Of real estate N
Chsrlcs,on-hos sIy lotelg nt usrcbsIt mschsulc-
be opposed 70 DISSOLUTION ~ union with tie
North on the score Of Interest one a inoss lneonpvc
hersib'e very ma-velous nature sometnes
producers Independent Or that absoots necessity - A.
shyefoing countries o. rulins thsnsolves -adepesd
liberty, interest, money-proot should make them The
foremost, seruest and most anxious danoasis Those
VINO have 10 hear lei them hear what calculation
Of dollars aud cents teaches