New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-03
SOUTHERN PLANTERS VIEWS.
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"CHARLEsToN, Nov. 81, 1860.
at is UNDERWOOD by most welinformed persons
in this city that desire for free trade has ~ much 70
do with the secession movement IN South Carolina ~
has the recent Of the Republican party IL IL
fact worth remembering that deputa.lon sent by q
large public meeting in Charleston 10 Columbia, when
al Legislature were in session procured the passage
of tie Convention bill by that body. The whole pro-
cee6ings q that meeting were telegraphed on lhs
evening Of their One of the members OF
the Legislature from tlis city received one hundred
and seSerty-thTee kilograms In one day beseechlng
lin 10 vote for the Convention bill These facts lead
mott peope to believe the ball a. 1t stands calling the
Couyeutiop 70 early and looking toward a separate
stale action, would not have passed 40 unanimously
except for the influence Of the City Of Charleston The
interests OF this city for free trade, and this In-
creeees ler eDthusiasm for Southern Tree ade con-
federacy. =,
g Charleston hopes in process Of time, 20 rival
Nsw-York She thinks to become the great importing
civ of the South. Her merchants and bankers desire
market for the sterling bills drawn sgalnsl their cot
ton at tie DOOR of their own banks. They know that
6ie importation alone can furnish demand for those
bile and Sbis direct importation they are eound 70
lave if Southern free-trade cOniederaey can bring It,
The future greatness of Charleston ID thus ciphersd
out "a PERFECTED under free-trade system; property
holders banks and merchants are the leaders and d.
rectors Of the movement For the frst time in the hB
tory Of any State the proesed politicians are et be-
hind Ii fact, deliberately stated, that, with some
two or three exceptions, our leading men were, Elk
ulcntls ago, much more conservative than generally
sur oted but tEey have been carried along with the
errient and there il not now single leader OF any
confideIalle inference who IL in favor OF delay.
"Ip 1888 Charleston was laggard IN the teces-
sion movement willie the rural districts were actively
for H. Though it was well understood ~ the time how
t.uch Charleston would gain in the event OF &c
ces,iop il war aso known how much ole must lose IN
the event Of failure. So she kept quet "Lhe tue
country peoI le ragged and imagined vain shing.
NoW however the thing has been IN "a manner re-
ersed II WE haflcston which moved first this time,
and tIe country followed. The excitement n very
eereral and tie State will certainly he taken Out
81 lie Usion ar sOOB after tie meeting oil the
Convention A. the Il ing be done but the fact VIII
slwsys remain thai The freetrade people OF Charies'
ton viii have bad large an Influence ID inns accom-
rhbment az any fear Of Abehionists or bate OF he-
Iulhcans. "a CT.
"Tle certeinty Of the secession OF South caoilna
feirg allowed the question 10 the course OF 6Sor
tia il next IaOet interfering. IL IN here beneSen tat
lie influence Of Savannah is az potent ID HNorga
az is TINT Of Charleston In our own Stale. " IN
llfo thOul BIT that jeGlous " the direct trade a Eu
roIe which must all come to ChaIlestoa IL that Guy
leo Ines free port and Savannah remains ia the Union
md under tariff the latter city will nest GeOrgas
fellow ing Carolina OF the sOnfsderasy. Sayannahs
influence in Southern Georgia is certainly very great;
snd though large conservative element is found IN
The northern aud middle parts OF that state in which
sections there are many people OF Northern birth asd
education sill the whole State IL proud Of la only
eoroJt and its policy has always been To foster and
,rsrpe il. GeOIgians aware AFRO that the manu-
faetuIibg interests viii are c0nsderape IN the MO-
cle and northern sections, would receive new IN
tutt in the event Of BcCeEiJn, Their gooos hhhB no
iCrtetition with Nonhern-made fabrics, ana II maze
by slave labor oOmpeen. Of sales ~ lower Pii'e' VIA"
Esglish goods charged WIN IrsisA"