, 1860-01-04
H0X-1STERCOrRsE WITH THE NORTH.


L Sensible Voice from Now Orleans.
[Fcm the New otleaas Bn!1st!o]
In eva.y serious emergency, such as That |
whose advent we now recognize, there q re per- |
Sons whose zeal outstrips their knowledge, and |
whose passions smother their judgments. Their
motives may le good. hut the remedies they
xate rather than ALTAR or remove them. Such |
persons appear to lack balance Of mind. They.
erldently do not comprehend the workings Of |
principles; or perceive the fill bearings and re-
actsonnry influences OF the mc,iures theJ pro-
pose Such Inen are, therefore. unsafe leaders
and un"lse in council. Their rashness units
them for snch offices. These reflections are mt
ural!y suggested by the proposition to establish
By law absolute cotnmcrc!at uou-intercourse
"ltl. tho North and West, md tt do It at once.
We eau hardly suppose that thoso who pro.
pose Tits ftmedY; If BY courtesy nc naysso term
1t, for the ers:that fiay exist, really intend 70
they do, VIE cannot think tLev can find cowosk-
ers enough 70 crown their efforts with success
Tue measure seems to us to 1e alnlnss as ta1at'.
cal aud absurd as any Uis tfsut conl by brought
forward, and if attempted to he carried into e--
ecntion rou]d fall with crushing aud disastrous
effect upon tue Breut mass of the Southern
people themselves, including the constituents Of
Those Legislators WIN have ~ opposed It, Such
Lam would not lie in cxatencc blk Mouths, "e
baturu little IN savit!g, b:fnrc tie people would
der'and its repeal in sucf, lones as cnusd not be
resistu,l and evcn during ,1l"se short months.
it would be neatly n,lcud letter upon the Il autc
book. its very cnnc,ors wuih be compelled
frum hl'crr nrc.assy to dI1,cgard it. There is
scarcely tau,lly in tho cnstro south t''"t "ond
nut feet Tho Immediate effects If II ia pre+slus,
everyday wantx.
10 show tho practical effects Of suca a Law,
let us gro Tho nnljrct practical turn. When
tic reader gons hoo to dinner, let him take MI
md kitchen tnrn ture, aud see what articles
there nTe which l!ava not come from tile NurtIs.
lie will And few articlea Of luxury aud ele-
gance from Paris, or Germany aud England.
But almost cyery article Of prime necessity, ard
| which he could not possibly i" without, except
manufactured Ut the Noath. Tho cso=kcry ou
his table, his ceairs, tables, bcd-te;lls, wash
stand bnreau3, CRATES. 'naatel.pieccs, stoves,
| most probably til. carpets, curtains, Window
coruices. knobs, etc elc, hare all cor:e f1em
the Northern States.
l. An examination of bis personal effects will
show similar results. His coat; ve=t, ranta-
looms, boots, shoes, shirt, Lat, un't even his
watch guard, .nd possibly his watch mud caae,
have, il most cases CONE from The sat'le region.
TO. ut upon plantation, aud The same truth
| apptars. The plows, harrows, hoes, pruning
/ hooks, pumps, engines, COTTON gus, sl'assc=,
days, carriages, harnesses, saddles. bFldlcs'
ctc., are all made in tho Free States, Very well;
what Of it all: Why. much, very much, when
taken In counection with the proposition 10 ex'
i clude by law every ono Of thcse articles fronl
\ the South immedltely, and prohibit any citizen
-p'antor, merchant, me.haLie, or professional
naa-fsom purchasing them The planter
+ c4nnot make his .crop witLout agricultural
implements; can ne! Une canuot very well gel
along without clothes, bed, chairs, crvck.ry
etc. The planter must hare shoes sud clothing
i for his negroes 1t IS true that the Old shoes
|! hats and cuats may last, By brushing and mead
ing, and much care, six months, and hr 4 de-
!! perate stretch, petllaps year' TIE old piows
harnesses, etc ,dttto-
When these are gone, howerc1-aud 4 yca
slips around quick-wlat then7 II is proposes
that the planter shall be prohibited under Sc
we're penalties from buying any shoes or cloth
ing for his n. Groes and his family that may hav
been made in the North. Where, then, IS he Il
ret ,hen.s They now all come from there
There is not c',oe mandatory worthy Of II:
name, or furniture nlanufaco'y, or i rnanu
i factory for mauv other urt:tles that snust Ill
solntely be had in tile South. Except in Iii
city, there is not a manufaciorr, III the Sontl
t Of negro clathfng, aud the materials used in Il.
! one here arc MT If domestic make. If Ii
gullotiac is shut down ut once upon Norther
manufactures BY the high acts a: sovereig
; | States, wc ask again, whence the articles {
prime necessity, whicn planters aud ever! bod
else must have, are TO come? 1tis pronoscd /
cut off the source Of present supply withou
, providing auy other: 1t is proposed TO lear
the planters with their hands upon their plat
tations without plows, gins, hoes, clothing; au
themselves aud families without furniture, sa.
dies, and many other necessities OF life. -au
this we are to uccept as rru,edy for cxlsii3
evils: Ye gods aud small alli;ators, it dot
amaze us! The answer to all this, we zuprosE
wllbr. thu! planters must 30 to work ull.l n:us:
| their own stloes aud clothtnG, their uwn car:
: aud spades, and every body else is to make Ii
own lat. boots, coats. .sbirls, and even his watcs
! or 20 without. What an industrious tim. Of
, VIC should all haze! No pcnitentiary ceuld g.
; llibit such scenes Of industry as We should i
that c1se show to au astonishcd world!
:, To cut oil ct one fell sweep the source
no other, would be like tearing up I brids
: oyer which one must cross, and teaTiny il II
: before crossing instead of doing it niterwara
We submit that it will be time enough to ,e:
up the bridge a1htn Ire orc ores. To do it be!o1
a. w'li teg IN aues:3on our san$ty: We ., a5e :,
!, North a We can iuaugurate and carry int
) effect witnout oppressinx ourselves.
Tic effect oi pnS-rg such 4 !ar os the one y
g speak Of By the Legislature Of anY Southe1
: State, would inevitably be 10 ca.se its people
:, disregard it, and at the same time ,s c3nIn
l ~
vond what they now do for such articles rs the
arc Obliged to hare. Articles Of ornament ut
= luxury come largely from Europe; but those
necessity come almost entirely irnn the Mort
Hence the law would fnll with crushing wc;=:'
! upon alt, but with peculiar severity upon It
poor. To discriminate against ornamental ::r
)" cea wouhl be useless, because these come mos
+ IL from Europe. The law would affect articl
y y that arc indispensable, or hare no effect.
= 1t will be observed, that ne have lett entire
:: out Of view the legal aspect Of the Vuestio
y preferriugso consider it IN its practical beHl I'M
Z upon the necessities Au.l enmfsrt of our on
= citizens. We do net know whether or not q IL
>. could be frau,ed that could be constitutions
e We have never examined the question. The
is certainly room for doubt, aud the questi'
= = would he likely to lead to litigation. not
e speak Of tue endless evnsions and difficulties.
:, Under any view Of the question, the propo
"a u tion to pass such Law is an ahsurdity, 81
{, d ought not to bc entertained by any lcgi>la,i
:. body IN the South. Let legislation be direct
= towards creating and fostering i system
u home supply Of manufactured products, u
e that will bring about Of itself. voluntarily a
y without any legal or other difficulty, all I
y commercial non.intercoursc with tho No1
!n tha. will ever be Of the least service to us.