Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-01-19
Non-1n,ercoursc of the South W ith the North.

From every part of the South as far as we are en-
abled to Judge from exchanges res0lute purpose
maniesting itself to suspend commercial and travelling
intercourse with the North. We much mistaken If
this purpose shall not be sufficiently far carried into
execution during the present year, to affect most inu
riousy the interests of New England New Y ork, New
jersey and Pennsylvania.
The saveholding States have been amply forewarned
in the last few weeks to prepare for the worst and they
have accordingly determined to forearm Evil was the
hour to the NOrth all that she values most
highly in connection with her future prosperity, when
she drove those States to such alternative Can she
exist without their custom? This is question that
she will perhaps be better prepared to answer twelve
months hence than at present.
AT the most moderate calculation the nine nOnsave-
holding States are benefited to the amount OF hundred
million of dollars per annum by their traffic intercourse
with the South When deprived of this, what will be
their condition? Poverty abect poverty, to the n-
dustral masses-and ruin, positive ruin, to those who
furnish them employment
AS general rule trade intercourse destroyed is
rarely ever reestabllshed. AS between the North and
the South If suspension occurs, then existing material
relations between them can never, under any crcum-
stances be resumed The LATTER when she establishes
her commercial independence, will be as alien to the
| former IS she now is to Russia.
There is not product of any description of the non
saveholdng States that the savehoding States may not
entirely dispense WITH such articles as they cannot i'm
port directly to vastly better advantage than they
ture proftaby.
Viewing the subject in this light, the Union may be
regarded as practically at an end as respects the future
consumption of Northern products by Southern citizens
and the intercourse in travel between the and the
other. 1t will likely become much custom for
Southern planters and others to embark at Southern
ports for Europe there to pass the months,
has been heretofore tor them to soourn during those
months in Northern cities and at Northern watering
places.
Never in the history of any country have politicians
committed such supendous bunders as have been com
mitted by the politicians of the dominant party in the
nsaveholding States. They have almost as bad as
cut the throas of the people whom they profess love
SO dearly Had they been actuated by sentiment of
dinary patriotism ordinary honesty they would have
encouraged increasingly spirit of devotion to the South
nasmuch she the best of rends-the benefactor
which fed the toilng millions of tleir telow-ctzens.
But it is now too late for the making of adequate
amends The wind has been sown, and the whirwind
must be gathered The South is last in earnest and
her will be -dstressfuy felt-in the North
before mdsummer.-States and Union.
We learn that Jesse Wheeler, formerly County Sur.
veyor OF Guord has been arrested and held to bail for
circulating Helpers book 1t understood that he has
circulated at least fifty sixty copies OF the book in the
County. No doubt Wheeler could disclose some i'm
porant facts in relation ncendiary movements in that
part of the State.
We learn that his Honor Judge Dick has issued writs
for several persons in Randolph charged with crcula
ting Helpers book The Judge has taken the matter
hand and is determined to have a thorough investiga
tion in every case es-Raleigh Standard llh anst