Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-03-30

The Nerfh Learning Coercion.
The New York Times has made the discovery that
there are other modes Of coercion than that of arms
and proposes to resort to one of them. It says
The seeded States must be coerced back into the
Union,-not by arms,-not BY force, bat By the frss-
sure Of their iferess, By the height Of their TAXATION
6y the stsgnatioa Of their batsnessby making Il ap-
parent to their people that IN the Union alone they
find The prosperity Of sohich secession depriUss them
We must net allow them to develop sn independent
commerce through laundering or careless legis-
lAtion." How is this to be denes Let the Times
answer in its own language:
And, in our opinion, the temporary Gdmissioa infO
our ports of the great Of most foreign goods free
Of al duties except what might be needed TO pay the
expenses Of the Customs Department Of the Govern
nent, would be far wiser measure than the bestow
meDt Of bountes upon Southern commerce at the
expense Of our own, which is actually effected by
the new Tariff. Such measure would at once de-
feat every attempt Of the Southern States to attract
commerce to their ports and obviste sll the difficult
ties which are now so formidable in the collection
Of Southern revenue.
This looks. ike common sense, and an enlighten-
ed appreciation Of the weapons through whose in
strumentality modern civilized and commercial ma
ticns can best gain legitimate advantages over their
rivals and enemies 1t is in truth. of the most
signal tr;umphs that the South and the Southern
system Of politics have gained over the exploded
and oppressive system of moRopolies always sdvO-
Gated by the North. OF the system itself We can
speak without censure, inasmuch as il will operate
equally upon sllclasses and interests Of the people
nut Of the end be attained it is bat Just to re-
mark that it is only another form devised by the
ingenuity Of the North to endeavOr to enslave the
South and make her commerce tributary to North
ern exection, as it has always heretofore
been, until the late secession movement.
The North is thus learning true and
liberal policy from Southern statesmen, in oonse-
quence Of the fact that the two systems-the pro-
tective and revenue-hsve been clearly contrasted,
BY the two tariffs Of the United States and the Con-
federats States. If secession had led to no other
victory this would be one of the greatest and most
useful ever achieved by one State ever another.
Argument and reason could never reach the capital
ist Of the North. He had to be taught by Low tar
ifs in the South that he could not plumber with i'm
punity This hes been effectually done by the con-
temporansous enactment Of the MoRRILL tariff and
that Of the Southern Confederscy. The Govern
ment Of the Confederate States is thus conferring
boon upon its citizens which cannot fail strike the
minds Of the people in both sections, besides win
ming the favorable opinion Of European Govern
ments.
The oppressive nature of the Northern tariff, is
made manifest by nothing more than by the enor-
nous duty upon certain articles of hardware, which
are almost prime necessities. On best and shear
steel the increase by the Morrill, tariff will in go per
cent second quality, l2O extra (axe temper) 81
table blade I36 common hoe and fork, 49, round
machinery, l54 best German, ZIG; second quality,
aI best sheet cast) "a hoe and shovel (csst l42
best quality, (blister) lO9 second do, 2Il gin ami
saw steel, (best) s74 and second quality l23 per
cent.
We are told by the Manchester Examiner, of March
7th that "a feeling akin TO CONSERVATION pervaded
portion of the iron trade on Change in WOlver-
hampton. yesterday, at the intelligence that the
Morrill, tariff would all probability become law"
The London Times, in an article IN which it
launches forth some Of its manufactured thCn-
der at President DAVIS Inaugural, neYerths-
less does not fail clearly to indicate that
the Northern States have lost decided and
important advantage by their laundering leglsla-
ton. The London Times says:
Much OF the Suspicion anu AuLlpdtHy DeLWee0 the 4
North and South may be vague and unreasonable, |
snd thep resent sttitudeOf Kentucky Delaware, Ma
ryland and Tennessee might lead the States re-
presented at Montgomery to reconsider their deter
nation. But Is useless 10 disguise the fact that 50
long as the washington Congress ddbereS, and eUen
adds aeis restrictions, to protective policy they gire
their enemies the best excuse for hostility and cut ITEMS
selves Of frsn The sympathy Of their friends. Circum-
stances have almost insensibly taught the Southern
States of America a lesson in political economy /
which the labors of Haskisson and Peel and the /
marty warfare of q whole generation barely
sufHced TO impress the English mind /
The inhabitants of country exclusively devoted /
10 the growth of crop for the production of |
which il had unriValed facilities in soil and /
climate could never be duped by the fallacy /
which treats each nation theoretically selfsup-
porting The very same law OF nature to winch |
thew owed the practical mOnOtony of the cotton
trade could not but occur 70 them as tne lundamen.
tai law of commerce, and they have never ceased
20 rebel against the tariff by which their produce
and nposts are taxed ostensibly for the benefit of
the selfishness of the North. This is, perhaps the
only point of contact between the issues now pend
ing and those which terminated IN the war OF indie
nendence and the destruction of the tea in Boston
barbor Is likely enough to find parallels in the pres
ant year Al Charleston or New Orleans. When the /
planters hear that Mr.. Lincoln, who has preserved
a. cautious resicence on other points, has declared
RS Intention OF collecting the customs usual,
while the Federal Legislature is hurrying through
sbe Morrill, Tariff BILL imposing all but prohibtve
5uties on Manchester and Bennington goods they /
may well feel aggrieved, "a well as alarmed.
The London Times in another part of the same
article continues to illustrate the superior states
nanship at Montgomery, as compared to the action
Of the Northern Congress:
II will not be our fault If the inopporupe legis-
siIon OF the North, combined with tAe reciprocity
IF wants between ourselves and the South, Should
bring about considerable modification in cur res-
affn Ia.
rate on the slave trade can doubt that England is
,tiii in earnest on this point and will never buy
numerical advantages at the cost Of her honor.
re should infinitely prefer dealing with single re-
ponsible Government to maintaining tWoEmbsssies
md running the risk Of Misunderstanding with two
,iehly sensitive democrasies But the tr1denetes Of
rofe are inesorGble, and our manufactures tON iydl-
6Iv find their ,pdy to the best market lci the gGAi-
ma; of a mechanical tdb. Hitherto exports
ave chiefly been consigned to Northern merchants,
nile our imports, greatly exceeding them In value,
sesbeen principally supplied from tbs South. II
,sv be that the Southern population wall now be-
ONE our customers.
- :, suoh demonstrations Is these that hsvsdsvel
.d the policy of free trade, except such duties
sv be necessary to pay the expenses OF the custom
of the Government, in order, % the
Times avows TO preUsnt the seeding States from
,5is,;s.0 their independence
n the policy we're adopted merely in legitimate
rivalry, we could hnd no objection to IT,
divided il were not pressed to the Dltinstnn OF d.
n taxation: We would rather rejoice that the
ORTIZ hsd reached SO liberal snd enlightened . 1
age Of progress
But ipssmuoh ss its object is openly declared 70
J, that of adiaq sceshf 10 TAXATION N the so1@ PFt
re Of her asrssts, and stagnsfOn Of her b'"ss' ana
us 10 prevent the seeding States from achieving
cir independence, we beg leave to suggest 70 'ne
~ York Tines that the Confederate States nave .
remedy sgsinst such result not dreamed OF ~ S T
,ilOsOphy. It is very simple remedy and enc