Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-08-16
For the Enquirer.
10 tho Congress ortha Confederate stascs.
NO II

10 tho Congress oGti,a Confederate Stasc1.
no. H.
Since M last communication NJ additional
barrier has been placed between Toe North and
the whole Southern people. I: ia q barrier Of
blood. The lives Of Cur bes! and most petri
otic Southern men have been sacrificed By n
people that wore our brothers; & people thGt
should have been the first 10 have assisted il!
defending our soil, Instead oi inTaGing il. 1t
fixes forever an eternal Bcpara.ioa. From this
day forward the catechism taught - cur chill.
den must DC, no alliance, no trade, no lntcTcs.
in common with the murdercrs fthcir fathers,
brothers end friends. There is TO fanaticism
in this. l. is only sell pl s,errution. When
the French nation whntoaly invaded Spain,
arrested ard chained her king, ard filled her
territory will. brlsl!ng and hustile bayonets,
a new ca,cchism was taught III the CHURCHES,
the political crc!.s aud 1T the lire2Idcs of the
Spanish people.
In everY church and at toe hea7th.stonc CT
every family, in tho presence OF God and the
people, it was taught that it was virtue 10
strike the invading Frencbman at all times and
under all circumstances, even mt The very sane
-tuarv Of God. The more holy the place The
better The deed winch brought destruction
upon the head of The invading Toe. !: was TO-.
ligion as well US patriotism.
Every Sabbath morning called forth in all The
churches and in the huu,=ho.ds OF L whole peo.
ple solemn and deyout prayers, that jcSt
God would nerve an indig ant and injured
people to the holy act OF destroying the lnya-
der.
God, in his mercy, granted the prayer Of
that people, and series of disasters icli upon
the invading host unparalleled in the history
OF nations.
Napoleon, in his agony, called OH; even in
his sleep to his invading generals, TO give
him back his ley;ons." Bat nti,har the calls
of that grea; man, nor the bravery G? llis
generals could bring the dead 10 iii.. Every
valley and hilltop in Spain can boast Of being
the graveyard Of en- enemy TO the Spanish
nation. IL was just reirbut!on, and oniy
verlfics the great truth thai God is just, and
will visit upon wicked nstcn it.; sina
Let the same enthusiasm characterize lta
whole Southern people. Our cause is just
Our defence is certain. Let the cEuI cn teach
that resistance TO tyranny is obedience 10 Cod.
Let the head Of every household incu!cate the
doctrine ,ha. true religion end patriotism re.
ouires the sacrifice OF all that is prce ous and
holy TO drive hacl: the Va,da!s who desccra!c
and pciiutc our soil with lht: GniiU;y tread.
LIT our wives and daughters #nd uGr sons lie
taught the, there is no faith 10 Gc kept, 80
alliance To he made with rcnp!c So dcStilaie
of cverG principle OF humanity and ciriliaa!lcn,
Pursuing The same course Of pt!riolc duty,
let the Congress OF the Confederate States. by
wise course of legislation, adopt gnc!l
policy aS sill baSt secure u iL.i amd perfect
Independence Ui the y nth.
In q furmcr cc!nmCnica':cn i. wsI stirSrstcd
that the beS! interests oi .he South required It's
adoption If the principles 0i yee trade, Ra 10
all nations except That p%riu:' ct tie North
which il now prosecuting n ~a: oi Oppression
against the Suuih.
The principles Of coInncrca! transactions
between nations ere based UPON The sa:ne laws
as It's principle o! trade between co!Elaunltl:G
and individuals.
An individual faS more .! 4 particular hT-
ticle Of merchsndiss, either produ'cd or pGr.
chased b; h,mies, than he has use Tor, and
he, from feeling ut interest, seeks ana t1er lr
d,vitiial whose ncceSali:S :S require the article
OF which ne has surplus Qran'ty. EGe Coin.
mon interest Of bo'h I,qii'es safe or cx
change between the t@p. UPON fair and ,qu'!a.
BILE terms. So wiih neuvns. O"o "ntiv"
MANUFACTURES more of any particular ki"G ol
goods than the necessities o IFS po 'pio require
TIE whole national feeling thea, IS subject 10
The same law that governs iadicidual action-
purchaser must DO found. II makes no
difference whether this purchaser pays gold
and silver Or exchange some valuable cnmmcr-
cial or agricultural product for the articles re.
quircd.
But ifyou fnd one nation that gro~s the 7sT
material for any kind Of manufacture, and an
other that deals in !be raw material, and then
makes an addition 10 its value by the use Of
it's manufacturing power, the laws Of trade
necessarily require tho adoption Of fair and
equitable commercial dealing THIS dealing
should not be fetterci hat lett free, and, like
the waters Of the ocean, the level Of equality
will be the necessary result. The Southern
Confederate States grow annually about
4,5T5,fTO bales Of cotton. Z Ich Successive
! tel years, i; ia said, By l:,c statesmen and cot
ton growers Of the South, w,Il produce an in
crease Of 80 per cent. upon this amonnii SO
that in 1870, near seven millions OF bales can
be produced, and this increase vii! steadily
advance for many years. In The present situa-
ton Of the Confederate Statca, ut least "hIc
this unholy war is IN progress, but small
portion Of this Immense amount o' raw cotton
worth upwards Of 5000 GOO, 600 al this tine)
can be manufactured within he Limits Of the
Confederate States. a just feeling Of sell.
preservation would require that not single
pound should BE- permitted TO be sold at the
North. Sooner let it be burnt upon the South
ern plantations where il is g1oxn. We must
then find 4 sale for it in England, France and
Spain.
The interest Of England is to foster q trade
with us. She manufactures within her own
borders about s 1866 CSC bales Of cotton into
various kinds of fabrics. Her whole CONNER
cal and political prosperity is based open her
manufacturing wealth.
Bg mears OF certain calculation 1t is aSccr-
tained that about so per cent of this immense
amount of raw cotton is purchased IN and from
the South; 25S0,S43 bales, being the amount
purchased in the years ls59-'60 Her cotton
mills use weekly about IS, 1856 bales. She
then can no more do without raw cotton, than
the Confederate States car do without mar
kct for their cotton crops. Le! us look Z Little
at the immense value Of er cation transa c;ipnS.
The April nu;nber Of the Westminster Re-
view, 1851, says: The exports OF cotton manu-
fac'ured into cacops, canhrcs anu mus
lius, r., .;aIo n.'l riArd r'''tf' ".'' IN 1900,
2, 2,775 450 905 yard 81 r'h Ssn, ,a42, II. Lace
and patent net. tn the Tsuc n Iob'"i 1"44, i5o,
DOZEN puirs OF stocking; l45G,7a3, Tained at
s3l3,l ls5; cnnaterpa n . and sual wares iothc
value Of ss97,423; sewing 'hrrad, oGG 72a,
pounds, valued I'll { e7l0,sI6; c"tt"n yarns
l95 SG4 OFT pound value al 6 8 s15,GI9
The cotton exp rts were co'nrunt idr
the year 1869 1T the sum Of E 52h'S 492.-
By TIE rale and rav g,';nn "no1nm, It
is said that the whole cSro't trade of
Great Britain, curing the year 1850 amcua'-
ing 10 the sum Of E lS5, 5,s42,slT, IN in
crease Of more than five millions oTcr
the year 1859, which Increase, ii is claimed
is directly due to the :::crcasa Ill The cotton
manufactures. Wien VIC consider that 50 per
cent of The raw ccttcn for this lminensc alnonnt
of MANUFACTURED materials, is purchased d.
rectir from the Confederate States oi AueFica,
We can at once appreciate the commercial IN