, 1861-02-19
enactment, tho United States hTs, for tho
temporary government Of tho seeding States

seems TINT the United States Protective
Tariff Of '57 has been adopted, and that poai~
tlya condemnation Of the elnstitulon Of ofs1arery,
through the slave trade, has been inserted into
pect. We did not suppose that any Southern
Government, whether for month or a year,
would sanction the pol1tY Of Protective Tarif
The tariff Of '57 Is odioHs md oppressive In Its
determinations. It was made to favor North
ern enterprise at the expense Of the people Of
the south-a huge free list for thtm-tho bur-
den Of tu1atlon for rs to bear, and NO nlnintnin
Il adverse to revenue, unjust In principle, and
oppressive In practice, ..- =. Whether this Is
brought about by partial remission Of duties
or partial imposition, 1t Is still the same In
effect. We sutcr our protest against the
scheme and policy, both 0s regards ourselves
and In the results 50 tar as foreign nations aso
valuable to us. In each respect Free Trade
IL the true policy OF the Confederate States.
We deem it also unfortunate and ma! apro-
pos that the stigma Of inegitimacy and illtgali-
ty should be placed upon the institution Of
slavery by 4 fundamental law against the slave
trade. In our opinion it Is q matter Of policy
and not of principle, to DO DECIDED now and
hereafter, from sound vieWs Of the necessities
and safety Of orr peoples. We think it pro-
per subject Of legislAtiou- We are willing to
prohibit it by legal enactment, like any other
topic Of legislation. But while England In
ports her Thousands Of Coolio slaves, and
France hers, under the farcieal nppeIlation Of
apprentices while they are striving by
these means to compete with us and super
sede Us, In producing the tropical productions
of slave hhor-Whi1c We hare within our
reach a large scope Of fertile territory unculti-
vated in Tc1as, and may have ere long the sil-
yer mines OF Arizona, and the fleming Statea
OF Mexico, to populstc aud reduce to agricul-
tural productlveness-it seems to us short
sighted, weak and sentimental to preclude fer
ever, By fundamental enactment, the adoption
Of policy that may become essential to our
appropriate growth and expansion, and to
our successful competition with the hypocri-
hcal nations Of Europe Charleston Mercury.
FROM PRENTICE.
A Tennessee paper ssys that both wings Of
the Secession party IN that State hayc been
feathers plucked ont, aud its comb and spurs
cut Why >ocsn't 1t crow
BEFoRE ASD AFTER SEcEssIoE.-The State
Of Te1as-the Republic Of Torres.
A very conservative and genial minister Of
this city, meeting one Of his young friends In
the street, looked with some curiosity upon
what struck him IS blue rose on the hat Of
eaid the young blood, "that Is the blue cock
ade!' "Cockade," echoed the minister,
"cockadel" ayes, sir, blue cocknde- That's
all right, amt 1t air?" YVES" said the minis
ter, all right; all right on the goose" The
young man has not been seen since.
The Charleston IercurV advises South Caro-
Ina to hold on to her cotton SIX months 20 rs
to starye Great Britain and the North into Al
acknowledgement Of her independence 'Tis
bright suggestion. "Why don't you keep
your clothes in 4 trunk, Pat?" "What an!
70 naked?'
CUTTING THE MISSISSIPPI LEyEEs.
A accession paper cousures us for tho inti.
matiou, that, in tho event Of dissolution aud
War, Northern mIscrcants might cut the lcyccs
Of the Mississippi in high wafer and inundate
the country. But it is best to look the truth
directly in the face. There is no use In mems
desperately shutting their eyes and souls to
what they know in their hearts may be. Five
men, OF even smaller number, might make 0
creynsse in Mississippi lcveo in one hour:
and would men who steal plggers in time of
peace be any too good to cut embankments in
6cruples in eutting banks than in cutting
throats? There can be no doubt that If dis.
solution aud war shall come, both sections
will be overwhelmed with tho rushing tide OF
ruin. No mortal mny tell which section could
most in)ure the other Every true heart must
sicken ut the fearful contemplation. Why,
why will not the American people be wise end
diacard the counsels OF resentment and re-
yepge ge?-L0utsvile Journal.
PATRIOTISM AND TRADE.
The merchants Of Mobile take rather prac-
tleal view of the secession business, and some
what differing from that entertained by their
clerks. The latter were the first to volunteer
"to take the forts" 1t was i fine frolic, rs
there ives no danger and q weeks holiday. In
their absence, however, some Of the merchants
supplied their p1aces with other clerks, and
the volunteers have nothing but their patriot
ism to subsist upon.
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of anr c;tizcn. hrtore 9bo @iei,n iva o asn ,n.a
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hsro donc iii ,3ev con,a d. br rn.t,s,r snJ sues
cess1on and havi1r tins oire,, nnhiio aqh;S toi
ftjon If 4he,- aanf;nsntus tha.a f. ~ 49, ~
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n1uu eneu nuen enou!u Petpeluata tneis
nanes ~ contlnna4 a"l9l example" CT What
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Inc 9laoets u Lus TWO otanenes nor 10 send
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mene' hna ous " &C. tns .IanReu " some mem
Tao. ~. WY ouea sel lSsosnze lna1 9oFtrcment,
{-nnid tnat as' in ~ noa nase lno l.aekasca
-. nauHeo Tnsn taIn oHA - conlh9 teoln
@ ne ts9s 4ehet'1l aose.nment, ., put 100 slnNl TO
Pay laslF oMn postssf, he! WIZ eompreinlse
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In6 FtEluL1If OF MADNESS.
The Montgomery (Ala- Hal says: ave OBJ
serve that the students Of Franklin Co1lege,
Georgia, burned Gen Scott In eftlgy afeW days
4qgo, as traitor t9 the South This is we'll.