The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1861-04-24
The Result Of the Northern Crusade.


and its Investigation The importance Of supplying
our own machinery, wearing apparel &c, has been
constantly agated for years past and readily admitted
but nevertheless the public have been slow to act
and the increase of manufactures has been at so 10"
rate as to be rather discouraging the strong adyo-
cate of home industry and not at all dsquietng to the
northern supper But the events of the last six months
involving they do the secession OF the gull STATES
the imposing of tariff upon northern manufactures
and the alienation of much of that sympathy heretofore
existing between the sections have opened with re-
newed ygor and potency the question to the southern
people, and awakened the full realization Oh the great
Importance of fostering home manufactures OF all
kinds Under the order of things, establishments
springing up all over the slave States, to manugc
ure all the prominent articles of home demand, and
with that rapidty to awaken the serious appreheh
sions of the northern manufacturer, Even those who
cannot realize the actuaty of southern confederacy
and the stability of the southern tariff free to ac
knowledge that the impetus given TO the multiplication
of southern manufactures, will of itself, work to the
serious deriment eff the workshops of the free States
Such condition of things was pointed out years ago
as the inevitable result of the tanatical being
pursued by the abolition spirits of the north and the
bitter fruits of their aggressive upon the rights OF
the south But crazy philanthropy, blind zeal that
can see obligations to constitutions or laws that con-
hict with individual opinions obtained complete mast
erv in the free States and they have to blame
but themselves should they suffer and lasting CONNER
cial embarrassment Forewarning they had entreates
without NUMBER but the accomplishment of thervlslon
al npracticabe schmes founded upon distractions was
the fierce intent of these diorganizers With persistent
will they have secured the high places of power, and
now cometh the reward oftheir inglorious ambition.
But it is not in the increase of southern manufactures
alone that the northern States have for anxiety
From the commencement Of our nationality to the pres
ent time the south has been compelled to obtain her
merchandise through few northern cities. Through
the superior advantages possessed by New York, she
has ALWAYS been the chief importer for the south and
thus has by diversion of trade from Legitimate chan
mel taken from the south, yearly vast sum OF money
which should have been retained in southern pockets
rather than paid out to New York importing and com
mission houses In vain has the matter of direct for
eign trade been agtaed in the southern States such at
tempts only meeting the and Lewiston OF the New
Workers. who always fancied that their position through
the concentration of capital the convenience OF loca
ton and the skill of nanciers, mpregnable But
how altered the case now. The enactment of mod
crate tariff by the Confederate States is build up
an extensive southern commerce, and as if to render
more certain the of southern Tariff northern
publcansm has imposed exorbtant duties upon foreign
merchandise imported into the United States. The in
evitabe results commented upon with seriousness
by the northern press and they confess that there
is danger of transfer of the foreign trade monopoly
northern to southern cities.
The New York Herald saws that merchant of that
city, in anticipation of the injurious operation of the
United States tMorr) tariff, making arrangements
to establish importing houses in the SOUTH and also adds
that dry goods palaces offered at half their cost TOR
sale and can he leased at little half former rent
Divers paragraphs might lie quoted from northern pap
ers prophecying the consequences that to fol-
low the application of the two tariffs but will for
bear their introduction at this time.
[Concordia Intelligencer
HEAVY RAINS, WIND AND HAIL-Within the past
week very heavy rains have fallen in portions of
parish and in some localities attended with high wind
and heavy fall of hail stones. 1t commenced raining
here Thursday night andcontinued all day Friday
with little intermssion, up to Saturday morning.
We learn that Thursday night the wind and hail did
considerable damage on one of the plantations of Mrs.
II. Amis; the hail falling thick to completely de-
stroy about thousand of young cotton. The
cotton being just Of the ground it is presumed that
aeed enough remained to produce good stand without
replanting, Madison journal
THE SOUTHERN NAyY.-The following is a list of the
craft which constitute the navy of the Confederate States
of America:
The revenue cutter McCleand at New Orleans, is of
very graceful shape and combines besides all the good
qualities of fast sailing vessel Her internal arrange
sandaecenmodations admirably contriyed, she
measures but las tons Her armament consists of two
- Founders, side guns.
The cutter Lewis Cass,at Savannah, is clipper-but
topsail schooner of 100 bnrthen She is of light
draft of water. The Cass is in good repair
The iron steam cutter Gray in Charleston s. c..
sum of S33 900. 1t is vessel With engines
of 80 inch cylinders each. The hull 1872 feet in length
propeller of 81 feet % feet BEAM and e feet depth of
hold. 1t is intended to arm her with large A.
pound columbiad, placed amidships.
The cutter Aiken, now at Charleston is first class
boat of about so tons The Aiken is ready for service
and will be armed with one A. pound pivot gun.
The cutter Washington, now being put in trim
at Algers opposite New Orleans is an old pilot boat
but in good order. She will be mounted with -
pound pivot gun.
The steamer Fulton, now at the Pensacola vy-yard
is raced vessel and rebuilt in 1853. She is Cos
tons burthen and has armament of four 32pounders
and one pivot gun. She was engaged in the Paraguay
expedition. The Fulton is sadly of repair and it
will $40 900 to put her in condition for service
The steamer Eyerglade, is small sde-wheel steamer
was recently purchased by the State a Georgia for the
sum of S34, coo. She is being metamorphised in
to gun-boat, and in few DAYS will be cruising as
coast guard at the mouth of the Savannah river The
of the Eyerglade has been changed to the Savan
nah.
The cutter Dodge, seized on the I'd inst by the au
thortcs at Galveston Texas is first rate 100 ton yes
sell well adapted for gun-boat She is in complete or
der and at present has armament of artillery light
caibre. This will, no doubt be changed for large
pivot gun of long range.
The brig Bonita which captured some time since
the coast of Africa as SLAYER and taken possession
of by order of governor Brown of Georgia and now
being metamorphised into vessel. She has ere
this received her armament; She is fast sailer and in
first rate order. The steam gun-baat Nina, is small
vessel mounting one gun, and is in commission and
has just returned from days cruise along the coast
of South Carolina.
THE SroRM-0n last Saturday night the elements
were certainly an unusual commotion Old boreas flour
shed with unremitted sway amid merciless and pelt-
ing rain and the red glare of thunder and Iiphtnnp