Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-08-16

and the prosperity ana happiness u H''"">
people arc deeply uG:cled hy the co::on inter
est Of the Confederate States Ti'cy can have
nc interest whatever ;n any raisfuFtlnes tha'
; NAV be visited upon tie South, rxcept toasssi
in avcrting them. at pregent there arc nc
reasons for any political or Commerc!al zeal
o;!sies between tho Confederate S:atc: ana
;aosr nations.
They have conflicting interests With The
Nor!h in every commercial point OF TieN.--
Indeed, no common bond Of interest can e'c'
exist, that may not be severed q! eny mn1nent,
without single commercial regret and while
there may be IN reason for any contlcl exc' p'
| ordinary commercial rivalry, yet there can
never be any strong bond of unity OF intcT' st.
which would cause identity OF iatlonai pros
perity OF national misfortunes.
The Southern States having determined upon
ali eternal separation frou tho North, and t1t
! North having shown such daUlnabic Roo
unholy feeling Of hatred towards ti'etr by III
vading their territory, numbering their orn:
citizens and clothing their people IN ths hanill
ucn,s Of nouTning-a mourning caro- Tint
will last fer G. whole gereralioE ii bseo;ass
us, as great nation and an indignant people,
to make tho most Of those ben. f's and I'D.
vantages which the great God Of Nature has
given us.
I, is great national question; this qre-tIHn
OF free trade 10 all tue .orld, except the br-
sands OF the North, IS question Of si5ant C
magnitude. Dut il is to lie dealt with as the
most ordinary subiects. The toucl!.stone Of
COMMON SenSe-c0ninon reason. All cues
,ons are smplificd when you apply tho prin.
cip!cs OF common sense to them.
This Tas the principle applied by the patriots
Of the revolution, when in Congress assembled,
On the Oh day Of April, lT76, they threw
OPEN their commerce to al tha Hc!!d, not
! subject 10 tho kingef Great nritan."
That great subiec:, the cnlrancaiscuieit CT
American c0mmurce, was debated and con,
, siLercd in lhs Congress Of tho thirteen colo.
MES on the 18th OF February, l776. One
member said "Open your ports; your trad;
will then become Of so much cons, quence that
foreigners will protect you" Other rnemb:rS
followed. Harrison said " VIC have hobblcd
on under fatal attachment to Great Britain.
/ felt that attachment SIS lcuch a' any man, but
feel stronger one 10 my county" Hytfe,
Of Virginia, however, took the lead. In this
memorable debate, he ,eoh the ground that
the colonies ought, Grs!, 10 declare themselves
free people. When that was done, lie wes
in favor OF opening the ports. IN both posi-.
items he finally succeeded, aided and sustained
b. Jefferson and Others.
The South, IL the lansuaga Of Harrison, ha;;
heretofore hobblc,i Oh under ll'at attachment
10 the North, aHd, b; tariff Of bnunties, bull,
up Northern commerce and prosperity until size
nearly impoverished herself The North must
now 20 down in one crash OF universal raia.--
pf h.,rt M pI,1..
lhc. Wishes 10 follow ia the. fatal Northern sYs
TEN Of protection by legislative action. AlI
now want untrammel!rd commerce. Vic" j.
@as said in the Colonial Congress open Jour
ports Tour trade viii thcn b@coimc Of so yaLlch
const auence that foreigners will pTO;cc: Jou, u
few thousand dollars vas the fuli nuioUnl o!
our commercial transactions. Now, wa couTt
l;ie value ol the siEiple proau2iion oi COTTON
| by hundreds ol millions Wn5t mighty di
/! !crcucr3
Tncvalur ofthe2 $50, ,943hr'es Of cotton sold
10 Great Britain il 1861, al $50 pr 'le.ariOunt
70 !he cnnrmous sum oI Sl29 Q42, 100. Add
to ,h;a the co.Jon sold u France and Sprin.
and tie amoon will be 500 900 Q40. Mink
Gil, this is the surplus aluUun'; leaving in the
Southern States 4 large amount 10 &c n.aulac'
! tufed IL home In our own c"ttnn r,rl", large
nuIuucT or which arc actveiy engaged in the
manufacture OF cotton goods in ,he S Il; h. In
addition to this tobacco, sugar, rice, &c, &. :,
g., mas. be ndlcl, and We hare Tho gigantic
amoun; OF a. least S25o,0oo,000 in value ot
surplus productions, with which &c CAN buy
oil the articles from other nations necessary
! for Our comfort. Then there IL cur carivir {
trade Of great value, a prize offered with an
open hand to the enterprise ofour cgn and s.!
olhsr people
The value Of the inporstions from foreign
countries consumed IL the Southern States. by
ihebeSt estimates annually, (or rather the last
year, is about $4,000 600. Or this amoun,
about S75, 1000, 000 oans 10 tho South, net di
rrcty from Europe, but by way nf The North.
There were upwards OF S2U0 600. 900 worth o!
articles imported into the United S'a'es il
1860, nearly all Of which were paid fur b.
Southern PRODUCTIONS and the crsts 81 expor
ta,on and importation alSn paid BY The Soa;h
ern cotton, sugar, ,ico and tobacco crops.--
From this statement and i. is beile7ed to he
correct the drain upon the Suu;h By the
Northern tariff must hare been at least
S50, 100000 annually. But this c0mmunica
,ion is already LOO lengthy. I may trouble you
again. COMMON SENSE