Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-04-04
Frem a Correspondent.
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We find that the exports OF the Unite'
States amount 10 little over three
hundred million dollars worth,aud tn,
imports about the same. Upon th'
imports the tariffs laid, by which th,
revenue is raised that supports tn,
government. And inasmuch as the
South furnishes at leas. two-thirds o
:he. exports it follows as NATURAL tha
shemuSt be the consumer Of the same
portion Of the imports. AS evid nee
of the former clause Of the PROPOSE
ton look to the articles exported
which are chiefly cotton, tobacco, rice
sugar, So, Southern productions; and
AS evidence that she receives and
pays for about the same proportion
Of the imports stands the fact that
the North manufactures her own
goods and does not need far4ign i'm
ports, while the reverse is the case
with the South. Therefor, the
Sollh pays two-thirds Of the ex-
penses of the government by the
op. Iation of the tariff law. Thus
We have the spectacle presented OF
the smaller s.ction OF th6 Union, in
the proportion Of tso-thirds to one
third. bearing The burthens OF the
government, in the proportion OF two
thirds to ope-lhird. But that's mol all
nor the hnl!of all. The South not only
thus relieves the North Of her due
portion OF the expenses Of the gov
ernmen which according to the rel
Iative size of the two sections ought
to be two.t thirds instead of one-thi'd
Of those expf Dses, but for every dol
lir Of tariff she pays by that much
she increasi The value of Northern
goods. the greater of part which she
buys herself For instance. accord
ing the most reliable statisticlans, and
we have Northern authority Oil the
subject. Mr. Knt;eIl. the Snutb pays
about fifty millions Of tariff into the
federal Golfers annuslly. Let rs see
the advantage Of that sum to The
North and lis relative disadvantage
to the South. That sum paid
by the South aanuaily-benei The
North to the amount of one han.
dred and fifty million dollars. lst
BY relieving The North ofthat amount
OF l,riG, fifty millions; 2d. by increas-
ing the value of Northern goods,
fifty millions; Sd, by raising the price
on foreign imports into the South
with which Northern goods are bought
into competition 10 the same amount,
another fifty million. Add another
little item. that by far the greater
part of the ta,ifl paid by the
South is distributed by federal pt-
trouage, 10 a thousand respects to
which the South is stranger, at the
North. Or the disadvantage to the !
South, arising from this fifty millions
tariff imposed 10y the federal gov
eminent. it is plainly to be seen that
the amount is the same as In the Case
Of its bent fits to the North; thus leay-
ing the South three hundred millions
the worse off in this cophict between
the two sections that you may rsst
assured is irrepressible so long as the +
two sections continue united, except
by The complete overthrow and anui- /
bilstion OF the South as a party to
this conflict. which is sure 20 be the !
result of the unqneslionabl', unjust.
outrageous system Of draining her of
her wealth and power that We have
shown you above. Thus We see that
the South bears the great portion of
the burthens Of the government and
enriches the North while from the
former she receives scarcely any ei
its benefits and from the North
paught but the bitterest aad most
abuse and denunciation5.
These are deductions We make from
the statistics as given from Mr..
Kettell above. We now add another
item Of statistics from the same ag,
thor with his own conclusions.
The EXTRACT.
But is this ali the injury the South
has sustained at the bands OF the
federal government. Let the CON-
promise upon the territorial question
by which we have been deprived Of
our just portion Of the public domain
and thus denied the privileges Of ex-
pansion so neeessary to the we'll
'beiug Of cur peculiar institutions,