Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-04-01
Ths London Times on The morrill, Tariff.

Self-interest is likely to prove more powerful
among the English Abolltionists, than the
promptings Of conscience on a question of prin.
ciple. In discussing the Morrill, Tariff, the
London Times, of the 18th Of March, says:
We may be said to be already possession Of the rst
fruits OF the American disruption The secession OF 40
many men Of the two Houses Of Congress has conferred
They have not been slow TO avail themselves 70 the ut
most Of this advantage They have indeed done nothing
apprecable towards healing the wounds Of their dis
tacted country. hey have taken decided measure
either oonciiton coercion. The South has been
allowed to mature m preparations 10 seize the Federal
arsenAs and forts, and 70 organize new Governme nt
without intelligent protest from the Legislature
AZ Washington. There was much excuse for this
The period between the election OF the new Presi.
dent and the surrender Of Office BY the old sort Of
inerregnum in which It may be said all legislative
and executive activity Is paralyEed. But, though
unable to do anyth ng for the Of the Union, the
Senate and the employed the nterregnum
to strike second blow Of the commerce. he hnanee and
the general prosperity Of the country, infinitely more
fatal than any abstraction OF territory or dminuton OF
population. They employed the last week Of probably
The session Of the last Congress OF the United states
OF America In undoing all the progress that has been
made In the direction ct Free trade, and In manaelng
their country more In the fetters Of protection
amounting to prohibition We fear that the bill nas al
READY the assent Of the President and that at
the present the twenty millions Of exports which
Eng and sent last year TO the United States have as lar
as laws and regulations can effect IT, been virtually ex.
cluded. II Americans wish TO know with what feelings
this measure has been regarded IN England they have
only TO turn TO the Trade Reports OF the Times, and
their curiosity will be gratifed. Thus, We hnd from
Birmingham that hardware and cutlery trade OF rs
is looked upon worthless. South stafordshre
is in dsmay. Tie conduct Of Congress on tho 1drtg
6ihas much changed the tone Of public feeling aefte
referenoe foAe ecessoniafs and n0nehs'e econ tose
achose are eOihths Northern states dttemt
10 5ustijv he course qrhich tie ProtecionisfS In C0-
eress hdre pursued" In Manchester the proposed In
crease Of duties cotton goods in the United States Is
clusing great attention. In Newcastle II is con-
sidered that II will DO impossible to do business with
the United States the terms set out In the tariff,
while the business with the Southern states Is de-
hension Is felt to the effect OF the new tariff on the
steel trade In WolFerhampton the anticipation that
the tariff hay become law darken9 the already gloomy
prospect the Iron trade. When is remembered that
all this Ill will and disruption OF international Ties and
sympathes, which were becoming closer every day and
which America never needed more than now 10 be ei
fected for no better than that Of protraciog the
sickly existence Of artificial manufacturing system,
raised and matured at the expense Of the shipping and
trade OF the country, and by svyng an odlous tribute
from all classes not concerned In manufactures, zoe can
not but aconder at The 1sddaese OF democracy and ffs
utter inability 10 dpprehsnd and retain Tie most obUf-
osss principles ofec0n0mfcdL science. Protection was
quite as much cause Of the disruption OF the Union as
slavery In that respect II has done its worst but II Is
destined five mistake not to be the fruitful mother Of
other descriptions, Wat interest hd0s the great dGnf-
cultural Western States, for instdncS, IN 6efn0 0nde
frI5utayes 10 he fronnasfers of Pennsyrdni0 or ts
coHoR-spiRner8 of LoaceW They tofN desire, ds Tie
South hare desired, direct trade acth Ea0dnd, and
he peculiar p0sltoR Of Canada, soitA fts FACILITIES or
communication 6y tGke. Ttuer and rdiItody eob ehoo
them the reddiest means Of obfotning direct trade W
q fresh sspdrdtion-p 6y an dn1dlodKadtton
aoith our oten colontes ies'f un
These topics are SO Obvious that We forbear to Insist
upon them but beg 10 point out for the comfort Of
our own countrymen and the warning Of the Govern.
ment of the United States, that in attempting TO ex-
/ clude at one blow twenty millions OF exports from
their territory, they have undertaken task quite be.
yond their power. They may, indeed, destroy their
/ own Customs revenue; they may give additional
strength to those vested interests which claim pre-.
scrptive right to live on the vtas Of the community;
they may ruin the shipping aud cripple the commerce
Of the towns the Atlantic seaboard, but they cannot
| prevent English manufacturers from permeating the
United States from one end 70 the other. glance st
the map Is sufficient to show this. The Southern Con-
federacy will Of course, desire better than to make
i Charleston, Savannah, Mobile, and New Orleans,
depots Of English manufactures, to be- smuggled
i across the long and impercepuble frontier
/ which separates Them from the United etates.--
Nay, 1t quite possible that the great city Of New York
may prefer to declare itself free port and to become
tho depot Of Illicit traffic. rather than see
its whars rotting its streets deserted and is haroI
empty, because suicidal folly has driven commerce q
the inferior harbors Of the South The indented coss
OF the Northern States give ample opportunity for snug
Cling and, what still more important the frontier be-
tween Canada and the Union Is virtually traced by h,
stream Of the st. Lawrence and the centre Of the grea
Lakes Ontario, Erie and Huron. 1t 10 region which
might have been created for the express purpose Of nun
ishing the presumptuous folly OF seeking to ereci tn
barrier Of Prohibition between nations which hare Ion,
eDcyed the uual benefits Of commercial interco
The muggler will redress the Of the satesman
he has often done before. The change may occasion
delay, loss and Inconvenience but the stream 10 to-
mighty to be choked, and will the old channe
have been stopped than = new one win be forced I