Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-01-31
'URDAY. JANUARY se, 1861.
Short-Sighted,

friend Smaley, of the U. S. District Court in New
York City, the whole charge being untenabe, in the
opinion of the best jurists.
But letting that pass the World and other papers of
the stripe rejoice because that certain Northern
Legislatures and other authorities have taken steps to
stop the shipment supply of munitions to the
South 1t says and says truly that the cotton States
are not and have not been manufacturing States they
have been largely dependent for manufactured goods and
the products of mechanical industry upon the Northern
and Easn States, thus giving to the manufacturers
and mechanics OF such States their best markets.
Now let affairs take such turn as shall compel the
South to depend wholly upon herself for any branch
and her resources in that way will very be brought
into play, and the example of success in that branch
will be felt in all others, and thus commercial independ
ence be achieved the great benefit of the South and
to the comparative loss of the North which will then
lose its best customer.
AS the Void says the Wilmington Journal deplores
this commercial dependence of North Carolina-de-
pores her lack of establishments where her own wants
in the way of arms and other military stores may be
made This is a lack that can be compensated for or
supplied There were in the Revolution no better rifles
than those made by the gunsmiths of this State. With
little encouragement every article wanted in a
case of hostilties they be- ntimates the World
WE'LL then, they will be. Will they ever again be
bought from the North? When the South has been
forced into doing what she ought to have done long
ago-that is depended on herself will she again
reestabish commercial intercourse with section that
seeks to pursue the policy that the World and other
papers of similar character urge upon the North p
The papers and politicians at the North that urge such
Al lcGoS ,So4 hSo
respect are pursuing most shorsghted course, almost
as shcrtsghed that of politicians and parties at the
South that would regret the temporary Inconvenience
that would necessarily result in real and permanent
commercial well political independence, by compel
ing us to think and act manufacture and import for
ourselves without paying tribute OF from 30 to 80 per
cent. to the North in the way of tariffs, profits ex
changes, commissions and so forth.
North Carolina has the resources within herself min
eral and agricultural, to carry any branch of
ufactures She has COAL iron copper, gold and other
minerals She grows all the cereals and the materials
for all textile fabrics She is not without skilled labor
and what she has not got would soon come So with
the other Southern States most of them The South
has been laying the golden egg but not for herself The
North has been receiving the advantage but is not sat-
isfed without trying kill the goose that lays it. The
a.
egg for the advantage Of the pottes against her peace
and security-the defamers OF her character-the rev
ers of her Institutions The policy of the North
peing Ter to open her eyesto act for herself. Once
the North has thus driven off her customer she cannot
again whistle or toll her back. Are these Republican
papers far-seeng, they shortsighted? We shall
see.
This same World scouts the idea of reconstruction,
nd nc hot lypO of
would care to stay in the Union day with the North
if satisfied that the whole North is animated by the
political sentiments and feelings displayed by the World
and other Republican papers-none would, OF course,
consent to reconstruction reunion with such, be-
the anagonism would be too great for harmonious
action peaceful union These people Deed not refuse
in advance overures which will be made hen
1t may be that they are led to think that the South
really feels DEPENDENT and is truly attached to her ag
gressors but we think they mistaken. The breach
fully opened and the chance of closing is nfnesi-
NAL. Both sections ought to understand each other.
We know that there are good and true men at the
North. Would that they possessed more power and
were not over-slaughed by political Oily Gammons,
puranica winners for profit sake real fanatics the
smaller but honest portion of the opponents of the
equality and rights of the South Our remarks previous
OF course are not directed against intended to ap-
ply to those who act towards in good faith.
We suggested time since that we ought to avail
ourselves of every fair opportunity to have and
other munitions of war made in our own State as we
can have them manufactured on fair terms. We will
go farther and say that there thousands of other
things in the way of Clothes Shoes boots leather etc.
etc., tina be made just well here elsewhere and,
we Think better. We would prefer to purchase from
establishments at home goods made at home OF course,
body expects to the laws of trade Men will
try to lay out their money to the best advantage but it
is not so certain that they always succeed in doing so
by sending North for goods they might get at home
One thing is certain they cripple the prosperity of home
establishments and, consequently their power to serve
the community by diverting into other channels that
trade the whole of which is necessary to build such es
adjustments and enable them to compete with Northern
rivals, in their several branches.
Bsg~ What's in the Wind" says the Goldsboro'
Rough Notes of this morning " We noticed on the
freight train from Wilmington yesterday evening" lot
of cannon carriages and other fxins" What's in the
wind? Are they Federal Or State property"
We don't know We heard something about some
guns etc. being sent to the N. c. Military Institute at
Charlotte Probably the guns and gun carriages re-
ferred to- We think we heard that they came from
Fayetteville.
CALLING FOR THE DEPos1TEs.-It may be recolect-
ed that bill for depostng the surplus revenue with
The States was passed during the closing par-the last
year, we think of Gen. Jacksons second term and the
greater number of the States accepted the depose or
distribution as IL appeared to be. Virginia refused to
take it, and probably South Carolina, The Federal
treasury is now very empty, and the Federal credit
very feeble So Mr.. Dix wants the States which hold
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