Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-11-30
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INTEKCOlESE'
The New Orleans BsiIais properly observes
t,af IN the present Struggle ior independence in
| which the South duds herself engaged, it Is OF
vast consequence to her cause and her people
that she bring to bear upon it the entire power OF
her commerce.
The natural resources Of tue South, it is ad-
miped. are great, almost illimitsble, altogether
,uperior TO those Of the North in some most I'M
~nortspt particulars. But in developed Or.availa-
BILE resources She Is in some respects interior.
Corn sells at various localities in the North at
| eight or ten cents a bushel; here it is worth more
| -bap q dollar; and 80 Of "a hundred other articles.
The rradar can ruu out ihe principle through
I lie whole cat-ggry of available means A. The
same time. oar natural gesouroes eEistupou toe
largest scale. oar great pecsssiy therefore Is
10 i-acpase oar available resources irom tae
natural ancs. 60 hEing INTO vigorous refui-Iua'
by q far-seeing sagacity the potent engines o.
.he laws 81 trade. to weld in our own beaaa sac
entire power of our clements O. commerce. Has
This hidfero been done 70 it. fullest extent
Have we made commerce fight ior Us! We
have thu. far pursued "a negative policy, so iar
AZ il may BE- Called q policy st all, adopted as an
experiment.
We sg-se with the Baieta flrat, fr reasons
ike these, tire time has arrived for Jhe adoption
o.. an active. "a positive policy. TO this end our
/ eo5enp5rs~y suggests 1--WE commercial measures;
De These arg, '1sr the ioadiug Of al vessels that
may SEED. or coasts frou and belonging 10
a.suIly u~at.y,s, aaj which relagu " BE pOrs
% such ust;ea.. with cotton ID exchange Tor
ssca goods Vi various descriptions as we may
require: ard, s-c9ei'y, the suspension Of the
objection of aUtas ou npIr,s daring the war.
We lsye haletoarr expressed a. opinion an
a.~-onlsfc o. che scheme Of ih1isehnirau. cotton
sxpartatiou, s- aiyocatci by some Of the "a.
yaGuah and Cfadeason papers, but sec nothing
/ obi5ciouabie IA the measures suggested by the
! HaJitia. In fact, We have more than oncetaken
o-casioHi0 urge ,h- necessity Of Their Adoption
which hold ou, Che strongas, possible ihdare-
merits 20 English, French, Spanish AMI G rmar
vessels. as nvell rs to those Of all frieHdiy n%a,ions
lt5 Hn The bogus biockade and TO supply us with
I MUNITIONS il N0s "a IANNeNs eFeAN
and personal merchandise, and thus IN draw al
such nations towards us By the strong cords o
commerce, blythe great iGwso Of traas.
Concllias he Bsiaia:
When ve have secured their Interest upon oui
s.ls, A1w }oug h-fute titey would sils with q.
I politically We know those nations are, On,
must necessarily be, largely governed by thel
1 Unnecessarily what intimstely concerns thr
material welfare of their inhabitants. II w
unite th-nI TO n commercially, vc have then
friendship. u 5 human nature. Al history
proves i.
Let nobody be alarmed about " free trade
Nc are In a state Of war, and what would be
sound policy in var, might be misersbly tails
-ious and shortsighted in peace. We speai
Of the suspension Of dulles on imports .durits
lie var, aud ousy during he wsT. A peace pol
! Icy Is a ditisIrut thing. With a tariff upon i'm
ipsts, toe amount that can he collected IRON
them under the existing sJa,e Of sili.rs must b
50 small As 20 make q absolutely contemplate
as "a revenue ioE the support Of tine government
while js entir. Suspension during such peHoS
would create a sensation IN EuFupe thft cou'
scarcely ai. % ac5 powerfully IN our favor,