Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-01-08
COun ting the Cost.

The Republicans, true to their Abolition
instincts, are constantly drawing COMPARE
sons between the North and the South in
which 1t Is made appear that the South
is heavy burden upon the North, and that
the North, in a financial point Of view.
would be better off in a Confectionery to
herself.
Now, that there may be no misunder.
standing about this matter, we will furnish
our readers with few figures and facts
taken from reliable data.
The statistics for the year ending June
Both, 1860, show that our expectations, ex
elusive Of specie, amounted to S3l6. 900. 6lO.
vi this amount there was furnished by the
slave States exclusively, S2I4, 500 $50 of
productions furnished by both free and
slave States 500 826, 299. But of the
amount furnished by the free and slave
States one third is the product of slave la
Dor, SC that of S3lG 900, Clio Of expectations.
nearly $3.50 600 900 is furnished bv slave
States, and only sec, 100000 by the free
States.
Our lmportations from foreign countries
Tor the year ending June 30th, 1860.
amounted to $361,797, 200. Estimating
the wants of the two sections in accordance
with returns of the population, the portion
OF these importations for the North would
be S250,00O 600 while $4,000 600 would
fall to the South
We would submit to our readers if the
above figures do not show the absurditv of
this Black Republican elamor about the
South being tax and burden upon the
North. The prosperity and wealth of a
country can be judged by the extent of its
expectations and importations. If the i'm
portations exceed the expectations. the no
IitIcal economist will at once saw that that |
country Is becoming poorer in the same
ratio as such excess of importations. But
II the expectations exceed the impo.tations
then the only conclusion is that the conn |
try Is prospering to the extent indicated by |
the hgurss of excess. Hence we can verv
well see how Southern Coufederacv, ex-
porting 500 ,O00,00 could import SllO,- |
197,2OO; but how Northern Confederacy
exporting only sec 100000, could import
$3.50 1900, is problem not SO easy to
sJve.
The principal advantage of the South
over the North consists in the adaptation
of its climate and soil to the production of
cotton, rice, sugar, &C., as well as bread
stuffs and the other necessaries of life. In
tine single article Of cotton the South pro
5ucss annually over 100000, 600, which is
equol To that amount in gold, and has the
world for market.
The North, on the other hand is adapted
only to the production of breadstufs and
such articles as are produced in greater
or less extent by all the great nations of
the earth. Northern industry produces
but sluall portion of our national wealth,
as exhibited 10y our exports.
Another great disadvantage of the North
in case Of the formation of two Confedera-
cies, would be in the collection of revenue
from duties OF importations. For impor.
tations would.have to cease in measure
and direct taxation be resorted to in order !
to sustain government.
Let those Ofo Black Republican friends
who contend that the North would be bet-
ter off without the South, ponder upon
these facts. pun