The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1861-04-16
THE REAL STRUGGLE.

THE REAL STRUG6bE.
We will assuredly have to wage a war upon our
Northern enemies. But it will be war OF politl-
cal economy and commercial policy. The ''irre-
pressible conflict" must be fought out. But duties
on imports will be the field of battle, and there
will the scale of battle be turned. The Northern
Government may SEND for officers and consult en-
gneers. They may send provisions, and troops,
and mortars, and guns, and bombshels and shot
to sea- They may sail about extensively, reinforce
Fort Pickens, Key West and Tortugas; they may
cruise about the Gulf and examine the British,
French and Spanish fleets. But their voyages are
vain and ineffective. The result of the struggle
between the North and South will be otherwise
determined. The South has the commanding po-
sition and can achieve an easy victory. The pro-
tective Morrill, Tariff of the North has to meet
Revenue Tariff of the Confederate States. Area
DIV have we observed the effect upon European ma
tions, and yet they are as ignorant and nearly as
preudced against US as the people of the North
Commercial and manufacturing interests have de-
veloped the friendly feelings so soon manifested.
And when, in addition to the exaction of duties
aggreeably moderate from all the rest of the world,
the Confederate States impose prohibitory duties
upon inportations from our uniriendly neighbors
north of Mason and Dixon's Line, the same con-
verting influence will establish itself in the minds
and hearts OF the forei gners near as we have be-
held working upon those afar Off Palpable, press
ing interest will overcome abstract theories about
African privileges will smooth down rufled ar
rogance, and cool even the fiery desire for war
of arms if it existed In two years from this time
the North, sorry for itself under the disastrous eff
fects of this war of policy, which not only must
bring it into sharp competition with the starving
labor, Astounding capital and great enterprise of
European nations, but actually put it at positive
and insuperable dsadvantage-the North will be
glad to gain the attitude of friendly power by
making terms with the Confederate States. We
only fear that some of them will not be content
not to embrace us. 1t will be unnecessary to sack
Philadelphia, New York and Boston with South
troops, and will be much cheaper Charleston
Mercury.
Lcendiary appointments to O6fce.-The ap-
pointment of the most incendiary abotionsts to
office sufficiently indicates the real character and
purpose of the Administration Burlingame, who
openly declared in Congress that we should have
an auti-slavery God, anti-savery Bible, and an
anti-slavery Constitution, is given a first class
Mission; Joshua r. Giddings. who would think he
doing God service by cutting the throat of
every slave holder, is sent Consul General to
Canada; and the New York Tribune which has
been waging a of determination against the
institutions of the South for the last twenty years.
and defending John Brown with all its might,
fattens FIVE of its editors upon missions abroad
George. S. Fogg, who is to supercede Mr. Fay as
Resident Minister at Berne, was editor of the In
dependent Democrat at Concord, N. H., of whose
conservatism, humane and patriotic sentiment,
the following is specimen:
"The cure for slavery prescribed by Redpath is
the only Invaluable remedy, and men must fonaent
instruction among the slaves an order to cure the
erH 1t can never be done by concessions and
compromises. It great evil, and must be
overcome by still greater It is positive and
imperious in its approaches, and must be overcome
by equally positive forces. You must commit an
assault to arrest burglar and slavery is not ar
rested without violation of law and the cry Of
fire..
Such is the character of the appointees of the
John Brown Administration