Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-03-13
The Tariff.

The suhjoincd remarks arc taken from the
Mobile Register. The tone is right, and the
suggestions are good. We would only ask
readers in this longitude to substitute Charles.
ton or Augusta for Mobile, where the uane
Of that city occurs in The latter part ot the
article:
S1hat we will have : tariff on imports
and one in many respect, resembling that of
which the South mplainrd-lnn>t be set
down as one of those stern necessities which
the exigencies Of revenue Tor tic present rem
der unavoidable. In acqucscing in, or even
advocating such tariff, We do not Of course
surrender our nlatured convictions on this
subject, but simply bend to eNpcdiency. Per.
haps while bending to that eNpcdiency, we
should have preferred different plan from
that which is likely to be adopted Perhaps
we might have favored specific duties, or Il
mixture uf the two, because most of the rea.
SONS which caused an nd ralorcnl tariff to be
an article OF the democratic creed, lave ceased
to exist and others have become preponde-
rant. But in this article we have not pro-
posed to ourselves to argue these questions.
Our object is merely to offer few practical
suggestions Of purely local Importance.
By the middle OF August, at iuriEo't, there
vii be in operation q tariff system, which
W tn the aid Of land custsln-huuses will bear
luully on those numerous articles which we
have been accustomed to receive duty free
from the North, and OH those which We have
heretofore paid duty upon from Europe. The
general fleet of this will, no doubt, be u
wholesome one. 1t will tend TO make our
people more economical, and thus keep in
the country much Of the moncy which we
cannot now afford to spend Nor will the
he merchant or small dealer suffer thereby.
Their supplies are, III great prrt, already made,
aud they can quietly collect their dues with
out inculrins very serious new liabilities, and
thus enter better prepared upon the new COM
merca era which must open 80 soon as peace
is permanently assured. But meanwhile eve
ry one whose stock is not quite complete is
naturally anxious to complete il before north
ern mel lc.:andisc is subject to duty. The
great importers oi New York arc fully awake
to the crisis. Their stock in bonded ware
houses not yet having paid the northern duty:
is being rapidly directed to southern ports,
to avoid double duties, and will be disposed
VI on favorable terms. Country dealers, on
the other hand, are seeking the centres of
southern trade to secure guol bargains Su
far, New Orleans has been, a,id is likely to
continue 20 be the principal beneficiary of this
state OF things. The policy Of Mobile mer-
chants, under these circumstances, is plain
and scarcely requires argument or elaboration.
Let th~m II once, by advertising for the coun-
Try AMI by every available means hold out
inducements ali'i temptations to all the coun.
try trade which they can possibly command
or attract, and let them be prepared to make
good the promises thus held out. Now or
never is the tiac There is estimated to be
1T this moment IN New Orleans, or actually
on the way thither Scmc two millions Of
money, from the INTERIOR seeking investment
in northern goods. TO what extent this
amount may increase is almost beyond calcu-
l.tinn. Mobile is entitled To her share Of the
profits. and nothing but lack of foresight, or
lack Of proper enterprise, can deprive her Of
it. Then send out ynura:cntS, use every pa
pc: which has q large circulation in the inte-
rior; advertise Your goods at reasonable adj
vanccs on New York prices, state yourself
ready 10 accept and grant terms which will
tempt the country dealer. In other words.
do as New Orleans does, and the same effect
will result.