The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-02-28

1893 dangerous tuau desperate, duu Wnicn
might issue in the destrucsion of all their
Dest interests. No! No! This struggle
is related to great material interests. aud
bot to mere moral or religious ideas and
antipathies. The triumph Of the protee-
tive policy, necessity to the develop
ment and progress Of northern idu,try, is
the grand object OF the struggle.
The second objection which has met
NE is--tbat the south will not coneede to
the north the protective system, nor the
north to the south the security of its in.
dustrial system.
Ny reply is, lst That the north aud
the south, when they come lay aside the
the passions Of tho moment, aud give
themselves to calm reflection, will be just
to each other; and happily the solution of
all our difficulties requires nothing more
nothing less. than this.
1t is the obvious duty Of every govern.
ncnt so to direct its policy as to secure
aud develop the great leading interests of
its people; aud any government which
fails 10 this. fails to accomplish the ends
for which it was Instituted. Hence it
follows that our government, in order to
perform its just functions. must admiuis-
ter to the needs of both of these great in
dustries-the northern aud the southern.
For the south to practically deny this. in
refusing TO permit the government to ad-
minister a policy which northorn Industry
essentially needs; and for the north to
denyit. in refusing to the south equal
rights in the Union and the security of
its Industry. are each equally unjust. and
in violation Of the principle which should
animate people bound together in one
CON IL on aud glorious nationality.
I'd Because the south is reviewing her
opinions respecting the tariff, aud is CON.
ing to perceive her true relations to it
to understand. as have shown ip aDoth-
er part of this letter, that she ows it to
herself to stand by the misunderstanding in
terests OF the country, lest otherwise she
be gradually driven to cease producing
cotton, for want OF a market ~ which to
sell at remuneratIVe prices.
Not only this. but the ground upon
Which he south has ever resisted the tar
iff-that under it she equally bears its
burden with the north, while she reaps
none of its advantages-is fallscy which
the south is coming to appreciate. 1t Is
begiulng to perceive, lst, that this Is the
cheapest method for the south IN respect
of its contributions to the necessary rev
cnues for carrying on the government -
For it l. we'll known that the small farm
ers, the mechanics, the tradesmeD, the
salary men, &c. at the north consume. on
an average. about an equal quantity OF
duty paying goods as are consumed by
southern planters. The former are large
in numbers. but small in estate; while the
latter are large in estate. but cpmpara-
lively small 10 numbers Under the tar
iff system. the people contribute TO the
revenue 10 proportion to Dumbsrs; but
under the system of direct taxation for
raising revenue (the result of free trade)
they contribute iu proportion TO estate
1t u u>t DC clear, that as, upon an average,
the estates at the south are much larger
than at the north, the south will find 1t
self paying many times more tor revenue
purposes. under the free trade system than
under that Of the tariff.
II the southern States would become
really great and powerful commonweaths
it is entirely within their power to do SO
NOT ont of the Union. but in it-not by
diffusion over an im meDse tract OF coun'
try, enlarging its area BY acquisitions,
but by insitiug population and wealth
not by system of agriculture which, by
exhaustius plantation after plantation,
desolates the fairest and most fertile por
ton OF Gods earth, but by system
which improves every cultivated acre
With every year. Its whole agricultur a
policy must be reversed; improvement
must take the place Of exhaustion; COO
centration the place of diffusion; popula
ton the place of depopulation; and theI
the glorious. the gallant, the chiVaIrou'
south will increase in wealth and power
with every coming year.
Let Us aasune that the south had gig
en- up the idea OF extension of territory
and diffusion OF population, and 10 IT
stead accepted that of concentration; tha
it bad repudiated the agricultural polic.
Of cxhaustDg one plantation aud then o
peniDy new one, in its turn to be worl
out in few years, aud sbaudoued, fol
that Of enricbipg and improving the coil
instead of deyotiug itself exclusively t.
agriculture. invite manufactures, aud di
yersify its emp'oymeDt-theD bow chan
ged, as if by magic, would become the as
pect of the south-how rapidly it woul'
spring forward on the road to prosperlt
and power.
Enslaud, not SO we'll adapted by Da
ture as the south to the support OF Popu
lation now sustains a population OF 20
to the square mile With like ratio
population the south can sustain 10 ,ooU,
600 souls.
Let us look forward little ioto tn
{ future. and eehold the south under thes
differing policies-tbe one here indicate
and that upon which she is DOW embarked
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