Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-03-12

~ s-gs1sn rae new Taztff---Peace or WAX.
'7zss Or Sunday morning we printed an abstract Of
the new tariff as compared with the act Of 1857
The duties IN the Confederate States have been ad-
justed according TO the latter act The new tariff
very much CHER than the old as win be seen By
acomparison, with the exception Of some few art-
cles such sugar, noiasses &c. Ii is very proba-
Die thar these exceptions made as blow at
Louisiana Interests, with the view of encouraging
the competisiOn from West India products In the
present state of the country, what viii be the effect
Of this increased tariff The Obvious and mme-
date result viii be to stimulate imporations into
the Southern ports, and to discourage them in the
g Northern Not only viii the merchants in the Con
federxe States find il be their interest to import
s their merchandise directly from Europe, but the
merchants of the United States viii realize hand
some profit by importing through the Southern
ports and that without smuggling unfalrness or as
- honesty. This Of the wilfully stupid and
blind policy Of the new Administration, in refusing
49, admit that the Union has been dissolved and that
seven States have united together in Confederate
49, Government Mr.. LINCOLN ardently desires to col
ect the Federal revenue at the Southern ports but
Congress has not clothed him with the power to do
So He has taken an OATH as he says, enforce the
laws but there is law which binds per-
mits him to collect the Federal revenue ship
board or any other place than the custom houses
of the different potts. Hence, goods destined for
be permitted to pass into those ports at
the Presidents peril He has no lawful means or.
power obstruct their passage into these harbOrs.
When they arrive there they viii be taxed fifty per
cent less than they viii be if shipped to Boston
New York Philadelphia. Here is handsome
profit at once for the merchant. The merchant of
tine United States avail himself of this advantage
IS well as the merchant of South Carolina, LOuisi
or Texas. In consequence Of LrSCoLSs unwise
and foolish policy of refusing to recognize an accom-
plished fact. there custom-houses along the
border Of the Confederate States enforce This
grinding KotkeTn alr:6., Without the recognition
of the independence of the Confederate States, it
would be Unconstitutional to collect tariff
from products or merchandise coming into
the United States from the Confederate States
This be done until tAe Government
at Washington formally Acknowledges the indepen
dence of the States that have declared themselves
independent Hence there only three courses
left open the Administration: First, to force
the Federal Government to lose its revenue, by per-
uniting the MoERHL tariff to drive the importa-
tons by way of Charleston, Savannah Mobile and
New OrleRns. PIT m
Second to call an extra session of Congress, and
procure the passage of an act establishing custom
houses along the whole Southern border of the |
Omitted States, to enforce this protective tariff
And Third, to urge upon extra session the pas |
sage of force biE to enforce the collection of the
revenue at the ports of the Confederate ststes,
which would be measure.
Here is a dilemma with three horns.
If LINCOLN concludes to take the chances and
let matters pursue their course until the regular
session of Congress in December, he VIII be strip
ped Of the revenues, his treasury viii be exhaust
ed and the Exchequer Of the Confederate States
will be enriched. He will thus be deprived of the
sinews of war, while JEFF. DAVIS will have
flowing treasury with which to protect his Govern
ment from invasion In addition to this the mer
chants and traders of the South and West viii be-
gin to appreciate the difference between Southern
and Yankee tariff policy. The former viii bless
and enrich Them while the latter will rob them to
80 enrich the manufacturers of Pennsylvania and New
England They viii reluctantly made upon
the South to enforce system of robbery against
themselves when the South holds ont to them the
blessings of simple tariff, sooa to be re-
duced to merely nominal duties.
What then will the Black Republican Government
dos We predict that they viii extra
session of their liege Congress in less than sixty
Says. And what viii Congress dO' They cannot
lay duties merchandise, imported through tie
Confederate States for that would be virtually
knowledging the independence of those States, to
say nothing about Us unconsttutionality.
There is only one course left for them to pursue,
and that to authorize blockade of the ports of
the Confederate States which viii be resisted by
the naEies of England and France, and by the whole
power of the Confederate States This viii be
war, and to this complexion must it come at last or
the independence of the Southern Confederacy must
be acknowledged. This is the great practical +,
question of the day, in which every is deeply
interested, in which the peace security, and bust
interests of the whole country arc involved.
There is only one way of avoiding il long. War will
come-coercon must be attempted, unless the Con-
federate States are left pursue their destiny
and their independence is acknowledge.
The Government of the United States itself cannot
survive twelve months unless of these policies
is resolved on 1t cannot ignore the Confederate
States and 60 though the Union stl existed in
fits integrity, withou: finally weakening and destroy
ing itself What says Tennessee to thisl Shallitbe
peace with recognition of our Southern sisters or
with them. to crafty abolition vengeance, and
enforce their rOtechvetariffs upon u.s. Missouri has
answered Let Tennessee answer soon.