The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1861-01-23
Plans Oft g South.

Plans of @ south.
We extract the following in rolatinn to
Southern plans, Especially those of GoOr-
gia) from a Washington letter to the New
YSrk Herald:
Georgia has inaugurated important meas.
ureS in regard to her financial and cowmer.
cial arrangements with Europe. ShsSs
abroad at once one Of her most distinguished
citizens, charged with an important mission.
The Commissioner will have under his au.
thority the question of the recognition BY
foreign Powers Of the seeding States as
governments de fdcto He will also be
charged with the duty Of negotiating basis
of credit and exchange, by which The cotton
crop can be hypothecated in Europe, and
moved for joint account. But the most i'm
portant duty OF the Commissioner will be in
regard to the question Of revenue. If the
government shall make arrangements to
collect the revenue off Southern seaports, IL
10 arranged that the cotton States will pro.
noun ce for free trade and direct tsXation.-
They will proceed 10 raise the revenue o.!
the South By direct taxation, giving notice
to foreign governments that Southern ports
are open to the importation of their mer
chqndise tree OF duty, and that the imposi-
ton of duties by the United States govern
ment is unlawful aAd Unauthorized. The
question, would, therefore, become foreign
one, and England and France will bs left
to decide between q Northern alliance and
| free trade with the South.
The Commissioner from Georgia will be
strengthened by the concurrent recognition
OF the other cotton States. This important
mission will develope policy which may
be SO directed as TO avoid any conflict be-
tween the goVeenmsnt and seeding States
in the matter of collecting the revenue, Ii
seems to be the policy OF the commercial
! party at the South TO prevent, ii pyssIble,
any conflict with the federal authUrities.---
Free trade aod direct taxation will be adapt
ted by the seeding States the moment the
government takos steps to collect The reVe
nue. on the high ssas by block ding Southern
ports. This policy, which originates will
q. G. Baylor, the repre5 5nt8tive man OF the
Gotten interest, will have an important belf.
ing upon our toTeig0 and domestic relations,
Il will throw u2oA Eaglauj, Fame aht
other foreign Powers the onuS OF r9Sistln
The imposition OF duties upon lnportati1n'
into the ports Of seeding States. The rec
ognition OF such States IS governments d'
fGetO being thus supported BY the sell later.
sst oj Elropean nations adds greptty 10 the
chances ot the utn abroad.
The policy ls also the first practical stey
IN the direction OF those tree trad3 priGci-
pies, which have 50 long been a2itated in tn
Southern Sites, aad which viii! be receive,
with great favor il Eng!4nd, espeai4ljy al
Manchester md Liverpool. Tae M4aches
ter sch oil my thus be rallied against tn
Exeter Hail party.
| TnlS nova brings to bear certain pres
sure upon PeHnsyIv MIA, II is calculated 4
separate the South stil further rom the tn
interest. The border slave States will al,'
see the disadvantage OF having The market
OF the cOto1 States thrown open t. Eng
ish, F.Goch Gnd Gsrnan Goods. Thes
reasons are operotng powerfully with tn
leading men here rom the S0hh.
lsm not at liberty to disclose tho nam
OF the Comni5si)ner appointed BY Goor2ia
lie is, however, Il citzeRs OF that Stale,
man OF distinction, OF national reputation
aud well-known in New York. lie vii
arrive here in few da9e, AMI POisby tn
foreign Miai5tcr5 will besou ID d % to thei
views. In any case, the GcOrgia Commis
sIoner proceeds direct TO Europe. backed b.
the cotton power. am satia fl ,d, tfom tn
Thorough and extensive organic ton OF thi
direct trade party at the South and in Ea
rope, that there is here to b. fUuad the basi
OF an arr ngemont which will yet prAaticalI
Conserve the great destiny o. tia Anglo
Saxon race On this continent. Under tn
taco iings and le ID Of this neW perry at tn
South, | am sat fed that the cotton Slate
are entering on new line Of Commorcia
and industrial policy. In tho event of
separation OF the sections, union of sec
tons, instead Of, as now, UniJn Of Statet
may be arrived at, based upon system c
c,n,morciaI reciprocity, and supported by a
rIli2nce offensive ond defensive against for
eion intervention in the &T irs Of this con
tilfnt.
Mr.. Bpylor, allnd9d 10 above, has bee
connected ior m nv years with ouF govern
ment as the United States Consul at Am
sterdam, M hCheSter end Cologne.
! This whole movement is under the gait
ange nd direction Of the ablpst men in tn
: - u u. bCiE WA VIC u IpUHGlAetIuu dIuutl
leading Southern men to-. morrow. Th
Georgia Commissioner ia expected here e
route Tor Earope ia the next six or seve
days.
Thia Georsis mission will be cordial
supported by the represent ,tves from th
other Southern States. as this cooperation
it is believed, will make still more decide
the action of the Georgia Convention.
The postal facilities organized by Georg
Sre intended to give the Southern States a
independent service for the transmission
exchange and valuable commercial iettel
direct to Europe. 1t is believed that the fir
steamer will arrive in Savannah from Eu
8 rope by the 4lh Of Mnrcb. The steame
+ vii fly The Enslish or Fr3nch flag.
1t is understood that prominent memba
OF the diplomatic corps have addressed th
= government 10 reference to the Commerci
interests of their respective countries,
view of the present political troubles, al
what degree of protection may be- expecte
or something to this effect. The govern
ment, however, has not yet replied.
: DcERA 0cTatic State Convention.