Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-30
From the London Times Sept. s.
The London Times ON the Morrill,
Tariff.
The Northern States Attempting the Destruction
Of Engiand-7Re Western States "SGcrifced
10 the Selfish and Narroir Pollen of the East "

The Northern States Attempting the Destruction
of Engiand-7Re Western States SACRIFICED
TO the SELFISH and NaTrOU Policy Of the East
While the Northern States of America have
been working so steadily and successfully al
their own destruction, they have, as becomes men
OF large views and cosmopolitan sympathies
found time among such absorbing occupations u
compass and imagine the destruction OF England
also So soon as the North found itself actually
in possession of an army of several hundred thou
sand men. It's ideas Overleaped at a single bound
the little matter that was before them--the sub
jugatIon of the Southern States. with their deadly
climate and their brave Population-and pounces
at once with eager vOracIty upon the delicious
prospects OF the suIjugation of Canada No
sooner had they succeeded in making an iron ship
which promised to DC efficient weapon of war,
than the whole continent rang with prophecies OF
the havoc that future Monitors we're to make III
the doomed navy of Great Britain. The very
| first use that Congress made OF the majority ac-
quired by the Republican party through the Sc
cession OF the Southern members, was TO pass a
prohibitory tariff Ieveed at the trade and com
merce OF Great Britain. We have always regard
Ell this measure as an injury. In America il is
believed to be not merely injurious to Great Brit
ain, but absolutely destructive. The way they
British manufactures into America, England will
be obliged to pay for the corn which she requires
from the western States in specie. She will, by
this process, be gradually drained of her specie
and will by this means be ruined. Thus, il we
escape the perils by land and sea which are in
store for u.s. we are finally to fall by this splendid
magnetic contTivance. which Is To extract from u.
all our gold and silver-that is according to the
American creed, AL our wealth-just as surely as
the l0adstone rock drew the nails and bolts out oil
Sinbad's ship. or just as surely, it We may be
pardoned the illustration, Mr. Chase has
contrived to extract the gold silver, copper
aud nickel out of the United States, and trans
ferred them TO the eastern side OF the Atlantic
Toa European reader there is no great need 10
point out the Causes which will happily prevent
the conclusion so devoutly desired by onr Ameri-
can brethren. Cola and silver. We should have
thought that America had learned by this time,
are, after all. articles of commerce. like anything
else. Ii we need the corn OF the Western States,
aud if that corn is only to be procured by remit
tances of specie, We have, happily. abundance OF
commodities of our own production which we
can readily exchange for bullion to remit to the
Western States. We have long driven such a
trade with China. and, so far from being ruined
by it, have done very good business in that
country Weneed hardly observe. however. that
t Is not the same thing to prohibit merchandise
from being passed. through the custom house,
and to keep 1t out OF country altogether. Ii
may turn out that the operations OF the SNUG
gler may considerably alleviate the drain OF the
precious metals from England, and the principal
effect of the Morrill, tariff may be that the West
will be paid for their corn in bills drawn against
English goods which have not paid duty TO the
Government of the United States. As long as
England has more 10 sell than other Mathis, she
l. al ha NTH nd Sifx
pecially as she happens TO be the entrepot from
which the precious metals are distributed to the
world. If she never imported another buShel OF
corn from the United States, she would find plen-
ty of candidates to supply her market, just she
will. in year or two, have completely filled up
the void created by the sudden withdrawal of the
South No man aud no country. not even the
United States themselves can truly boast of Sc
curity from the possibility of ruin, but, il Eng
land is to fall il will not fall by the agency OF
the Morrill, tariff
Webeg in acknowledgment of the kind inten
tons which this tariff manifests towards us. TO
offer few observations, not on its effect on Eng
land which we have already sufficiently ex-
planned but on those Western States on whose
destinies il will. no doubt. exercise the most
mentous influence We do not stay TO reason
with the States of the Atlantic seaboard, which
conceive that they have direct advantage in
excluding our manufactures and replacing them
by their own But We would beg the Western
States-those which lie along the great lakes OF
in the Valley of the Mississippi-calmly to re
view their own position and prospects if the civil
war be allowed 10 proceed Almost the only
successes which have been achieved by the n orth
armies have been gained by the gallantry OF
the men OF the West While in the East the en-.
envy has never been driven hundred miles from
Washington, the West has carried is inroad:
even into the States that surround the Gulf OF
Mexico. Considering how large a portion OF the
war they have taken on themselves, the Western
States have right be a least well treated
as any part of the Confederation. Yet mark
how comnletely they are sacrificed to the selfish
and narrow policy of the East They have hith
erto exported agricultural produce largely TO the
South. but the wal IS forcing the South 10 be
come against It's will grower of its own food
In a little while England will have organized her
supply of cotton, because the West JOINS with the
East in preventing its expectation from the South
80 long as the South il cotton-groOwing coun.
try IL is 4 market tor the corn-bearing West; in
proportion as the growth OF cotton is discouraged
that market is taken away.
The Morrill, tariff was intended 70 levy irib-
ute on the West by excluding the competition OF
English manufactures. and thus forcing her 70
buy from New England and Pennsylvania a worse
article at IN enhanced price. This is bad enough,
but the intention of the Morrill, tariff 10 do
the West a vet more serious injury. The hope
ful plan for destruction OF Great Britain. which
we explained above contemplated. among other
things. depriving the West ofthe market of Eng
land by depriving E0eland of the means of pay
ing for it, produce. This j. the special injustice
which j. Indicted on he Western States, and in
order to perpetuate which they are called on for
such enormous sacrifices Their interests a We
have shown. are. Ia an economical point of view
identical with those of manufacturing England
on the one hand. and the agricultural but not
yet corn growing South on the other. Every effort
which the Western States make 10 this war is real
" leyeled against themselves. The North hgh,