Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-09-09

hundred bales Of manufactured goods. With
tbess he returns To Charleston, where he
meets tbs New England manufacturer, who
bought one hunlred bales of cotton N South
Carolina st the same time; but instead Of car-
rying them to LiYerp DOL, shipped them 10
Massachusetts,, manufactured them there, and
returned with them, also, TO Chsr!eston.--
Here, now, ia hundred bales Of msrchan-
disc which represents tbs Industrial skill aud
energy Of the two sections. The next morn
Ing the two importers appear at the Custom
House. The manufacturer is told that, be-
cause he brings his bales from New England,
he may pass HE whole one hundred bales
through duty free; but the planter is told
that, because hs brought biz from Old Eng
land, hs 1nust leave forty in the Custom House
to pay for the privileges Of getting the sixty
through.
And thus, fr5tn that dag TO this. and lous
before, the South has been paying, undsr the
forms OF tariffs End protection. annual tributs
TO the North.
Sorae fifteen years ago, tbs Secretary CT The
Treasury put forth an Official Statement,
showing that the indirect taxes to which the
cnuutry was then subjected, in consequence
of this protection of Northern sectional IL
iustry, amounted annually TO uot less than
s80,G0G,000.
Your Parliament, il rightly Remember,
reprinted thai" document.
Thia was tribute money Tor thug 81 the
South was taxed fer Inc larger portion Of il
not cent OF it went into the Golfers Of the
common treasury. Ii all went into the pock-
cts of the Northern manufacturer al & bounty
-,
kets his English snd French conratitera-
Twenty years ago, when Congress had ths
tariff under re7isicri, every lrsde seht IRON
tro ,,1,ortk its deprivation to Tsshington to
eNblAin the sts,e OF its Yisld, ahd the dsgrfs
Of protection required. AIions others ths
shcel1aisrs of New Eng laud appeared with =
statement of this sort The French ard Ger
mans are sending their shoes to lii. South
and selling theEi there II siity-nvs cents the
pair. IS honest insn, va assure you We csn-
not afford 70 make cuch shoes md cell then
there for lesa than cos hundred cent? tie
pair. Therefore, protect US: IN other words,
out such s>tarif' on French and German
rnsds shoes IS will make il cheaper Tor tnoss
Southern nabobs' 10 bug OF us. Congress
did So. The consequences WAS that the Frrnch
and German shoes ceased 70 como, md ;!le
Southern nan, instead OF paying siztv-fTs
centa 70 the Frenchnan for ! pair CT sh6a5;
besides tho duty &c tho government, paid a
dollar &c tho Yankee, ard n duty. in The
Same Tay the iron men, tho ssilmhkes, tbs
cotton and woollen spinners, e.! a., called
for protection against their English, Swedish
and Russian competitors. Thus tho 5o1tl
paid dutieg upon all articles that tEe raci1
Kept OUT Of the country; bat these ditieJ,
instead 81 going Into tie treasury &c rrrsaue,
wslt into the purses Of Hlanufec.urere III
bounty. After paying thig trihute MONEY 20
tho North, tie South had ttcn e. gay her
quota for the support nf the goYernmsn:.--
The Morrill, tariff, hnd the South submitted
to it would have ayscted from her something
like slG0,000,0N0 rs TN hBrual tribcte u tho
North.
The Solith LIS heen rsmonstTa tGg x ith the
North and protesting against this thing with
more or less esrnestness tor upwards Of 1sur-
ty yeara; and thirty yeers ago the Union was
brought to the brink Of dissolution by one OF
these tariff bills But i1r the first tirne the
factions Of ths North in 1860 formally de-
clared thsir hostility IL the South. Ibis rhey
did in the Chicago platiorm-rhst is, tho sup
Tithout regard TO the CONSTITUTION. broad
grounds Of hostility to tha. south. He
pledged himself to stand by Them; aud, with
whole machinery OF the Federal Government
vas to lie turned, az lar as lie could turn it,
sgsust the South. tia checks and balances
had already, IS imprndent Legislation. bsen
DESTROYED, And agencies were 81 i7urk which
it was evident, would, in the course Of fe~
years, hiring the whole Federal machineTy-
executive, Legislative aud Notwithstanding
.c, tho for1as of the Constitution uuier the
control OF the North. Tbs predominant fac
tioa there Was pledged 70 turn It against the
South for certain purpoBss Of unfrisndfE lesiiI
lation Such legislation lurEs in tho Morrill,
tariff. IL has been expressed in thoisand
WAYS, Il YES TO-: be directed, in IN especial
manner, not only against tic industry of the
South, but against ksr dignity and the rights
of her citizens in tho territories.
ANA in proof tina. we underlrond better
than yor the EmothsTsd aIinn5ity of the
Nt7 thern mind essinsr VA, behold tie eu-en
omsd hatred, 'he savage and bsTeaTous
spirit il which they are '7aSing this wsr upon
us. HayGEu, who ezcited The indignation OF
the London hreTeTa TO such pitrn. Tas
mild, Inercifui in compariso, With Ho'no or
Lincnln'6 iieu.sns.nts.
Thus you ohae-ve tar aa :ciy Was Daither
the remcLa nor ias pTn.imate cause Of .hi5
war I: "a trra the enemy is trying u strlke
it down new, but in his 1ass st VIVA: doe, lie
not strike. lie has been trying to srAse hav9C
from tho sea; be tas usen devastating, Tiog
waste, pillagins and Tobbins nnr County aad
people to 40 extent and In s manner that
English men ana women Et >Eo1s have nc
conception OF; and ha mas been trying TO
strike At every Southern interest snd wherev-
CT 81 how would entail suffering, infict loss or
crafty revenge. Your ministers naTs stood
UP in their plAces 10 pronounce ;ae ccni1at OF
his lleutenants Infamous.
They who hold that slavery is IL" rs'i.- CT
this 1sr, show that they l1aTe by no ,f:9i.ra
been attentive observers OF Gloss students CT
tha American Government, its institutions,
IFS operations, and ite people. Ths truth i=y ths,
government had. in many wsys and for d.
Terss ressons, ceased to. snowsT tds pur poses
for which it tTsE established. IL that TACT. and
nor ii elarsry, IS to be found the cause OF
this TsT.
Tna is long disT'ristion, t'it Il 7olld Lot
we'll rnsks it shorter. ...
This ia not only very 'sicktd war. hut
very foolish one. Why does the North wage
it, and why do the PsoPle there CT out that
they are fighting Tor their nationality aud
even for existence. We asro ssaailed them in
no point; we simply wish to dissolve ell pc
liticai association with them. Let us cousTllt
staiis.ics sri see it. instead Of til. negro, we
do net 1;,;cnver the isnkoo yearrhns after the
e Almighty dollar" lurking ut the ooisnln nt
all these difrcultisa.-- -.,,-s 80 I,.
Hy the official returns touching tia Coin
iEs1cs sy.L navigation OF the Uuitsd States Tor
the year ending 50th June, l3e0-ths last
Yesr Of the RepubGc-it appears thar the
foreign exports Of the, country for that year
amounted; in round numbers, ana ezclusiTa
Of. bullion snd coin, 10 $780, 100000, consist
ing NJ shs products Of the sss, Of tue forest,
Il ~ ~ af fbio