Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-09-26
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DIR C0ASTING TRADE.

l.: late nutni,er ri the En,luiTrr, have
r-,ld .iiA great regret, letter ircrl tou.
Maury, which contains a Suggestion eluille,t
" c:;lcuaLed 10 exercise Very i'c,ihcions
influence sanctioned h it ,% ty name oI
world wide rcputat9n. ] l!inic TO his pro-
posa to WELD tu the pa!Gi1ns OF Europe l'aI~
tic,pston in our coastIn: trsde-that faithful
nursery Of -tmerlcan scarncn. y nj Ic:.
with strange IacoT::.;St.ncy, h- adults thaS
We must have navy &c pr"rrct cur cein-
merce. It. is trtie We n..:y buiid ships of war,
out where are We 10 find the sailors IG man
them. with our coastit,g trade. tc a rninous
extent. in the hands cf foreigners, which
would inevitably happen Il they arc admit
ted to share this trade with us. What but a
monopoly of this trade by the old Federal
Government has made i the secnTd, II aof
the fraL rution Df the world III the hin cunt Gt
its commercial tonnage
Free trade grAut. is the true r.'ai 10 ma
tional wealth hu. It certainly Is not the road
70 national Independence, as has been most
lanlentablT demonstrated hy Iur ptte. want
of preparation for the contest now raging
within our borders. iIf what avail is na-
runal wealth if we hold it 10y no safer tenure
than the forbearance oi foreign p"wcr5 -
let, such il the boaStrd independence ~ ri!
nstuIls y ho neglect t" secure within lheli,-
selves he manufacture II the essentials "a ii,a
successful prosecution " n war in defence OF
;her rights. The ch'mera 0f free trade. like
the soT,g Of the syrcn. has lulcd the people
OF the Sou.lrr;, Srat"s mi" tht lstal step ri
iau....'t sc.ii:ly Ih=y a.- ilcm'rrt't wealth
H. ,n.ie ;,ri,:!rnc-: !r=n,c "dr ccplorah!r want
oi alm",l very tiii:'s ne',ct.ars IL the prDss-
cuton VI var.
hTe State Of Georgia has proved that we
can manufacture Cdr cOl!cn cheaper Than the
Yankees can the poSSeSsluI y; the raw ma
terial. and cheaper la5nr and a more favorable
clinste, being more than equivalent tc .ts
duties laid for tic protection Of Cotton manu-
factures. And when have cnGuTed-why
then, have We sun eI,Iered the manufacture
of cotton fabrics into Yankee hands the
answer has beehive can employ our lahor
otherwise more protitahly!' Nor is this the
ouly instance Mnicii has come within my own
knowledge Of our Willingness To submit TO
the yoke Of Ianhc ce'lnm. was fur four years
Collector Of the Port of N"rlolh, aud often
Witnessed loads Of cypress shingles sent from
our wliarv.,. 10 the North. and returned lu
Us IN wooden ware, at the cost VI heavy
freight both ways: corgocs o. pcrSmuon
6iocka, returned 20 us in slrr- lasts TO say no
thing 0; Gx-yrkes. ia lit elnbicin Vi our selvl-
tut, IL th,. Yankees,' scythr cradles, rakes.
and other agricultural implements too teiiln',
90 inention, al mauu iacturea frain materihs
carried from US. If this pulley is to prevail,
and #, in addition u ltis. We suffer foreigners
to invade into our ,naSLlng trade We may
achieve our nnicteri,icnre--as | believe we
undoubtedly shalI-hut it req Tires no seer to
iaretell that, without sailors to man navy
or manufactures within 1!ir:;"ifea essential
to the prosecution 81 war, we cannot Claim
10 be independent. To prefer national wealth
10 national independence IA principle upon
which, it must be confessed, The Confederate
States have hitherto acted seems to me
much more congenial to fankccdoln tnan ia
Southern chivalry; and lervently hope that
the lessons ui experience which we haFe
learned from the fiery ordeal through which
We hare passed will nOI he lost upon us.
OHE Of TiiE PEOPLE.