The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1862-04-23
rbo pasnlt of the Northern Crusade.

The nresant condition of affairs and existing Felatlo'
between the north and south are working "o.de -,
the way of developing southern mechaiicsi M,
and its Investigation. The Importance Oh suppiy5
onr own machinery wearing apparel, nc, nus oeo'
constantly agitated for years past, and ready
but nevertheless the public have been $40" W Az,
and the increase of manufactures mas peel AZ "
rate as to be rather dscouragng TO the strong 9uEo
cate OF home industry and not at all dlsqnetng 10 1o
northern supper But the events OF the last SIX no7'
involving as they do the secession OF the gull States
the imposing Of tariff upon northern manuiactUles
and the alienation of much OF that sympathy hertoloe
existing between the two sections, have opened WIN
newcd vigor and potency the question to the southern
neonIe and awakened the full realization OF the great
Importance of fostering home manufactures OF all
kinds Under the order OF things, cStablshheitS
are springing up all the slave States, to mahNtc
uTe all the prominent articles OF home demand anu
with that rapidy as to awaken the serious appreheL-
sions of the northern manufacturer. Even those VINO
cannot realize the actuaty of southern contederacy
and the stability of the southern tariff are tree TO ac
knowledge that the impetus given to the mutlplcoi
of southern manufactures will OF ITSELF Work 10 tue
oious detriment eff the workshops OF the free States
such condition of things pointed out years ago
90 tbn inevitable result of the tanacal course beng
nprsued by the abolition spirits OF the north, ana te
hitter fruits of their aggressive war upon te le5 "
the south But crazy philanthropy, pna Zea' ei"'
can see no obligations to constitutions or laws that con
Act with individual opinions, obtained complete mast
ary in the free States and they have one to blame
but themselves should they suffer and lasting CONNER
cal embarrassment ForewaIning they had, entreatleS
without number but the accomplishment OF their Vlsloil
al unavoidable schmos founded upon distractions, wa
tho fierce intent Of these dorganzers With perslsten
will they have secured the high places OF power ane
now cometh the reward oftheir nglollous ambition
But it is not in the increase OF southern manufacture
alone that the northern States have cause for anxiety
From the commencement Of nationality to the pres
emit time the south has been compelled to obtain ne
merchandise through a few northern cities Through
the superior advantages possessed by New DIRK, sh
has always been the chief importer for the soutn ant
films has BY diversion Of trade from slegltlmate ca
mel taken from the SOUTH yearly, vast sum OF none
which should have been retained in southern pocket
rather than paid out to New York importing ana con
mission houses In vain has the matter OF direct io
sion trade been agated in the southern States, Sc al
tennis only meeting the scOrn and deVslOn OIL Iie We
Workers. who always fancied that their position tlfoug
the concentration Of capital the convenience OF loc'
ton and the skill OF fnanclers, was impregnable 81
how altered the case now. The enactment OF lHo'
crate tariff by the Confederate States is sure 10 ouu
an extensive southern commerce. and as II to fehd'
more certain the OF southern tariff, northern
nuhlicans has imposed exOrbitan duties upon toreg
merchandise imported into the United States The
5 eyitaba results are commented upon with serousne
by the northern press and they now confess hatthei
/; DANCER Of A transfer Of the foreign trade monopo
/ northern TO southern cities.
e The New York Herald says that merchant OF thi
i, cty in anticipation of the injurious operation OF I'll
United States MorrilD tariff making arrangement
10 establish importing houses in the SOUTH ana also ad
that dry goods palaces offered at halt their cost
sale and can he leased at little over halt former rem
Divers paragraphs might be quoted from northern pa
p ers rophecvng the consequences that are to &c
low the application of the two tariffs, but we VIII II
t hear their introduction at this time.
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