New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-02-03
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MONDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 3, 1867.
IMPORTANT LAWS SUGGESTED.

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The Charleston Mercury suggests two subjects;
which claim the early consideration of the Conted-
crate Congress: 1. Discriminating duties and nav
gaton acts against the Northerners; and 2. Pro'tE
visions against their exercising the right Of suffrage
in these States. The Mercury thinks, and we think
with it, that now is the proper time to adopt thesen
precautions not wait till the close OF the war
The apprehension, expressed by some, that they. !.
would render the Aboltonists desperate, rather '
commends them to our favor. They can't hate US I
any worse than they do, nor labor harder 10 90 ns
injury. That the adoption Of these measures will
be necessary to our safety, is perfectly OBVIOUS
They have the ships, ,they have the wares, they are
at our doors, and they will inundate US, if we do
not protect ourselves by high duties and naviga-
ton acts And, if in addition, we allow them to
vote here, our condition will be more hopeless
than it ever was before.
We agree with our respected cotemporary fully,
and We. earnestly hope the policy indicated will be
adopted by the, Permanent Congress. The doc
trine is sound and true, and outside of 1t there is
no safety. 1t must be sanctioned and sustained by
the Confederate people, or else all the bloodshed
hardships, disasters and woes of the pending war
that have been shed and endured, will amount to
nothing practically.
IF we do not, by discriminating duties and nayi-
cation acts, absolutely shut the door in their faces
they will right speedily, atersth conclusion OF
peace, assume their old position, and we Will be
tributary to them as of yore Political independ-
| ence will become valueess, if commercial vassal-
age follows. The two are so intimately blended
that it is impossible to separate them POLITICAL
and commercial independence must rise together
or fall together. The achieyemento of the one, and
the failure Of the other, involves the destruction OF
both. The Nortterners are sharper and 'cutef''
than we are in all matters of trade and barter, and
if they are allowed the privilege, in few years
they will be g chiseling ''~us to a greater extent
than they ever did in the old Union. In the past
they shaved US awfuy, and int the future, II thes
4 are permitted half chance, they will scrape oul
financial bones go closely that they will be enabled
I to liouidate their enormous war debt and make
money besides They will be sure to doit. Hence
the paramount necessity of enforcing specla
tariff against them for our own protection.
But discriminating duties and navigation law:
would avail but little if the Congress of the Con
i federate States passes naturalization law. The
South has supported the North for years. Tht
withdrawal of the patronage of the South has wei
nigh bankrupted the North in less than mint
months. All New England, and large portion Q
the United States, have no means of support Whel
the Southern markets are closed against them
They must make living somehow; and, if oppor
tunity is allowed, they will repair South after tn
conclusion of peace to mend their fortunes, and,
naturalization laws prevail, they will come in sue
vast hordes that they will soon outyote us, tax
possession of our Government, and direct legslf
ton into the old channels for the benefit of the SEE
ton they left solely to advance their pecuniary il
terests This must be prevented, or else our pres
ent struggle for liberty and independence is ne
: only blunder of the first magnitude, but st'
n pendous crime.
+ In adopting such policy as is set forth abov'
the Confederate Government would do no wron
to the Northern people, as they have displaye
and are displaying such a malignty towards tt
South as would justify any procedure within tt
: purview of legitimate legislation.