The New York herald., 1864-09-18
NORTH CAROLINA.
The Products and Prospects
OF the State.
What Has Been Donc Under the Treasury
Department Jurisdiction.
INTERFERENCE OF THE WAR P0WEr,
Ae., Ae.s ks.
We. G.orxe H. HArt,s Despatohe..

have before tho able and elaborate report OF the
Treasury agent OF this dstric Colonel D. Heaton TO the
Secretary OF the Treasury Assuming as he did, the ad
mlnstration Of AFFAIRS section under ths almost dos
potc control OF the military, and compelled TO establish
order almost chaotic confusion hs task has beeu
one OF no ordinary character.
The report is too copIous to permit ts publication
bodily but snail avail myself OF some OF its data.
xrroas RxroRr-rils PRODUCTS.
The state or North Carolina Is rich in productive
wealth, and within It's limits contains almost natural
monopoly Of products necessary to the Industrial inter
ests Of the world. Tar. pitch and turpentne be
manufactured in quantities sufficient TO supply the de
mands OF the continent. Pine wood OF the best quality
is plentiful accessible TO the industrious and pning
for the Cotton Is also grown in largo quantities.
and, although OF quality Inferior to that produced IN
favoritc sections, rated in tho market
good "middng"
Is rich and prolific, ling but tho hand OF labor to
yield failing Of wealth. in tho words Of
Douglas Jerrod Is OF ccmplasant nature, you
''but tickle il with hoe and 1t will smile forth rich
harvest" On the outbreak and approach OF war
agricultural well manufacturing pursuits in
sroat part suspended but under United states posses
sion were In measure resumed. But military sway is
not amicabIe, under the milcest administration 10
the peaceful unobtrusvs abors OF the plough aud the
enactment Of Congress- with to afford facilities
and encouragement labor certain officers adunots TO
tho Treasury created who jurisdlc
ton those affairs affiliated with tho creation OF
Under the fostering OF the Treasury the aton
powers Of the soil became developed aud bestowed on
the government q substantial reward OF one hundred
thousand dollars in ten months the shape OF
rental, DC.
LEAsNo LAND.
nd hat nf land had be0n
abandoned by the former propre.ors whose proclves
carried them within the rebel lines, he-he Treasury
sgent-embraced Idea OF causing those contribute
to the support Of the and the demands OF
commerce. He accordingly announced his intention OF
leasing these properties loyal men, and considering
that their labor would be fair Offset TO the claims or the
for rental proposed TO make the
partner by giving Il a contingent interest in the re-
suit Idle capital and FREQ labor at eagerly sought to
avail themselves OF this privilege and under this system
from eighty 10 ono hundred leases have been made.
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vary som to vo hundred and he interest Of
the government OF tho gross products From
this alone tho the government In
moahs amounted to upwards OF forty thousand dollars.
nesdes creating source Of revenue In disloyal State,
this system offered employment to thousands OF released
slaves who, unaccus,omed, and perhaps unwilling, to
for themselves, leading lives OF pauperism do
pendeus the charity Of the government, and
the labor Of the community These compelled
30 work and negro labor a result, became much In
demand that the military could not obtain sufficient for
their purposes compelled limit the price
wages 70 that paid by tho army.
CONTROLS PRODUCER
But had tho control OF the commercial and indus
trial interests been connded and confined TO tho eg
mate civil authorities all would have been WELL But
unfortunately tho hand OF despotic power is thrus for
away the authority, TO which Il had
better claim than might.
I
required certain amount OF tar pitch and turpentins
embraced under the head OF naval stores. from
Wales, the accomplished head OF naval bureau
mediaely tho brilliant idea that what navy
wanted no else had right TO- He accordingly made
saud barrels OF naval stores. and forthwith issued bull
prohibiting restricting trade in tar pitch and
turpentine to any but the navy.
Not satisfied with denying tho proprietor right OF
70 The navy by the abrosation or privileges the com
yot dearest 10 mankind the right OF ownership
ntenshes the wrong By debating arbitrary price at
which the navy or ts agents would receive such pro-
ducts oontras. the difference Tar !: quoted in the mar
kes a. New York at from Sls TO &!2 per barrel the
butt but sia IA y ~ -'''''''' : - - '-''
This may be 10 accordance with the spirit Of the tmes
and aate with kindred unwarranted arbitrary acts OF
wrong but certainly finds authorization sanction In
hitherto regulating power Of the constitution and the
laws. Mr. weIes may have, in this instance, done
than his conreres other branches OF the admin
isratcn but be Is too well with the laws to
seek apology pretext under other authority than
the bad example OF Others which certainly vndioa
conrrrIrros raoHrslrrp
the navy wanted naval stores the regulating princi
pies govern FREQ trade every would sup.
piled its wants supply and demand. qualified BY the
spirit OF competition. would have acted proptousy
on the navy X for indvidu. and II there was an advan
COLONEL HsAIoN
has been instructed to do all hs aid the Navy De-
partment and he doubts the probity OF its
tves. And will state here by way OF psrenthess, that
probably two men more favorably endowed 70
nsutralze the bitter effects OK tho execution OF
unpopular could not have selected than
Colonel Hcaton and Colonel Upham No questions
ormance OF their duties Is esteemed deservcdy as
mendabis Bat the garing Injustice, Ike loathsoms
pie in this section is intense and sarnest why should
they be precuded from those privileges the inherent
right OF every citizen OF the United states which Ia
other section the power the
tural query that suggests itself
ASorsra DxHASp.
Again, tho Navy Depar tment, its original rsquson
and later one. demanded twenty thousand barrels This
has been nled and e1csedsd but the embargo stl 70
Navy Department, under the sew thinks that us
proper province TO control the TAR trade TO catch tho
Florda The Inference would be that selects the hrst
10 the latter. But . short time since large
in the New York market which brought a sum nearly
three times the price originally paid ~ tho navy TINS
proved TO be an excellent speculation 10 the Navy De
parment to whoever pocketsd the proceeds The Ia
furious workings Of this malicious system cannot be
trous aud extended in ts character than superficial OBJ.
server would discover.
GoLp.
The products OF this state have enumerated
all exportable gold yieldug the country and who
thor ship and obtain the gold In exchange, mpors
the samo articles because cannot produce the, aud
pay sbe soll the principle the same II, by producing
article Of necessity, ohvste Tho necessity Of i'm
porting and paying tbs sold have really gained the
squivaient amount in gold by keeping in the country.
Ine evil influence Of tho restriction and monopolixing
power Of the navy has had the OF deterrpg people
OF other sections from coming here and eagagng 10 the
cultivation Of tnoee articles which under different
picee, would offer . profitable Geld for labor
What 10 the resup Instead OF producing
. suffcient quantity OF and turpentns
supply the demands Of tho country, obliged
impors from Switzerland and turpentne from France
and in return send the ifeblood OF financial
bility--gold.
During the past year has yielded the gov
. OF hundred thousand dollars, and
~ continuation OF the same spirit OF equitable civil ad