The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-05-18
Southern Aspects.

OF Tue prublcnii OF course, depends Vitally |
upon The policy OF the administration In 4
the matter OF confscation and trad, re- |
siriclions. Tho hesitation of the gov. |
ornmcut In abolshing the system Of trade |
permits, when th0rc appears To bc no
military reason for lis continuance.
naturally suggests d,ubt that it ia tho
! intention OF the administration TO enforce
lNgorousN tho policy ct coDhscltiou
aga'nss Tho propcrl'cd rcb,s Should
Mat course be adopted, We must post.
ponc ihdrhWtelv our expectations of any
Trade with the South, beyond the mos,
limited amount. Tor the classes who cm
I pluy laj0r aud raise the bulk OF Southern
. produce would be bcggarcd at one stroke
Y oad thcrc cnu'd be ~ resumption o. pro.
duclion until thoir land hal passed into
other hands--a process which wuuldI
naturally b. SLOW.
Tho policy, however, wouM be - ut
icrE revolutionary, aud would inflict Sc
much unnecessary injury upon the
I North, through depri,iag as ol trade by
which otherwise we. uught have becp
largely benefited, that we are more than
reluctant 10 believe that the Cabinet
seriously layori tie policy OF confsea.
ton, aud are disposed to Interpret the
delay ia r'pcaling the trade restrictions
as simply the result H indispu,itivn 70
undertake. 81 important u matter hastily
aud without due confederation.
Assuming then thJt, within a brief
period, the entire South this side the
Mississippi, will be opened To unrcstrict.
Ell commcrcc, what are the prospects of
Trade undcr The nov condition of things!
II Is perhaps not cXiravdgant to assume
thut The ) luthcrn States have on hand
$500 100000 Of products which thew
nave no means Of consuming, Consisting
u' cotton, rice, pitch, Tar, tobacco and
mrpcntnc. This would inm ,diately
iiGd It's wav North, or be scnt To Europe,
Chiefly on Northorn account. In return
Tor this, the South would rcplira an
= equivalent amount OF merchandise. u Is
& clear, therefore, that here there is the
r basis Tor worry active r1ncwal of 5usi-
( ness US soon rs trade shall be declared
+ open, Merchants 10 this city are fully
e prepared ior shipping large amounts oe
. goods 20 The South. They have already
4 established tlioir machinery of ugenis In
} the Southern ports aud even ia the in.
: terror; and not a day will 10 lost. in fer.
} Iwarding merchandise TO meet the do.
mands or the Southern market. An
obstruction TO the distribution of goods
and the removal of the immense tonape
ol produce distributed over The SopIh
will be prosecuted in the dilnpdatcd con.
diuon OF the Southern Railroads., and the
ruined condition OF the river trauspnrta.
' lhou; hiudrancca which IL will probably
, require considerable time To remove.
! This, however, will probably not matcri.
. nIy limit tn shipment Of goods from the
} Northern To The Southern ports; but will
be lIl;cg to result in n gllt of stocks on
the const,--a condition Of things which
Il may be well for our merchants to an
ticipatc.
1t Is not, however. to b, supposed tha,
our trade with the South will be limited
i 70 The eNlc, amount of goods the South
has 10 offer In Exchange. The South
has yet Tho means for procuring hrre
amount Of credit in our markets. T6is
Is moro especially the case la relation to
ils pub lic works. The renovation of its
railroads VIII require capital to the OK.
tent Of probably @'cO 600 600. This
amount cnnnJt 10 supplied by tho OK.
hlusted South, aHd will be- readily ad
yancid by the North, upon such security
ns the roads wo II b. able 10 afford; the
Notth al the same tins Chi tly furnish.
ing tic lnbor and materials for tho re-
Palrs' Southern capital would be able
u 90 rue towarls restoring the liver
steamers that have b,rn destroyed during
me war, cr repairing such as have survv
ca TIE wreck. Northern capital may be
! expected TO chiefly build the former aud
renur The Ia ter.
Ia these facts alone, may be discover.
/ c1 the elements Off large aud very pros.
porous business; which, from the nature
ul the case, must arise ut once. II is
not, however, To be supposed that this
new trade will be so much adliilnal to
that already in cXist,ncS 1t will simply
take the place OF IL, trade IN war sup.
ph S, and material. The amount Of the
new business will probably exceed that
oil The trade Immediately Connected with
III, war; but it Is mover to bs lost sight Of
that being wholly cUtE sctcd with the pro-
dustion aud distribution ol wealth, il will
redouHd more. 10 the prosperity Of the
country than the trade In war supplies,
when represents only Inc destruction OIL
"cai'l' =.
These considerations prcseut an an.
s"er 10 'he inquiry what viii bo the
iu'ure condition oI trade! THIS Immense
demand lor al kinds Of manufactures, for
many descriptions Of produce, for steam. |
boats railroad engines aud cars, for rail-
road iron, Tor mechanical labor for the
Sou h' can sc freely lil to give active
empioymehtlo every branch Of industry
aud commerce, aud TO produce u very
eIcS 1 a." uppSp'SsI"s nsy Ss nnc ci se eG%
dismissed. It viii not be surprising ri
this new development ofcommcrco leads
to m over proIustiun, high pii,es, and a