The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-01-04
A New Tariff in Contemplation.

A, AGITATION for n new tariff has already
,o,,,,r.,oad IN Congress and rs New England
is the leader i'm the agitation, ana IL mas oe-
-, tho fashion to give New England every
.,,,r, :, asks. it is fair to presume that before
az. 90, If the session we shall have 1t in all
..s,r;ncencv Those who think that the ne
,xv, o,os,;on--or questions, for their name Il
,.o,on--yx;u cause any delay in the consumii,a'
80, ,,xe not studied the character OF 'h'
,,>,o ,rbo seek IL as closely rs ii Is their ou'S
- Tho descendants OF the Pilgrims are
,> ,r,.r their ow n fashion, and quite
eo",s :, a,a.., 10 force their peculiar type of
''',s' " 80, the throats OF others. But with
., ,,orship of God is by no means incom-
.',,o with the worship of Mammon. They
,orrv on both operations At once and If, atany
- there chance 10 be such clash between
.ho ;pterests Of the two that the one must give
,raX for the time, TO the other, 1t is not Nam
-, Who ever condescends TO yield the prefer
o,ce AT present, both may go on very costly
,nrs.hcr The negro and the tariff can very
sn,,s;,v work side by side, like the two leaders
of a four-horse wagon
A. .,r tho south not being represented in
CONGRESS. she, OF course can say nothihS'
While the Boston newspapers are boasang OIL
tho high prosperity which the New England
manufacturers are enjoying, and which they
5n,,are to surpass anything recorded in the
history of New England, the whole coun-
Ivy and especially that portion OF ii cbmpri-
10, what are known as the "rebel States,
are having the most enormous prices for their
,,,on,factured articles of every description. 1t
= ,se,ess 10 repine and we have not the power
~ complain. A duty of ten per cent is to be
late the culture Of that product in the South
and the Constitution is 10 be changed SO tha'
Congress may be enabled 10 lay heavy ex-
port duty upon cotton, so that the CULTIVATION
of that crop stands, also, a fair chance OF being
destroyed New England, in fact, is in fair
way 10 rip the goose which she hoped would
lay her so many golden eggs
Now. a few days ago, in view of the proba-
bilty that the Constitution would be amended
so as to allow of duties on exports, We gave
the South some advice, which we beleVed 10
be very good, and which we take occasion
here 10 repeat. 1t is, 10 take adVantaseof the
action OF the Government, so as 10 convert
what may seem, and actually is, great OPP
preston, into ali actual benefit. In doing so
we should be initiating New England herself,
who ITO give the devil his due has never failed
10 profit by every act of government that, Al
first sight. appeared 10 be ruinous 10 her inte-
res, The embargo and non importation laws
ruined her commerce, and at that time her
commerce was her all. She protested, threat
eacd and even proceeded 10 the verge OF
treason. But she did more. She took to
manufacturing, and thas compensated herself
for, III least, portion Of her losses. The war
of l>l2 came on, communication with Europe
was cut of, people were compelled TO nave
coats, shoes, hats, farming utensils, Kitchen
and household furniture-and all these the
Yankee manufacturers We're prepared TO fur-
nish them; as they were prepared, also, 10
furnish the army and navy with guns,
ammunition and clothing. The tarln Oh
lSl6 was opposed by New England, which
still depended more upon its commerce than
upon its manufactures. Against that of 1924,
establishing what Mr.. CLAY, the father of it,
called the " American SYSTEM" Mr.. WEBSTER
made one of the most powerful speeches ever
delivered in the House of Representatives.
But il passed, and New England had so well
adapted herself by this time 10 the changed
condition of affairs that she supported the
tariffs of lS2S and 1882, with all her force, in
Congress. She had, indeed, become the great
manufacturing interest of the country. She
had discovered, or thought she had discovered,
that this was TO be the branch of industry that
was 10 be most fostered by the Government
and she threw herself upon it with all the
energy peculiar to her people. While the
South, which was as much opposed to- the
American system as New England had been,
contented herself with sitting down and COM
planning, New England was deriving all the
benefit from the changed condition of affairs
that she had ever derived from her unshaclled
commerce.
Let our people--we again entreat them
take steps 10 turn this threatened tariff TO
their own advantage. They have all the ad-
vantages which New England had not. Ihey
produce the raw material. They have the
COAL the iron, the copper, the cotton, the hemp
everything which New England had 10 ge'
from abroad Let the whole South, then, fol
low the example of New England ana IL VII
become the greatest manufacturing and there
fore the wealthiest, community In Inc woria
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