The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-03
TIE SOUTH AND DIRECT TRADE.
An English View.
From the Liverpool courier.l

from the Liverpool COurier.l
As il is impoli;c in domestic economy TO put
all the household eggs in one basket, so il is
nadvis;lblc I'm national policy To bc dependent
OH one customer or one ir end. The monOpp-
list of truc or friendship may turn his favors
into a new channel, in which event serious
dcirncnt may result to the discarded victim.
Great Britain and the United States, however,
appear tD be- putting themselves within this
peril III the mode OF conducting their rcspcc-
tive trades. The commerce of the two col,n-
tries flows through one channel, In which there
happen to br numerous distinctions, serious
lcakagcs, and not II little palmahlc hostility
The whole sclboard trade Ot the United States
is concentrated In New IOrk-thithcr the raw
cotton of The South is transported for shipment
To l.ivcrp0ol; the manufactured goods Of Lam
cashirc pass through the same hands az route
TO The American consumer. On the eastern
coast New York enjoys monopoly OF Amcr-
can commerce., and il Is clearly 10 the interest
oi this country tO break the exclusive power
lest il bc welded against us 10 the national
derimrnt.
On the practical ground of economy, too,
there are reasons why II wider and frccr inter
course shOuld br fOstcrcd between the two
countries. The Southern States, now stead
great cotton field Of the world, and il is inl-
pOrtant that the raw material should find its
way 10 British mills burdcncd with as few I'M
posts as possible The prevailing system
market, and adds needless char.scs 10 the
grower and manniacturer. But the policy of
New York and The rest Uf the North is aniag-
Onistic 10 free trade. Massachusetts and lis
by high protective tariff; they would drive
Foreign competitors out Of The field 10y differ
cnilal taxes. and give non-natural stimulus
To The home mills until they are strong
enough TO stand on their merits. This couli-
try has already felt the evil effects OF this re-
prcs'lre policy in the diminished exports of
manufactured goods.
Nohin. can lie done, we are afraid, to ul,c-
yiutc the burden or the protective tariff until
the Americans recognize the fact that impOsis
levied upon The foreigner. VINO produces mere
chcaply than The home manufacturer, are en-
ira charges upon the retail consumer. The
system compcls the public to pay more for
goods than tncy would Gc required To pay II
the cheaper commodities of furcirncrs--yvi,u
work Under hiorc favorable auspiccs-wcrc ut-
miitad freely into the market. The Americans
are really taxing the community for the advan-
t;lsc OF a class; but as yet the fully has not
been made clear 10 their understanding Tie.
North Is chiefly, perhaps solely, favorable 10
this lullacois principle, lis interests being an
taSonistic to those oi the South. The .ofInei'
is manufacturer drsirOns of securing the cX-
elusive right of supplying The people and seeks
10 promote this policy iy smljcc!iug fOrrir,,
rivals To burticnsonlc charges. Tie South. be-
| I'M, grower OF raw material, is interested in
obtaining manufactured goods II! tic loves,
possible price. irrespective of ilr locality ul
thcir production but he North. .or iIlc ''prG-
tccti0n' OF its own interest. ryi"i {! di"rcli-
Hal lax on iorcian goods, which Calls with I'M
| due severity on The South.
This state OF things canuUt be altered ~
! present, but its existence is another strong
reason why needless charges sho;ll,l be avoid
cd on trade with the cotton growing districts
| There Is no possible reason wing raw cotton
should bc exported, and foreign goods import
| cd, through New York. IL is y circuiouS
| route, Involving waste Of lime and needles,
| expense. These may Bc avoided by the cst.l,-
llshncnt Of dircc; trade between Europe ana
the South. Let The raw cotton bc exported
direct from New Orleans, Savannah and
Charleston; lei The Manchester manui;.c; u;rrs
and the Liverpool brokers deal direct with
these ports, or, better still, with the planters
in the country. Anal in the same way the
manufactured goods required for The con
sumption Of the SouthcrnerS should he landed
at the ncarcs, port, not shipped 10 New York,
and then rcs!iippcd To their destination. All
this unnecessary handling of articles OF trade
falls on the consumer.