South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-03-15

strongly reinforced by the more i'm
perative voice OF experience.
Tho divergent interests OF peace
speedily demanded q more perfec
union The merchant, the shipmas
ter AID the manufacturer discovered
and disclosed to our statesmen and t
the people that commercial enamel.
patton must be added 20 the politica
freedom which had been so bravel,
won. The commercial p1 Icy Of the
mother country had not relaxed any
OF It's hard and oppressive features
TO bold In ciseck the development o
our commercial marine, to prevent OF
rctard the establishment AID growth
of manufactures in The States. aud 90
to secure the American market FOL
their sbCps and the carryib trade
for their chips. Was the policy Of Eu.
Topean statesmen, and vas pursued
with the most selfish vigor. Petit
tions poured in upon Congress urg-
ing the imposition Of discriminating
duties that should encourage the pro.
duction of needed things at home,
The patriotism of the people, which
no longer found field Of exercise in
war, was energetically directed to the
daty OF eauippine the young repub-
lie for the defense of its indcpend-
ence by making its people self-de.
pendent. Societies Tor tue promo
ton of home manufactures and fox
encouraging the use OF domestics in
the dress of the people were organ.
lied 10 many OF the States. The re-.
vival at the end Of the century of the
same patriotic interest in the preser-
walton and development Of domestic
in 'ustries and the defense Of our
working people against injurious
foreign competition is on incident
worthy OF attention. 1t is not a de-
par,ure, but return, thet We have
witnessed. The protective policy
had then its opponents.
NO LONGER 4 SECTIONAL INTEREST.
The argument was made then ss
now that its benefits Injured TO par
ticular classes and sections. If the
question became in shy sense, or at
any time, sectional, il was only be.
cause slavery existed in some Of the
States. But for this there was no
reason why the cotton producing
States should not have led or walked
abreast with the New England States
in the production Of cotton fabrics.
There was this reason only why the
States that divide with Pennsylvania
the mineral treasures Of the great
southeastern aud central mountain
ranges should have been so tardy 10
bringing to the smelling furnace and
to the mill the coal and iron from
their near opposing hilisides. Mill
fires were lighted at the funeral pile
of slavery, The emancipation proc
lamation was heard in the depths Of
the earth, as we'll as in the sky-men
were made free and material became
our better servants. The sectional
clement has happily been eliminated
from the tariff discussion. We have
no longer States that are necessarily
only planting States.
None are excluded from achieving
that Investigation of pursuit among
the people which brings wealth and
conLentment The cotton plantation
will not be less valuable when the
product is spun in the country town
by operatives whose necessities call
for diversified crops, and create n
home for garden and agricultural
products. Every new mine, furnace
and factory is an extension Of the
productive capacity of the State
more real and valuable than added
territory.
THE SOUTH AND THE TARIFF.
Shall the prejudices and paralysis
of slavery continue to hang upon the
skirts OF progress' How long will
those who rejoice that slavery no
longer exists cherish or tolerate the
it put upon their COM
munitiesp l look hopefully to the
Of our protective system,
and 10 the consequent development
of manufacturing and mining enter
prises in the States hitherto wholly
gwen to agriculture as potent in,
duence in the perfect unification of
our people. Tue men who have
invested their capital in those enter
prisesJ the farmers who have felt the
benefit Of their neighborhood, and the
men who work in shop or field will
not fail to find out and defend q COM
munity of interest. Is it not quite
possible that the farmers and the
promoters Of the great mining and
manufacturing enterprises which have
recently been established in the South
may yet fnd that the free ballot Of
the worklngman, without distinction
OF race, is needed for their defense as
we'll as for his own2 do not doubt
that If those men 10 the South who
now accept the tariff views OF Clay
and the constitutional expositions OF
would courageousIy avow
and defend their real convictions they
would not find IL difficult, by friend
ly instruction and cooperation, TO
make the black man their efficient
and safe ally, not only in establishing
correct principles 10 our national al
ministration, but in preserving, for
their local communities, the benefits
IF social order and economical and
honest government.
Al least until the good Offices Of
kindness and education have been
fairly tried the contrary conclusion
cannot DC plausibly urged.