Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-05-02
manufactures in the South

The capacity in the Southern states for manu-
featuring their great staple, is no longer matter
Of speculation. Practica! experiment has demon
strated. not only their capacity to manufacture,
but to manufacture their own staple at cheaper
rate than in any part OF the Union Last February,a
year. accompanied most intelligent Tennessee
planter from Pittsburg to Nashville. MIR. Night
ingale. formerly of r. Island. He was then taking
with him :" foreman" from Providence, Rhode
Island, to superintend his cotton factory The
factory is located in Maury county, Tennessee.
The Machinery propelled BY never failing, and
never freezing stream. The entire labor is per-
formed BY slaves. MIR. Nightingale now supplies
a large portion Of Tennessee and North Alabama,
with coarse cotton cloths. His profits upon hi,
capital are said to be quadIuple the profits Of the
cotton grower. What then, but enterprise, is
wanting to introduce the manufacture Of cotton,
largely, into the Southern states from Mary land to
Loul.lana-tor the following reasons;
LIST. The capacity of the slave To manufacture is
demonstrated BY the test Of practical experiment.
Cd The superior chcapness Of slave labor is al
so evident. to any one who will reflect, that the
price Of boz, or girl, sufficiently large 10 draar
the thread can be procured in Maryland, Virginia
nr Kentucky, Tor $500
Interest on this sum per annum, Biz
Price of feeding and clothing,
one hand in cotton per year, SO
Total -S44
Ihis is most important difference in faynr Of
The south-but in addition to this the slave will be
yearly increasing in value. without anv increase Of
the price OF maintaining hn-so will the northern
hand increase in value; his wages also must in
crease.
Sd. There will be no turning cut for higher va
ges IN the south. and the consequent loss and de
say-no abandonment of the factory by any of the
hands, no fuctnation IN the labor. The water pow.
er will scarcely be more steady than the slave pow
err
4th. The superior mildness Of the climate no,
only facilitates the operation Of the spindle and the
loom. but arrests the hand of winter, which binds
The Northern water power in letters.
5th. We have the cotton at our doors this i,
important. the expense of sending off the raw
material thousands of miles, and bringing back the
Manufactured article, in cotton bagsing, ropes
SC. would be very considerable.
Why, then should we hesitate j? Almost ever,
part of the south is abundantlv supplied with ney
er falling and never freezing water power; il
Tennessee, and Virginia. especially, the best il
the Cn'on Why should these beautiful streams
inviting the hand Of industry be permitted to rol
by
"Was'ing their lpcwer) on the desert air.
II the slaves OF Kentucky FOUND BY expert
ence, to be the best and cheapest operatives il
hemp factories, why net IN cotton factories also
The moi thern, as we'll as the southern philanthro
ps. will also repeat, that il would be real mere
to .he slave-for the labor in a cotton factory i
infinitely more easy than in cotton field.
.i:ssisstpinn.
Singular Season. --Se,erai heads of ney nv
wete zen last week, IN Codorus, township, Yor
GGhr y, Pa, in field belonging to Mr.. DAME
lleEl. and on April a. more srow fell there tina
az any time previous in the past winter