Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-02-05

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policy. IL would b. ~ AID Of agriculture as
sel' q. oonmefce Bni need the American TAI
nv he rem nded thai hundred dolla,s worth
at =lk Is NJ valuable NJ The same of 1our or
wheat Aud The can produce this value uf
silk With vastly less tabor from less space .ad
with much les risk of accident " failure, win
whni a, itlny sboild he engage ~ ~ pro 'uctiop
| Herr Is domestic ninrket Tor SIX IT nearly
double the value Of all the foreign markets for
all his bread studs. exposed N 40 interruption.
liRiie TO Nc accident. constantly increasing with
tn grevth Of the nation, md perfectly within
~. power. lie has but ~ vii and suii his nc
iion = HE voiton 20 in,nre both ~. Possession
AMI sunny. Oe srrt. ct fiA rf.,1t mulberry
trees IL Is esiintb ed riii produce tvr INJURED
dollars worth al silk but IL would require NJ
aefes . int faio land 10 produce the same val
u - sh A. Nfuh.f there ,uy .pJ atIsou
in the quantity and qualify af the lhhor rcquu
red ghr hen and muscle Of The most aihleti,
and robust ME Indispensable so tee prnUucinu
Of shesi while the feeble powers Of women aud
children are competent 10 the business of ptodu.
cug silk
The power and capacity OF ou' country 10
produce silk ~ anlinlied, and need not be- ,Drf
enred by it, consumption of ihr article. We
may ~ we'll export eur silks MS foreign
and, "a lafer amount suppl, lhr INV material
To the tnifiqn manufacturer The south may
ada NV .lk 90 their staples Of cotton, ce. ADD
10 acco. for expectation, while the North can
| meet the rnnsnmp ION Of the nation with tie
mannfneure
The .uitableurss ofihe soil AID e ingte of he
uniied Smle. Tor tie 90 tnre OF silk is ndispuEf1
bile That matter u settled by the f0et. ~
has en- cultivated ~ Virginia and Georgia
aud abandoned At the time, not on account of
any physical Deficiencies or difficulties, but the
more profitable culture oftnbaoco frs aud cot
| Ion afterwards. This culture is more profitable
| 90 longer and IL u believed that the oecossf-,
ties Of The south as well aStAr cmbn, rAssmnntE
| o. the North to greater diversity Of th. pur-
suits III agriculture as The oni, practical remedy
| for both II is nn~ cult vBlcd. ~ very r.spef.
| tahle amount, IN the Stat. Of Cn,n, ciicui The
| committee enabled 10 sth'r, on unque'-
| 'onnhle authority. hat i've smnll towns IN that
| State produced. IN one season. nearly two tops
aud hnlf Of raw silk, worth, ~ low cash price,
| S2l Ia Ofthis. the town nf Mansfield cons
| mining population Of about two Thousand tive
hundred pro 'uoed Q I30 pound'. This silk Is
| converted INTO the mosi Oeauiiiul sewing silk
and some other vaunblc mhnufnciurc, by The
| kill aud industry Of that cntsIpiisng aud IN
| 'enious pfoplei and thus prepared " wotth
| r. IN seven 10 'igh, dollars per pound. Thin
= Is said, greatly rRcrcds oil The ohrr dispose
be produce of h. town and what recommends
| still more 10 the affection Of the American
people is the important fici that this " added q,
| 'hr other ordinary and nc"ustnueh productions.
| ithnul diminishing essentially any oi them. 4.
EMPLOYS old men women aud children, ine apn.
| lie Of The 81, erer abots Of the feel II occu
pics little on spare useful for 9th purposes
| lhe mulberry bean ifes aud cnibelishcs the
lnnify instead Il incumbcfipg II lning thu
ieofes and heh@es, nnd serving i"r ornRnentni
shade Trees. The trc dimhishes much less
'han an apple orchard, the productive powers
OF tir sol for other purposes lna ward thp
culture of this valuable niaieI iai * much p0b-
itye creation derived from The mySterieus OF
eratons oi an Interesting little insect aided aud
directed by the cheap core and attention OF
mao.
Another consideration frcconu ruds the cub.
tofe OF this prrcions material -lll further 20 the
etfiests and freiinssof the American People.
II Is not srctional. Us Cuin'r ma, be render.
rd co-egienivr with thr nipu nud cnttird u5
high ~ IehH NJ HE ioliy Gif' degree oiuorlI,
latitude Il,f ~ berry ~ this n,u,nrnt, ~
er' wing II vigorous end thriving condition as
far mort has Nidd'fbury Il Burlington. Vernon
aud Il believed, Hlll nor.i.h wherever th.
epplr tree vii grow. II r. indigenous to tho
So,dherf re- ion, nuI TIA ives tbcr. uurf luKui.-
> rnilr thau al the Nar,h nnd whrI've the mul
ietry vii gov, thru may the lk worm bo
reared. = may therefore participate ia the
| hfhFn'H 81 lnis culture HUU "A community Dt
inirresis and pursuits cannot fail 10 generate
some conRen j, feelings aud 'aciii'atr 'h" re.to-
ration OF hnrmony To our political aud social re.
lniions
All this too may be done without interrupt.
,ng the Ordinary pursuits nt agriculture. Tia
trrdipg OF the worm comnrnceS with ~. hfss
opepina nf The mulberry leaf. and continues IL
the period nfihlrtv two days WHEN the wo1n
, eonm"nces the profess Of spinning, and ea'
n more. The nursing Of The worm, aud the
winding Of the ak, ~ light indoor wort
The gathering of ihr leaves ~ the appropra
enI loymeut of CHI ldren and one ~ouun
can make fifteen pounds 81 raw silk worth at
lras, sky dollars IN \ season OF six wrelss."
sn many and 80 w"gliy considerations con
eur ia Recommending the culture III " 10 H.
? AmrrleaA People. thai the committee do mol
doubt that th'ir saR"ciy and Intelligence, as
well ~ their urgrut neccssilics. will lead
them speedily and extensively 10 lis a
dnr,ion Undcr these circumstance the ~
D trodiiciiou INTO me country Oi enc best va &c
Z ties ol the mulberry pn matter Of hationH
importance, AID your committee halieVe, uuI
Thy of the fostering ca and patronage of th'
Goeernnirni. The excellence Of the six dc
ponds upon The properties 81 the mniberf, eat
aud th.,r are considerably diversified 1ht
white mulberry is decid -dly the best snd Of thi
> | there are various species The preference u
J. lug IA whole cna only be ~ ierIpined ~ es
q pefiapcp and conparis n, Tlrs knowledge
= proposed to he CURED by tiir petitioner !: ~n
T. your committee are persuaded ,bai il w6uid I,
y cheaPly ohinncd ti the uaiid,, by the grant
!, The prayer Of the petitioner. Simply the real
- ing Of so many mulberry trees as the con
+" Wiiiee propose 10 rrQuire IN the prrpilses m
= Tor distribution, they ihiuk wuul 4 skrra,ly q,
coed IN value 10 The nallon the land Flfoposed .
. br granted. 4 mulberry panafion on Iarg
. scale would -n"n be established, and the g,en
eat possible quantity Of raw six ~ the be-
quality Produced i valuable example wuul
= thus he furnished la ihe public stimuli attn
+ competition and Rfu. r1g The necessary il
II. structiou.
l" A Communication from the Sec'y. Of War,
l. aasNer ioan inquui aidiesse'lio hIin nv oI der
VI the Cpmmittre. ~hIrh IcCoulranrs tins reno,
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