Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1833-11-21
TMB GAZETTE.
MARTINsBURG. NovrMBrR 81. 1888
MANUFACTURES IN THE SOUTH.

ANOTHER CoTToS MANuFAcToRy IN THE
CITY OF RIcHmoxp.-Mr. p. J. Chevailie gave
public notice the day before yesterday, that ne
would on that day open subscription for a thou
sand shares Of stock Of 800 each, to erect
Cotton Mandatory on his property near the I'm
mense Flour Mill he is now building at the loot
Of the basin, in the centre OF the CITY The hrst
DAY about two-thirds the amount were subscrib-
ed and the balance was subscribed yesterday, by
men Of business, good men and true.
The promptness with which this stock was
taken, is a sure indication, that the unsurpassed
advantages Of Richmond as a manufacturing city,
are getting to BE- duly appreciated.
We designate this intelligence as
gratifying and important. 1t is graft
fying to see the development of the HI
,herto hidden and crippled resources of
Old Virginia, to see her eyes opening
TO the cause Of her own retrogradation,
and Of the prosperity Of her rival sis
tiers, who, starting many years behind
her, have far outstrippcd her in the
race. 1t is important not only to Vir-
gnia, but to the whole United States,
that manufactures should be properly
understood 81 encouraged in the South;
that the prejudice which has there been
fostered against them should be remov-
ed.
When q spirit like that indicated by
the prompt subscription of one hundred
thousand dollars for the erection Of
Cotton Mandatory, shall spread over
the Southern States, we hazard the
opinion that a voice will rarely be rails.
ed against the protective system. We
do trust thatthe South will remove the
film Of prejudice, which hangs like an
incubus upon its advancement, and
tread the paths which lead to wealth
and prosperity; and we would hope
that this might be done, before the ia
riff system is destroyed, Gf in a coun-
try like this it can ever be destroyed, }
so that our brethren Of the East, after
having been driven to manufacturing,
may not be driven from it, and back
wards and forwards at the pleasure Of
the South-their capital diminishing as
it must in every change.
We repeat our qualification and
pride at seeing Richmond take the lead
in this matter, and we hope, ere long,
that the ear of sojourner in our old
capitol may be saluted with the cter-
nal buzz often thousand spindles.
"7he 1cdy it acdS done. Our read
ers doubtless recollect the article un-
der this head from the 'New York
Commercial Advertiser, giving an ac-
count of the manner in which Mr.. d.
ANE, late Secretary Of the Treasury,
was gotten out Of the Cabinet. 1t will
also be remembered that "The Globe,
IN noticing the appointment of Mr.. Ia
ney, violated the old custom Of telling
what went with his predecessor; and
further, that that print treated with dis
dain divers polite interrogatorles touch
ing the disposition of Mr.. Duane. Spc-
culation is fortunately at an end, being
put to rest by letter from Mr.. Duane.
himself, to a gentleman in Kentucky,
in which he states that he was REMov-
ED from Office for an honest discharge
of his duty. We give Mr.. DIS letter,
together with the remarks of the "Bal-
timore Chronicle" on its contents.
From the Baltimore Chronicle.
MR.. DUANE.
We cut the following from the Mays
vile, (Ken.) Eagle. Many persons be-
lieved that Mr.. Duane, on finding has
own views on the subject of removing
the public deposits different from those
of the president, had voluntarily re-
signed his situation as secretary OF the
treasury-but such it now officially
appears, was not the fact. lie was
removed by the president because he
would not act contrary to the dictates
Of his own conscience and Judgment
We have seen the rumour stated; thai
Mr.. Duane intends laying before con
gress an exposition of the clrcum
stances connected with the transfer o
the deposites and his own dlsmlssa
from office. 1t may be, that he viii
deem such course proper; but SHOULD
he not, we entertain but little doub
that he will be required by congress t.
give testimony in the case-for, w