Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-12-20

with every scieuce, but WITHHOLD SHStai cpl-
ture, exposes the inaividualt 10 tclnf hyions
to practice vice, and ndincreases; hi6s utility
to do evil. Those young rationRl 6Sings,
who snould be the objects of the palafnal
sOiicitudo Of the State, arc destined 20 act
their parts on the great theatres nj human
life. How important, then, sthaS they
be reared up in the uurture or those prin-
ciples which will nuke them Svirtu0iis as
well Us wise. s 49,
The developement Of our internal re-
sources commands our especial attention.
Agriculture, commerce aud manufactures,
are entitled 10 our fostering care and help
ing hand. II must be a source of lively
satisfaction to every patriotic heart 10 wit
ness the rapid growth ofthe State. jn these
great arms oil her strength and prosperity.
While the cultivation of the soil has always
been the prominent empIoymentSof the
people, manufactures were deemed insult
ed to our state vi society and domestic in
stitut,ons. But experience, the surest test
vi truth, has dissipi,ed the delusiOn. The
convection now obtains that we possess, in
the most eminent degree, all the essential
qualities us regards labor, capital. and tho
law material. 20
The interests Of commerce have been
wisely left. in tho main, to- the care and
protection ofthe general government; and
such IS the commercial spiri, Of the Gov
ernmeut and Of the people, that no neglect
Of this important brancl, of industry is to
be reasonably apprchended. Nevertheless,
much remains for the State to d.. The
opening OF lines of intercommunication
not only between the various sections of
fhn Sfofn t,suf t,as "a
States, by railways, canals, and turnpike
roads, is duty which devoves principally
upon the State. The varied resources and
unequalled advantages of our country in
vi,e US to the work. The wants of myriads
OF our fellow citizens demand from US the
execution Of the task. Tho interests of
agriculture, commerce, aud manufactures,
will be inconceivably promoted by works OF
internal Improvement, which shall bring
into activity all our resources. Tho mu-
tuai success depends upon the prosperity
ofeach othen II our commerce laneuish.
es, and our manufactures are neglected, our
agriculture must suffer in the same propor-
tion. The era in which We live, is dis,in-
guisIied by noble effort on the part Of
the Southern States 10 recover their lost
portion of the direct export and import
trade. South Carolina is among the fore
most in this generous and laudable slrug
gle-and she has indeed an abiding aud
pervaiding interest in this great measure.
BY the loss of our foreign export and i'm
port trade, aud its concentration in north
ern ports, every department OF Industry
has suffered. doubt our entire ca
pacity TO conduct this trade upon rs good
terms as our Northern brethren. Our
valuable staples furnish the exchanges, and
by carrying on the trade ourselves, we a.
void the additional freight, insurance,
transhipment, sc. which are necessarily
incurred in the circutous route.se We
have the capital, andgit ia the partof wise
legislation, by proper enactments. to Invite
aud facilitate its diversion into thu chan.
0ur IuunrIy mas lispplly ur1sen fronr me
depressed condition into which its(currens
cy and trade were thrown by the recen,
revulsion and suspension Of specie nav
tnonts. The tide Of prosperity is again
bearing us on TO fortune aud success. The
temporary panic which agitated the pub-
lie mind with fearful apprehensious thu, a
dangerous blow was aimed at The cred;,
system by the proposition to separate the
lnances of the Federal Government from
Banks, has subsidized. a calm rerrosnecI
"i the scenes and dangers through which
the country has passed, has drawn the
pnbllc attention 10 the causes of these A.
farming evils. and the remedies for their
removal. The government should hive
but one object in view, to ensure the sofe
~ ot the revenue. to relieve the Treasury
from frequent embarrassments, furnish n
sound currency, and to disembarrass trade
from the biighting vicissitudes to which !,
VIII always he liable by its connection with
me nnanccs OF the country. Public opin-
ION here has sanctioned the wisdom of the
proposed separation and the recent discus.
s'ons ~ which this topic has given onein.
have shed a flood of light on the yreat ones
lions involved. 1N0'
But there remains one aoitatino ouee.
ton, which, in its direfuI consequences
'nenaccs The safety of the Union. aIIude
TO the abolition question-every day exhib-
It's II IN IA more terrific aspect. Already
have these abolition miscreants en,or.d IN.
political arena, and strous party in some
OF the non -slaveholding State have souob,
and obtained their alliance. The cr;s;s
has arrived which admouishes ~. ~ hs
prepared for the conflict which is fac, an
preaching. The slaveholdins State.
snonia LOOK TO the adoption of those meas
nres OF precaution g. prevention, as well as
OF defence which their position demands.
"A well regulated militia being essential
to our safety it becomes us to cherish and
'nvIIgorate this right arm of our security
and protection, by keeping up the militia,
ry spirit of.he country, and preparing our
citizens 10 defend their iresides. and alI
mt is most dear to them, against The IN.
holy Vaccinations of those who would |
afench our fields in blood, and sweep our |
land with the besom of destruction.
Having thus,n brief manner sLe,cbed |