Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-03-27

ecutivc Committee and all the funds over and
above the support Of said paper ought to be dc.
| voted to tho advancement Of tho silk cause in
the United States
Under the latter resolution. ]. s. Skinner, Of
Baltimore, was invited 10 become the editor Of
the work, and has consented to do so-as far as
may be consistent with the strict performance
OF his public duties.
In the course Of the discussions which took
place in the Convention, all the difficulties which
have been encountered. and which may vet be
apprchcnded. i'll the prosecution ofthe silk culture
rs great branch Of American industry, were
Il!!y considered ; and The result was an univer-
sal conviction that, now in the words of the
resolution, Silk may be grown in the United
States, not only for domestic purposes, h,it as a
valuable article of commercial export The
suitab,ncss Of onr soil ana climate 10 the growth
and health "f The worm. and the trees which
supply lis fooi capabilities, the habits. and
gcn!rs OF cur peGn!c for conducting the business
thrnngh is rholc process, and the pric, or
American la.,our as compared with that of silk.
produ inc countries. all were fully conyassed
and t!c mos. sceptical became satisfied. The
fac! is, that or unrestricted freedom in I'll, ca.
! tettainment and discussion Of various and
tliscordant doctrine religious cad POLITICAL has
! Impaired to Us, as to our English ancestry, an
; o 1",yorous appetite for knowledg>, and a CT.
! p,c': % learn in few years what cannot be
acquired in ages, where all is dull conformity
! to roHtrc OF thought and Of action! Thus
has it h1ppencd in manufactures, as in other
things. American Ingenuity, unrestratned by
prejudice or law. has triamphed over difficulties
apparently ins.-:.o.ntable! How long m1y it
be asked after our first cotton spindle WIS put in
motion before Yankee Lowells were sold at a
profit in China So will it be with silk. The
only question is as 10 how long it Shall take us !?
With a monthly ,urnal to CO centratc and
diffiusc every ray Of floating Ig: on the subject
i: was the opinion of tie Convention that we
may realize and enjoy in our own day, the
boon which incidence and want Of concert may
rrocrlstinatc. but which nothing short Of
! Turkish apathy can finally defeat
lie! all who may feel any concern IS cult
va,,-s, minufacturerS. or vendors Of silk. or as
patriots wiling to offer suitable occupation and
broad to tl,a p,nmpi>rcd and the helpless. CO ne
for yrrin SUPPORT &C. wcr.l to b. faithfully and
honestly devoted to thes- ohjec'S OF private hap
piness. and of naso al independence
Though Silk, and every thing co,.ncctes. with
is production, and al improvements in martincrS
Tor its preparation and manufacture, will constl-
tute the chief design and aim OF the journal, for
the sake of agreeable and useful variety, con-
siderable portion of its pages will be dedicated to
he Justly popular and kindred subject, Of agri-
culture, horticulture, and rural and domestic
economy. Hence, tn" adjunctive title Rural
Economist
! The Journal of Inc American Silk Society will
be published monthly. in pamphlet form; each
number will contain thirty-two pages. printed OF;
new type and handsome paper, with printed
! colouIcd cover.
: Allpersons friendly TO tue objects Of the Jounal
will please collect at once and transmit tho names
and subscription money of those who may feel
disposedto patronize it.
TERMS Two Dollars q year, or 3 tx copies
for Ten Dollars llways 20 10 paid before the
work is sent. Ali subscriptions to begin with tie
first number of the year, and in no case will tho
wcrk be sent to any subscriber longer than it
shall have been paid for.
All Editors of papers who may desire to see
Silk added to the list of American Staples; and
whc Will have the kindness to insert this pros
pectus, will be entitled to copy Of the Journal
! Baltimore, Jan 1899.