Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1839-06-20

millions of dollars, and if we shall 90 on
Improving, will soon reach their former
amount"
This is indeed cheering, and should in
cite QUE merchants, and wealthy planters,
to greater effort to bring about the restora-
tion oI Southern trade. The objection
thai has been TOO frequently made TO the
healthlulness of Charleston, the Commit
lee entirely remove. They say,
with the sIngle exception of the yellow
or Strangers lever (which seldom makes
Its appearance al the South otener than
once IN four OF five years, aud from which
the cities OF the North are nul entirely ex.
empD we are actually subjected to lever
iataI ePldemIes, Than our northern brelh-
rem. The bills of mortality of the diff:
teren cities of the Utiou, will show. thar
the general health of our cities, is at least
as good as that OF the cities of the North.
Consumption alone destroys a greater
number OF lives in the cities of the North
ID proportion TO their population, than are
losi IN Charleston and Savannah, from
yellow fever aud consumption combined.
deduclins from the latter, the number or
strangers who come here in the last
stages Of the disease for the restoration of
their heath.''
To bring about lhe revival of our trade,
the Committee recommend TO our Plan
ters, to sci apart portion Of their annual
surplus, and in, est i, in commerce. They.
think that this would he better invest
ment, than applying 1t 10 the usual pur-
pose Of making more cotton. They recon-
mend the formation of Limited Copartner-
ships, by which means every one has the
opportunity Of investing so much of his
capital as he may think proper, in COM
mercIal pursuits, without incurrins risk
OF losing in any event, more than the a.
mount so invested.
They say, that Credit may, to a great
extent be made 10 supply the place of
capital, for the purposes of the proposed
Trade. 1t is this, which has in great de-
gree. buil up New York, and "has fur
nIshed the merchants of that city, with by
lar the greater portion of their available
means,by which hey have been able 10 mo
nopolize so large portion of the South
ern lrade." They say, that foreign capi
talis's should he induced to establish A.
gencies, and to form Copar'nerships among
US, for carrying on the direct trade; tney
should be brought TO unite with us, in The
establishment, of regular lines of Packet
Ships and Steamers, 10 arrive at stated
periods at our principal ports-and the
work is done. To effect this. they assert
that nothing more is necessary, than TO
give capitalists in Europe, The requisite in
formation and they will then have conf
dence in Introducing any amount of capital
that may be desired into our Southern sea-
ports
In the proposed revival of trade. the
Commi'tee give great proa:;aence ,o-In-
ternal Improvements. They say,
Equal in importance to the creation of
such capital for carrying on The direct
trade, is The. furnishing A MARKET for all
The goods that can be mported.-indeed it
may he assumed as indispensable to our
success. thai Rail Roads. Canals and Turn
pikes. must furnish The great channels of
communication. through which1hr soois
brought into our ports, mus, find their way
TO the consumers in the Interior"
There are olher things in the report,
which we would notice. but oul limits for
bid. The Report of The Committee Of
Ten, is also full and satisfactory. We will
moi now attempt to condense it, hui will
shortly lay before our readers, some inter-
eslins extracts from it.
The Washington Globe coniradicts the
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