The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-02-13

Again. the climate OF country so near
the tropical regions wall not justify The pow.
ertul physical excfiion IN our white popula.
lion, which IS requisite to produce and ina.
iuTe the cotton crop. The lighter and less
exposed species OF labor furnished by the
proposed system may therefore be consld.
cred as an important desideratum, both as
tending to dlspropor tionabiy increase the
white population, T. j more distinctly to
draw the line OF demurcatton between white
and black labor
We do not believe ihat such result
would materially reduce the amount Of cot.
ton now grown, because Il would abstract,
necessarily, Only the young aud feeble
among our sllyc hb9fers, a class at present
comparatively useless. Besides should such
a fesu's follow il would be no disadvantage.
Production has already proceeded beyond
consumption, add The prlocs Of the raw ma
terial have pfoporiouaLiY declined. The
necessity Of an immediate dyeruou Of labor
IS therefore mosiapparent The only ques.
ton remaining @ te settled, IS, eau this
diversion be proE'aJIy made, and ia silk
the proper object ou Nhieh 20 direct ii -
The committee sIsilns both these positions
by al array o. l1cts which arc almost 10.
controveru5e. Fgom persons engaged ~
the culture in the Northern and Middle
States, a series If letters is produced, show.
Jog the products ltom the single acre 10 va
IL 4
hundred aud seventy five Misunderstanding
10 tie SOL, the season and the attention Of
tho euluyator. The silk can be produced
even uu5er our present imperfect system al
a cost Of from one dollar and fifty cents 10
two dollars per pound. Ii is worth 10 the
market from SIX 10 nine dollars, AID even
should The prices dcpreciale with The IN.
crease Of production, Is they anques'iona
bly, Will, years, Il uot centuries, must capsc
before The producer would cease 10 be re
munefated for his labor We might pro
coed TO ad4ucc evidence IN support Of this
from CIRCUMSTANCES which have trnusplred
since the report sas written. II viii BE-
sufficient ,oassure tae readers of thls llun
al that experirnce bls decided the question,
aud that correctly ihiGkins lnca NOW feel
assured thai the culture Is no, only prac
iicable, bu, that il may b. made prctileb.e,
to degree sufficient 10 secure It's own sue
cess, without the adycul.lious aid Of Stale
boun,ies.
Unfortunately ior the business, and per.
hops Tor tho country. the feeling on this
subject in some sections has been uncouIfo
liable, ending always ~ Wild speculation and
certain disappointment 10 this ciicum.
stance, arising pauciP.lIy from the narcu
rIll disposition q our people may be a,tf,bu
ted The apparent revulston 10 the business.
We have never encouraged the mana Tor
speculation ia the tree, nor partakeu Of Us
wildncss. We have encouraged the peapIe
TO a dispassiorilc consideration Of the sub
lcc, and advised them 10 mako fair expert
mcn's upon q small scale. Should they 10
these be successful. 'hcy eau extend their
operations to ans Irit which the results
and their means viii ln,tty,
One source % encouragement remains
from our southern friends a ihclr aMitty 10
prodJc" succession Of crops N the same
year, They mly fcI assured That }. ,lcIr
more uoHhefD brethren succeed, as we are
assured lhey d., there can be 10 cause oil
apprehension of ta.l1re under southern
sky--~i'h climate equal to that o, Italy
iu IS sniiHass, wuh q sotiuat Interior 10 tia,
Of the celestial cupirc, and people rival
Ing the lngJsh IN intelligence, aud with
competitor 10 their powers Of invention, 10
their ugtilug industry aud dauas eulet.
prisc. ~ G.