Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-12-29
NO. AS.

io' Ai"ch. We i"''S COlHClUc win nlU
in his views Of the ,ubjecr, and commend
ito The serious consideration of Southern
Planters.
THAI these resolutions would be car
rying out tho able suggestions from the
orator. no had just delivered his address.
He had given US an extensive view Of
what should he our generai iee!ing-and
thai details Of a practical bearing should
be eiEmehiatrly entered upon. There was
an old saying .'Takc care Of the ccurs and
the dollars would take care niibcmselves''
this has been 'lisrrsardcd by ih. Coiso.
grow er, aud he wished, in as summary a
way as possible. 10 illustrate tie truth and
importance "f this apohegm.
When II u c"sl-ldc'ed that the principal
manufacturers ani CONSUMERS of our great
simple are bustll' 10 our success from our
peculiar lnbor, When il is considered ,l,a.
COTTON - successfully growing in India
ani elsewhere. as stated hy our orator.
and most especially " hen it i, considered.
that we are mainly dependant on Eng-
land Tor The manufacture Of our Cotton
and that our umicable intercourse NAV at
any moment be interrupted and a conse-
qnemI paralysis oi all commercial and az
rtcullural business. il vas assuredly prop
er TINT we should be using every means 10
secure our independence in This particular.
4 reality that would prcjudically affect ev-
cry thing com nercial. civil as well as na-
tioual. That the question might never be
asked, ifilere was not good cause for APP
! pretending such events.
We have new Cotton Factories spring.
ing Up all over The North. Virginia. Mary
land. North Caro,na, and all the Cotton
growing States, and il has been cauclu-
sivey shown by our able orator. that with
our Cotton and our accompanying resour-
ccs, we can verify The old aud stale anec-
| do'e ofihe Yankees two sons, who, lock-
cd up III room, made money Of each 9th
er, by swapping clothes. That is was this
furcible presentation Of facts. that was 10
be the irrefragblc link ia binding together
the North aud :he South--thc grower,
the manufacturer aud consumer Of our
great staple.
FrJm sucli considerations, il was demaE-
ded of uslOsfacili,ate with every possible
auxiliary lhis, mutual and undivided iu-
rcres,.
The question was now. whether this eau
DO Zone by any ciinrt on our part.
Our eorthc-n factories are now furnish
linE ahsrFy article Of bagging, made Of
s-ss1tssns III Sntches end Ees Orleans, nj 60
4 % g eeafs per ynrd, wfiere 9feaIp DagEInE
is selling a, 26 to25 cents per yard. This
bagginS iseven manufactured in Mississip.
ri, and ia some instances, bound with
Hoop Iron. which is said by some 10 10
preferred by buyers, to lha, bound with
Hemp or Cotton ropins; he apprehended.
an exception might be predicared upon
the corrodIn= quality Of lron upon il.
Hemp Begging was 'hen neither cheap
er nor better article Cor baling than Cot
ton. apart from the fact Of its being sus.
taincd BY high tariff duty, erciusively at
The expense OF the Cotton grower.
The attention Of Cotton factories hav-
ing been but partially directed to il--asa a
substitute for Hemp Baggins. Gunny Bags
are being Introduced from Calcutta TO New
Orleans. At a cost Of I2 cents oach. S of
them making aneat aud substantial en-.
vclope for a bac-enongh vas Introduced
tie past season To bale .5tii of the whole
Cotton crop oflhe United States. and this
Is done 10 ;yoid the high duty on Roll Bag
eing.
As il ia violation OF The Tariff Law
(tiough cheaper than any thing else. ia
the ohstract.l we should mol encourage il
for several ren-on-. lsI. The sasaciiy and
energy Of our Tariff oppres>ors will cause
49,. amendment Of The letter of this Law, la
arrest ii-hnnce - cnrumf - g-,n-u, would
he prccariou-, aud consequently 10 inhict
mpou u, the existing objection In Hemp
Baceing ng-Thc unknown want uf supply
aud demand, will run still more and all
important. should bc our unwavcrins poll
cy 10 use Cotton. and increase as much 40
possible lis consumption.
1.-THE average crop i, estimated at two
millions of bales, aud The consumption o(
ten yards per bale allowed for bulius. pick
ing sacks, aud other plantation purposes,
il would give us nr increased consumption
Of two millions Of yards, or three millions
Of pounds.
In addition, Cotton is now universally
conceded Ivy tho Medical Faculty to hr
mos, heaIlhfui for under garnenis-pre-
ScTSln1 " IHuIc W
body. and better absorbent, &C., than
any other article. Now, Sir, ir an csti-
r,a,c is made OF our white population. II
twenty wards each. i, will be found mos,
aa,,erine nihc grower. aud much less ~
10 the American manufacturers.
IN conclusion. five show an earnest 10
using our own staple. our ingenious Nor
rhc-n friends would he justified and ,sin
manufacture it to suit all tastes; the plain
est. The most trtrGrdgGnt, and tho mos,
frstidious; and. Sir. when this is attended
10 nn their part. Coiton wiR be used for erery
purpose for which Iienpnow is. aud its
consumption correSPondingiy increased
Heary Doekeis.-Tic Criminal Court Of
Adams county, Mis-, now in session. nag
700 cases 10 dispose OF, 80 Of which arc
criminal The Dsrric, Court iu session a,
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