The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-03-31

class Of people who prefer 10 stick abon,
the manufacturing towns and siaryc in pre-
ference to going to the country ana work.
ing to support themselves. For il we mis-.
fake not the distress is generally tie great.
est IN the manufacturing districts. Land
1t Is true, Is not so plenty as with us, but
It Is much better land and easier MANFRED
and II more would engage ia agriculture
there would not be so mach distress. Ii
this IS not in some degree the case how
do we account for the distress that often
occurs in our own Cities. We often see
Il stated OF men, women and children near
starving for the want of bread in this coun.
try when provisions are low, would this be
the case if they would endeavor 10 get
along BY leaving the towns aud going TO
work We presume not, for there is
plenty of land to be bad. We see in our
own community men, getting along from
hand 10 mouth, TO use homcly expression,
who, u they would use little Industry and
apply themselves 10 agriculture would have
an abundance. As far as Queen and H. I
tied mobility are concerned We are as much
opposed to them as "Anti.TaTif" or any 4
one else. We see enough among our
own "prond aistocrats to disgust US with
such trumpery 10 this country.
This writer also says that 50 our pursuit
IS agriculture land Protective Tariff is
drawing from us the very life blood Of cur
prosperity 10 ENRICH handful Of manuiac-
tufors in New England" Nov if the no.
siiion be true, how docs it happen that the
price Of Cotton was higher during the ex.
isieneo Of The Tariff, from 1924 TO 1883.
'ban when we had free trade on a part and
a descending tariff on the residue.
He asks the question " il the Charlotte
Journal advocated the Protective Tariff
during the late Presidential Election ~
We consider since the Election Of 1910 d
fery great ALTERATION has taken place in T
.egard 10 the situation Of this Country and
England. The experiment Of raising Cot.
on had just commenced about 1910 and /,
many thought II would fail, bu, subsequent n
ears clearly show that there is no doubt 81
( lis complete success, therefore the ne. ~
cssity Of the South looking about and r
hber curtailns the culture Of Cotton or J..
Erecting her energies in other channels. II
resorIing to protection to keep out In II
IA Cotton. That our position is a good "
ne relative 10 the necessity Of changing e
some degree the policy Of the South. we "
ice the following extract from an Aeri n,
ltural Address delivered in Yorkyille on Il,
&C sih instant by Capt. James A. Black. -
fer referring TO the manner of manuring &,
orn, Cotton, small grain, SC. he says: e.
" This may look like limiting your Cot. ar
- crops too much ard enrtailng your i
tive income to an iHconyenleht extent.
admit tha, whoro cotton grows we'll, i; is pa
most important crop. lhope It will long Sc
'ulinue with US leading article for mar of
4. Ger CaKAt ERROR HAS BRENIN ma :.
ING II OUR SOLE DEFEypESCE. WE
AVE DRAwN ~ 1T, FOR EVERY THING eA
-sg, ASp wHES IT HAS RECoAE DRPRFss. in
D, We ARE IL WANT OF ALMOST EVERY be
HING WHICH IT mas HERETOFORE sUr- III,
lid TO Us. While cotton commanded >
high price il was natural that We should
II into this error. The price is now so
W, that i, would be folly in us 10 continue oil
niger under the delusion. And cannot di'
@ one geam Of hope that the price ever RAJ
IN be better. Indeed we have cause 10 ma
ar 1t must vet fall much lower. While so
C know it is an article of much import. tn
ice with many and great advantages, gu
I we are constrained to acknowledge, Gu
at il has contributed more than all other up
uses together in bringing our fields mr.
their present sterile and wrctchcd con- !
uon.n we
pr