Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-05-25
No.a7.

instance, lf the two ladies' above referred
TO had reeled their silk at from eight TO ten
Of The worms threads 10 the strand and
framed it, il would have been worth at
least four hundred dollars, and would have
made one 'tousaod yards OF good subsrau-
I tia goods.
In the frs, cnsc il is moi likely we will
he able to raise silk for export, bur If
VIC succeed in making good orsnnzinc.
silk will become the greatest staple oc the
nation q, no distant day. owing 10 its be-
ing susceptible Of profitable production from
the ST. Lawrence 10 the Sabiue. The
machine you so kindly invite ne 10 cxhb-
/ it at your next meeting, and tender me Your
services in making lis advantages known.
I performs the four processes above noted
/ in but little more time than it commonly
takes 10 reel alone. Thus putting il in the
( best marketable condition, without ever
( suh)ccling it TO loss nr tang clement un,il it
! is finished. Mr.. a. Linscv ofrhis city, has
, one in operation; l,e has instructed ne 10
/ invite all who feel aD interest in the bust
! ncss to call anG see IL. which cheer!ully
! do. The ncrcnst feel for the success OF
the business has Induced me to proi!cr 10
waive my claim (secured To- mc by pareni,)
I in he machine, so !ar as il may be in the
| tila'u'e, provided one is put IN operation.
au;! i Should be preferred by til, Board.
! 1t may be thoueh' premature and vi
! sionary lnrus TO think of exporting silk.
bur sir. there is nothing To prevent our com
incncinc that trade within FIVE years Of
This time except The lack Of skill in the art
of rccins. ,hrnwsiing and training. IL
zee car by any means succeed in remedy
ing this defect, il vii! save the nation more
miIlinas in less than twelve ycarsi!thar i,
I will cost thousands 10 ctiectit. The vast.
amount that is annually paid Tor foreign
silk is known to you all, il is unnecessary
10 invite YOUR attention. or the aitentiounf
congress TO that part OF tl:c subject. But
!, j. presented 10 our view in another aud
more serious lighr, Que that should think
ought Ia claim the most solemn arlrr.ic.
ofcvery patriot and statesman in the ma
iinn Ii is well known that England is
making an energetic effort TO supply hrr
sell with cotton. independent Of our plau
te.s thar they have succeeded The past
season in producing three hundred ;hOn
rs hey have ever produced before; and
thar according 10 The report Of their agent.
,acy anticipate furnishing full supply for
their factories in shor, iiTe (; il am not
miSinlormcd within Two years. If they
succeed, which il is most probable they
viii. Gtthcrc is any truth III their own re-
pnris.) | would ask, what are we 10 pay
.1r our imports with! BY what means
are we 10 pay ,hc Interest %: our state debts.
10 say nothing of the principal. il we do
not turn oGr attention 10 the production Of
some other new aud valuable staple, by
iudci Gus division Of our labor, and the d.
vcriins portion O! il to the production OF
silk This is subject ha; every portion
Of our country is or ought to be deeply in.
,crcsicd in. II the southern planter fails
ot :. marl;c' FOR his cotton. where will ln
north find marker for their handycra!
their hats, shoes. harness, coaches, aud the
ihCusand other things HAT give employ
mrni TO tens OF thousands OF their iu!iah:-
ran,s Or where will the west find Il mar
kcl fur their horses. mules, grain and pork,
II the value ol0ur present great staple Is
destroyed. aud wc are unprovidcd with u
substitute, every portion ofour country Will
feel the shock. every citizen, no matte
where located. wlIu deals in cotton. or in
any thing that cotton is made the mcnnsof
paymcn for either directly or indirectly. is
rs much interested ia the succSss Of iha;
trade rs the planter is himself, provided
we have no substitute. If the north be
unable To sell they will he unable 10 buy.
3 .I . a,
friend of this country must feel deeply ir
re-cstcd i'll. lam aware there are those
who think. oT affect 10 think, that the issu"
exists between the free labor Of tic north
and The slave labor of :hc south: but Tbs
idea can only he entertained by men ~
small souls. who are incapable Of viewing
ami understanding The general connection
OF our multiplied system OF trade, change,
aud exchange. This they will be able Ia
understand hcucr in few years, il thn
English ,uccccd in supplying thcmscl"ce
with cotton, and we fail 10 get the silk ,rr-
siucSs established. They will then scr
I that the ,rnc issue exists between foreign
labor and American labor, regardless OF
how or whcre that labor is performed.
Taking into consideration The adlptnicn
of our country Especially Il very Iarcr
portion of the south and souihwcsr.) 10 T1r
growth Of silk; the existing difficulty in
preparing our silk for market when produ-
ccd; the immsnsc tax imposed upon us
By our importing so largely Of the article
with the strong probability that at no dis
| ,ant day our cotton, the most valuable sla-
| pie wc now have. will he checkmateds
the European market. cannot adssis 2sssy
u moment, that our statcsEssie VI III fold
their arms aud look on 18th ipdi isEcgeBra
without making an ,elisF % meet llic s.
sis. Now, suppesisg hero aas no diiii
Guilty Iiiclyte istisn ID the; relation 10 unf
cotton lipdas siunihiY conceive TINT tiici
other bfSa hes af he subject are nf snill-
ciens aporianrc 10 merit The serious con =
siiIeFatioii and liberal action Of lilo repre-
sentAtives Of his greet tnaiion, prnyi6ea the
facts connected. with the business wess
collected and properly laid before thstn.-.-.