Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-03-30

p......-.- - "a i.L .--S..l, ..ey uv.s fcditke
ior the whole; IT follows tha, onc.haif their
capital and labor employed in The production
OF Cotton, is ntcsl impvoyidcn,ly thrown away
How could i, bc prcflaby invested In the
frs, place, in reclaiining exhausted lands, aud
maxim: substantial improvements.
in raising every horse. mnle, hog, cow aud
sheep. necessary for The utmost comfort of the
nlanic.. These suggestions nIe so common
place, That stranger 10 the Tnlnous system here
ioG,re nrac;icrd IN the Cotton region, would be
M, TO discredi, any evidence but that his own
senses, gong 10 prove lhnt any people upon the
face OF the globe, could neglect such cardinal
virtues in the wild pursuit olfi!thy lucrc. But
the catalogue is not yet complete. Besides
being depcndan, on Kentucky and Tennessee.
for a large proportion OF the stock used and
consumed. we are tributary 10 North Carolina
for butter. spples aud cahhages; TO Virginia ioi
,,hocco: 10 The New England States for shucs
hats. negro clothx butter. cheese. irish po;n'
,,es picklei beef aud pork: 10 New York,
Pennsylvania. Maryland. aud Virginia for flour
| In this cnuuc ration have purpuscly mentions
! al those articles only, which may ~ well be
raiscd in the Cotton region, rs IN the States re-
snor,;ycly. lroGi which they are brought tn rs
aud !, will be recalec,ed, that for every article
purcbased from the four First named States we
pny cash nslead OF produce III exchange; nnd
/ liza, the amount OF southern produce Consumed
/ by the north. is nothing like an equiSaen, los
,hn amount Of northern produce aud niaru'ac
lures consumed at the sontii.
Bu, the capital TO be diverted from the prn
duc,;op oI Cotton NAV be profiably invested
in v,rons other ways. Should Cotton take the
,I-re nj Hemp, in tho manufacture ofbas ging
r,,e Re. tho number Of factories should be
increased Tie planter may devote portion
of his skill and capital TO making Silk. Oul
so;l and climate ire admirably suited To the
nrnduction Of Indigo. and II is the opinion oI
IN excellent w.i,,r in one Of our sister States
,L,, !, NIGH, be ,rufi,ably cultivated. More
,,,;,h, no said upa, this btuneh OF the srtjer:
hn, 10, ma see whal would be the effect oi the
.o,,rsc suggested, ipon the ultimate prosperity
or Tho country. liwoRld make us an indcpen
Jon, neoplc, by brewing us on our own re-.
snnrres We stpHld form habits Of economy
,,h;rh nnuld soonlrec us from debi, aud cure
.ho ,,rouensity furwild and reckless specua.
no, hy Withdrawing the facilities aud icmpta
,,o,,s ~ lis induigece-a propensity more dan
"sr,ns 10 the prosperity Of tic co,,niiy. aid one
Sssh;ch has alreadyicen more destructive to lis
hos, Interests, tharall other culamiies besides
! 7, "a no, cx,ravasaf to say. thu; The unparaiel
ied cmharrassn,et and distress. which The
country is groaniH under. are wholly attribute
,hIe 10 IL; fur albugh other Causes operate,
10 produce tho caitii,ous results complained
Of, We, they were aailInries. The expansion ut
Hank issues lTas ben ore Of those auxiliaries
and no, tho sais iuucemont 10 speculation L
tho remedy which, have proposed be applied
with auy reasonaie hope of success, ii mus
be applied TO all clsses; 70 tho Banks Us wei
as to the people; nd the effect will DO TO give
, dinol virtuc-io nike us independent Of nj
+ foreign supplies ( those commodities which
, we can produce orselves. and for The purchase
nj which VIC have,een compelled TO pay mo
pey. instead ofan qnivalent IN our staple pro
duci;ons. IN shdr il will enable us TO avai
ourselves Of the beefits of our position, which
benefits have hiihrto been pocke,ed by'ou'