Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-07-29
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kersfsY AZ TIE SorrH-A series Of s,.,yT unirf Tia
ssns,ss al South Csrclns srresrsd IN the Cnafs,on
Courier no, long ago. ~reu BY Sir. VIZ Gstes in which
the writer urges tho introduction Of manufactures into N.
South part Of lite sys,em Of dos.ic indus.
These ss.sys have been cole csd aod published in
pamphlet which attracts much interest In South Caro,.
Mr. Gregg visited the manufacturing establishments
the North aud made himself acquainted with the d.,. an,
statistics Of manufacturing operations. lie beh,ld the
tonishng rssns of industry In alliance with
throughout New Eng and-hc nVufshing town. and vii
lager, the diversified aspect OF cultivated eo,n,,x No.
every gilt Of nature was turned account naa improved
lie observed the HABITS OF the people, their ue,yi,v and
shre~dness their enterprise aud thrift and tho
comfort and roroetahy q ell ras.s. Cont,a,tsd with
all those signs 81 prosperity ,hr,,n ,h
oo'e'sn' souiheTner c"Ud but call To mind tic dI,
cut appearance o. ihiogs at hon' and deep was the
impression made upon hs mind by the diiI,t. tia, he
could not rect until his -o~ citizens of the South .d the
u'i's' Drought before ihem-a duty which no undertook
himself, aud which lac seems TO have discharged well
Mr. Gregg tells his South Carolina friends paiuy ,hs,
their Incidence and Of energy ste In. An,
a'ehne every where visible IN the State. "w sec GU,
oseA ''Hme's' he says. msny e whom too lazy To
mehd broken gate OF repair tho fences pfoet their
crops from the no'ghoofing stock. actually supplied witt,
their arc. hoe and broom handles, pitchfoks rskes
by the indot.nt mounianccts Of New Hamp-b,t. and
Maaehuse'1 Even our boatoars handspike- for rolling
logs furnished ready made, our hands, and VIA, lin
crack can bossiby be invented of which We ure moi the
pufeha'o" lie goes On further to add an illustration
of Southern Incidence, that the Chse.too an,
Piled with Gih aud Wild game by Northern men wbo -,
there curry winter and from the ncshborins waters aud
forests often realize. in the Ut one winter .uie.o
cy TO purchase small farm in New Eng and
Mr. Gregg strongly insists upon tho ncce,sity of ,,o
ducing manufacturing industry. lie say.:
By domestic manufactures the erection o.. ate
n' Chafieson every purpose that may
desire compete with foreigners, of ,bo
sands Of articles now inporedh- erection of COTTON
factories employ the poor and needy the civ and
dreds who to have little else do than follow our MI
lay parades through the sceis-the ,ction o o,,,,
manufactures throughout the State employ our moor
half starved population whose condition could nor nm,
DO improved, by working up part Of our cor,,n inf,
cloth to cover their nakrdness and TO cloth, ON,
negroes and ourselves at for the of
nabugs OF % cents per ID. at brown and beachcd shirt
ngs drilngs and cotton fauneIs Of from to cts moi,
b-nstead oi sending the sumo abroad be returned
charged with IL cts pound for osnuburgs and of
~ to ID for tue other articles. mean that every viii
age aud cross road IN the State should have anncy
Shoemaker clohier, hatter blacksmith that en-
mend ploughs and our chains wagon and chr
oge maker. This is the kind Of speak Of
necessary to bring forth the energies Of the country
The Of white labor is be relied on In some il,
stances when manufacturing establishments have been mn,
in operation the South there has been no difficulty
pereueed in obtaining labour suitable for carving
on Ii is only necessary, says MIR. Gregg 10 buli
manufacturing village Of shanes, in HEALTHY Location
in any part Of the State have crowds of poor lhc,
people around you asking employment half the cor,pen
sation given To operators the North is indeed pain
full to be brought with such ignorance and desr,
daon but the other hand pleasant, TO witness the
change which takes place the condition of those
who obtain employment. The cmacit-d pale faced chill
dren the appearance Of robust health and
their taercd garments exchanged for those suited ia
better condition. II you visit their dwellings, YOU will find
| ,hem supplied with wholesome food and on the ss.b,,b
when the females turn out with their gay coored gowns
you will imagine yourself surrounded by groups Of civ
bellies.
Here follows paragraph for III. especial 5enen Of the
politicians the South who the habit looking every
where for the OF their prosperity EXCEPT TO the
right quarter:
eli Caroinian wishes the worn OF, and desolsc
fields turned into pastures villages frightened up
The hand OF industry, dapdsted houses taken down
TO be replaced by opuicnt mansions, muddy and Utmost i'm
passbc roads graded and MscAdsm:zcd let him u, hi,
endsauors 10 make the people OF South Carolina think
OF their and of tho poaceable means or
rcdress-lc politicians instead OF teaching.us TO haze
Northern brethren cndeavo get up good fe cling
for domestic indusylet them teach people that the
true mode OF resistance is by making and
les-let them cldcavor satisfy capitalists that We
not the verge Of revolution but that there is safety
| in investment in South Carolina"