The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-06-05
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BREADsrTRRs-A CONTRAST.


BREADsrUPFs-A CONTRAST.
ys,ss.ss yusaars q Gs aLHadaanse Of Brad-slgEs
a. fLs praspoify 4 aDaafry. cDalraslod
mtl an aLsrsur n Thai PisRiy and shsGP-
HGs. ...rz-.ea.. ID. ae .e-a .a -
Aay one who has occasion 10 visit the
N.aiiirm States. observes, on returning
bomeward. fact tllai starIles him. in the
dlasIenee presented 10 the eve, in the Two
sections of country. There. he sees an
sapearsnce Of cnInfprl; men of very mo-
dsfs.e means live IN neat houses; iho.e OF
greater wealth in splendid ones; li'ere
spems 10 be place for every thing. and
every thing is in lis place. Here. the
pc,arr il aliogeIherdiiIereni; people seem
70 regard their places 0r abo,le as neces-
.ary evils. and pay as lirle attention TO
mixing them either neat or comfortable IS
po.sibIe. They seem % esteem house
md is fixtures like an Arab does his tent,
- something that's - he occupied fnr on
Is brirf moment. aud any pains aud ex-
pense in adapting il TO comfortable living.
a. an unnecessary waste Of lime and mo-
nsy. As 10 ornameniing the grounds
around il. with trees and shrubbery. such
an idea d es not seem TO have occurred 10
the occupant. :w-# .- as Es-- r.
There, If yon have occasion 10 stop
II house in The country. you find al
,hs table frod prepared properly; and
butter. milk. and seasonable vegetables
are SET before you. Here, sou have that
eternal dish-fried bacon, or pork. if il is
winter, swimming in grease. !" and moth.
ing else" except long collartls" and
bread. The owner may have his princi-
pal wealth in cattle, 10 the amountOf ma
ny hundred. as is the case in some places,
aud if i, is winter or spring. he has moi an
ounce Of butter TO offer you, and rarely
even milk enough 10 put in your coffee.
Inquire the price Of building house
there. aud the amount is small. Here,
the cost il 50 great. rs to deter any ono
from building good one, any where else
than in large town. ltwould be though
extravaganza 10 entertain the idea in Oh,
country.
There il cause for This disparity in ih'
condition and appearance ofihese two sec
tons Of the same country-What IS tia
cause. This question has been often ask
ed in our psesence, and the answer has al
ways involved some abstrusity wholly Ir
relevant 10 the subject, in our view OF TN
case. Arc we less in,elligentthan our neigh
bors! Has agent 4 sun rendered us les
capable of the use Of our mental faculte
than they! This will hardly be admitted
The real cause. f,om Us very obyiousnes:
seems to have been overlooked. in search
ING alter remote ones. IL Is becans
ihsv produce bread aud msdi IN abm
dance. and zee do moi, That there al
other auxiliary causes, in the way Of III
equal revenue laws, &c. which tend
raise one section and depress another. "
doubt not; but the radical cause is the OF
VIC have stated, we believe. cs.~"
In order io see it's effect readily, let
suppose yon have house tobuild. IL
must have lumber, brick and lime; a ca
penter is to be employed 10 build d
house, a bricklayer TO make the chin nj
and plaster the walls--1he sawyer as
you price for the lumber that appea
high, when taken in connexion with
plenty and cheapness of water power a
pine timber, and he solves the difficult
very soon, by telling you the price he b
10 nav for corn, to subsis, himself, !
hands, anil his mules, which haul I
stocks to the mill. and the lumber aw
from it, Each mule. purchased from
Ken,uckian, costs him SIS or $50, a
the corn to feed them costs him, TO assu'
The current rates in Macon at this date
cents per bushel. II Is easy 10 see
effect Of tlls on lumber. The same r
sons apply with the brick.makcr,
lime-burnes, precisely. Then go to
carpenter and brick-layer andtell ihem
price of building house and a chimr
and of plas,ering at The North, and
them why they cannot afford TO WORK
the same rates. They will tell you I
living is cheap at the North; il ~ d
here. Aud you have solution OF
whole mystery. and build your house
twice the cost which would be necessa
il you lived in country where provlsl
/ were plenty and cheap. --.* ysa.
( But here the farmer turns upon us.
asks, What Ito become Of me II !
get but 25 cents for my corn ! z
| answer, that with an abundance OF cor
| that price. and every thing else at pro
/ ,ionate rate. you will live more pleni
I ly, more comfortably and independe
/ in eyeryare.pect; yourself. and the W
Il face ofthe country andi,s population,
| the pettifogger to the pig. inelaslsely'
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