The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-09-19

tic Efforts OF our Rod Road Directors, 10
educing the freight Of hay below tina, Of /
my other article, TO promote lis imporla.
ION into Charleston from the interior Of I
South Carolina, should have resulted IN
he shipment OF large quantities of north.
sru hay 10 Columbia and Hamburg while
i is well known fact that we have many
thousand Of acres Of swamp land in the vi
clnity of both of these places, some Of
which, near Columbia, have been put in
and are now yielding three
tons $4,000 lbs 10 the acre, worth from
81 10 81 % per hundred and mol requlr-
ing more labor than IS necessary 10 bestow
on an acre Of land cultivated in cotton. I
Why should We not raise our own horses, I
mules, beef, cattle, hogs and sheep Why
should We not spin our own cotton into
warn and cloth, and bale II with our own
domestic cloths Why should we permit
ourselves to be imposed on by the northern
trash brought out here 10 the shape Of
shoes, while We have all the materials and
labor around US necessary 10 do ourselves
justice in the procuring such supplies Let
US encourage our iron masters 10 perse-
we're, by putting their own shoulders to the
wheel. to import the men Of science, who
are making such rapid strides in develop
NO the resources Of other States, not as
rich 10 mineral treasures as our own.
lie, US encourage the formation Of new
agricultural societies, that every mau who
feels an Interest in his country may be.
come enlisted IN the cause Of pushing for.
ward scientific agriculture and the mechsn
ic arts. We viii thus be brought into
coniac, With each o,her-many viii be in.
duced to write, and others 10 read. Ia
this way the literary man will be able 10
iimpari his knowledge to the working man,
and receive n turn the practical results Of
F. the observani laborer, aud ID this manner
we shall DO able 10 combine our efforts IN
( promoting any change which may be
( thought desirable 10 be effected in the
country. As there has been great deal
said on the subject Of the revolution which
must soon lake place IN the industrial pur.
suits Of eur Sla,e, and particularly IS to
our becoming a manufacturing people, we
will venture teN brief remarks on thl;
subject before we close. What is intended
by those who advocate the introduction OF
manufacturer, particularly hat of cotton
Some people seem 10 think that every
planter should 20 10 work to spin his own
cotton into warn, make his own shoes &c.
others than the present system Of agrlcul
ture vii be al once overturned, our rlcC
and cotton fields turned into potatoe patch
es, and We become as Il we're by magic, .
farming and great manufacturing people
Any change for the better must be gradu
al, O. l. will not be permanent In at
tempting to introduce manufactures, nC
J doubt many improper things vii be done
: and much capital viii be pboly lost 10 il:
= oauers by irjudicious investments in ma
: chinery. The idea Of planter meuufac
T turing his OVID cotton INTO yarn, Is lmprac
5 ,icable and should not DO attempted ou,i
, manufacturing knowledge IS more genera
J with us, unless il be BY those who can q,
, sufficiently large into il to avail themselves
Of all the advantages which manufacturer
derive from The employment: Of men %
. derstanding the business.
To proceed, we will ask, again, how i
= the change 10 be made We would say
let the present agricultural capital and Ia
, Dor Of the country remain very much as /
is. Those engaged in these pursuits mus
} be content to look for their advantages il
; the general prosperity which viii be bro
} around them, in an increased white popu
. laton, good common schools, the example
Of working class Of white people arcane
their children, 4 home market fgr their az
rcuitura products, increased yaluo Of ren
estate, aad good roads Tor the transPor'a,
ton Of produce 10 market. They must
learn 10 keep out Of debt-to stay q, home
and save their money tmuch OF which is
unnecessarily expended 10 visiting the
Northern States 10 be expended in lmproy.
ing and identifying our own country thus
making i not only desirable for ourselves
sn5GHaIA 70 bBfe Noises and mules, beef,
cattle and hogs-pay more attention 10 the
rearing of sheep-la short, plant less cot
ton, and become, by degrees, more agri.
cultural. But the question about manu-.
tactures IS yet 10 be answered. To what
extent is il desirable 10 embark in tL.s bu-
siness, and how is i, TO he brought abou,
without heavy drafts On the agricultural
capital and labor Of thsr country We
would say that South Carolina should have
abou, 40 or so factories located at various
points over the State, and tina, they should
be similar establishments 10 those belong.
ing 10 the Massachusetts company at Lo-
well, end be employed in making tue kad
Of goods produced by those mills, say,
brown shirlnr and sheeting, and yard
wide, three yards 10 The ID. drills, 30
. 100 10 the b., and print cioths, about 4 to
3 yards to the ID, aud yarn for export.
These mills contain about 7 900 spadIes
each, aud go looms. They should be put
! in opera,lon and owned by the capitalist
ture, a,!he State, not engaged IN agrlcul-
owned by inefficient quantity Of the stock
men the control Of thenPJye Ldat class Of
Of capital, for Charleston hefseilc,9Q lack
nIsh large portion Of II. They should
work white or black abor, spin yarn and