The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-09-18

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fs.r nst We cal anenii0n . les items
"a - had.
H*.~rh;lI f.rnishes 10 lhp trade 81 he
Union. one mIllioa enc handned and
eirhsy t.oasand pairs e shoes. re eosi
n ws;rh = a 81 TO0. 900. The smo1ni
naid fpr their mannfncipre = llom s20o.
600 u $4,000.
Ar. Jerome &c New Hssfr. consumes
anuually, in his clock making business.
500 600 Iees pine lumber; 100000 ieei
,..I,oyonv. ana rose wood reneers; zoo
ton, AZ iron; 100 600 II. bras; 900 casks
nails; 500 boxes glass; l.500, gallons
vanish, Is 600 10 &c wire; 100000 ID.
clue; and $1,000 looking glass plates.
lie pays yearly. for printed labels, screws.
saws, coal. ana oil, -, 900. be employs
sessnsy-6se uorkmen pays yearly Tor
wages $50, 600; and his manulacloEy turns
COT 200 clocks zach day.
When we view this stale Of facts. We
are SURPRISED Il The hesitation and insiii-
ference Of the Southern and Western peo-
Die, upon he subject of manufacturing.
Here We are in The. Mississippi valley
tie sources &C trade constantly open 10 all
but rs; provisions pouring their shua-
dance rrr6less into our sea ports; our
soil daily becoming barren, under The
ruinous course Of culture pursued. bearing
only prosisinns, Cor which No market can
4 be reached. because no population, enga.
, ged in any permanent pursuit, save agri-
, culture, can be found; and every thing
necessary Cor onr use. from The button
. sewed upon orr clothes. to the shoes
. worn by our laboTers, and not evea ex.
! rep,ing straw lor our horses. and bread
for ourselves. furnished BY citizens Of 9th
; or States.
! lis surely time FOR The people Of his
! county 10 wake up.
Before The Alabama Academy, lite
= rary association Of this city, this subject
4 has been lately under discussion. The
q last two evenings have been occupied by
4 Mr.. B. F. Porter, in an argument 10 prove
their advantage 10 The South.
Among the positions from which b
!, argued The question. were the following
I'll 1. That lie English and Northern FAC
i tories, in acting as manufacturing agent
!, Tor The South, entailed upon her. in ih'
Z exchange Of the cotton for cloth. los
Of 4 large amount, which might be saved
BY manufactures here.
2. That the establishment OF factories
- among us would increase the value o
: real eslaie. and bring into active operation
!. not only large amount Of labor now IN
:. employed, but Of materials, such as III
coal beds, iron, &c.
:, 3. That ii would increase population
y and
4. By that means create home mar
Z ket for agricultural products. now with
= 7, ont sale, but 10 the cultivation Of whic
Z. the soil is largely adapted.
4 s. That the establishment of mannfaC
lures, would produce diversity Of thos
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! lion, to other States.
:. G. That the profits OF capital and labo
~ thus employed, would enhance The valu
Is of the raw mat :ial produced here, nc
:, only by saving expense in the process ,
:, being manufactured elsewhere, but in al
oe ding money value 10 The material itsel
- z. That sucl diversion of the capt.;
" and labor of his country is indicated b
49, the fact that an extensive domain is layin
- idle, because only suited 10 the produc
e ton Of provisions which could not be solt
y now; and because the expense Of mach
=, merry, transportation in this country, an
- the value Of water power. fuel. DC. wer
~ ~ greatly in favor Of the South West.
vn This subject is one beginning to excil
- very greatly the public mind. And we thin
a. The day is not far distant when the irrl
= principle Of living, 10 wit, living with
-, ones means, will be found as necessary {,
w. the State. as for an individual. We cannt
h conceive how nation expects 10 flourish
r any more than an individual. buying moi
-, than is sold. A State musilive within iIsei
~ and TO do so, her citizens must suppl
~ The necessary manufactured articles.
.as is folly to go abroad to buy that whicl
or having the material, industry can proyiC
y. at home. Journal and Flag.
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