Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-07-24

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profitable business, and he frequently
makes more per annum thaG Virgins
tobacco planter. This is one article, the
manufacture of which would divert labor
from our staples tthe great desidera,um,
both in the operatives that il would put in
!, The factory, and in the demand it would
create for minor agricultural products. -
There are thousands such; for We rely
upon the North for every kind Of manu-.
factured article, and even for some of ouI
agricultural products. We know more
than one gentleman IN thu town of Fred
ericksburg who procures his winter sup
ply Of cabbsges from New York, and any
Tuesday morning, butter from the State
Of Delaware may be found in the Rich
mond market. The next thing probably
will be, that we shall employ the Yam.
KEGS TO chew our food for us.
The productions Of Virginia may be
said literally TO he confioed 10 corn, wheat
and tobacco. That was all we'll enough
whilst there was an unlimited demand for
these articles at prices that remunerated
better than any othe: products. But is
that the case at PRESENT. The lawyers
say, cessanie ratione, cesSat Ter, that is,
when The reason for thing ceases, the
thing itself ought to cease. The vast ex
tension OF these great staples in the South
and West, has evidently oyetstocked the
market and brought these products below
the relative profits of others. Should we
then continue to make them? They, TO
be sure, are great staples, and probably
the demand for them is greater than for
any one product 10 which our soil aud
climate are congenlsl, but to oil other
products which may be raised IN Virgin
ia they do not bear the proportion OF
one to a bur dfed. We are then contin-
ing ourselves to one hundredth part Of he
products which we might make, and we
are al the same time bitterly complaining
OF the reduced price of these products
Suppose all the mechanics in the State Of
Virginia were engaged in the making of
hats, would il be very wonderful, if the
market were ovsrstocked. and The price
ofhsts very much reduced
The evil is obvious enough but for the
remedy. Who is to be the pioneer !;
who is to embark his fortunes 10 these
new products with which we are all I'M
acquainted where is the skill to come
from Many Of the agricultural articles
which might be proftably added to the
productions Of Virginia are so simple as
to require little additional skill upon the
part Of the farmer. Where skill is re-
quired, either for agricultural or manu-
featured articles to which our circum.
stances are adapted, let it be obtained. -
IL the present generation is too old to
learn, let us have our children taught
Instead of crowding the professions, rs
they are called, with promising young
men, who for want OIL employment fall into
evil habits and become nuisance to So
ciety, let US have them thoroughly in.
structed in some Of the mechsnc arts
and put them at the head of an esta bllsh-
ment smaller or larger, as our means
may allow. This is the best education
we can give them-it is the best legacy
we can leave them. Hundreds of ave-
nues TO wealth, honor, and distinction, are
open to the youth Of Virginia, who havs
he spirit and independence 10 throw off
old prejudces under which they are vast
ing away the vigor and energy Of man
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