The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-09-19
NUMBER SO.
From the Charleston Courier.

mar tVeciS on me JFtsfh Hdfe u 0gr''
culture, fdacdtion, and The body poliHc.
Their influence on the foreign COMMERCE,
and the protecttrs system Of The United
States. Iior they are 70 be introduced,
the capital uhich riH be necessary, and
rhat class Of men are to perform tho
] rork.
NO " CoseLVDEDI
1t has been urged by some writer's that
J manufactures hive not thtiyed aud cauuot
thrive IN Southern climates, but this we
hold TO be a great uistake, and those who
feel an interest in the matter may soon sat-
isiy themselves on the subject, by reference
10 the history OF the world for few ceniu-
res back. II is trne that manufactures
are carried on most successfully, at pres.
ent IN Northern climates, but We bold that
his has been brought about by accidental
circumstances, and not by natural causes;
the idea Of one country rearing the raw ma
, terial and another manufacturing i, is Of re-
cent date. Hemp growing countries have
always been, and are nov, the most success
fol manufacturers Of that article. The
same may be said of fax and silk, snd was
tho case with cotton uulil very recently.
! As far back as 1000 years before the
/ christian era, we have accounts Of the COT
! ton manufactures of the East Indies, Ia
! ALEXANDER's time we read Of The splendid
cotton robes and calcoe9 Of the East
+ The city of Rome, in the days Of her glory,
was a large consumer Of Indian cotton
cloths. In Arabia, upper Egypt, and many
other parts Of Africa, the inhabitants we've
growers and manufacturers OF cotton
When Mexico was discovered, cotton was
grown in that country, aud its manufacture
into beautiful and costly robes bad advanc.
Cd 10 considerable perfection. In the ID,
IA, l. and len centuries, i;aly, the south
OF France, and Spain, we're iamed for man.
ulaCures. As late as the 18th century,
Spain was regarded TO be the most skiiul
Of the European nations in the manufacture
Of silk and cotton. She lost the sGtand her
artisans through the religious prosecutions.
Many persons were exled and found PRO
lection aud every possible encouragement
10 Englaud, where the value Of home
manufactures began to be appreciated, aud
notwithstanding tue great encouragement
given to manufactures 10 ENGLAND, she
struggled FOR many years against he; moro
successful Southern coEp.tstor. From The
year 1907 10 100, England imported about
3j millions of dollars worth Of India cotton
fabrics, and about this tine il beng made
apparent to Parliament that these goods
cost five parts in SIX less han they could be-
manufactured for in England, laws were
passed prohjIng oil such goods as could be-
made in Great Britain; but notvihsiani.
ug all this, heavy drains still continued to
be made 90 that nation for the 6DcF fabrics
the manufacture of which seems TO be pecu.
Iiarly adapted to The patient, enduring, 10.
comoIveIess people Of Southern Chimes
About the year 1850 the new aud wonder
fol lights Of science began TO break in on
the world, when machinery began TO be
adapted 10 manufactures; this produced
very important changes by giving Assem-
dency to christian and civilized nations,
which alone could 8pply the arts and give
stability and security 10 property, so vital
Iy important IN the prosecution OF bust
ness requiring large investments Of cap
ltGl, About this time, the continental war
broke out, which couyulsed for many years
the greater portion Of the civilized world.
para,iye quiet, while her ~ :" NAMED COM
bors were suffering under the devastating
influence Of war, which brought FIRE and
sword to the door of every iuhabnant, par.
ahzing every human effort, and scarcely
allowing sufficient qnjet to produce tho
bread 0, life this accounts for the success
Of England ever her neighbors on the con.
tuen,. She is, however, very fast losing
her asceudaucy. France is making rapid
strides and wall not be conten,ed while she
Is second to England. In the south Of
France aud in parts of Italy, the manufac.
ture Of iue woo ems, silks, and cotton goods
are already far IN advance Of England
thus much for Europe. Now, how BE- -
been with us in the United StatesI,o =, was
not until lS05 10 IL thatoyd il is well
riouIy Of MANUFACTURED e,nth. Ca-o';o"
known that, a, rfas per'oddna.ed, literally
aud Georgia we're ospl cts of golden bar
drunken wlheir cotton fields. New En-
vests ~as suffering under an exhausted SOIL
and crippled commerce, 50 that she may
be SAID 10 have been driven into the bust
ness. and had the same causes existed then
which are now operating in South Carolina
to induce her 10 embark in such pursuits,
there can be no doubt as to what the results
would have been. From reading the &C
counts Of the loaihsome condition Of the fac
tory operatives Of Manchester, many arc
led to the erroneous Impressions that manu-
featuring has tendency to degenerate
morally and physically; that operatives arc
Of necessity shut up in close, dusty, unheaI'
thy apartments, where the heat must rem
der the atmosphere detrimental to human
health. Itwould probably be we'll 10 inform
such persons that cotton factories are Of ne
resslty well ventilated, beng open, with
windows to admit light from every side.
Such buildings range in size from 40 to
50 feet in width, and from so to 400 feet in
length, and are from 3 to 5 stories high
so much for the factory buildings; and as
regards dwelling houses, our operatives will