The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-09-05

81 H''"Ht NHH t"t Do1y pune.
Ihe~ mfarare On M foreiea commerce,
and the proteetre sysitm IF me rai,ea
States. How they are 10 b. iatrodpced,
me capital mhich nil be necessary, and
rhat class u men are 10 Pcrform lie
worh
NO.
We viii open the sul lact ngain by quo.
tation from The address Of Governor Ham.
mond, before alluded 10.
But j, is YAM to lament what Proyi.
denco seems 10 have decrecd, as 1t would
be 10 expectto avert II, by closing our eyes
upon the fact aud indui2ing ia the shor, aud
foolish happiness Of wIIul blindness. We
have no alternative hnt 10 prepare to meet
the difficulties which nwalt Us. lfmy fears
may indeed haye napuiied the danger, we
can lose nothing, at al events, by serious
consideration 81 the facts have presented,
aud an immediate und earnest inquiry into
the resources sc possess, and Of which we
can avail ourselves N case Of need"
Again
Next to short staple Of cotton, aud
perhaps hard ware, and not far behind eth
er, leather Is the most important article Of
Irolfic. The consumption Of the various
brauches Of rs manufacture in South Caro-
ina cannot ian short Of two and half mil.
hons Of dollars, aud II IS probable that four
iiiths Of Tins SUN poe, abroad for The pur.
chase Of It. We cannow furnish almost 40
adequate supply Of tie raw hides for this
consumption, and 10 few years Will far
nish vastly more. The chef materials
Tor tanning are every where al hind,
and the process IS one Of the most
simple in the whole range Of useful arts.-
Nor IS that Of manufacturing large por.
non ul the nrtici-= mo which !: Is made
for our use, much more difficult. But the
leather once prepared IN sufficient quaint
ties, sc should soon liud abundance Of the
best mechanics On The spot aud thus save
to ourselves the whole sum, But IT is not
only by the amour, Of money which would
be saved 10 us by making aud maDutactur.
ing our own leather, OF by cotton factories
OF iron woIk-, nor even by foreign com.
merce, they might ultimately give Us lha,
we should be benefited. Although it is
i8isc principle IN legislation tina, manuiac.
turing should be forced upon country by
protecting duties Injurious to other inter
ests, there cannot be a doubt that where it
grows up spontaneously, II is grent bIes
sing, II makes an immense difference IN
the prosperity Of any PEOPLE, and especial.
y Of an agricultural people, whether their
work shops are al home or in other coun,
tues. Not only are they freed from hea,
W TAXATION IN the shape Of commissions,
freishts aud tariff, but the mechanic elias
ses are valuable consumers Of agricultural
produce. They consume, too, the produe,
ton of one another. They add vastly to
the nerve aud oiuew Of the body polite
And sheu united ia the Same community
with class Of industrious and enlightened
agucUl'ulis,s, they continually enrich ind
strengthen one another. II is this union
- hlch bias made Great Britain Shat she is,
and will trust, at no distant future, shed It's
happy influence oyCfthe Southern country. "
But we might convert our surplus corn
and gram into 1.-Two stock ns well as any PEG
pie IN the world, and thus keep at home
immense Sums which are annually drawn
from Us IN exchange for horses, mules, cat,
tie, hogs, sheep, aud even poultry. Oar
climate has not been found too warm for
any species Of domestic animal. English
cattle and sheep, as well as English hor,
scs, flourish even on our sea board and
our mid winters enables US to keep all
kinds Of stock at comparatively Iiulc eX.
pcusa for either food or shelter Oar
swamps arc covered with natural and M
ti,ious cyergreens nost.artGcinl grasses
have been found to succeed while anon.
our own diversified productions, We have
substitutes which render them scarcely ne
ceSary, Carrots, beets, and turuIps, all
do well. PIndars and sweet potatoes, more
perhaps for stock than these, are
peculiarly our prodn~ts. With these two
articles, the luXurlaut COW pea, and the
common grains, We can, for 9 months in
the year, furnish, al 4 cheap rate, the rich
est aud most abundant pastuFago aud what
can do more Iudeed, in raising
hogs, could We find foreign market, or
had we large cities or numerous factories
among US to afford nou.produclng consul
mers, we could do business not at all less
profitable thnn growing cotton at l2A cents
a pound. With tolerable pas,uragc u hog
weighing 200 lbs, nett, may be reared aud
iatteued on 5 bushels of corn. Ga average
land, 300 bushels to each hand and horse,
would not bo more than fair crop-l00
bushels will feed the hand and horse leav.
my 20O bushels surplus. With this, %
hogs weighing 5000 lbs. nett, may be rails
ed. Al cents per ID. for this pork, or 6
cents when converted INTO bocon, the gross
income per hand will bo 5000 While
1900 lbs. of cotton at l23 cts, will bring
only $50 gross thus enabling US TO make
a very liberal allowance for the trouble OF
attending to the stock, and any errors there
NAV be in the calculation. That we should
under these circumstances, ever purchase
meat from other States, proves, | think, that
there has been some want both Of reflection
and experiment. Yet for thus article, and
other kinds Of provisions and for mules and
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