New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-06-19
Light nj the south.
EssArs on DOMESTIC INDUSTRY. &c By WiLiiAs
GREsG. Of south CArolns Burgess a JAMES
Chsre-tor puhIshc--

object of Mr. Gregg i to show the policy OF miro
d1cing manufactures into the South. He en'eFs
thoroughly into the subject; armed with facts and
satisfies and with style. energy and power thai
vii csnse il 70 be read IN whatever hsnfs Il may
illl Mr.. u mad visited many OF our great last
ern factories and obtained all the statistics Win
great minaieness. and observed the striking con
trasi between Northern industry and economy ana
Southern proiiral;y and idleness. He snteavors
70 open the ewes not only Of hi own state but also
North Carolina and Georgia. and il he does not i
viii be hopeless TO attempt to penetrate the dense
darkness that overspreais their minds. What
Carolina is and what she may De are summed up in
strong relief
We have SAYS Mr. Il the materials among us.
which. st in motion by this branch OF industry.
| Cotton manufactures would create an energy that
would revolutionize orr state morally and physl
cally; uprooi the immense forests that now cover
the flares, portion Of our soil di~eulbowel the hid
| den treasures contained in our immense beds OF
ron ore; revive the dropping spirits OF our Iron
Masters shake the very foundation OF the beds OF
,-aniie that abound in all parts of our State resus-
cliae WORKOUT soil construct for u good roads
| and bridges. erect houses Of such durable mate
| ral- a. should make them monuments OF our enter
rem children and which would place IN a con
tiiion 70 meet any emergency that might arise.
Again.
Il would indeed be- well for Us ii We were not
30 refined in our politics 81 the talent. which has
been. for years past. aud = now engaged m cmbr
iernc our INDECENT people against their industrious
neighbors of the North had been with the same
zeal engaged IN promoting domestic industry anu
The encouragcment OF the mechanical arts-ii "a.
d f.4. s,ra
south Carolina Ii i only necessary to travel over
the sterile mountains OF Connecticut MaSsachu
sets Vermont and New Hampshire, 10 learn the
true secret OF our charlottesville McDuiiie 10 the
contrary Notwithstanding. to learn the difference
between Incidence and industry. cxtravagance and
economy. We there see the scenery which would
take the place of our Imprinted mansons-dllapl
dated cabins with mud chimneys and no Windows
-broken-down rail fences fields overgrown with
weeds and thrown away. half exhausted. to be
taken MP by pine thickeis-heei cattle unprotected
from the inclemency Of winter. and 20 poor o,
barely TO preserve life In fact every evidence thar
can possibly be exhibited 10 satisfy a stranger thu.
we are 70 say the least, destitute OF every ieaiur,
which characterizes an industrious people, may be
seen among Us
There is so much truth in the following that w
are tempted TO extract it:
4 change in our habits and industrial pursuits
i far greater desideratum than any change in the
| laws OF our Government which the most clamorons
| opponents OF the Tariff could devise. He who ha-
| possessed himself of the notion that have tht
industry and are wronged ont OF our hard earning
| bv lazy set of schcmng Yankees, 10 get nd O.
| this deuslon, needs only seat himself the
| Charleston wharves for a few DAYS and behold SHY
Alter ship arrive, laden down with the various art
cles produced by Yankee industry Let him be
| hold these vessels dischargng their cargOes and
| count the cos; 10 South Carolina
From the month OF September till May. ouf
| wharves are crowded. not only with the article
| manufactured by the handicraiismen of the North
| but with vast quantities OF dairy articles and All
| kinds of culinary vegetables, which are far bette
afsprcd 10 the soil of South Carolina than 20 tho-o
| places where they are grown. Here may be seen O.
picture that ought to bring a blush on the face OF
| the statesman who would advocate legislative r.
-i-'ancc as the remedy tor orr state. II ought O.
make every citizen who feels an interest IN hs
| country ashamed TO visit the clothing stores OF
| Charleston. and the vast exhibition OF ready
made clothing manufactured mostly by the women
of PHILADELPHIA New York Boston and Othei
Northern cities to the de;riment and starry alton oou
own countrywOmcn hundreds of HON may be found
in our own good city in wretched poverty, unable
to procure work by which they would be- glad IL
| earn a decent living
The extravagant prodigaliiy Of those who travel
TO the North for pleasure in the summer season.
would hardly be believed by frugal citizens
single tailor in Boston sold in one year to Charles
ton alone $4,000 of clothing What then. mus,
have been sold by all he other taiors Of that place
New York and Philadelphia One Of these high
bloods worth only $4,000, ia more cxtmvagani
than many OF our citizens worth half million
such are the acknowledgements of South Caro-
nan himself speaking in the honesty of truth
Pardon he says for repeating the call on
south Carolina to 20 to work God speed the da,
when the politicians will be exhorting the people
to domestic industry instead Of State resistance.
when our City Councils may become 80 en-
gh;ened to see the propriety of following the
example Of every other city in the civilized world
| in removing the restrictions on the steam engine
now indispensable to every department OF manufac-
turing. The OF which at the time Mr. q. wrote,
wasby law nterdicted in the city of Charleston which
we since hear has been repealed The lawgyers
probably intended in this way to manifest their hos
iiiiy To the s,eam.engine a. lying at the foundation
Of manufacturing industry They seem to hay,
almost much horror lest Northern Improvements
in the arts should be introduced among them the
Chinese who preferred claiming their soldiers to THEN
cannon TO prevent their running away because they
were constantly bursting, rather than adopt foreign
ones that would no; burst There Statesmen seem
b.reii OF all the principles OF common sense. Is il
much learning. ambition. jealousy. or a combination
of ALL that has slnoihcred all their wisdom
Mr. G. demonstrates that they hire the spnners
and weavers OF the North, and pay four for one,
when their idle people could perform the same
work which would cost the State nothing and
make them better citizens than they were before
This pamphlet contains 80 many truths ~ well
said that must have It's influence. In fact the ad
mission Of the steam engine into the city Of Charles
ton is proof that CLEAN Of light has penetrated
the barbarous ignorance that before excluded IL
TaF Pill, FOR hillary AID OTHER DISORDERS
OF THE sYsrEN--Thc writer never Doctor Beck
with and has shadow Of interest in h. pi.s-but b.
seeks % DO a service all who afflicted with impair
60 digestive ORGANS and unsound azy liver by
commenting the OF tie pal referred 20 by the Rev
Mr. Guriey the following certificate Though he does
nor know Doctor Beckwith, personally, he knows him
be eminent physician and scholar and most est