The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-08-29

From No CdarIfstUn CvpyI,r


From ne charleston Comi,r
COTTON MANuFACIURES ~ TN
uID ATLANTIC SOUTHERN STATES.
Their sFecfs on the prcsen, state Of ayr
culture cduca'iUp aud NE body p9hHc
Their bBpeHce On he (ortiga compterce
and The Profecfire ygsttm II tho initta
Hfates. Hon Thy are 10 BE- introduced
he cdplfai uhich uH he necessary atp.
ntat otass II nan ars % perform NE
ualh.
! he suIl G. OF the emLarrassed condition
engaged - The growth o. cotton. s one 81
/ unNIou. inquiry Nth all classes of our cam
mnnnN. IL isa matter OF the deepest ron
. ccfn 70 as ~ evety pnlnt OF view, aud there
y no question n the present time, so tull
u interest 20 cur whole community 80 none
pregnant Sllh suohimportbnl consequences
10 every portion OF suctcly rs tie changes
4 20 our industrial pursuit. uecessnty 10 ren
oyhtc our fortunes. Tho extraordinary
progress oI rhe grasgb ct cotton has, It is
veil known gone Ear uhcad OF consumption,
and THIS Nth other causes has reduced the
value Of our ctcst staple 70 - low o point
as "a rruder Il no longer COMMODITY 10 be
relied on rs means Of dependence IA the
old Atlantic States. particularly 10 sections
where tie lnud has been exhausted MANY
attribute The whole cause % o'efproduc,ion
others manly % the protective system !,
md these are OF cnurse topics Of absorbing
and Interesting ,uqa,ty and ~th some, SOUR.
cca 81 great deal 81 btlrfucss Of party feel.
ny s,nough taf those 0bo ~ not pust
#"rcs, 10 kun" TIE TACT,
tbHt prices have gone down aud arc likely
to remaIn 20. To such. uc th,nk thore !.
a sutthci Tor consideration lur more Impur
laut That Vs. how tho ool IL TO 10 per
meuluty avoided Were !, possible 20 ar
rvc OF tie truth, and demonstrate !, 10 the
CONVICTION Of every mlnd that tie cv,l has
been produced by either the one or the 9th
cr; o. uere /, possible To arrive u the truth
to the faction II cent, hpw much Of the
depression is lpsllt chargcubIe to the pro
tccuyc system, the qJcsilun would silll re
main open aq TO the means TO be used 10 oh
tam petmanenI reltt,
Il caused entirely by ovc: production,
ary trmgprs.D. measures On our part, such
a. Efforts 10 t,fn comb.n1liuu- cor tho pur
pose Of planting less cotton, viii end ~ fail
urc 10 produce the desired results. !, the
cuusc ct depression bo Traced TO tho protec
tive system, either wholly W III part, theu
puuieuee and sound policy dictates TO vs. the
proprot7 OF accompanying our ondrayot-
- overthrow tho prefecture system, wgb
efforts 10 produce s1ch chnrecs IN our ~
dusluM pursuits as to render Us not ouiy ~.
dependent OF tho-e ~ip have fastened this
evil upon us, bot Of The whole world, for we
viii not huJ lasting rei,rl IN failing INTO the
embraces Of old EugMhd She has not
been particularly famed tur hbomllty 10
wards her dependents, bot rather Tor Weld
lne no IRON sccptra 10 taking caro- ct the IN
tctc-t OF Ter ovn sutrcts. Indeed, ,nde
pcudruce nj home Is tie only source from
which We may expect permanent rclch-
We may hy combination u parties, aud
united Efforts on The pgu Of our Southern
statesmen procure mnpuly "a Congress
solhcre0tly large to repeal, or very much
modify the present lafIl', aud wc may be n
duccd To entertain hopes that the protective
system will be wholly abandoned. Eut
such hopes NO thlck w,ll prove iollaclous,
lor the changes which may be brought about
by combinations among the politicians OF
the country, although greatly aldcd hy the
honest convictions produced by the eIo
gurncc Of our statesmen, viii lack that guar,
anreo which Independence at homo viii
alone give. The very next Congress WHICH
sits ulier the repeal OF the tariff, may restore
It IN more aggravated form than that 10
which II now exists. II then stands rs III
bnnd while our statesmen are battling the
cause Of free trnde 10 the halls OF Congress,
TO be on the alert at home. Lot Us SEQ 10
a. that We do not continue policy which
holds out tho strongest inducements TO our
op,onen,a to adhere to their restrictive pol
rcy. let us try to encourage tho invest
ment OF capital ~ all species OF husbandry
oad manufacturing which nay promise ns
a supply oi tho prime ncccssaues Of illr'-
Let our planters raise less cotton and at.
tend more 10 the rearing OF stock and sup
pIylnr themselves with brUad-wo may IA
this way teach old Kentucky that We car
do without her horses, hemp, rope, and bag
zinc cloth OHIO aud Indiana tia, we can
SIMPLY ourselves with mules, beef, cattle,
hogs, sc. tho State OF Pennsylvania tina.
we cor mako our own Iron New York,
Connecticut and Maine, that we can raise
our own hay, make our own butter
and checsc aud Massachusetts that NO
can, when hard pressed, supply ourselves