Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-04-01

,nouIh inr the good nl my country, but
want courage ID storm the citadel OF SATAN.
MANurAcTrkiNG Is CBARtEsTsS AHD
IT'S FIcISITY.-rhc Legislature at its last
session Incorporated three Companies for
manufacturing purposes, tn.wit, the Gran-
il,cvile. tie Ashley. and The BeIvidere ;
The first with capital Of S300.000 tho
shares $500 each, the SECOND with one uf
$500, ,00U, the shares $1,000 each, and lie
i3elvidere with Il capital Of $4,000. The
shares 800 each. The siIe Of the Gran
itlcvillc has been chosen. twill be with
in a few miles of Aiken. That of The
Bclvidege will be OH Cooper River, one
mile by water aud two by land from the
City while that of the Ashley is uuder-
mined. Extensive water privileges and
adjacent IatrI have been already purchas.
e., for tie Grani,,ctiIIe Company. 1t fol-
lows lha, Tie Incariuii of This Manufactory
will he ou, of The City and beyond lis en-.
virnns, while the .IncaIion Of the Other TWO
will We either in Charleston or It's vicinity.
Water will necessarily lie The moIive pow
ar rf The first. aud steam Of the others.
The Legislature has judiciously made
;he capitals aud shares of these Cnmpa-
nes unequal. Individuals Of unequal
circumstances may participate, conse-
1renIly, III Ihcir advantages. The ex-
pertinent may be commenced Ti'h a cap
ilal SO lnw as $50 0H00, il case The capitals
nf tho other Two Companies should not he
completed. A portion of the silares Of
GraniIlcviIc and Of Tie Ashley has been
subscribed. The stock of The Beividere
;ras no, becn offered. The Legislature has
also required hat aU The capilals Of these
Companies shall be subscribed aud one
katf mid in before They are permitted 10
assume corporate character. Ii will be
perceived that The aggregate sum required
To complete the capitals of The three Com
-panies is bal sa5n-0nO.l lsisile- -,oP Put them
in,o operation one bali This sum is sulli-
cicnt. The capital could most unGucs-
linnably he raised without extraordinary
ellnft,
In presenting The advantages of Charles
ton and iIs vicinity We must not lie un-
hersool us Ieprsciaruo The benefits 10 he
ohlaiued by locaIirns for manufacturing
purposes in lhe country. There is scope
aud verge cnnush rnr capiIul and enter
p, isc. in this line Gt Investment aud in
,!us'rial excrIiun. both III Town and c0un
try. The ascncies-the motive power
must, Of course, he different. Water
mus, be The impeilins power, where ii is
abundant and chcaply obtained, while
steam mus! he the suIe agGnt in manufac.
tories established on ur near HE scahoard.
Yet in rindicaIins the advantages of steam
i'll preSeatin. liie Eeurls If seaport
lnu n, IN this respect, we do mol mean 10
bring the Metropolis aud the lYterior into
oppn:iIi4n and rivalship. We ask field
Tor both. \ disrassiouarc investigation
OF their rrlaIive advantages. Ii may
enp; ;,cn that country oca'ons and waller
power may be purchased on such terms
aud tho facility Of, communication with
Charleston SD easy AS 10 hiring Town and
country 10 al equality Of advantages -
This may be established by experiment
II may be even made 10 appear from
reasbGirs aud ca!cualon. We do not
pretend 10 cur'r0veil the one nor dispute
The accuracy Of the, o'her. All that We
claim tor Charleston is eqal;ty in all the
resources and facilities Of manufacturing;
in the cost Of setting manulacteries mop
craIion in the chea3ness of doing the
work and the profitable results. We ask
for Charleston an unprejudiced view o!
her local advantages, on a comparison
with other ciie5 which have entered On
this line Of business with assured success.
Ii is our purpose 10 engage in The investi'
gallon wiIhuut favor or partialiiy.-Eren
ing NewS.