Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-11-24

soon rs they can realize l. per cent. profit, re-
open their mills ana Cotton mHSt be am IL
mast hc had from tbs country tnr the sagaciuus
and over. wealthy English Cotton Spinners AM
Manufacturers know, that if they sill down sui
lcmly like i pouiing school boy, in the present
hcaithy state of the world, her more enlerpris-
ing ncigbors the Yankees will step in, work
dGuIic time un,ler fewer restrictions ana supply
the whole world with their collon fabrics.
From the resolutions passed ut meeting OF
the Operatives in Eng land lately, held 10 doubt
at the instance Of TIC masters, il was urged rs Il
petition that they would work half lime. 10
control The AmcrcaT Cotton aikctand reduce
it to low standard, that Mcy might live, thus
throwing the odium rflow wages OF tic price
Of Cotton. evidently forgetting that when cotton
was at the highest ,cagcs haze al'0ays been at the
hisicSt But change has come over the dream
Eneland's days of glory arc past, and II matters
not whether she employs her energies III jt1ea,
or ROai,ng capital. her palmy. days are past,
and America in her young strength, Is beng
declared lord oil the ascendant. ~ Charleston
writer in the E1ennlg News seems TO blame
Euit Roads rs the greatest cause, banking the
second, in dcranging their currency, IN the
first he is ,croag in some OF his arguments. y
fixed capital, constantly pr0dactioe, is just the
same rs a constant rc.investmcnt Of capital in
n fresh and ever renewed series nf manufacture
inc operations, somctimeS profitable, sometimes
unproftajle, as in the ratio Of skill, orsuc CESS oil
the investor.
England's decline is to be sought in other
causes. She had SnrplaS wealth 10 invest IN
Rail Roads, or in anything which would pay,
and her state connot be cOmparcd TO lne land
spcculation Of this country, conducted wIilont
capital, bnt her decline arises from the compcti'
lion of this country. Hitherto she has supph
ed The world, now we shall s"on supply her.
Her decline is to be traced to disease IN The CT
tremitics. Her colonial policy has FASTENED It:
The emuncpa,cd negroes of Jamaica will
not twork, from Tic ,ntcrcnt ta=incSS ot hctr race,
and the Sugar and Coffee plantations are going
to wreck, and the white inhabitants leaving the
Island. The best workmen OF England are
leaving hel, aud cmgratlng to tins land ol iree'
dom, and nov it behooyes SOUTH CARoLIHAt TO
define her position and developc her resources
Rail roads are the arteries and VEINS, ana IN
dustry and well directed energy, the Iympha-
tics aud Iaclcals, to supply our social system:
If any OF these are neglected. the body Will sui
for lis circulation will be lansuid, and pros
ycrity detaycd, leaving us still the tributaries oi
England. instead Of her master, which we are
destined 10 he, Lut not by ,oar, writer oil dis
cernmem says, "a revolution oil opinion Is
taking place in the present day; scclarlan AMI
national prriudlces arc giving way to holy
feeling of universal brotherhood: military cen
quests are robbed of their lnscl, aud appear IN
their native derornity; and moral dignity,
though discovered amid poverty and ignorance,
is raised to its legitimate place. exciting The
respect aud admiration of all capable OF res
pecting tue WORTH" g The minds The stand
ard of The man. The true power of South
Carolina lies in her ,ra!cr courses and mM seats,
and the fortunate possessors ofthcse, numerous
as the, are, from the keowee to the Ed's,o,
and scattered with proinsc hand through the
Stale will in few years reap unbounded
wealth, in perpetual source OF income Land
may be exhausted, water cannot. England has
steam and coal, we have the cheaper natural
power, water,
This country must manufacture and cncour'
aye the consumption cf Cotton. Fifty thousand
bales may be CONSUMED III manufacturing ous'
ging; let the p!alicrs Of the Son'l, determine
to use only Cotton Cotton'bagsing, and let
sufficient number Of factories be started TO sup
pIy the world with Cotton fabrics. The work
men and workwomen OF Europe will flock here
$as they have done to The North. The climate
from the mountains To- the cast s.suitabfe Tor
every species Of manufacture and constitution,
and: ihe glorious Turkey red and AdrlanopIe,
purple; viii tind as email ctima1es here Tor lis
3 PRODUCTION, as Switzerland or France, here.
IisIat5s, esrn5s, beautiful colors are prodncet
Since the late commercial crisis oil England
4 hns shown her instability, and its perpetual re.
esscu,rence NAV be looked for, owing TO the igno
! fance aud inpudent quackery OF her statesmen.
drafts on tho United States will becou.c the most
valuable and safe exchange Of the world, and
This country mast, ald iciN and has become
the great commercial emporium ol tue Universe,
TO winch all eyes will be directed aud the mer.
chant princes of the globe, must in iuture be
found here, first III New Eng land and The North
and then in South Carulilll, and her sister
States, and her bills If exchange will become
the commercial currency of Europe, China,
and India.
In The mean time, Gom the prosperous state
of this country, cOnsi gnnents wiIi take place
from all parts Of Europe, aud bills drawn direct
an the United States, will soon he more readily
negotiable in the parlors Of the Banks o! Eu'
rope, than any other, for the lurlhcrHncc OF
which. strict commercial integrity must be OBJ
served by every patriot citizen, and reputation
of State and private debts, must cease 10 he
found in the mouth Of the American, who must
everywhere he known, rs conscientious man
OF honor, Of the true kind.
The profitable employment Of the colorcd
population in the Cotton Factories is an impor'
tant item, but to sum up the pitil Of tho argu'
nents contained in this too Gugtly letter, us
most applicable to the present crisis II Is the
duty and interest the citizens Of South Caro-
lima to engage in rail Toad and manufacturing
cntcrpri=cS. Both have paid. and the further
the former are carried, the better they will pay,
and the greater the inllnx Of wealth TO The sea-
board, encouraging productive labor in the far
west, ,cGich is true accaitk. We must be indie
pendont Of England aud her fluctuations, and rs
ercry 4nanuiac.ory started. whether of paper or
cotton goods has paid handsomely, let the timd
engage in. them, and The bol'lcr and more veal
thy in rat roads, though TO the last, it is the dn
ty and interest of man, woman and child, to
subscribe, in their own localities, and if they
have no raorey, work I'LL they get it, or giec
their oa5a TUDOR. England and Ensand's eXpc'
rence is no criterion 10 us, circunscribcd by 4
few hundred miles, she has not the unboundcd
western continent 10 pour wealth in her lap
ON rail roads lead into rich States ana Terri
tories and the reward is ccr,aiu, u 'oo Mrn The
Sircnm of wealth this ,rdy. In conclusion do