The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1847-01-27
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ToSsSTHE INTEkDAETS AND ARDE ms Eoyi
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GENTLEnEn:-la address this com,nu--
nica.ien III you, because yos, sre The Oh.
cial organ Of the business seat Of our dis
|tricf, and, therefore. occupy proni-
nent position, as having confided 10 your
espescial care every thing that 81 relutes 80
the interest and welfare Of those whose
you ire. ,7s' w ilatever Is cal.
culatei 10; benefit The district at large, and
The adyancemcni OF It's citizens, I must de.
mand your attention and support, as tends
ing 10 The growth and rease 81 lie pa IS
ticular town over which 81 % u presid d. 90 .--
Here the trade of alls Stunt ter must centre
heret the people must resort for The Ira u.s..
action OF fnIl business in any way connect.
ed with their publ Offices, and il, y, spiir..
itofs enterprise which is now abrossA s,j,rreais
its genial influence oyer our limits, Sum
ierville must rise under its regene eraiing
power, and pragress in exact proportion
TO the increase Of the general welfare Of
the whole district. Need i say more 10
direct you 10 my object, which is TO invite
your Immediate and active attention 10 the
adoption fsuch measures as will ensure
the enjoyment ofEall those rich expiecta-
tons with which we have Tong faiteree'tI
ourselves. What has become Of the spir.
i which short time since 5pervatled our
whole populaiionss Arenll our bright an.
liicipations of, the great Rail II DAD enter.
prise TO end in talk Surely not. Our
Representation in The Slate Legislature
had obtuined ior us highly favorable
charter. Our citizens came forward with
alibeIal subscription for a survey, Of The
ground--ihe survey has beon made.-ihe
repDrt Of fskilful engineers submitted, and
yet since the adjournment or lie legisla-
turre, we have not seen q single steptuken
10 carry nut the grand end. Each one is
waiting for his neighbor 10 move, and
thus the great scheme IS Retarded say
retarded, because. that il H,us. Fbe some
day carried out is certain. All eyes are
ndsw turned TO you$to begin. That sisa all
thntis wanted. Put the ball in motion.
Call q meeting Of your body fDrthwith--
fortif you desire yonrs town TO increase iii
wealth aud population, give i, the means
OF trade, and these will flow TO il as natur-
engrossing subject not Of your thoughts,
Noisonly strike while the iron Is hot, but
SNAKE the iron ho, BY striking The
district is whiting on your first slep-take
ing the velocity Of that power which is nl-
A CITIZEN OF THE DIsTR1cT.
MANUFACTURES IN ssotTH CARoLlR6.-
We Gun scarcely open q Georgia papcr un.l
less 10 behold the evidences Of her progress
in Manufactures. South Carolina nlani-
tests little rivalry i'll this department or im-
dustry. She has capacities, an ample cnpi-
tai as easily concentrated, supplies Of every
kind for ormanufaciuring purposes as col,ious
! land yet she lacks an egunf spirit Of en-
terprisc. North Carolina has been, long
since, in This respect, in advance Of her
Southern sisters. Even Alabama exhibits
some energy III this line Of employment.
But where ore our fuciories going up?
Which Of our water falls are occupied will,
new machinery and population drawn
from the fields that afford no, reeompense
to productive lahouf5 we hear not of
them. The cry was recenlly when our
lgreat agricultural staple was below re-
muneraling price, let Us open other means
Of employment Cor our capital. Let us di-
rect our labour 10 more certain sources Of
recompense. Letus diversity the indus
try Of our people. Let rs gradually with
draw fiom The fluctuations of the foreign
market n..he price Of our great staple oi
export? This cry is now hushed as death.
We hear no more Of manufacturing enter>
prise---no more Of The necessity OF diver
ting our efforts into more profitable chan
nels-no more Of exhausted soils and cot
Ton not yielding remuaera.ing price.
The foreign market has yiefiedto .he in
fuence Of short supply. |, has given q
promise Of better profits on cultivation.
The delusion is perhaps aided BY the pros
pect Of increased demand for cotton ss q
substitute for gnnpowder. The cycle OF
high prices, increased culture, fall in value,
will again come round, and South Carolina
will be forced fnts disadpanrageous com.
petition with her sister States III the South,
whicl, have the start in manufacturing en-.
ployment, and cannot Withdraw their cap
ital from this branch Of business without
loss and injury Char. Eue. NeDs.
CAMDEN, JAN. 90.
From our Toluntcers.-Exlracto of a let
ter from one Of the Kershaw Volunteers,
dated
CAMP HERR RAIL.RoAD DEpor, ALA, >
46miIes East Of Montgomery, Jan. 10.
Since my las, letter to yon, we have en-.
cotn.ered severe harlships, having march.
ed lis miles, averaging l7l.2 q day,
through rain and sleet, and nj night sIeen.