Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-09-06
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thatwe may be able 10 say something worthy
of being lemenlt cred, The location Of this
Establishment is well known; we will only
add tlatit is in Edgefieli District, on Horse
creek; six miles from Aiken. und about fifteen
from Hamburg, It'was founded many years
ago, but had a lingering existence, until it
received The magic touch Of Messrs. JONES d.
GREGG. General Jones is now the sole pro.
prietor, and under his judicious management
it is yielding an amount Of profit which..some
may affect TO doubt, but which none can dis
Prove. For our own part we rejoice most SIM
cerely, not only on account of the worthy and
enlerpIizing Proprietor, but on account Of III e
District, and the public nj large, whose interests
are subserved far more than his. We have no
prejudices against The Manufacturing intereot,
unless it is sustained by unustand uncoEstitu'
tional legislation. We are in the broadest sense,
Free Trade men, and would rejoice to see
every industrial pursuit, ovcrY branch Of the
Mechanic Arts in condition Of independence
and prosperity. Let the Manufacturer be free
TO compete with the Agriculturist- protec~
tion, no restriction. We want them ALL as all
are important 10 the well,being Of society.
There should be no monopoly, but industry
should be left free to pursue its own channels.
The South is most favorable for Manulactur
ing and why shsuld we not avail ourselves OF
the advantages ,4hich nature and position have
given usl We have now no less than twelve
Cotton Factories in our State and still more in
our Sister StIte, Georgia. This is most en-.
couragng, and we look forward to the day
when Southern Manufactures will be found in
every market Of the word. We cau pardon
something in the opposition Of our people 10
this great interest which has now found home
among us, when we remember that the history Of
Manufactures in this country is the history 6hty-
ranny, plunder and oppression. The NsEth~ has
grown rich by tile power Of the. Ga&efnmsiisi;- 2
power which we have knowpinot by its protect.
ing and pnternal inlMe6ces, but by its lawless
aud despotic expctions. But thanks TO Provi.
dence, Freq Trade has triumphed and the
Manufacturing interest no longer sustained by
Acts Of Congress is doomed to stand, If stand il
shall, upoults own merits Z With our great
staple depressed, our lands exhausted, a sound
policy demands that all our resources be deve.
oped. Ii is an,exploded fallacy that wealth and
independence are 10 be found alone in the
Cotton field. For The greater number among
us, the day has passed forever. The far
greater fertility Of the West has made success.
-ful- competition an absolute impossb,iify for
The great mass of The people Of eli. State.
and imperious necessity, ne less ,i,an patriot.
ism call aloud for greater diversity of employ,
nieni and distribution ofIlabor. ~, ;.n. 5
9 Edsefeld has reason. 10 be proud that q
Cotton kactory,is rni sueressiul ope ration IN
her borders. ",The wilderness has been made
gladi" and in its midst in most romantic valley,
stands Yauelpse with lis three hundred inhai,i
-a.'s9 s....e...ed- -duIuappy Who shall estimate
the amount of blessing to the poor Of tina,
region! They have been saved from poverty
and|crime-children are now trained habits
Of industry aud sobriety, and all are furnished
with the means of virtuous subsistence. Each
Gamily is accommodated with comfortable
house, with as mnchlanI Gor cultivation as is
wanted, and with reasonable amount o, labor
in The Factory, by a proper economy,a few
years will secure cUen an independence. O.. e
Girls were pointed out to US at the looms
who had now loaned out at interest as much
as fifteen hundred dollars, the accumulation
Of few years Of labor only. As might be-
expected from the character Of the worthy pro.
prietor, it is too, a school Of morality. 1t is as
true ri Faucluse, as any where else of woman.
"that one false step forever blasts her fame, "
and she is sure to incur the penalty OF expul-
sion. There has never been occasion to
enforce this severe penalty but once since the
present Proprietorshp.
We conclude ttIis hurried notice by few
statistics, and vouch for their accuracy. They
are inisesling in many points Of view. They
prove that the Manufacturing business can
succeed in South Carroll na-Ihey show the
most careful attention to ones business, aud a
fractional accuracy in keeping The Books
Take care of the pence, the pounds will take
care of themselves" is a maxim we believe Of
Franklin. il is inattention to small matters,
disregard Of fractions that wreck half the men
in the world. These little things, these savings
in small matters constitute the profit. The
same amount Of intelligence, Of energy and
attention which are seen at Vauclusc would, we
will Almost vOuch for it, bring success in any
thing Trading men are too often content
with general knowledge Of their condition !
and like the uuskiIfni Mariner, who fails to
take his latitude or make his soundings, they
are suddenly lost when dreaming Of safety.
This general knowledge will not dot can
never bring security. With all the att eution
which can he given, and all the knowledge
which is practicable, there still remain in every
business. risks and casualties enough. Let
not these be increased by Ignorance and mat.
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