Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-04-04

laral labor ,of:lhe country. 1t will5likewise
beget an improvement and prosperity in the
mechanical arts, and in nagrienIture for the
supplies Of life., In the neishborhood Of -four.
ishing manufactures allzthssarls, and trades
prosper. There is cal: l:lor nearly every class
Of artizans. And. the demand for The necessa
ries of life, creates stir and activity among
the neighboring farmers and agriculturists
which cannot fail 10 lead 10 Improvement and
to increase in wealth. z ~
The objections to;ihe manufacturing system
in England cannot apply with force in this
country. /, may there wolg hardships, aud
shorten life but here it need not There the
population is crowded TO oyerAowing; and it is
difficult for the laborng classes to gain llvel-
hood, with the closest economy, aud the sever
est labor. From this cause.-the operatives are
taken q, a very early periodof life and forced
to labor beyond The powerofiherteader years
to bear. Hence they often become dcformed
or disensed, and longevilyis greatly dinin'
isled. Z. q:
In this country, the population is yet, and
must continue for centuriesstoo sparse, and
the meansof livelihood loo plentiful, TO demand
very youthful operatives, or unnatural severity
Of labor. This must, in a; great measure, free
manufacturing mt the soutR from the evils
which attend it in the olaw6fld, and place it,
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for health and asree9bsencss alons with any of
the industrial pursuits Of Tie country.
Another consideration presents itself. At
the South, infant manufactures need not 10 be
proiectedby the means of alllgh or "jndicions'
Tariff. Thegreat water conyeniences with us,
cheapeninS very:much The working Of facto-
ries, and the conslan, and ready supply Of The
raw material, without The expenses of tralIs-
porla,ion aud agencies, will always enable us
to compete. successfully viii any quarter of
the Globe, how low soeyers sths wages Of labor
may elsewhere be. ,j:siSs ~ 5e
Every pretext thcn.i is remostd fnr the policy
Of an odious protceiiiues Rhesgreat dread
Of which, has excited in a5ssy PlEts Of the
South violen, and nnfounasd piejadices against
domestic manalact ctoiiess
We are glad:t see lhetiiyelS interest, taken
a, present in many of lhe Southern States on
this important subject. itslis,ss convinced
of the praciicabllity and of:thsshnndsome prof
its Of the pursuit, are fasttnrhins their capital
into this investment. !Factofits;are rising up
in every section Of the 5Soui!prn States. In
Alabama, Georgia, South Garalina. and North
Carolina, they are multiplying rapidly. And
many of Them are on an extcnsye scale. The
one al, Augusta, Geo:-the one at Granitevil
So. Cn.-and the, one ats Cllarleston-all of
which are worked chiefvby Southern ,rlile
opcralives-wanld be considered highly respec-
table at Lowell, ,.or, Manchester
We think: ii is nop time to begin, to look to
Southern Ma. kst for our mupR6cinEes. Why
sGiaG;;F s-'rus,a, Ea;.ni oh! r., 80 ~ and
:..,,t, ,lseir - ta =, e.lrzs Of
T.S I.,sSsaitd F:a r. 20 .ar7r
soc a.a,a:kc. sSipeei sv = 20 s.,.s. ID 10
i.5!. Il" 7.n2e q; me .ar@i sat q '"Ope
may come and purchase, the commodities OF
the ,Sputh. Alive need is aiitlle combination
the wantof which seems 10 be blasting all
our hopes and prospects W The factories are
already numerous enough to authorize this
market. At the last census, {1S4O Virginia
had % cotton and II woolen factories, with to
tai capital Of Sll,560s s6l invested in general
manufactures North Carolina: 25 cotton and
3 woocn, with total capital So, ,s35,90 in,
vested in manufactures; South Carolina Is
cotton and 3 w ooen, " nth a general manufac-
turing capital of S3,2l6, 9z0i Georgia 10 cot
ton and woolen, with manulaclr ing CAPT.
tai of S2,s99,565; Alabama IEcotton factories,
with manufacturing capilalof 81, l3O, ,O64;
Mississippi SO cotton .factoriesswi.h manu-.
actu,ing capital of Sl,7szSzl2s7i Louisiana 2
cotton factories, with a manufacturing capital OF
S6.43O,699: ~ Z.
It appears then we had insthsyseYen South
ern Atlantic and Gulf States in1 1910, the time OF
The lastcensns, $50 cotton fuciorirs and 45 wool.
ell, DcSlueS FdIlsty WI ptubI ldCplIISSj VIII dII
aggregate capital of S3l ,694;; 1856 If we al.
low an increase on this for the last len years OF
20 per cent.-lhe probable increase in South
Carnlina-we ought now in the same States to
have, abou, $50 cotton and 60woo!en factories,
with general manufacturing capital of about
S3S 100000. We have then sufficient manu-
factures at the South to excite attention and in
lerest-and 10 oenable us to fornla Home Market
rn. their exchange.
We trust The recent efforts making among us
in this highly useful cause, will moi be allowed
10 subs;de until we are enabled TO manufacture
all our law produce. This is Tho only sure and
lasting hope Of Southern Uealh and prosperity
For TIE ADVERTISER,
Mn. EDlroR,-We are not aware Of
but three distinct grounds or considerations,
upon which the Temperance Relnrmers
have attempted 10 maintain ztheir cause,
viz: Religion, Morals and -BenerOtence.
We have shown that they possess in theory
neither religious or moral character; no,
The first, because they clain"no renova-
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