The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-04-11

ern S,gfes. ~ ihey are 10 Tennessee. u
j. indcei Passing strange ihsI I'll Tie
Sn,anera ; alss dn m mite ~ sofia
ri,aianx in favor ri protecting home M
dnsiry II every drseririltn. and 2 ronse-
qnenre elevate their ioriunss. lty tier
own aeis are Ihry gradual Y Impoverished.
i,ih- frugal. in,'nslinns peaplr Il llir New
England S.1iff hal possession &c the
SonIlI. lilry wanld 10 NV years make
The Sough lie Eden DC The world.
A SouTHgkSER.
MANUFACTURES IL TIE SOUTHERN
STATES.
Wm. i. Hodge. Esq. Editor of The y.
q. RulicIin. WAS one of The gentlemen
Mo accompanied tienrr,l Taylor on his
r.uie 10 Washington. In one &C his TT.
tiers Ia the Bullrun he gives lie following
interesting areountnfihrirnn manufactures
81 IN. Cumberland ryrr. 10 Teanesser.
His observations have an important hear
ing upon lie policy 81 tie whole South.
.Thls /. The 4 Il time lsays c"l. li6Jsgel
lhs,e ev.r ascrn,led The Cumberland, aid
WAS highly gral6ed with IFS general ap.
rrarance. with The nndula,ing appearance
ul tie banks. with alternate high ground
and meadow lard. We stepped II s.fne nf
the rrlehraied Tennessee non works. On
The banks ul this FLYER, where the manu-
iariure II earrlsiI through III lis stages, from
lie crude ore up To The finislrd har ilnn.
tue &C tile rolling mills thai We hare sIsi'.
ed was sIill il tall an,l extensive oprraIi0n.
ihuugh The saiciJal tsrliI II lsi6i i press
ing with great weight upon is prosperity.
These works. however, have one advan.
iage over those IN the stahnari IN compr-
ting with The faIeign article, by the adil.
ilanal cnsl Of freight on llie latter up from
New O,lean.. as they supply lie wants
of the interior. whiyh the foreign stiicls
can only rrach hy incurring IN additional
freight and Insurance up tile river. This
advantage j. mol much, pnbahly ~ or %
per ton, hut is siil al considerable impor-
tanre in a struggle Tor existent.
18th. more | reflect on The subject lie
more ! feel aslDuished y, the fa,uiiy oi
system 81 policy ralcula,fd i, promote
and protect establishments uf this kind. Ii
appears 10 me perfectly impo,sihle that
any one can overlook the great and OBJ.
vIous advantages 81 them, MOI 10 those only
VIM are propIielnrs. or otherwise 'ii,erily
interested ~ HEM, but 10 The whole cnnn-
~. Here, in Tennessee. aninial and ve.
geiable lonl are produced 10 such snpera-
bu'idaucr thai il scarcely gives ren,nlIr-
Is,i,e price: aud Tie want Of Sufficient
hnne markei nn,.lr. lie supply so mach
lIea,er ihan tie demand that Il Is either
used IN unnecessary ptoiusion or actual !
wasted. Large quantities ol gram. rarlicH.
laily corn. are actually allowed Ia perish
IN Tile hrlj; and u j. nn nncommrn llling,
In crr,ain pnr IONS oil lie SIar. tonse line
wheat ID iallsn hogs. 10 is establishments
llAe these irnn works and other mantiiae-
lures in1i ia nlsh The home mrkei fnr
tlsss pf ,duciI,ns: AMI could II.r Sale uf
Tennessee Withdraw rue.iu,r,l, or nnc-
finn. or cvrh one tenth Of her populanon
iron agricultural pursuits AMI empl y
them ~ mining coal and i'm aud IN man-
niariuIcs, insrad ui her culiivalnrs of Tie
sol obtaining, as hey now dn. iwn cents
Tor tine Ia, beef on the hnol, aud tive ~
cents lor cora, drlIvege | III Nashville. AID
sail less III lie country, thew wuiii uhtaiI
uHe halt more, " even double these Rates.
and iii Az equally Increased raaia Tor wheat.
a. II
per busael. Admit, for the argument
cake, taal Tie consumers of these articles
d. ply lie American manufacturers some
advance un the price nl ,hs foreign attcie.
they would sill re gieaily The gain-rs by
The enhdnced piiee al their agricultural
pro .ucton,. particularly whent tiny would
BIZ benefited b, tia, Enhanced valae upon
,he wnn.t oi their crop, wsiiisl hni small
portion OF the pruceeGs 81 ii cnuiil be rx-
prnissi Tor manufactured articles. These
ye'y iron works practically illustrate the
theory. ny the results they prudure ia their
respective sicnilies. where they Aid 10
tile general comfort AMI weaii, Of the sur
fJandi Y counry. by their large txpenii
w ~ oht tiiAt9tl'l9 luI liC
proIuee Of the soil. What poliey can he
aUru stupid than he one winch comaes
tho p!1ne; oi Tennessee 10 send his GOT
TN, ii heavy expense aud risk. irsI 10
New orleans. anii from thenfr to Man
chester, in order To he manGf rmrcd ishn
n.gfo clothing, aud the latter then to he
hroagal hack al further expense aid nss
to New urlaans. aud then again conveyed
tiieen hundred niles at river navig
To MS residence. wien all TIE expense OF
ihe.s repeale,! shipments. with The various
flelghis, insurauces, commissions, land.
I'M and shipping charges. interest on eapl'
ial and labor bestowed on the man iacture,
could be retained in his own State, Ivy nav
in his cotton mills on the spot. witi me
lav mllerlai and the m srket tor the man
ufaciured article at his own dDnr: besides
ATTAINING regular ami advantageous home