The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-02-28
ENCOURAGE YOUR OWN LABOR.

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The Alabama Flag presents the follow
ii important facts. Cor the consideration Of
that State. They will apply with equal
force To North Carolina:
Massachusetts has about 100000 in
habilants Alabama about 100000. The
former is rich IN wealth. and is looking
forward 10 a rapidly increasing prosperity.
The latter is rirh in productive labor, rich
in virgin soil, and can see no clear vision
Of prosperity ahed. Why IS This! Ala
hama has al least 100000 producefs:
sachuscus moi a much larger number.
The true reason is that the great body OF
the people Of Massachusetts 1--WE mean Tue.
great hndy Of The peoPle) produced every
thing they consume, except perhaps, cot
ton. sugar and coffee; the people of Alaba-
ma buy from other States everything they
consume. The prodncl Of labor is IN The
one Ease retained al hnme-and the other
sent abroad. A Massachusetts village pre-
SCENTS lively scene OF activity. The men,
and The women too, are as busy as bees.
Trades Of all kinds are followed; and by
their skill aud industry there is added 70
the whole value Of The raw materials pro-
duced mainly by the farmer from 90 10
300 per cent. in value. Iron ore, cotton,
flax. hemp, wonl. hides. and innumerahle
other raw materials, are converted in
To mrrGliantable goods. The aggregate
wealth oi the country is thus advanced by
every man's becoming producer. In our
Southern village, there is lille known Of
ariizan skill. 'ris true We see mechan-
les engaged in their respective callings;
bu, they are not encouraged, aud they
have not the facilities Of Northern me-
rhanical industry. This can be correct
ell by our own people. IL they will en-
courag. home labor they will bring il
among them. Until this is done the adyan-
iagss Of mechanical labor will be unknown
amung us.
The above Facts are . worth their weight
10 gold" How is il in North Carolina!
Where do you gel your hats! From the
Northern States Your boots and your
shoes! From the same region. Your
cloths, your cassimeres. Your muslins,
your calicoes, your everything which
furnishes the lady or the gentleman from
top 10 Toe! From the Northern States.
And wsy moi produce these things-or
some of them. al least--ai home! Where
do you gel your Irish potatoes! From
Petersburg. Your fine mellow apples and
your onions, From the North. Your iron
and your nails. From the North. Your
scythes, your hoes. your axes, your
plhughs. your ear,hernware, your ovens,
your kettles and so on, Almost entirely
from the North. No wonder, as thou
sands and millions Of dollars go out of our
borders 10 purchase these articles. and
Others that might be men,innetl, that North
Carolina becomes poorer and pnorer every
day; and the picture is tlarkenpd when we
reflect, that in addition TO this aclu,l sub
traction from our capital and our wealth,
our enierprislng farmers in the interior are
locked ont from markets and indeed from
all the world, while our beds of coal and
OF iron. TO say nothing Of lead and other
minerals. are comparatively untouched
and their riches undeveloppd. Shall this
state Of things continue, What says the
voice Of patriotism! What State pride!
What seli-interest! What say The ex-
amples Of The people Of other States, who
have heretofore not only been raising
mules. and horses, and hogs for our mo-
ney. but who have been clothing us with
tlieir fabrics from infancy to old age. and
without the results of whose skill and
labor many Of Us would be 10 day hatless,
shoeless, and ridiculous, North Carolina