The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-05-16

AANAARN :
they cfmansinis. By simlle stsiemrnr
!, 0f shat u geing On h~lorr heir eyes. shs
, he manufacturing and sgricullnral inssF
rsis are closely uniled. and thsi neiiher
, ran hs encourAged without bens6ring IN
, i0lhsr.
Bsi whilst the majority Of ihs Demo
, ersiie papers az 6eaag,a and Alsbaml
may be charged siIh this Inconsistency,
not On the rentrsl orarle nf the Palmetto
eeonomy. The Columbia rs. G. State
Banner. tree 10 Ihr sinking ranse nf free
tr.de. has he courage 70 protest against
he ahsrrsiions 81 IL Democratic rnsdjn.
, inrs. as berg liills brIier Than downright
. Whiggrry very much a. The old Rnnnll-
, heads rondrmned alike The Romanish and
Ihe Pne!siic herrsiss. Alarmed Il The
prospect Of busy factories proving them
selves more efiicieni Arguments Than Wing
speerhes. that mistaken disciple breaks
forth IN The following strain ~ mingled IA.
meniziion and remonsirsnee:
We regret 10 see some nf The oldest
and sblesl free trade papers nf he Soulll
yielding "a The plausible deceptive notion
that The remedy Cor The Sonli Is 10 man.
niacture for herself. and IA Irarn 10 live
within herself. We are moi disposed 10
discourage any branch ~ mechanical in
dnsiry which may prove profitable 10 those
who undertake Il. hnl we cannot consent
AZ This late dav. and in the present adj
vanced stage of commercial enlerprize and
prosperity. ln 60 bark 10 the old. expln,le,l.
ridiculous federal ,loririne ~ making eve
~ thing we want. and buying nothing
from orr neighbors. We can see no good
reason why The people The South should
not be allowed 10 plsnl CelIon. II ihry
can mske more ;. that lhln they can al
spinning ii; nor why lhey should moi he
allowed o. buy calico and axe.handles
from their Yankee neighhors IL ihey can
bny them for less than Il would cost TO
make them for themselves. We see no
reason why we should throw away The
peculiar advantages We possrss rs The on.
Is country IN The wnTli where cotton can
he extensively and successfully cultivated.
10 go 10 manufacturing. business on'y
resnfied 10 in ,ienscly populated countries
where the soil cannot support The inhabl-
Ianis."
We regard every factory established
~ tie South IS iaiql blnw siuck II Free
Trade, and # this Is n"i also a coveri blow
nj the Institution II slavery itself. we shalt
he asrreably disappointed.
This il. undoubtedly, bold aud frank
avowal Of the irne doctrine Of free trade.
and straightforward srling Up 10 iis le-
climate results. We honour the Banner
for lis cantlour. hut must take leave 10
point 10 IFS declarations as Attending the /
strongest possible illustration of The alb
snrdity Of The whole system Of American
Free Trade.
That ssgacious and excellent journal,
The Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle, makes The
following pertinent comment mon The pas
sage which has eliciied these remarks:
.The disciples Of Free Trade should
vote the Banner diploma for its high al
tsinmenis in the science Of political econ.
omy as taught by that school of uew.lighl
statesmen. To build y factory or make
an e.handle in a State where cotton can
be grown. is 10 innici a fatal blow On
The pariizan dogma II Free Trade, and
bring reproach npon The idol Of American
Democracy. The South must raise the
most exhausling crop grown by civilized
man. and nothing else, so long as bag
Of The staple can be gathered on ten acre
field. The cilizens and slaves &c the
South were doubtless created and placed
here hv Providence for the express pnr-
pose of rendering This portion Of the Cnn-
iinent less and less productive every year
BY exclusive planting. and thus illustrate
for lhe benefit Of mankind ii general. the
wisdom and blessings Bureaucratic states
manship. Although experience has de
the fact that a MIXED system
Of husbandry, and variety &c pursuits,
embracing mechanical. manufacturing and
commercial. as well as agricultural indus
try. give the largest aggregate product 10
any State. and at The same time improve
its soils. yet all this goes for nothing with
Free Trade theorists. They have but
one idea and no hump nor place for an.
other.
What if the same amount Of labor and
capital that yields $500 in growing cotton,
will give $1,000 in carding and spinning
il; is that good Democratic reason why
a cotton mill should be erected IN plant.
ing State There is treason in the man.
uficture Of an axe-handIe' anywhere this
side Of Mason e. Dlx0n's line. II fur.
nishes important work for South Caro- ;
lima .commiItee of Safety The ex-
plnded, ridiculous, federal doctrines of
making what we want, rather than run :
ming INFO debt to New or Old England
for the same, TO be pad IN cotton AT such
prices as our creditors may please To give, |
s not TO be tolerated by the Palmetto Ban |
Ter. Ii .regrets 10 see some Of the eldest ,
md ablest Free Trade papers Of The Sonih
FIELDING TO the plausible. but deceptive no.
ION that the remedy for the South is to
for herself and learn To live
within herself" !