Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-07-04
From the Washington Republic.
SOUTHERN INTEREST," AND NATI ONAL IN
IERESE

The interest of he Suu'h and their protecnn !" avs
The Lynrhbnrg pirginian 'hvc been and sill are tho
great OH cts OF investigation and thought. They have
pfolu ed general clanr throughout the South clam
or which Is so hug arrest all legislative ion and
engfoss The undivided attention Of Congress their die.
Gus ion. They have given rise To agit which 10
threatening in its aspect and promises no dangerous
in lis termination. 10 sfrd Sunihern nteres, jus,
protection, essential changes have been proposed in tho
Constitution. establishing equilibrium bttween the
N"uh and the South. The true idea Of prtrciion has
MT yet been formed. and consequently the plan Of pro.
teciion has mol yet been instituted. The hest pussnl.
protection 10 Southern rights the Development Of South
ern resources"
We quote this paragraph from a well written article,
sensible, moderate, and udcius. and have tn express
the strong feain. Of graf cat'on with which behol
ucl ndlcli n If sound intelligent public opinion upon
the subject 'eerre To. fast ripenng to maturity in tho
graf State If Virginia where opinions formed
not 'ly charged May no, hope that The period
is arriving and already hand, when nothing more will
be heard of North interests and Southern ntere sis
as an'agons,ica both beitg comprised. blended. and
affiliated IN The comprehensive phrase ,TIoNAL INTEa
Esrs!
The policy which SEEKS to develop the res urces nf
the country. which tends t. create and encouraged
ETY. of indus rial pursuits. where the and faclnirs
exist To make such diversity of occupation profitable,
policy well adapted portion Of the Country a. To
another II tie benefits which such system is calcula-
ted l." yield have been avaed Of more extensively in
section than in another Is not because tho system
II.
The necessities of sterile region and Of a rig,rous eli
mate may imp active energetic population greater
efhs than may Sc m requisite TO the inhabitants Of
waTmr and more fertile yet the latter will find
so ner later. that ,wever prod gal nature may 10
in her gifts. she best,ws nothing except in rust, and
with the inexorahle condition of improvement by indus
try.
The State Of Virginia by the st. adv prosecution Of
her grand system of public works. is laying the Eunda
t"n of prosperity which Promises To be and per-
manPn her abundant Eruu,
position, from extent of erritny fm the variety and
pofuseness of her elements Of wealth, the Old Dominion
possess advantages which only need to be improved
place her, where she RICH fully belongs at the head Of
great family of States. and to keep here there.
With the progress of her internal Improvements. manu-
featuring industry will keep pace and tade will how in
to occupy the new channels prepared Gr it,
The 5 ate Of Georgia is furnishing at this moment
very significant ius auns Of what the South can
do the way OF Jevel ping home resources. She is
only the frs, cotton growing State in the Unon but
she has als stated by Mr. Stephens, Of her able
Representatives in the House. some thirty six cation
factories in operation and great many Fastening
to comp'e'n of them has, soon will have. ten
thousand spindles with hundred looms capable Of
turning out eight thousand yards Of cloth per day. H.,
yarns already finding their way to the markets
the North and foreign Countries; and tho day is MT dis
tan,, adds Mr. Stephens. when she wi take hs lead in
the manufacture, well the Production If this great
STAPLE Georgia. moreover, has six hundred and 6hy
miles of railroad in operation, at cost Of fifteen millions
Of dollars. and two hundred miles in The progress
of construction. Her public debt. in the time. is
but e over eighteen hundred thousand dollars, and
her stocks are at a premium.
The advantages Of having the material Tho
doors Of The manufactures must always to tho
South in The manufacture of The heavier cotfOn fabrics
decided superiority The cotton manufacturers Of tho
North. While there Ia much embarrassment expert
enced at this time in the Northern cotton mills In conse-
quence Of imperfect and unreliable system Of domestic
pulley the Southern manufacturers seem to be doing
-althOuph the system extends