The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-10-18
,5oNEoUEsTToNs FOR HOME DIGESTION.

lSlNS TSIS 11S1ii4I A0AS'
The South has confessedly made no ncon-
siderable advance in manufacturing and inter-
nal improvement during the last ten years and
it has been the result of the war waged upon
her by Northern fanaticisn. But this advance
has not been so great as it ought to have been.
While we have been war>iing off the thrust OF
aboltionism with words and resolves, we have
paid too little attention to Surer means OF
sectio,a independence. John Bull told us
years ago that the best way to resusltate
drowned Yankee was to search his pockets.
Why do we contribute so much to the lining oil
that capacious Northern pockets Here has
been our great error We have only to keep
"the dimes" out of that pocket, if we would
bring Northern Jonathan to a "realizing sense"
of what is good for himself.
Better than all our political action.-u less
that action brings aboutimmediately one desired
result-would be vigorous prosecution OF the
manufacturing interests of the South.
Our planters resolve to employ no more
Northern vessels in their carrying-and why
are not vessels at once luid upon the stocks for
that purposes Why are not The commercial
community building ships to carry our staple
to Emope? We want steam ships to run De
tween the Southern States and Europe. We
want railroads and plank.roads to reach away
into the extreme parts of the Southern States
even to the valley of the Ohio-to command
the trade that legiimately belongs to us. we
must encourage inventive and mechanical tai
ent among us, and give them place above mere
slave.iabor. Millions of dollars have gone in
to that pocket heretofore, because our capital.
lists have permitted strangers to monopollze
trade, 90 important and SO valuable.
HowIare we to accomplish this Simply by
building ships and factories Every factory OF
large class built will furnish livelihood to at
least one thousand persons, and retain the fruit
oftheir labor at ho,ne For the simple article
! Of corn broom, we think the South sends to the
North $4,000 annually. However, we hope
aud believe Mr.. Steinmyer will find it profitable
to monopolize this trade for the South. More
Than million of dollars annually goes to the
North for negro brogans that might be manu-
factured at home with profit.
Now, why do not our capitalists do some.
thing besides talks
Why do they not build ships for their export
tradeg Or, at least, for their home carrying !
Why do they not consider the wealth that
grows upon capital invested on the joint stock
principles
Until our people wake up to consider these
things we fear charleston will only "hold her
own" from decennary to another.
tits, or should be our object, as section de-
sirous ofindependence, to compel trade to flour.
ish. The more prosperous our commercial
affairs the greater the value of real estate, and
the higher the price of rent. Our large proper
ty holders must not stand aloof with folded arms,
therefore, but diversity their wealth i'll some
manner that will raise the price OF their real es-
tate and rents When commerce and trade are
flourishing the artizan can pay high rents, and
the mariner dare nobly for the spoils OF com:
merce. Therefore, we hold it both wise and
!. patriotic in the man of wealth to seek every
means to extend our commercial relations-to
export our products i'll our own bottonis.-
There is an immense trade coastwise that legiti-
mately belongs to us, and our commercial peo-
ple should see at once that they have bottoms
ready to carry it
We believe that real estate, other things be-
ing considered, is less eligible for investment
in Charleston now than in almost any other
commercial city in the Union; and is certainly
behind, in this respect. either New York or al
most any of the cities very far inland, and des-
titute Of all the immense advantages Of position
given u.s.
1t ought to be an object with our people,
therefore, to increase the city of Charleston in
size and population by adding to its resources.
But how shall it be done !-Charleston Sun.
"SHALL WE STAND ALL THE DAY IDLE.
When we look at the position in which we are
placed, the unnatural assaults of our Northern
brethren upon us for more than quarter of a
century-the evident preparations they are ma.
king to renew them with increasing vigor, we
iuvoluntarily inquire, what must be done for the
safety of the South, and the integrity Of the
Unions We see but one course to pursue, and
we are sustained in recommending it BY higher
authority, In the Observer OF the 23d ut., will
be found the outlines of plan which we thought
the South should adopt In the same paper
will be found letter from Gov. Collier, in re-
ply to an invitation to attend the Macon mass
meeting, which singularly comedies with the
views we had taken. We had not advised with
the Governor, nor had we read his letter when
the article alluded to was written. We men,
ton this fact for the purpose OF showing that
we are at least we'll sustained i'll thinking that
the course referred to is an available one, we
will quote the remedial portion of the Govern