Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-02-18
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Southern Enterprise.

Southern Enterprise.
1t is gratifying, and must be so 10 every friend
of the South, to see the growing enterprise. and
daily increasing disposition among our people to
industrial pursuits, vast improvement is hing
made in every department of the arts, sciences,
and mechanics; a striking and prominent fea ure
of internal improvement and growing enterprise,
is the rapdiy with which Rail Roads are bin ,
constructed, intersecting every part OF onr coun-
try. Soon will the lofty mountain peak and the
seaboard be brought into close proximity, and
whilst il may be that there is still much room for
improvement, 1--WE are proud of these .substan-
tal and useful evidences Of onr growing impor-
tancc. What. we ask, would Soutl Carolina and
Georgia ha, wiilIont their Rail Roads? mere pig
mics, compared to other Sales, which loom up AS
giant pillars supporting the magnificent structure
upon which our glorious Government is based
Georgia particularly, among III" Southern States,
has the banner for her numerous works Of inter.
nal improvement and enterprise. We regret that
she does not occupy that position in the mo:e i'm
portant enterprise CT Southern Rights. We hope
Georgia will yet come ight
We observe among the prominent enterprises
Of our State, that Steam Mills are being erected
in different parts-projects, among Others, of
which We Heartily approve. Indeed, we are
even glad 10 ser way side improvement Of any
kind. even blacksmith shop shoe shop, tan
yard, or even TWO blades OF grass where bu, one
grew belorc--illis 10 our mind is the strongest
possible proof Of cur growing Improvement and
why should i. no, bt 50? because the proper es-
forts have never been made in The right way.
Talk now of old customs and manners, and a
man appears obsoletc-hclind the oge. There
are yet, vast Improvements 10 he made in orr
State and country and the sooner we commence,
the better.
We were favored a few days since, with birds
eye view of the newly erected Steam Saw Mill Of
Capt. V:D. V. Jamson, Of Orangcburg, it is again
in successful operation, and we hope may so con-
Time. 1t will be recollected that dbouta year ago
his Mill was burned, rebuilt, and burned again.
This is the third time that Capt. J. has erected his
mill, and he certainly exhibits By his energy and de-
termnatopan enterpr>ing spirit that chal!erg $
our highest admiration. Wehave no doubt the mill
is source OF profit, or will provo so in time. We
regard every dollar of capital so invested as that
much in safe hands--whch will be paid back
when required with large interest.
Many persons to have met with the i'll luck
Which seems to have been Mr.. Jamison's fate,
would have relinquished the enterprise in despair
and given it up as bad job-not so with him !;
every one who has, the pleasure of his acquan-
tance, knows full well lie is not the man for that !;
whatever cause he espouses, has in him warm,
able and devoied friend lie is strong Southerner,
and exhibits his devotion to tine interests OF his
State, in way which will do more good than
thousand ranting siumpers, or tons Of paper gas.
Mr.. Jamison has also engaged in manufacture
ing Turpentinc, and has ample arrangements for
prosecuting this branch of Southern enterprise
we believe, on large scale. lie is acting we'll
his part in the great drama of life, and we must
be excused, should we betray ourselves into error,
by recommending in unmeasured terms, the
spirit of Southern enterprise and true lndepen-
dence exhibited so prominently by Mr. Jamlson.
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than the sword. If our people would have their
rights they can get them, and that too, without
fighting with powder and ball, to us glorious
thought. Let us engage in enterprises which
promise to do so much towards building up our
independence, establishing glorious Southern
Confederacy upon sure and permanent basis,
and redown to the perpetuity and advancement
of our own peculiar privileges and immunities.
Live within ourseves-t can be done, or at least
independent of the North, become manufacture
ing States: these are arguments which cannot be
controverted and means to make us independent
of time-serving politicians and treacherous dena-
gogues. If war becomes necessary, the means
of our defence are at hand. We may then 'meet
the enemy, and they shall be ours"