The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1857-11-27

nIngs flashed, the piercing fross or tn,
fervld heat OF an equatorial sun, impede
not her progress. Her march is onward
and upward, until she shall rcalze all til,
true and grand conceptions of mans hap
p'ncss and mans political equality. Tho
genius OF America has cvince,l Il prccocit,
III agriculture, commerce, manufactures ana
! Tue mechanic arts, never before attained in
the same time hy any nation, ancient O,
modern. She is second TO none in the
practical demonstration of progressive i'm
provcment. Her agricultural product:
/ now feed and clothc the half million of the
Old World. Her white wings OF commerce
arc spread to every breeze. The tlarkcned
varors ola thousand engines, mark the
track OF countless miles of railroads-pcn.,
trailing through, mountains Of the E,rlhest
point OF civilization. Young America holds
The plough, drives the plain, the saw, the
hithe, the forge, the needle, the mill and
the great custodian Of our liberties, the
press. Her crystal palaces and iron man
sl"ls rise up like the eastern palaces of the
ancient genii. Her land is now tccminr
with the overflow of agricultural products
seeking the thousand and one avenues
leadin" to the great emporium on t! .l,an-
tic and Gulf. [ a>F, what is the cause of hs
unparalleled success in all that tends to Gle
vate and cnnoble the American citizen ?
It's 0:7ric"lt"re ond It's hnnd maM con,.
mcrcr ! lis Mr application Of science to
al Mc Mcd7'nrfmcnts Of imduStry! II IS
Tie aieersion Of taIor ond can1tui.
Let us for moment cast our eyes over
this great confr'lrracv Of States, and see
what each Is doing for itself in this AGE of
progress. Som" arc engaged in mcclani.
cal inventions, like Connecticut, while
others, like Massachusetts, are engaged in
manufacturing and agriculture. Some are
engaged i'll agriculture, commerce, and
manufactures, like New York, while others
like Maine, have neither agriculture. man
uliciurcs or commerce, but compelled to
resort To their forests an,l TO shp.buil,lnc.
Some like Pennsylvania, have to depend
upon their great mineral resources anil ar-
ricultrr for their wealth, while others like
kentucky aud Indiana, have to depend u;
on their agriculture and great pastures for
their prosperity. Then again, there arc
those States, occupying the Eastern and
Southern slope flhe AlIeghanes, whcl,
have depended atone upon their asricuI.n-
raI resources for the happiness aud prosper
ily OF their people. In the Northern nor
ton OF this contc'!cracv, we find that no
State in pursuin" any one branch Of inlus-
try, to the exclusion of all others but bv
the division of labor and capital, all their
resources arc being developed aud all the
of Industry are furnishing.
With an unfricn,lly climate to contcnl
with, they hy ,lnt Of energy and pcrsc-
veraace have made grass to grow where
there was no soil, and two ears Of corn to
grow where only one grew before. Their
mineral resources now builling palaces.
spanning rivers, building railroads and
steamships, anl furnishing the path upon
which thought is conveyed hy the clc.trici-
" OF Heaven, from one end OF the coufc,l-
cracy TO the other.
These States, possessing not one half Of
the advantages i'll soil and climate MS we Of
the South, have fur outstrippcl. as in agr;cul-
lure, commerce. manufactures and the me-
canic arts. We, on the contrary, who
have been blessed in soil and climate, an.l
with all the natural advantages that abound
throughout the length and breadth of our
country i'll endless variety, ar. conicnt to
lod along in the old beaten path of our
ancestors, relying Atone upon the production
d our great staple cotton, 10 cl,ihc and feed
us.
llUs comparison is not instituted between
he North and the South, to show the ST.
rcriorlty OF the one over the other: but
simply to exhibit what can be done, hv in
lust:y; energy and perseverance,, and the
roper application of labor aud capital to
.hc Various wants of man. In point of
genius, and all the attributes that make tiiau
a noble being, the archives of our nation
and the noble deeds Of our sires will prove
ncontcstibly, that we have no superiors.
Yet will, all this halo Of glory cncircline
our brow, and all tile natural ADVANTAGES
VIC possess, we lack rs people, that indus
try, energy, economy. and perseverance,
which is necessary to develop the resources
OF our country. 1t is true, and am proud
to see it, that Ii some of our sister States.
the dormant energies. Of their people have
been awakened hy Ruffin and :, Peters.
1t is also true, that in our own Palmetto
State, the people in some sections are AVA
ksn'nS from their supincncss and lelhargy,
and arc putting forth their energies and
capital in reclaining our impoverished soil,
aud in developing tho mineral, amant,factu ar.
ing and mechanical resources Of our State.
| feel that "a change has come over the
spirit OF our DREAM and that we are in tie
asorning' of thasgreat reformation which is
desthed 10 place South Carolina side by
; ylde b With Vireisia and Georgiatin agricul-
lures. ma9pfactutcs ald tho n,achanic arts
Tho question: disn presents itscIf--wl,at
arc tho resources Of our State; and how ars
tbey-ts be developed . +. "a, ~
ltis generally e3ns sbds.l bxsall:geoloskal
and 'agacaftdraI writers, ihsf aos coaidtfy is
more capable of an almost ihleHpaa ssxien,
sion in agricultural J. resources, shan, those
Sltes 6ccpyings tlse aAtlantic. tinif
ss6ae ofL.e Blps Ridge Mountains, trtils
lnida llis: :grogP, stands 1'tlIe, SIipls Pal.
nett0 Slate bounding inl d sS s6aJl 8 III
inpfossnsi.E ,,OEai,d S4es. s ssistssiai ,fos "a
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