Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-03-31

SENATOR'S HANLIN AND HAMMOND.

The article from the Richmond South in an
other column is most interesting tribute to
Gov. Hammond and South Carolina. That
Senator's late speech has called forth some elab-
oratc attempts at reply on the part Of Northern
men, and especially one from Senator Hamlin,
Of Maine. The latter, in bis effort to disparage
the white laboring class Of the South, quoted
from pamphlet issued some years since by MIR.
William Gregg, formerly of this city, and now
at Granitevie, Edgefeld District, upon the
subject of promoting the employment Of our
people by manufactures, to the effect that there
were about 10000 unemployed persons in South
Carolina most of whom were INDECENT and vi
cious. Now at that time, and by the census of
1850, the population of South Carolina were
3S4 900 slaves, 1000 flee colored, and 274, 900
whites. No one for moment cali suppose that
the negro race were so unemployed. Then the
unemployed must be among tue whites, and
nearly half of them at that. Can any state
ment be more absurd, if reference is had to
those capable ofuseful occupation The owners
Of property in this State are required to exer-
else the most active management to preserve
and render it profitable. The man Of leisure is
almost rura ariS. The mass Of white men
are either manualiSts or directors. The whole
number Of paupers, male and female, old and
young, was in 1850 only l,G+2; and the remain
der of tue male population, to lind support and
subsistence, must obtain it from property or
labor. The man who las competency in the
former, surely has right, and it his duty, to
devote the leisure hours lf himself or family to
mental and social Improvement and refinement,
for domestic and public elevation.
Then the unemployed must be almost entire
ly among the women and children. The latter
cannot be expected to work, especially if their
parents perform the duty of affording them any
education Of tue married women of old South
Carolina, we are proud to say, there are few
oilers and drones. In the management of their
households, vegetable gardens and poultry yards,
and the cuisine and clothing, they are attentive,
careful and active. Few even Of our highest
and wealthicst are unaccuStomed to the needle,
and among the masses Of the country, woman's
busy ami faithful hand clothes The family, spin
ming, dyeng and nukins the garments, wool
and cotton. This is manufacturing, the most
independent and economical in the world-no
risk and sure return. As to the unmarried
blooming maidenhood who would not support
them in their delightful and refreshing leisure
and social exhiliration! Yet even they are, in
one respect, unlike the "lilies, which toll not,
neither do they spin" We have oft and again,
seen them, day by day, both spin and sew; yes,
in further domestic assistance and foresight,
nurse too. Aud, thank God active fathers and
brothers and guardians and drudging mothers,
in our State, assisted by the productive
achievements of our largo black laboring class,
can not only support them in the idleness (if it
can be so oalled) Of improving associations and
refnements, but can place the products of their
political mother-the land and government of
our allegance-on so independent footing.
that our people can show more surplus profit.
per capita for the whites, than probably any
community in the world, and can maintain
themselves even when, and i'll despite, all Yam
keedom is under the crash of its commerce.
banking and manuiactures.-CAa'tss.on Ne'cs.