The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-01-27
WORK FOR THE YOUNG MEN OF AMERICA

without being able TO find lucrative an,
congenial employment. The demand 70,
labor in this country is so great. that mer
properly qualified and endowed with phys
'cal and mental energies should always be
enabled to command remuncrativc salaries
or to establish for themselves some kind OF
business which would ensure them a rcspec.
table livelihood, and eventually n fortune
First in Importance among these pursuits is
agricu|tur:; and here, what Il bouudlcss
field is opened! Hundreds Of milios oi
acres Of public 'an!, l,o' scssins the highest
degree OF fertility, anl aLunlanlv capahlc
Of rewriting, with rich rro!u>ipn, the IT.
bors "f the farmer, invite occupation and
settlement. This employment is attended
with greater certainty 'l'an any other; for
Il man who understands farming, and who
Is willing TO undergo few har,lships at
the outset of his career, will almost incvia-
bIy acquire competency. though his orig.
inal capita: he very small, by taking up ON
u pre- emp,ion claim Il portion Of the puhIic
land in Western State or Territory. pav.
ing for 1t mt Government prices; rcaping
from it Il living 10y his cultivation; and
having it advance steadily and rapidly in
money value as new settlements close in
round him. \" competition can ruin this
business. There is land enough for all, to
Oe had on these terms, and there is nearly
always ready market for the productions
of the soii. y fair field Of profitable occu-
patton is thus afforded for every unoccup;cd
man possessed Of agricultural tastes and
Knowledge; and, from present Indications,
this tempting opportunity will exist in this
country for many years.
Those, however, to whom agricultural Ia
''ors are not conycnial, should find alum
dant employment in many other pursuits.
The mining interest Of the United States is
rapidly growing in importance. The gold
mines OF California lave for years richly
remuneratel tens Of thousands Of miners.
and 10 work them no other capital has been
required than the expense involved in the
cost Of the journey to the placcrs, and the
purchase Of few simple implements and
provisions. New gold fields, too, are rapidly
being developed. The Kansas gold mines
promise to be very productive. The new
Territory of Arizona contains, it is said,
very rich gold, as well as silver mines
New mines have also been discovered in
Nebraska and Utah. and hundreds Of ,hous.
ands OF our citizens may, from present in
dieations, find profitable employment for
years to come in working these placcrs for
their individual benefit. But these mines,
rich as they are, form only small portion
of the mineral wealth Of this country.
The coal mines Of America are in them
selves source Of national wealth which
can scarcely be estimated, and to proper
ly develop which, the energies OF an i'm
mence number Of men, for centuries to
come, will be required. The iron mines of
the country arc sufficient to furnish the
world with all the iron that will be required
for ages. Under system which would
give this interest the security and confidence
chat capital imperiously demands, many
thousands of men might be daily adding to
The aggregate wealth of the nation, and
providing for their own individual comfort
and happiness, by moulding the rude iron
treasures of the earth into useful and avail
able forms. The nation also possesses 9TH
or valuable mines of lead, copper, nickel,
DC, which am! ly repay all the thoughtful
and skilful ,bor bestowed on them.
Manufactures Of every kind invite the on.
erg'es Of our people. The consumption Of
manufactures, per capita, in the United
States far exceeds that OF any other nation
III the world. The habits and tile means of
our citizens compel them to make larger
purchases than any other people, and much
as the tariff may have to do with this i'm
porlant subject, the manufactures made in
our own country always form the chief por-
ton of our consumption. The people of
New England have always been keenlv
alive to the extent of the field for the prof.
liable exercise OF their energies, presented
by the inevitable demand for manufactures
which always has existed and always will
exist in the United States and hence,
though her soil is stony and barren, and
her climate cold and inhospitab:c, immense
wealth has been accumulated by her sons
in employments Of this character. It is
true that some Of the other sections of the
Union, particularly our own immediate vi
c'n'ty, have pursued n similar policy; but
there is no good reason why it should not
become much more general than heretofore.
and why the industry Of nearly every quar-.
ter Of the land should not bo to some cx.
tent at least, diversified by an in,crmix,urc
of manufacturing with agricultural employ
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