Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-12-03
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We saw il ssassd sonswhsrs, che other day. tina
the business Of manufacturing. In the Southern
States led af lase IsHse iAsesy inaraaasa- Same
statistical returns. lately published show that IL
=Soslh Carolina. Alabama, Mississippi, Lou's'an"
Kasspekt, and Tennessee. the people are beg"
niiS 10 nanufaetars cotton and woollen goods t.
. very considerable extent =
And why mott We hare the material We have
the ,sISrIss hAsc ne SApInl snsiss ihavc, all
through tho ssosA, On abundance Of wa,srp power
for he driving Of manufacturing nasLin.ry--
Tbs Southern stAtsa. II i true. have been slow to
appreciate their advantages in this respect hut
they are waking up as this day, aad sssdually be-
ginains 70 comprehend their rue po,isy in matter
Of such real and vital moment.
II we can have duty high enough TO keep out
of the country English manufactures, the Sonth
will have nothing 70 fear from The North in any
branch OF Misunderstanding pursuit no matter
what. Nothing that enters into the cost ofa man
ufactured article 10 cheaper there than with us,
and consequently il viii Be impossible for them to
uudcrsell US. We have the advantage over them
cf sl..ve labor, better climate, and above ALL the
possession Of the MATERIALS which enter into most
Of the manufactured goods OF the country.
We now send our cotton and wool to the North
ern States, where they are converted into manu-
fsssured goods and brought back 20 us. Wo lose
not only the prof. we nigh. Ourselves, mako uo-
ON the manufasturs-but. we pay tho profit made
By the Northern operative. We lose BY the orcr-
alton, In two ways. 81 far a. iron manufactures
are concerned. we arc grossly dereliet ia the
Southern States. We send 10 Europe and Penn
sylvania for Railroad iron thatwa lay down, in
the Southern States, imnsdiately over oxhaustlcss
beds of iron-ore and Of COAL =.
Ii anybody can see any sense, or economy. or
.tAtesnaaship in this way Of doing things, We
would like to know where II 10. 1t is evident that
if manufacturing pursuits are profitable to tho
Northern operative, they ought 10 DO much more
profitable to W. Of the South. And they are--and
we are glad to know that the South is beginning
70 appreciate the fact
Bat We arc afraid that No Of Virginia are Ing
ging behind our Southern sisters in this matter.
We have the best State in the Uniou for manufac
tures-a long way the best We have an abund-
ance Of water-power in every quarter OF the Com
monwsslth. We have iron-ore in abundance. and
coal in convenient reach Of every portion of tho
State. We have, in Western Virginia, the finest
sheep-r.ising region in the Uniun---and by means
o. ca, railroads and sail yesscls We LrnS cot
ton at triring cost from our Sister States of the
South. What should prevent ue Their, nom be-
coming particularly in Western Virginia, great
hive Of manufacturing industry! Complete the
James River and Kanawha Canal-so as to afford
not only waser-power 70 manufacturing establish
ments, but an outlet Of transportation for manu-
featured goods-and Western Virginia, from tho
AIieghanies 10 the Ohio. would be the great man.
ufacturing centre Of the Uniou. The Valley, and
Piedmont Virginia, would not DO much, If any,
behind her. And there 10 another consideration
and. in our opinion very important one-and
that 10, that there 10 not such climate in the
Union, for health and comfort and labor, as we
have in Virginia. As we write this article to-day,
We are sitting without ere, with windows hoistcd,
and bright MONDAY sun flooding the whole
country with his cheerful rays.
Let u.s. then. direct more Of our attention to
manufacturing pursuits In Virginia, They can
be made profitable a. Investments for money
they will render US independent Of the North and
of Europe-they will.give employ msnt to many Of
our people, male and female. who would other
wise be idle. They would add materially to the
profits ct our works Of internal improvement, and
In thousand ways they would diause blessings
and benefits among our people. Wemust not lag
behind our Southern sisters In the great work
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