Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-01-06
Domestic Manufactures and Direct Trade
The Norfolk bay Book says

Domestic Manufactures ana DIRECT TRACE
The Norfolk bay Book Says
I'VE are pleased to hear that il is in contem.
rlatian by number II our mast enterprslng c't
,izens to start cotton factory IN tins city. We
understand the matter will be arranged gu tho
Join, stock principle, and the stock will be put ia
shares If SO each. 80 IA To allow persons in me.
dunn circumstances 10 take stock.
We are really happy 10 be enabled 10 make H. :
statement. ~ it il an evidence II n proper awak-
ening on n subject Of vital importance 10 our cry
THIS ia 10 be no mammoth Undertaking. lut 10 'e
commenced ON a small and economical scale, 80
ms 10 induce the introduction 81 others. and 1t ~
believed that the ball once set successfully IN IN p
ton will roll on t. glorious results
The great quantity of cotton passing through
this city each year on its WAY 10 ma'ket. can
only be rendered Of pr fl u our city ty beng
stopped mere ard manufactured; for whilst its
mere handling leaves lut a small nlttancc to our
citizens. its Icing manufactured into mcrclian'n
bic fabrics would give employment TO II thousand
persons in addition 10 those vi now proh slight
" by its passing through here. We have in our
midst IA large class Of uHpr,3ustitc labor who nj
present are non-produetse consumers. rendered
80, unfortunately by thir liability 10 sec"te en-
Payment. oren your factories u n'l kinds. set
them 10 work nnd our city VII "nte more put ON
n thriving appearance" AMI every Lot oil property
increase IN value ihrcc-i ID
We noticed in the same paper n few days since,
that large quantity of china anl crockrry ware
had been ordered directly from Liverpool 10y
Of the merchants of TINT ci'y-ani that others Of
her merchants were preparing 10 import Their
wares directly from foreign markets. instead Of
pa wing the unnecessary tax 10 Northern import
cr which they have hcrctnfnI" apnn
This is right We unite wit, the Day Book in
- .
manu- features, combined with foreign trade" will
do more for Norfolk in FIVE years than her past
commercial policy would have dlhe for her in five
hundred.
But the Speciality Of Norfaik, Ne think, should
10 foreign trade. importing aud exporting. Ma
pursuits are all very well, and un-
doubtcdly contribute greatly to the prosperity Of
the community in which they are carried on. To
some extent Norfolk may be manufacturing city,
but her grea, interest must ever he the interest of
commerce. The interior cities a Virginia must
do the bulk Of the manufacturing for tho State
and for the South. Richmond l.ynchhurg, Pc
ter,buIg fredericksburg, and other towus have,
nearly all Of them ncxhaustbie water power.
The james River and kannwha Canal. he,idcs
being great avenue Of domestic commerce, coull
be easily made to furnish water power for manu-
featuring establishments all aleng it's banks
enough at least 10 ,pply the Whole South with
oyory article it needs. As this is the cheapest
power in the worll--nnl the hesf-.!lc true policy
of Virginia is to hniid up Norfolk ms great com
mcrclal mart and to encourage domestic manu-
nciurcs more especially, in the inter ior cities OF
the Commonwealth.
This ia the policy we have always advocated
long before John Browns in,n,ion or the awaken
ing Of the recent new born zeal in behalf Of South
crn independence. We were only several years in
advance of public sentiment We advocate the
same policy now, not I.crusr ot ihe John Erowu
invasion. Tut independently oI Il and without re
gard tot. We hold i; I" be the Imperative duty
Of State 81 rich in natural advantages rs Ntr
ginin to make use of those Advantages for her own
material benefit aud prosrcrit, aud we shall re-
gard il ms almost criminal neglect oil the bounlcs
Of Providence if We fail to dose.
| We hail then, with satisfaction aud pleasure
every such movement. Let Norfolk 80 ahead with
her projects Of f,,cign trade. The whole Com
monweath stands ready to encourage and sustain
her. II shall, nssuredly, not he fault If this
portion of the State fails to respond in practical
manner, to every effort which Neri'k may make
f,r commercial independence.