Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-01-20
Fer the chronicls.
View of GAINESVILLE in 1850.
NO a.

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As we have advocateda protection of home in
dustry in a social point Of view, 1t may be urged
by some, as being inconsistent with the harmony
~hich should exist Between common brotherhood
of The North and the South as being productive Of
curtament Of trade in which the former has in
vested its capitali In answer we again say, that
sef protection is principle whichinvolves sacred
duty, and what IL the exercise Of il should cripple
northern manufacturer Where does the response
bility rest? Surely not on those who act On the
defensive, for, when man performs the inalienable
duty of defending bis own life, and thereby deals
out heavy blows against his adversary he is not re-
sponsibls for the effects though they should end in
his adyerary's destruction Morality and govern
ment imperiously demand such course, and urge
him onward to its energetic prosecution. There
fore 'as the said when he danced among the
chickens, let every take care Of his own toes"
Let community first look to its preservation,
and let all others do likewise, in everything which
appertans to their real advantage to the support Of
their own dignity, and then none will have right
TO complain 1t is said in Holy Writ that che who
does not prov ide for his orn household, is worse
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principle is only enlarged. The encouragement of
home manufactures is replete with advantages to
society and to the State in other points than mere
pecuniary one. 1t would promote the dignity of
labor in an eminent degree it would lure our young
men into its Wholesome embrace, and save many
from restitution, disgrace and destructicn for, as
the poet says,
sand Satan finds some mischief still,
! For idle hands to dop
It is true axiom, that 1t is the who makes his
arocation honorable 1t is the man, who makes the
good citizen if his pursuits in life are reputable
Then let the community as whole, be heard in
support of these sentiments high above the revels Of
the devotees of idleness and let them frown with
contempt upon the jbes and jeers of loafers, and
cod6shy sentimentalists who boast that their hands
have never been soiled by coming in contact with
honest manual labor, but who hang as a deadly in
!, cubus upon the great body of society; for which,
public sentiment has at least, hitherto been respon
, sible.
We shall now trace the effects of home man.
ufacture through some of its ramifcations. ls the
manufacturer sells an article to A., for ten dollars
cash. which is then paid to B. he in turn pays it to
c. and so on until it shalfhave passed through
(say) ten hands, it not only has paid the manufac-
turer, but nine other men have each paid debt of
ten dollars, making in the aggregate, one hundred
dollars and which is confined within the circle of q
mutual acquaintance, (having thus far escaped from
falling within the grip of some northern dun)-
And the same effect could have been reached il
the purchaser had but given his note, where mutual
creditors and debtors are the parties
On the contrary, had the article in question been
> purchased at n distance from home, the money
would have been RENTED, and in addition to it
i having been taken out Of circulation at home, i
would have ceased to cancel other home indebted
ness And suppose that ten thousand dollars is laid
cut for howe work. by different individuals, the
same effect would be increased in the same ratio
and diffased through the community and perchanc,
the original purchaser might again recognize some
of IT, result which home trade naturally, or nee
, essarily involves But again, let us suppose thai
" the same amount was even paid at home. for articles
~ manufactured abroad, but small portion Of thu
purchase money, does, or ought to remain in thu
" Golfers of the seller Then, what becomes Of th'
e great bulk Of it? 1t bids us adeu, goes into thu
" mail is carried away, out of home circulation a
fast as wheels can carry it. to its destination anC
this system is never satisfied but like the cormorant
y is ever crying for RrrYe. Who imagine tn
y enormous amount of cash, which is thus annually
driven out of orr circulation? land, by asysem o
our own creation,) by the purchase of great mum
Der of articles which can and ought to be manuiac
= tured at our own doors.
" La every farmer and planter, and others, read
and inwardly digest these stubborn, and uncompro
missing facts We are fully aware that these re
~ marks are simple and commonplace, and that the
DC are already understood by intelligent public We
. we also know, that they latent in the publ
mind, and therefore exist as the dead letter Of a
obsolete law, we only take the liberty of endcavo
ne ring to revive what already exists, and to
: into active operation, for
Up 'There are those who knew the right,
But still the wrong pursue"
There is a natural law which governs commerce; I
sd certain extent and that law is Interchangeable, whc
&c is the great interchange of the material of
10 section of country with that of another One pee
n pie may raise tobacco, another, cotton, another ST
er gar &c These and other productions of the earl
must, and will have an outlet and will reguai
themselves, and this great principles right is cor
If ducve to the prosperity Gndhappness of the wor'
There are laws which govern the transportation
OF SALE &C., &C., of all commodities. These are Iegi
IS ahae and therefore subject to alteration or eve
ne abrogaton, whenever they become oppressive,
cease to produce the benefits for which they wei
up enacted II is therefore not only the privilege, b.
he may become the duty Of one, or moro eommnDiti'
lst to avail themselves of the exercise Of that right.
m, In the last place there is a social law, the grei
y unwritten law of public opinion (under which "
''s nre now dboriHg,) by which we compel oursely'
~ contrary to our owp better judgment, to paronil
Id everything from home, and repeat the assertion
~ that when this comes in direct competition and col
VI tact with our true interest at home, il is wron
and all wrongs are oppressive to those who sufi
them. II would be right for community anywher
he latter they have supplied their own demand wit