The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1860-03-14
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES DUTY.

\ great ueui mas recently UctH sdlub unlh
By newspapers and the people, about discon-
tinuing trade with the North, and the built
ing up Of Southern commercial lawns.
Whilst something has been done, il we may
be allowed TO believe the stopping Of a lew
manufactures. and the dismissal Of great
many clerks from the wholesale houses al
the North an indication Of the fact, we are
convinced that efforts have been
made Ia take advantage OF the present pre-
JUDGED state Of the public mind, by directing
trade to houses in southern cities. who instead
Of importing and manufacturing their g0Uds.
purchase every article they have on their
shelves direct from Northern houses and
manufacturers. We shuultl like t. see the
importing houses uf Charleston, Richmond,
New Orleans aud other Southern cities pa
troniLed. II is the duty Of Southern mer.
chants To do so. and we believe that they
will But Southern merchants are not blind
io.lhe fact that the very houses Who are say
ing most about nOn.inteIcOurse, are the very
ones that are carrying out the principle the
least. Look at tie recent card by the NEE.
chants Of Charleston. One half may import
i their gnods direct from Europe, hui glance
al the list will cUasince tie merchant That
nearly every one u the Clothing houses.
Shoe houses, Hat houses, and snme other
4 branches Of the trade, procure every article
they have from the North. Now. We would
ask, IL all caudur. il il is any worse for i
country merchant To buy his goods in New
York than to buy from man IA I harlestun
VIM procures III gnods lrun 4 Northern
market: fhe difference. We think. Sin IA.
yur OF direct purchase. iiow. ireqnegtl,
does il happen. that TIE e"entiy merchant
and the Seulhern wholesale merchant arr
buying their good. III the SHINE counter ~
New York, ana ~ il will continue to be IN.
III Southern wholesale houses wall foster and
encourage their own Or European maruac
lures? Let US have mere Southern mann,
lactnries. Whenever our capitalists drec
tRrir attention ID manufacturing instead d
sending e 10 tie North for ever, thing I,
wear aud eyert ilIlng 10 eat, We Will dni
just - proportion A. capital Is invested, d,
people Of tile Suatf, growing independent 4
LIE North. Nhenettr the southern penpi,
learn 10 support their own m.chauirs and
manufacturer. they can then talk af Suuthr-t
independence, aud IL their pfdc aud patri
n,isn, AID not until then. There are tim
,lred, and thousands Of ,oung men II III
south aho cnDld be profitable employed, i
thrfe were openings Tor their labor. Esrab.
lI.L hnni, ,hpe and hat msuufactafips-
machine shops, anil a.her btauclie> II in,!ns
trial pursuits, and ~ VIII bar 81 40 mDfi
yoDns men lraving ~ South f1f die We.
becao,r Ines could finti Ne we.k - DO.
II beeuinc- tue people If thc SOUTH 20 81.
cnuiage ctrry rll.r, ~ build up Sou;herr
men anil southern ilaGr. Don't quit ira
dins ll The North oil, 10 hire : me on,
else 10 ,ia II fof ,on We ata not ulliia.
that souihefn men s5nlld conduct their bn.
.ines, II that soft II uay. Bur 70 n welt
* uncf--in tie tieit direction. Put Up
. shoe nanpiaeiory. and let u have the artitl,
made at bDup. TIE shoe. vii b. bought
Hat made al Tile south v!l hr aarn. Rea.
~ naflr rlothir- ian III mai!r ID tbr south,
, to look a. vel and wear long. ~ Il made
in New Jersey. II eur people waGli onls
wear the neat and substantial fabric, which
, can 81 made By themselves er Their neigh
hOrs. hundreds II lnnms nns tile would be pu
IL operation. aud thousands of uur eouHtrY
women might be proiitably employed 10 III,
manufacture d home-puns. The old ladle
throughout the country Would FIND, sale ~
Their .prk. and stockings which have beer
made u give was lnr 4 illmsY Notthetn ar
tick. not half 80 good or half - cheap. Il
fact, eheneter The southern people learn 4
work 81 themselves, and paifnnike them
selves, vii they hecnne independent.
Gtsarik rs - EE,Yn.e.