Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-08-29
Losses by the War.

of loss to which hitherto defective system might
reasonably have been expected to subject MS 10 the
event of any civil, commercial or military convuson
like that which is now upon u.s. While the products OF
labor are in demand labor itself is comparatively unem
poyed and this because depending for SO many things
upon the North have devoted ourselves to the pro-
duction of only few staples to be exchanged for nu
merous necessary and indispensable articles The staples
may be- and are produced in great abundance but the
other classes of articles not The farmer has raised
plenty of produce We have wheat, and corn, and cot
| ton and meats but wherewitha shall those who are
not farmers pay for these thngswhat shall they give
in exchange? Excluding articles necessarily the growth
or product of foreign countries among which may be
enumerated some tropical productions coffee and
fruits of certain varieties as also some drugs and
chemicals there are lew things wanted by tie farmer
that could not be made here from native ma
terisls. Salt, soap and with l,Ida, Ltuis
ana, Texas and Sorghum, molasses and sugar are
all easy to be made. All farming utensils ought to be
made for rop coal and all necessary timber are IN a.
bundance for the production of such articles well as
of cabinet work and kitchen furniture and house ixlDgs
as locks keys and the like. With genial climate an
immense range, with rich pasture especially on the
mountain slopes of the West wool ought to be made in
any quantity, and we know that cotton is abundant
These the materials for homespuns, sheetings shirt
ngs kerseys blankets, socks etc. etc. in fact they
the great staple o. all textile fabrics. Flax be
grown in auy part of the West and is grown for its
seed mainly which is used for making lnseed oil and the
resduum or cake food for CATTLE for which purpose it
is unsurpassed In the cooler regions of the mountains
it would grow of sufficient ineness for all practical pur
poses. Neither fax nor hemp will bear warm climate
without deterioration.
| Suppose that had adopted long ago different
course, and depended more upon ourselves. Suppose
that we bad oundres and FORCES, and cotton mills end
wooen mills, and furniture factories and lock makers
and shoe factories ard all that sort of thing, enough to
supply our staple demands, not to make articles
of luxury or for ezporation for if people will have ar
cles of luxury let them pay the cost of importing
and round tariff BESIDES nor for exI ortation beyond
the limits of tie COniederacy, if at all in certain pr
mary processes necessary to make staples less bulky
in proportion to value; now suppose we had adopted
the of having these things long ago, would the
merchant necessarily stand idle at bis counter, being
compelled to discharge his clerks would the workman
be unemployed-tbe State put to its trumps to equip
its soldiers the farmer pushed to exchange his produce
for what OF store goods his necessities and those of
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present commercially in the position of IN
balanced pair of scissors with full stout blade on one
side aud totally Inadequate the other. The
big blade is formed by staple agricultural produc-
tons for the other blade-the other side of the ex
changes, have depended greatly almost entirely
upon the North that when that resource is cut off, our
commercial system is deranged he scissors cut very
poorly, they lame-their manufacturing and COM
mercia blade having been largely controlled by the
enemy, is very short and rather weak that the
instrument don't cut well.
| he North has Immediately available resources
hers is cash in hand ii But she is really
greater sufferer than are and she will be still
So We can soon make for ourselves a new and more
serviceabe blade for scissors and then have
an independent implement. The North never can re-
cover from the loss she will sustain by losing the
troll of Southern trade. All our losses are of cbarac-
ter point the way future independence and pros
perity by showing and making feel experimentay
the losses and Inconvenience and state of dependence
to which our former system has brought u.s.
We have stated the limits to which we would like to
see our people develop their manufacturing industry and
which would not like to see exceeded We want 20
be independent in regard TO all necessary matters If
comes, then and ought to dispense with lux
ures. We do not want to the Overcrowded factory
system of New Eng land ever introduced into the Sou b.
We ought however, to export cotton as much as
possible, in the shape OF yarn of turpentine so oil
tobacco; of wheat. They ought to be distilled fix
ed up or ground.