Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-05-09
99ailg Appeal,
/ rreoM p.a ...ylNa angrEoN or YESTERDAY. J
The War nnd tlsC Misunderstanding EnEeT-
grgs Of stzss south.

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correspondent of DcBo5c's Rsgis.5 Tor April give
a gratifying acea11ut Of the increase Of manu-
fac.u1e- lu ne South zl.c .ba beginning Of tn
war The following sre portion only OF th
many referred to, hnr this gratifying exhibit O
snteTprtsa serves rs "a picture more or less, o
the wnoia South:
In lyuch5urg alz envelope factory hiss DeeI
teSt9bisHedr one 'ar tha msuu.acture OF o.sck
ing an6 one s5r making !ucii-I matches. Tn;
nsnu-aetuIo o. Lais anu caps is being carried OF
quite extensively. Several tanEeIies have been
established In ILe u-igh5o.Hood.
In Abingdon iEe 5ait works AaHuia'tur
ing about 'w0 thousand bushels CT salt ayery
rweut,-.CsiI ,asrs, ast are putting up iaTnaces
10 increase tie amount Across taa tennessee
line about titeeu miles south, they nave several
IRON iorr-g. with q .yreat abundance Of the best
| ere, ami a furnace, wEele they mako large
! amount Of castings aH7 p5E .Toi-.
l. SiauutoH md in Matis,n county boot ana
shoe factories have been established, which nave
/ government contracts for shoes.
There sTc aighr Yards -n L0GI5a county wheTs
/ hides sra tanned .uto leather The increase OF
rus branch oi business viii be about dcutle thst
| of former ygH-
! in Flncaa;.aa furnace for rle manufacture Of
! ;rou. which Lad cacd before ,oa wal has been
| revived
I.AIbewa7l- -te cotton aai woo.oh factories
zs IN other localities. have not increased in coz
! sequenoa al She 3gr1'ri-7 ~ the transportation
/ Of wool and cotton Two sword manufactures
I have 5aer established. There sre various tan
! nelies and saddle ard harness mskiug establish
ueats and an ~~TicE.tEI9l machiui-t. q man
| utactCrv Of oil cloth will soon 5e established
Il P0TtsnCE-u there IS al cEteEsiTe IJundery,
originally designed for the building af steam
marine or other engines upon large scale, II
/ was at this establishment that the machinery Of
| the United States steamer H.UEetsn vas bull.
| s revolving rirto. has te-i. invented in Ports
mouth since the reC.nulug Of the war, which is
! pronounced by Judges 20 be superior 70 the Colt
pistol, szd also an invention for rhing cannon,
w5ich has been successfully applied in the navy
yard There Is also an extensive sash door and
blind factory The Union car works of Ports
mouth whose regular business has been dlmIn-
ishad by the var, Hrg u0N Engaged IL building
| grrn-caTrr.5ges. wagons Theol-baEowss camp
stools tent poles and P."ss 5a5eE 0ay0De,s and
bowie knIves, and other implements OF war
IL our ueighb0riBE Commonwealth. North
Carolina there has been sn equal revival Of
nauufac;UriuE .-au-aT ln Wilmington the
HrE.--5-g articles ara noticed which were tor
neriy received ir0m sha North Ashes, candles,
lamp oils salt Oormet.y supplied from the West
Indies and Eng.auG} and cutlery. Peanut oil Is
guDulie5 bv mills established since he com
IDeucemeEt of tha var, aud -yslU oil nguUtac
turad &c q considerable extent. The m9nufsy-
tuIe gf salt Gv evaporation ar 90 ing is largely
on the increase
i Charlotte county. ia addition ~ the cotton,
g-os.eu and o-azr -laCgtactCTes formerly ezIs'-
irr. 7r establishment sgr the manufacture Of
,in5e-3 1r fax seed Oh. ,.l,b q capacity 70 tUru
cs. Eve hundred gallons Per day. viii be started,
Z tp
oil viii ColHUa-es operations II q rev weeks
TIE Uor-acr lnlil G5Ii ugaC.zCsGrC q thousand
pounds rer day. -5'h 2 capacity 90 d0Gbie the
quantity
In Greensboro various embellishments nave
sprung up tar fhs manufacture Of guGs- pistols,
sssd zs Shoes barrels, drama. 'asLas, sowing
machines. etc, which pI0mi5a TO be reDum5IG-
tiv7 70 those engaged in the enterprise
II Beaufort she mGnuiaciaTe If salt Aas been
be-uu On q aIasU scale Tie impression is that
i csr be made p profitable business AZ one dol
l4r 2 Lushel, and at much less If the w2T would
continue !or term Of years
Ia Monroe the domestic jeans aud iIBssy cloth
establishments have increased their operations
Pst0Js ana bowie-kniv-s have been mauufsC-
tursd
In Ca-suage The entire TecpIe 1t IS sad, with
une vampled energy have rEcUred 70 the prime
va principles and customs Of industry, economy
an frugalIty which chgrac-erIZed cur ancestors
To- many wears sHh=HCHent 20 The vvGTS Of '1J
and 1872 The men nave embarked industri-
ousy IN making plows, wagons, shoes, tools.
and utensils Of wood and iron Of every 1escrip-
ton for domestic purpcses: every farmer is put
ting down his trough og vat for tanning leather.
The run and rile makers have resumed their
wout.d Z art, gone into :heiC shops forging out
barrels, aud fixing them up, in readiness for ser
vice IN one neighborho0d shoe pegs are being
made by machinery IN quantities sufficient to
meet the demands Of the South. In fine the
people aIs determined scrUPUlously TO live inde-
pend ut Of the North. as they are eVIdencing by
their handy inventions l be women, too, AMI
mated with booming zea- and resolution to sus-
.sIu oar glorious cause. have pat aside their
siFz tbcir calicoes their bead dresses, and Gov
cred up their pianos, and have substituted The
wheel, the cgras. Inc leon and are fostering a
commcn3zbiB spirit of emulation IN making the
largest number Of yards, and the neatest pat
TENS Of checks ana stripes iGr themselves and
;heis l.sJie ones, ana the substantial Jeans 20
g,5tho their husbands their SONS and their broth
ers in the army and then Tor gTatuitOus distribu-
ton 20 any needy soldiers. They are, without
distinction Of circle or p.oparty al united IN
constant and useful engagement n getting up
GorncstiCs Of 5yey kind = add 20 theT cOmt0-.s
at home and supply our army with blankets,
clothing, and neat caps. De'sad rs with ycur
bay0nei7 and we viii sustain ycU with our
needles, IS the watspwoTi with them.
In Rockingham county, cotton yurn, cotton
cloth Of various kinds. and woOlen goods suited
20 the uecagsitics OF the army are being manu-
4actuye5.
In SgaTtensbuTE AMI Jcurens. S0u,h CsIosHs,
~rga5 Manufacturing enterprise has been exhibit
81 In the latter county il !. mentioned, in ad-
dit.au 30 Ire regular branches Of maBuf1ct1re
tie ladies generally are making q great quantity
cf 1nost excellent cloth of various descriptions for
mau's wear. children, negroes, aud even for
themselves, vAic. are now taking the places ef
fls dslafueg and silks. Ths ladies in one ba.
talon in taa. district recently furnished for the
uatJrua OF o1e company Of volunteers three
hundred and fifty yards Of very nice jeans, five
hundred yards o. flannel end three hundred and
ffty pairs of socks, IN @ very short time, made
upon the old-iashioUed hand-looms. which are
numerous ia that county-one in almost every
famiiT-aud 5oL1s OT the cloth for service is SAID
10 be equal, # not superior TO the best broad
cloth In Chester every household is said TO
have become g manufacturing establishment.
This ls @ picture more OF less of the whole South.
These facts are most gratifying and encouraging,
for unless we learn TO manufacture for ourselves
we shall never become independent IL reality as
wall as in name Of the murdeTeFs and hends who
are seeking our destruction
Tbs " FRENCH LADY ATTEMPTS TO
ESCAPE FROM FORT LAFAYETTE
Thomas, the e" French isdy," confined in Fort
Lafsvetts for transferring Tire steamer s. Nicho-
Jas n the custody OF the rebels last summer,