The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1862-04-09
F.osn the n. o. Bnlh,ln

- From the n. o. Balktn
warmly OF LABoR-UNITY OF DESIGN.
We are in struggle requiring large va.
riety Of labor effectively to prosecute il and
bring it to successful termination. ttmay
last. and in all probability will last for years.
We cannot afford to be conquered, and the
war must continue. therefore. until we are
Independent. however long Il may last. We
are a people all told say Of eight or ten mil.
lions. At present, We have no foreign com.
merce worth speaking Of, and We cannot de.
pend upon foreign natinns for any assistance
in restoring 0ur commerce to US. We must
consequently both clothe ourselves and feed
ourselves. and carry on the lighting part Of
the war at the same time. In order to re-
establish commercial relations with Europe,
and thus be able to import fnreign goods to
any considerable extent, we must first Ell
feciually break up the blockade Of our
ports.
This requires gunboats, iron ships. sc.
These We must either build or buy. Per-
hsps we may obtain some in both ways. In
the meantime. however. we must manufac-
iure for ourselves and we must raise our
own provisions. We must do it-there is
absolutely no choice left Us We mist
clnthe ourselves or 90 naked. raise our own
provisions ar stsrve. Hence il necessarily
results that the civil occupations of society
must 20 on pari passu with the war to a
great extent, and as an indispensable basis
and support Of the war. Without this basis
the struggle must come to sudden and in
glorious end. To say that our only busi-
ness is fighting. therefore. is sheer nonsense.
since we cannot fight withou, food, arms and
ammunition and clothing, and since these
cannot be had without being made. great
variety &c labnr must be performed. System
is required. order is nee essary. Speciality
should characterize our efforts. Every man
should be IN his place. That place is not
necessaril, in the army. He may do Ten
times as much out Of The army as in il. w.
require variety Of sork. but it should all
have reference TO unity Of design, the pre-
srrvation and ultimate triumph u our inde-
ppndence.
We doubt aheiher our government or our
people are sufficiently alive TO the impor-
lance of these truths. or The extent of their
application 70 the actual war. There must
be men enough left in every parish and
county tn direct the labor of the plantation
hands. This every one will admit. II is
too evident TO require argument But the
principle dues not end here. There must
be mechanics enough left 10 carry on the
manufacture Of cloths. This is indispensa-
Bile, like the other. Slave labor nav be
made available 10 great extent, but il will
not cover the whole work. Skillful men
are necessary TO carry on. and extensively
the manufacture Of arms and ammunition
Every man skilled in such business should
be IN The shap. not in thr srmy. tie can dc
more. much mnre, for the cause in the for
mer than 10 the latter. The same remark:
apply 10 harnrss-nsker-, saddlrrs. gun-car.
rage makers. shoe makers. sc; and they
apply as fnrcibly TO ship carpenters and
foundry men as 10 any Of the preceding
al .s.es. II strikes US that il would be de
cid div good policy for the government Il
make search through the entire arm, 70
ship carpenters, gun-makers. &C.. and a
once 10 take measures 10 have them transfer
red from ihe camp 10 The workshop. shil
yard and foundry, on the grou"d that ,hr,
can DO more useful a. mechanics than 4
soldiers. Let Us stsiemsiizc and classiil
our means, nur talents. like far-srring men
We shall thus supply ourselves with frH
found ,tion that will not give way under gu
leet when &c most need il.