Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-03-10
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both human an,i divine, thai, h..7o the peopia
Of lhs Can(e,loracy, at this early period Of
national existence. 1t appears To be reduced
now to ixed fact, that we canno: now be
conquered except by c,rsslueS. There are
some no nre not O lille trenulous lest we.
through our own negligence or folly, become
our owa destrcynrS. In .our bricaguered
condition, We haTa deeply felt tn results Of
our former fally rad mainoss IN allowing
ourselves In be Dependent people.
Our rfcc"sil;rS have ACCUSED lis. y have
i.re wonders; hay" Hchio,'d results almost
miraculous We How knew what wa can do,
ani wha. we may easi!y hsGcme-'hn most
thrifty, sslf IT, liant independent aud widely
influential nation On the face Of the ear!h.-
It WAS the skill, the energy, and the machinery
OF o"r would. kc jeatroycrs that made us n
dependent sml = comPaT sii:ciy thrlitleEs
people. Their lrish IS 10 KEEP as IN that con-
dH:cn. Have w- uus already lad cnA"gh Of
thois aubiugst.ng ard dem":aazns influence:
Now tnn lime 10 nu5oIt oar Independence
Nnw, that thu severance fran tho North 10
complete. let as mahefhe gulf impossible.
Hero is piature drawn bv m.sler mind,
in thu metropolis If Great Bnisin--Btirnin
that has grown "GkEAr" at our expense, but
vet gives a shoulder cold as death in orr
dearly struggles for existence Rsy. Dr.
Hamilton, Of London, treating Of hat Eisd"n
which is "prt fi.able 10 direct, says.ih Clio OF
bis lectures: In this little Inland, and during
tbs present week, machin..y will be IN mo
ton doing ths work of five hu;,di'd l!'ons
of men, lie goes IN slao 20 say: SHOULD
YOU convert into artifce' and lahor'rs every
man and woman in either hemis2heIu, and
f,o,n The Cafires ct k: Cape u the Peers III
our Parliament, DID all agree Ia Toll their W
NOS and had they no IMPLEMENTS besides t. rse
which primitive man posseiScS with I'll The
,yp~niilnre of their vital pnwrrA, with all
the swsnt and waste OF fibre, and Ill aiming
of e.e-sght. at the week b end il would be
found that they had not done half tho work,
nor tiona it half $50 we'll as & icm engines
peacefully revolving under thv pulse Of some
no sheads If Wnief. -. SO Inanl tons 81 Coal
Yes, this it is tn; has given those two ~
tons that have tho lea. sympathy Of all !hn
osLnns Of the rarli, toward III, thsir trench
.;rus power. Grsa: Britain unI the Lincoln
,,nm &c :potisul OF the North. IL Ia their
muchinsry snh the wisdom which il "pr"n-
t,hls to diruat' ia liz construction and con-
troll. Know ledge iSpow"r Machinery IN
power. Each of these nations has Increased
l,s power \ million fold by these powers
| united. Tbs qucGtinG, then, fDr III to c0u-
siitr, i: aE,i lusL 81 th'@ tln.o wa should cnn
slider asi, IL, whether wc shall slide buck u,to
or former StGts Of tm6sc,lHy and Dependence,
| or " ether by tina energetic emp'oy tnnnt Il
these tw" ,.nwn!H, W. shRll rLrns:'! h':!''
thar "aLrlr, in comfort, wealth. iiid4pe IL
dunra sui ayc:aht,;nT greatness. We
| cHn do Hi-:oYer sry ether prufir can do
We haze I'll The genius, energy and nat,nHal
pills that ire nsydiul. We have the finest
" alter paw. IA tho sd. ld--p1rcr vast, witc-
~ .;.al:ibu:cd power that nuTor hscze' up
~ wint,r, r=y1r dries up III >u,aIa"r. ia the
central parls, aI:l 81 CIT CyDfctlsra@y, ga nave
.,rn J,ll.e finr;,l working climates in the world
TOR indoor wo,k- sufficiently hrnc'rgip surn-
U,errnt sevcrria: %ln,er. The great staples All !.
usher ,.-9 material are d. rur dunrs in great
atu,rlnnce. Oar patti ara nIlIGcf0uG, and
yhsu Opened to tho c1iuIuorco 81 Tie world,
wilt afford The uLthott facilities Tor the rgrcs,
a,.j esrrss e all that IS desired from abroads
1r lhs; can be manufactured al homo.--
Thus every man, woman aid child may have
at once employment and adequate means Of
support. Ingenuity, hkill and energy should
DO valued zbnvu all price. Labor should 10
| unads hoaurshlr. Statues should be erected
10 industry. Every department Of industry
should be- throng-d ith deyotees, fired. with
zoal, fer.id and uadTiDg as tho vestal fams.
Every thing TINT en- &c manufactured mnt Of
cnt;on, WOOL metals, wood, stone, clay, sand,
and tba chemical pro iuc!:on:. nf thc animal
and vcgotab, kingdoms, should be manufac-
til" I'd on ctr own soil. Think Of glass, hard
warr, pottery, psper, candles, ready made
clothing, a., &c. What huudrt1s OF
millions hsve hen crain"d from IL"
for .hes", saying nothing NJ thousard
other of the slnsl!cr itGmE--oi tho no
ton order, For all t.css thing., our UoE-
irlofaio States have bcer lied at every pore.
| And yet very large iha71 OF Ill their cost
could nave bseu saved, ana tho profits Lnrnod
into our own phclnts. lsit Tcu;ln that "" Ero
an agricultural people, &c Be- i: -, AID
Let ui Be more thorough bred agrcIlturai,Sta
til ,u We cTGr Eayn been. Win dina not
know that there ii an inl.u..io co"Ircliun
between all the Dresr Lna'!ts VI intu,iry !!
!. n thai Ia, batn Urged fnr T.aufs'ture'S
wruhi n,at promote agriculture i'll Il its do
psr;menia. Tie Ptoducliol Ct il,. Grrst sta
plss would mt DO diniDi.i,..i unI lha in
ceease in all ,ns luia"r d=p.! turntl gould
no many fold what Ii he's cvef hem. Uan-
tort, intelligence sid the moral ELEVATION 81
the Glsasts would slsn hr ailIe -c.uit Tho
| A;,s rsaneSs ni On. population in nany ri our
| seaboard States, aud tic inGolunee Of the
| lowe? clasaaa Consequent upon their balng no
| Iin.s Of Industrial nrc"rati, n Ill which they
could engsgp has h7en mast un'avorn-
bio 30 bot. intellectual and mccall cn!-
ture. Br::S them togsther. Itnn sharpens
| iron ami 80 does fficiui, az miua With miad.
Schools, h"ok4 and papers Giil sl"o he tho
nrd"r 'f tha day among the,n. Tie most
lucrra:.lnl nf all modes Of elevalirS the
misses is to give thom empluymsns and bring
t:ic,u ia cna,sct with .ren tf Intelligence and
| energy,
Thn value, also. Of Gur great staples, wiil be
enlanceL Manufacture ole third Gf n cat
ton crop at hGlns. IL that way it will DO
worth moro to the Oonfederacy than in ell
tire crop Gnld as Jaw material. The re-
mainder wnnld cell for AZ much abroad as
the whole will whom there ia no competition
and we lie Mt the mercy # foreign nations.
Let tho experiment al lusat hsyo fair trial.
II no allow nurselvra to he again caught
nnpain. by rholiInd"u, should her nyr-
Inydona sgain b:ockstte oar pmts-self-fa-
preach and the ex5cratiGu Of oih.r nst!Una
will tie cur rue,ited fate. SIiEy.
The patriotic feeling which dictates tho
| remarks of "Siiex;' cannot DO doubted; but
thors are practical dilli,ulies. M ua; Mac
tuTa nr i.rllasrP in tia world has aver he:n
undertaken, End capital invested in it,
from patrl tic LII Olives alone; nor ever will
bs Eveu the manufacture of cannon, gun
powder anI ordnance and qua-termastcrs'
stores, viii $40 how see in. the Copfede-
racy is carried On emily hecsuso We caunot
procure tho ARTICLES wo need from abroad in
sufficient quantity, wing to tha blockade
II We cnGId irrrr: aims AMI stone! W. should
have them cbespsr; should have fewsr ex-
eMrtionr, ard uiuro kards for hoti prnduc-
ductian ,i fncd and destruction of Yankees
4 ,iH. rh.. uy,r ,a ii.vO thut I hn