Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-01-19

necessity, or the creed for waking money '"'
own tcuple ssvG. 10 e. ns 'nz'a"!s7'
ted t., IA, f,rc,y,, -uprty. From u '"i' "'''9
,iof, { ..u,e-, !. Ia plain III" '"' ''fs o'
,d,uu,uI III The same rati" III
.,h.r m,rle,. with that Of tho fabrics wovuI'
from cotton. Consequently, IL wouM appear
that the dependence If the world 10 not 81
great upon Us for cotton, "A our dependence Is
anon them for cotton cNh.
Should ,:ut the Snatt:c'n stats, thcIc:"re
:.!up, system Of measures calculated 20 sup
ply the manufactured articles, 80 Indispensable
to ndepca,lencc in peace rs well a. Wa7 -
Should they. condemn their people 10 SuAe'
such necessities ~ are ,hYirus II; present -
Would !, not ", better 10 provide i'r tht
nrmiu.tion If eo.hs iron, wooden ~
ear,hcn ware, so Indispensable - Nic com
tort of society, than 10 subsist upon the charc'
.arcoes which the cupdity Or negligence of
our enemc. may allow to reach our shores?
We waive the discussion Of any plan i"E
organizing the production Of the important ar
ticlcs 10 which we have advertcd. Th's IS TIC
province IF Legislators. We DO not, OF coarse
eynect the Confederate Government to adopt
or Tie Congress to sanction any system "i M
dus,ry. nnan terms incompatible with thu
Constitution, which has 81 wisely excluded
th n fruitful source uf 1iscOat'H.t trCm our COIN
mon councils. But the State Legislatures can
do much towards inauguratin; q system OF IN
dependent manufactures; and private enter
prise may well appropriate part q The
wealth. gained during tic exclusion Oh Cur pee
plc from Tic markets Of tho world. To ad IN
alleviating their necessities.
Indeed. there is no subject Of more impor"
tuncc to the statesman and patriot than tina:
:, which we have advcrtcd We canEot close
this article without expressing view which
sr,,:ns to us rsr!etc with u,pNitaacn. Why
should VIC lc :" ANXIOUS ~ rr1tG'H - m"'a
,o.t,a? Why should We supply the wl''"
WANT Gf Ike world with raw rna;erIa! Which
wc can produce and they 90 noi? Oar enc
mics have reduced our labor applicable /" tina
culture. the world has ,trpi by ~ indlfer--
crcs 10 our wrongs and has l,ast:rcd to escape
any dependence upon us. Why. then, sheni's
We NJ, make it u matter Of public policy IL
srh;cc, ia, raw material at least 10 the SIM
:,I.r PROCESSES Of manufacture? Why not ex
acrt warn aud cotton cloths? l. thcrc any
.hinr more difficult than in converting
our whca. into flour before il goes abroad =:
W, do rot doubt that there Ia rGIi-
tai. kill and i.tdu.try tmn";ih III ti''
South Ia perform this operation. i.rt us i'"E
1T !; :. moment in Il iinnn'a POINT al view
Suppose cur exports 81 raw cation worth IN"
nuaiIy ,wo hundred mil.i~nH, i; j. plain tA;.'
one.frurth the quantity concerted into manu-,
features would lie worth ncar 2 II, m'cl
money. We believe that the cotton imported
INFO England from the Southern States would,
.shen manufactured, produce the Ialue OF TIC
whole Southern crop.
Should we adopt tho policy Of exporting
cotton Elbrics, and SHOULD wo add the pro
lrrtious Of articles OF indispensable use Il
society, We wouli in 4 short time be able io
bid defiance to ,rloakales ard inyas ons the dc
pendence ni' tho world upon the best and
cheapest clothing STAPLE wonld no esiahlahct,
the South would be allowed 70 pursue her own
path in unmolcsttd Independence, and tnc
throne of King Cotton would be fortified ard
guaranteed against the treaclIcry and cnmity
&c rho world