The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-12-07


lands iand manu- lacturing sites, and
wherever a citizen owns wator.power
and is unable to improve it with his
owu means, let him invite hisncighbors
to form company and it that fails,
invite strangers and if that fails, let
HIM sell to those who will improve and
develop it. }l. ta ., gi
- By we'll direcsed enterprise and ener
gyl"vory water.power i'll the State, in a
few blfef years, will be decorated with
mnhfcctory or machine shop. The
accumulation OF capital and the great
influx ofpopuation 1t will bring will
stimulate industry. The farmer having
La. homo market can diversity his labor
and make 1t more profitable. Activity
will be impaired to commercial pur.
suiis Manufactures will flourish and
WELD large profits to their owners, los.
tered and protected as they will be for
many years by high protective tariffs.
a harmonious combination of agricul.
ihrc, commerce and manufactures s-and
all OF them are inviting in this State
will bring us wealth and prosperity.
Wccan then build up school houses and
churches and colleges, and make new
Carolina not unworthy of the fame and
rcnown of old Carolina
Onr first great want is enterprise and
indnstry--ifwe will them we command
thcm. 'Our ucxt great want is skill.
cti iabor-this must come from the
North and from Europe it will not
come. If we do not invite it and extend
the hand of friendship to the immigrant.
II he is looked upon wit eninity and
suspicion. it cannot be expected that he
viii make yonr country the liome of
himself and his descendants and other
States more Sagacious, will derive the
benefit O.: his skill, capital add citizen.
shid. Our last want is capital to devel
opr The grrat and varied resources of
this State is to be obtained By labor
and from abroad, by making its profits
rcmuncrarive to the Owner. With
these wants supplied there is no reason
TO view our future goomily; on the
contrary, there is much to hope for our.
selves and our postnrity =
We have eracrged from long and
disastrous war, with our cities and towns
bnn,, our houses destroyed. our fields
and pan ations rvaged, and our wealth
MII6n man iii our lorrrafners WTtsm wnem thHes1v, thHs1,
came ont of thu revolution THOR viz.
tue and labor and economy soon made
them morf prosnerohs people than ev.
er before. Why may not the same
qualities work our the same happy re-
sulI fof rs? lpiS vain to indulge in
r"pmings over he misfortuncs of the
pasf Our work is with and for the in.
turc five are to deserve well of the
country and'ofprpsterity, it must de.
rend on The fidelity with which it is
executed
A new Constitution has been adopt.
ed, and by it your Government has paen
hheralizca Every citizen may aspire
to its honors and it esteemed worthy
by his fellows, may occupy its high
places. 1t merits fair trial from the
people, and will doubtless receive it,
The hopeis ardcntly cherished by me
that every change made in the old Con,
stitntion may prove an Improvement 'oi
the criminal law, the evil passions ot
bad md inconsderate men be restraiD
ed, and order soon restored to socie.
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The total destruction Of large tracts o.
country By an ivadlng army, and the
exhaustion of the cntires State, conse
quent upon a long war, incapa citates
the people from paying the usual amount
of taxes. and it behooves all depart
men;s ofthr Govcrnments to practice
and enforce rigid economy, The an
nnal appropriations heretofore made
will undergo the closest scrutiny, and
whenever reduction can be made, o.
tn" appropriation entirely dispensed
with, it will be done. All snpernumesa
| Y y'"lfices abolished. and the salaries o
those continued reduced Whenever II
cnn b" done without detfimrnt to the
pubic service, 50 that the expenditures
idr The support Of the Government vii
he reduced 10 The most frugal standard
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