Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-03-12
Cor. JOHN b. PALMER, of South

Col. JOHN B. PALMER, OF South
Carolina, laid before the last Com
mcrcial Convention, in New Orleans,
an elaborate report rom whichit APP
pears that southern manufacturers
can spin cotton yarn five cents cheap
or, per yard, than northern manuffc-
turers, and four and three quarter
cents cheaper than It can be done in,
England. These facts are proven by
minute details Of cost, from which he
deduces the proposition, that yarn
spun In the South cnn drive all others
out Of the market, and the further
proposition, that southern property
holders should, at once, cover this
field of labor and secure it's profits.
He further shows, BY fhcts and fig
ures, that by converting the cotton
crop into thread, the Sowth would
resp % clear gain Of $50, ZOO. 900, and
pay to- InboYcrs, chiefly women and
children, s36,0Oo,0O0 Col. Palmer
estimates the cost Of a spinning mill
that will work up nine hundred bnles
aud employ about ninety hands, at
$4,000, and the net profits, al
northern prices, at Sls, 600. These es-
Inmates are endorsed by men of ex-
perience In the business of manufac-
turing, and they surely deserve the
grave consideration of every southern
man who loves his section and would
see 1t rise out of the ashes Of its, de-
vastation and, by Its wealth and en-
ergy, bring prosperity out of misfor.
tune and power and independence out
Of weakness and oppression. The
means are within our graspi will We
suffer isolatlng selfishpess and the
torpor OF indifference to smother the
last spark Of public spirit and defeat
the concert OF action by which these
means can be made available to EN-.
tire success Z? II this were mere
question of money to the south, we
should attach less Importance to it
but we urge 1t because Of its politica
and social aspects; because of the
elements of power with which it |:
pregnant; because, in pursuinga true
southern policy, wealth will be de
yelopcd, as necessary consequence
not rs the primary object; because, by
adherence to such policy, roads viii
be multiplied, cities, towns and villa
ges be built up and population mul
tiplied-all powerful agencies In tn,
ultimate dethronement of despotisn
and the re-inauguration Of a reign o
peace, prosperity and freedom.
These last are the ends ace aim at, II
urging tho south to improve all 1T
advantages. Individual property Il
constituent part Of aggregate
wealth but even the most narrowl,
selfish may lose nothing by sock
banding their views rs, at least, t,
give the South the preference In thei
various schemes Of self-aggrandise
ment.
Every Southern bondholder is un
consciously, no doubt-an- enemy t.
the interests of the South becaus,
every dollar, so invested, weaken
the South in its weakest point, ant
strengthens the North, In its strong
est. Every dollar, so invested, Is
dollar withheld from some enterpris
that might promote Southern
prosperity and, in that proper
ton, weakens our malignant an,
persistent oppressors. And when TIL
over-taxed labor of the MOI tn become
clamerous for reputation, TIL
shrewder bondholders, of the Radica
stripe, will chuckle over the fact, tina
they will have laid the burden Of tn
loss upon the shoulders of their south
crn victims. In the eye Of patriot
lam, every d liar, so invested, Is
mischievous taking from the Soutl
aud giving to the North, and th
same may be said of every dollar eS
pended that discriminates against tn
South, its productions and its institr
tons.
Manufactures in New England.
In recent number OF the Bos o
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